The Sicatoka

Shots? This is how it was explained to me one time. A shot is an attempt to move the puck toward the net in an attempt to score. Any number of things can happen from there. - It can go "wide" or "off target." - It can be blocked by the defense. - It can be a "shot on goal." Those are either saves or goals. To be considered a "shot on goal" however, it must also have been on its way into the net (hence, "on net") and not going "wide." That's where some judgement comes in (gloving a wide shot to stop play isn't really a shot on goal or a save). Of course, "in an attempt to score" is kind of arbitrary too. A dump in just wide is just a dump. If it's on net, it's a SOG (and hopefully not worse than a save). The total "shots on goal" must equal saves plus goals, or SOG = Sv + G. Total shots = Wide + BBD + SOG = Wide + BBD + Sv + G. An algebra quiz will follow.

Wyoming, Air Force, Notre Dame, and Minnesota. http://www.UND.edu/org/ds/Sports/sports%203.html Interesting. Very interesting.

Here's the Fylling article: http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/s...rts/4408971.htm Links to Friday's GF Herald articles are in http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?ac...eb3fef5d19781b5

Gotta have the photos.

Today in the Herald: http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforkshe...ald/4417818.htm http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforkshe...ald/4417817.htm and on ESPN.com http://msn.espn.go.com/ncaa/s/2002/1031/1453647.html

SDSU may announce that their intention is to stay at DII. Wasn't it you, JBB, that said on another board that after seeing SDSU's finacial situation that you weren't so sure any more of them moving up? How do you see that possibility affect NDSU if at all? I thought NDSU was due to present information to BSC in October. Did that move to November? The BSC publicly stated position (not officially looking to add) hasn't changed recently, has it, or did I miss it? I'll agree wholeheartedly with you on one point: The Big Sky is probably going to wait on any moves until the 2004 NCAA meetings where they look at all the requirements for status in a Division. There are some IAs that are likely to be forced down to IAA due to the "game attendance" requirements (Idaho, Western Michigan, and a handful of others). Idaho could end up needing a new home after that and I'd be willing to bet that Big Sky would love to re-add them to the middle of their geography.

There's that echo of an awards committee that doesn't exist again. Kinda spooky. It must be a Halloween thing. And JBB, I like you much better when you post things like at http://www.bisonville.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaB...065896;start=15 You know, you don't have to pull the thesaurus out to post over here. Most of us eschew sesquipedalian obfuscation.

If a guy's going to stay back in GF I hope it's just hurt feelings. Other "hurts" means players just aren't available. Only having two extra forwards and one extra defenseman doesn't leave much margin.

Who stayed back in GF?

I really don't know much about the Princeton or Yale hockey teams this season other than both have played exhibitions against Western Onterio and the US Under-18 team and won. There a nice article in the New Haven newspaper: North Dakota hockey team makes maiden voyage to Yale Few teams in men's collegiate athletics can match the success of the University of North Dakota hockey program. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=...t_id=7591&rfi=8

The article above makes reference to The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Association. Interesting. The following is from page 11 of the "Spring 2000" issue of "Native Directions," the publication of the UND Native Media Center:

Hey, we all have misconceptions about "that other" school. The key is, I think, the willingness to learn about the situation the other side finds itself in so we can better understand their actions.

Is this where I smile and say, "Who's your daddy!" or is that later?

I just told you there's no need to shout.

I was interested to see who warmed up against Niagara. Friday: Brandt, Sofie, Ranfranz Saturday: Brandt, Siembida, Ranfranz

Yaaaaawwwwwnnnn. Somebody say something? I swore I heard an awards committee but how could that be without an award.

No need to shout. You've had your recollections come into question by your own admission. Forgive us for asking for a source.

If I had graduated from Minneapolis North HS would people assume I'm part African-American?

Ralph's "funny money"? He's the owner of the Imperial Palace Hotels and Casinos in Las Vegas and Biloxi. He was (is?) one of the largest building contractors in Las Vegas and the US. He has real estate investments beyond what most of us could imagine. He started with a loan for a truck to haul materials to build houses in Grand Forks. I guess I'm missing the humor in all that.

Could that be an admission that someone doesn't know the whole story but is throwing stones anyway? All I'll say about SDSU's situation is this: The SDSU CSL report says Brookings is in a mid-to-low socio-economic market compared to most of D-I. (That's both the city and the 75-mile region.) That sounds like a huge uphill fiscal battle to me. The profits from my "beverage" will be in the UND Athletic Department coffers. (They have to be making a profit off what they charge. )

Apparently hockey is not a contact sport where Gravelese comes from. The boos were aimed at him.

Too bad "Golden Arm" is not longer awarded. GG: 29-16-1 217 2TD 133.89 JB: 42-24-1 283 1TD 116.83 I report no matter the numbers.

Apparently your complaint isn't with UND, but with underfunded state schools in the "Land of 10,000 Rinks." So get on SCSU and MSU-Mankato, schools in a state that loves hockey, for being hinderances to SDSU's DIAA dreams. :p

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Inc., owns the building because the ND Legislature passed a law that says sports arenas can't be given to state schools unless they first show a profit. Thus, REA Inc., has to own it until it shows said profitability. Beginning in May of 2003 (per the GF Herald), profits from REA, Inc., will go directly to the UND Athletic Department. Just last month REA Inc. turned over a check to cover the entire costs of Division I womens hockey for this season. That was completely unexpected. Let's see, profits to UND, but losses (because the arena is privately held) are someone else's. Rough deal, eh? Where this fantasy that UND mens hockey costs the school money comes from I'll never know. It costs $1.8 million to run that program at UND. At $325 per season seat that means about 5550 season tickets to break even. They've sold out all the season seats and have a waiting list. That extra revenue is the funding source that drives the rest of the UND Athletics machine, not vice versa. There's a big difference between not liking hockey and being jealous of someone else's program.

UND may not own the building, but beginning in May of 2003 UND will receive all operating profits from it. That's after last year's operating profits were just given over to fund the first season of D-I womens hockey. Let's see, a building that if it turns a profit the funds are funneled into the UND Athletic Department, and if it loses money it is still privately owned and not affiliated with UND so the losses are someone else's (namely Ralph Engelstad Arena, Inc.). Why does REA give the profits to UND? Hint: three letters, I-R-S. Have an ice cream cone. I'll be in the Club Room having an adult beverage.