The Sicatoka

Remember, Sedevie has suffered two injuries this year at Sioux Falls: First a shoulder and then a knee. The knee required a scope job.

I don't have any new info but for what it's worth at the start of December Waterloo had three goaltenders. They traded one to Tulsa for .... a forward. That leaves two goaltenders, one of which is Siembida. What's that say to you? It says 'no' to me. Who knows. Wait for official word.

Chad Mazurak: Knee. Status: unknown to me. David Lundbohm: Deep thigh bruise (knee checked out OK). Status: after St. Lawrence Ryan Connelly: Shoulder (vs. MSU-Mankato). Status: January

"It took four years, but he finally broke his first tackle." UND LB Eric Schmidt on his roommate's (UND WR "Saint" Luke Schleusner) catch and run to set up the National Championship winning TD. December 8th was the Feast of the Second Immaculate Reception.

David Lundbohm, interviewed between periods on Saturday because he was hurt Friday, said it best. "We only played 50 minutes." Believe it or not, that's a positive in ways. Not long ago they were only playing 30 minutes.

I believe Andy simply has the make-up to be an excellent reserve goaltender. He was fabulous when he was needed (meaning Karl Goehring wasn't available). It is a completely different mindset being the #1. Andy hasn't handled the transition well. If we could just find a way to convince him he is the #2 again.

There was no delayed call pending. Proof? 1. 'dagies' is right. An MSUM touch of any kind stops play if a delayed call is pending. 2. Where's the call after the goal? It's not there. The next penalty call is nearly a minute later. http://www.collegehockeystats.com/boxes/mmnkndk1.d01 Kollar was moving out of the net, as normal and taught, because it looked like play was coming down the right (his left) side. The 'grenade' was tossed. The linesman's arm (not the referee's) went up because the shot was coming from beyond the red line (about 130' from the goal) and ICING was going to be called, then a short-hop and a goal. WildSioux: The arm you saw go up was on a zebra that was straddling, or very near, the red line right? I saw that icing (not penalty, because it doesn't have orange stripes) arm go up too. That was pre-signal* for icing, not a penalty, call. * Pre-signal meaning the up-ice linesman signalling the down-ice linesman that the shot/pass came from beyond the center red line so if it gets to the end line before it is touched it is icing. (Edited by The Sicatoka at 4:51 pm on Dec. 4, 2001)

Pssst .... most college students aren't legal in ANY bar. And if UND owned the rink it'd be campus proper and thus .... DRY, like the old rink. Are you sure you're thinking this all the way through?

Drinking in the concourses? Trust me, I'm old enough to be your ... older brother I've been asked to go into the Club Room or to my seat. It's not a big deal. I just think of it as being in a Canadian bar with some of those (goofy) standards of conduct. And yes, there are times when non-Club Seat holders can not go into the Club Rooms. I've been told "no go" because I'm in one of the Sections. Did they ask "why?" when they weren't admitted or did they just assume they were being "beaten down by the MAN!"

Listening to KKXL this morning Tim Hennessy interviewed Dean Blais. Coach Blais reported that Andy Kollar told him he couldn't see the 'grenade' that five-holed him and caused him to leave the game. That almost would make sense. Saturday, on the replay of the first goal, it was like Andy didn't react until he heard the pipe behind him as the puck went it. He wasn't screened. The 'grenade' goal was another case of "where is it?" by his posture.

Roses have thorns and can hurt people. That isn't nice. Roses hurts. Pansies would probably work to change the Roses moniker. But I have an idea that is related to a 'field of roses' more or less .... don't ask 'cause I won't tell. (Edited by The Sicatoka at 5:41 pm on Nov. 8, 2001)

leif: You asked, "What in the world were they thinking?" That's easy. SPIN CONTROL! This came out just three days before SCSU re-released the logos story from March of 2001: "Two professors, a former faculty member and a student filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging a pattern of anti-Semitism and retaliation at St. Cloud State University." http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/766243.html It's easier to point fingers and direct attention away from yourself than clean your own house.

This issue has been with that NCAA subcommittee for well over a year. They were supposed to act in August of 2001 (after a request by none other that SCSU president Roy Saigo). They didn't. A new chair has taken over the subcommittee. The old chair and SCSU's Dr. Saigo would have gotten along well. I don't know much about the new one. SCSU may go national; however, SCSU would be taking on FSU and Illinois. I'll repeat myself: One of those would get the resolution wording changed from "Indian related" monikers to "race based" monikers to be 'fair' to all people. Suddenly, Notre Dame would have to take interest.

There's a blurb about nicknames at some SD high schools and mention of the "Gamecocks" in here. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,36956,00.html

Remember: Eagles and Bison are sacred animals in American Indian religion.

SCSU wouldn't be trying to deflect attention from their anti-semitic tendencies on campus now would they? http://www.startribune.com/st/qview.cgi?te...;slug=CLOU18%20