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This will be my first Frozen Four in awhile where I dislike all four teams.

5 former players playing on one NHL rink tonight. Schmaltz & Stecher v. Pinto, JBD and Sanderson.

Barring any injury, (no jinx please) TJ Oshie will play his 1000th NHL game on March 1 in DC. Nicely done.

Cole Smith 2- NY Rangers 0 after one period tonight.

Here's hoping Tucker recovers and gets to play. https://www.tsn.ca/vancouver-canucks-tucker-poolman-will-not-attend-training-camp-1.2010082

The latest Spittin Chicklets has an interview with Jaromir Jagr. He said when he got to Pittsburgh, the first player he met was Jay Caufield. Jagr told his dad he wanted to leave if all the NHL players were that large.

I was at the Frozen Four games, there were mostly rodent fans around us. It was a weird championship game. The non-penalty, almost a major call, was horrible. The bad pass by the QU d-man (15) who held the puck behind the net for about 30 seconds and then dribbled it to the rodent goal scorer was strange. I could not figure out why QU seemed to never go in on the forecheck for the first two periods. QU's goalie pull actually working and the rapid OT winner right in front of us were pretty exciting for us. I tried not to react with glee at the shocked faces of the drunk rodent fans around me. They had been taunting the QU student section when they had the lead most of the game. I did keep laughing all the way to our car and one BADger fan laughed for awhile with us on our jaunt. I was impressed with QU's skating the whole game with Michigan and then playing a very different style, if that is what it was, against the rodents. Home of the Sioux still rang out for all three anthems. Fun games. Poor Big 10. Let's get some players into GF. We can take over St. Paul next April.

I wonder if we have ever had 4 alums on the same team in the NHL?

The Nashville Predators signed forward Cole Smith to a one-year, $775,000 contract extension on Monday.

What is the problem with 6?

Nice weekend boyz. I was at Friday's game. Their barn looks like a high school arena to me. The WMU guy next to me said it seats 5000. No chance. The atmosphere was good though. The students try to entertain.

How much time left please.

Four former players on the sheet in Ottawa tonight: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/event/vancouver-canucks-ottawa-senators-20221108?event_id=195561 Pinto, Sanderson and JBD for the Senators. Boeser for the Canucks. It would have been five if Tucker Poolman was available for the Canucks. I wonder what the biggest number of UND folks playing in an NHL game was?

I was not sure where to drop this but dude likes our barn. https://www.uscho.com/2022/10/25/college-hockey-traveler-completes-lifelong-mission-of-seeing-mens-games-at-every-ncaa-d-i-rink/

Nice story on Coach Trupp. https://www.adn.com/sports/hockey/2022/09/13/anchorage-wolverines-bring-back-familiar-faces-new-head-coach-in-second-season/

No muffin-like cross-ice passes with zero d-men back this season please, and stuff like that.....

Thanks for posting that Buffalo link.

Tyson Jost should get his name on The Cup per many cites on the Internet. A player has to play 41 games for the championship team. An old NHL.com entry states, To have one's name engraved on the Stanley Cup certain requirements must be met. A player must have at least 41 games played with the club or one game played in the Stanley Cup Finals. However, in 1994 a stipulation was added to allow a team to petition the Commissioner for permission to have players' names put on the Cup if extenuating circumstances prevented them from being available to play." Per hockeydb.com, Jost played 59 games for the Avs this past season.

Our former UND Canadian Olympians both scored in Canada's win over China. GO USA!

Bubs is coughing quite a bit in the post-game.

Nice story on Travis Zajac. https://www.nhl.com/devils/bigread/zajacmadeinjersey

Defeat it Troy. And enjoy this: https://www.nhl.com/video/top-10-oshie-plays-of-2021/t-277350912/c-8791662

Per NHL.com, Brock Nelson is the only Sioux suiting up today.

Decent story on Drake.https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/sabres-claim-forward-drake-caggiula-off-waivers-from-arizona-coyotes/article_a7401a2a-994d-11eb-a7de-f78c945212f2.html

https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/snapshots-senators-sign-und-defenceman-jacob-bernard-docker-to-a-three-year-entry-level-deal It appears Ottawa is pressing Sanderson. Here's hoping he stays in GF.