The Sicatoka

Is he close to having his son skate on a line with him?

If you're right, that could be good or bad for USD.

Who's setting up the GoFundMe to buy whistles for last night's officials? Apparently they don't have them. Proof? 28 was cross-checked in the low back violently in the first in front of the net 20 was nearly decapitated going to the student section boards in the third 17 was at minimum tripped (stick hit skate boot) late in the third No whistles on any of those, and those were just the egregious ones. Now, before you say "let 'em play" and "I don't want officials deciding the game" ... an official that does NOT make a call can have just as much affect on a game as one who does make a call.

Puck possession matters: Not having Ford last night shows it because draws were almost even (31-28 UND). Ford wins a crazy fraction and when he does that possession and you dictate from that point, and the other side is left to chase and try to regain. Here's hoping Ford is off the rack and back at full speed tonight. I feel much better when he's taking draws, especially in the defensive zone.

Might USD's action be related to the following? Dosch uses the poison word "tampering" regarding our 2022 Summit MBB ROY (a SD native) going to the portal. <-- Yes, I'm inferring that's who Dosch's post is about. The timing and topic is beyond coincidence. That word gets NCAA attention. What's Dosch know. And was this pre-emptive action by USD.

Does this mean the Notre Dame (Saskatchewan) Hounds?

To twist an Ali quote, Hain's got two chances, Slim and None. And Slim just left town.

It'd be great for football, ... but other events? And what'd be the impact on the heating and cooling bills?

Midco Sports Plus

All the bracket info for all leagues here: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/tourneywatch/ AHA will be taking PWR 16 slot. The ECAC? If it's not Q'piac, they'll be eating PWR 15 (away from an at-large). Looking at that bracket, to me Q'pack is most vulnerable should they have to meet up with Cornell in the semis. I say that because we know Cornell, when they play the right way, can beat a top six PWR team. < cringe > Otherwise, Q'piac has lost to Clarkson and would have payback on the brain. HEA: Boston College, Maine, and Providence in opening round play-in games. Oh. My. And HEA has PWR slots 12, 13, 14, and 16 today. You have to figure two of those teams (plus AHA and if not Q'piac ECAC) will be four-seeds. Imagine being (assumed one-seeds) Michigan, or Mankato, or Minnesota, and getting your opening game in Worchester MA or Albany NY or Allentown PA against (assumed four-seed) UMass, Northeastern, UMass-Lowell, or BU (or Clarkson or Cornell should they win the ECAC). Those are my musing thus far ...

I've thought of this from the ND HS hockey fan's POV. Midco's POV? I'm guessing they get more eyeballs from NSIC and SL late season hoopsy-bouncey.

... and that's a mistake.

https://ndhsaa.com/calendar/tournament-sites/approved

I'd guess Midco will only bid NDHSAA hockey in odd years (this was an even) because it's in Grand Forks (REA) those years and their set-up costs would be .... < flips switch >.

All would learn well from Matt K.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/playerMoves/

Why give them any recognition. Let the law deal with them.

They have HALF the season ticket holders today compared to 2010-11. Part of that is "B1G Hockey"; part of that has to be folks no longer able to pay for the whole season package by selling one weekend (when UND comes to town).

That is a quality idea. < tips hat to you >

If we need a replacement for Sanderson we stay with the recruiting pipeline.

GP PTS Pt% RW RL OW OL 4 Minnesota-Duluth 24 36 .500 9 9 3 3 St. Cloud State 24 36 .500 9 8 2 5 SCSU is getting the home series based on what tiebreaker? Fewer regulation losses? UMD has more RW+OW but not the home ice?

The only way I think a two-game season series should be used as the tiebreaker is if the road team swept.

Omaha is better when they play with skill and not let their emotions drive their play. If that means sitting Abate ...

https://blog.collegehockeyranked.com/2022/01/17/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/

Here's the better look: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php Based on that, UMD (99.1%) and UMass (98%) would need some "one in fifty" or "one in a hundred" scenario to knock them out. There's a real HEA schmozzle there from 12 to 16. Somebody is going to get a harsh end to their campaign. PWR16 is at-large poison right now. The AHA champion is getting that. PWR15 is not much better. Anyone but Q'pack wins the ECAC and PWR15 is at-large poison. Not as likely, but if other than MSU-Mankato or Michigan Tech wins the CCHA, PWR 14 is gone to the at-large as well (looking at you NMU and BSU Beavers). If you're N'eastern (PWR13) or UML (PWR14) right now you'd better be winning games or you're in that 15/16 poison bubble.