Re: Maine 2012 - The Good, the Bad, or the Ugly??
The difference is that if you're a western Canadian kid, N Dakota is pretty much the only big-time program anywhere on the US/Canadian border for about 2000 miles - and certainly the only one that actively recruits across the border (MN doesn't have to). Maine is competing now with all the HE schools as well as the EZAC (including the Ivies). Again, I'm trying to say this nicely, but what Eastern Canadian kid is going to pick Maine over Harvard, BC or BU, and they still have to battle for recruits with other very good schools like Yale, UVM, Dartmouth, Clarkson, Colgate, etc which are also just a few hours drive from the border. As stated previously, N Dakota had multiple NCAA Titles before Maine even had a hockey team and boasts a facility that makes Alfond look like a low-end high school rink. It is going to take a VERY, VERY special coach to get Maine back to the promised land.
Originally posted by irishfan85
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