"All of Hakstol's teams have been totally unified. Their unselfish play and teamwork is something that every team would like to have, vows to have, or pretends to have. North Dakota has it, and no other team matches the family-style unity of the Fighting Sioux." - Longtime WCHA writer John Gilbert
"They develop pro hockey players in North Dakota." - NBC analyst and former NHL coach Pierre McGuire
"There's no better place to go in college hockey in terms of a pro factory, a pro mindset, a pro mentality." - TSN analyst Bob McKenzie
"There's nothing like playing for Dave Hakstol. It's such a special place. You won't find it anywhere else." - Senior defenseman Ben Blood
"He treated all his players fairly, not the same, but he knew how to do that. Sometimes it's tough to play for coaches when they say or do different things in the same situations. But with him, you knew what you were getting or what he said was expected and consistent whether you played bad or good. He was gritty as a player and that's what UND is all about. He gets players to come to play when the big games are on the line." - Chicago Blackhawks captain and former UND All-American Jonathan Toews
"The folks in Grand Forks expect their hockey team to win; North Dakota did that this past season thanks to a masterful coaching job by Hakstol." - InsideCollegeHockey.com
"We all know it's (UND) a fantastic college. They groom their players for the National Hockey League." - Mike Sillinger, Edmonton Oilers Director of Player Development
