The Sicatoka

I've resisted the temptation a long time. I heard a lot of "UM-Crookston" over time. I can't take it any more. One shot, just one, and I'm done with it. Montana Tech? NAIA, Dak-10-caliber Montana Tech? Were Moorhead Tech and St. Cloud Tech unavailable? OK, I'm done with it.

PCM tried once. Let's try again. Believe it or not, there is more to life than hockey.

Forgive me for being blunt: - Forget cycling the puck low on an Olympic rink (you're too far from the net) - Forget who's in the other jerseys - Forget who's standing in their crease and their stats (he's human) - Forget whatever their game plan is (it won't matter) Sioux hockey is: - strong defense - speed-based puck pursuit - puck control to generate offense. Play Sioux Hockey. Other than defense, I didn't see Sioux Hockey this weekend.

Please refer to him correctly as: "The Virg" That is all. Thank you. Signed, The Sicatoka

Oh woe is us. What ever will we do if Pat reaches his goal and gets his million?

I just had someone try to tell me that - Zach's potential departure, and - not going to Boston for the Frozen Four is all Jordan Parise's fault. Forgive me, but Jordan Parise's line for the weekend was 1 goal allowed. If you would have told me "one goal allowed" on Thursday I would have taken it in a heartbeat. This weekend, it wasn't goaltending it wasn't defense it was lack of offense. Where were Lundbohm, Genoway, Stafford, Murray, Fylling, and all the rest? Forget about who may be standing there. Shoot the puck at the net.

(Goodness, I'm about to agree with a Gopher fan!) Maybe, just maybe, we'll get a team of 20 guys on the ice each night all working for a victory and all knowing that they must contribute every night. It's amazing how different you play when you know there's no one to 'save the bacon' but you. Skate.

Oh boo-hoo, look at what we lose. Yeah, we're loosing a great player and citizen early. Most regretable. But most of us figured we'd get two years at most from him at the beginning. I'm looking at what we have. I'm looking at what level of expectations will they set for themselves now. I see a group of guys that have something to prove: that they weren't all about one guy. I smell the distinct odor of March 1999. Dear Brandon Bochenski, Are you better than Lee Goren? I think you are. I'm pretty sure of it. And you've got all the same components of supporting cast that Lee did too. Prove me right in 379 days. Signed, The Sicatoka

Dump the league tournament and you are two weekends closer to actually playing a full league schedule (everyone twice road, twice home).

The ironic thing I find about this right now is the following: Based on what I saw on television from Colorado Springs this past weekend, the best player on the ice for UND had "Parise" on the back of his jersey, but only one "1" below it.

WYO, You miss understand. The "good guys in green" play this weekend in Colorado Springs. The other guys in green, eh, no matter.

Hey WYO, Driving down to Colorado Springs to cheer for the good guys in green for a weekend? I won't tell 'tony' so he won't revoke your Bisonville rights.

-- Jordan Parise

Interesting pattern here: 2002 BCHL Interior Division MVP: Mike Prpich 2003 BCHL Interior Division MVP runner-up: Brady Murray 2004 BCHL Interior Division MVP: Travis Zajac

With two WCHA, a CCHA, and an AHA team in Colorado Springs, and with a WCHA team in each Friday game, I'd expect to see HEA or ECAC referees. They tend to allow less clutch and grab (and extra stick-work).

I want a schedule that: - qualifies a team for post-season - prepares a team for post-season. Then, the team just has to do its part.

I'm sure having the Title IX vultures circling doesn't help, but let's face the realities. They have budget issues, be they low numbers at the gates through bad budget numbers in St. Paul.

With a given name of Rastislav, I'm surprised he's not tagged "Rat." However, I can see where "Slav" would work too.

High-paid lawyers arguing about duckies and bunnies. I'm sure that's the most effective use of taxpayer dollars.

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I'm sure (but I can't tell you how I'm sure ) it's all another aspect of .... The Vast Fighting Sioux Conspiracy! If you only knew ....

The way I see it, UND only has one game on their schedule. If they can't take that seriously, they don't deserve anything more.

Mratings.com shows the NCC team most comparable to Valparaiso is MSU-Mankato and the NSIC team most comparable to Montana Tech is none other than UM-Crookston.

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