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Frozen Fours Past Decade: North Dakota: 7 Minnesota: 2 ......"but they have talent and name brand recognition." ...and now playing in the Big Ten has really hurt them, when you can win the conference and yet not make the National tournament...just the beginning or still in progress? Minnesota might be "good" but no where near "North Dakota Good."

Denying media access to North Dakota taxpayer funded public universitys' events.....good job NDSU president.

Minnesota Hockey: This close to being good since 2006.

Definitely not nearly the "contender" UND has been. ...all I can say is just wait and watch...time has always proved me right.

This year was just the beginning of the Gophers decline. It's going to get worse before it gets better.

Not a chance the arena will sell out in an hour.

Not one ticket has been sold bud.

Is it really a debate that Minneapolis has more to do than St. Paul?

Wonder if a bunch of fans refused to go to the old Ralph....and were happy when the new Ralph was opened they could go again....guess that was the reason for the attendance increase. I guess it really isn't anytime, anyplace for the Hawk fans.

Lets see how sales go before we complain.

Pointing out a team UND plays this year in football has a backwards logo on its helmet on a UND fan discussion board is, how do you say....

Apparently someone didn't tell BG their Falcon would be "backwards" on the helmet.

I saw the puck on its side at least twice....so the ice is horrible!!!! Also heard the ice was terrible in Tampa until the natty was presented....that's why LJ got hurt.

Cause you still watch it on SD betamax?

Yup...just like the Minnesota Vikings logo....already would be better to have another logo that could be "inverted". The new hawks logos can't be "inverted" just like the old interlocking ND logo couldn't be inverted....didn't stop UND....so because there's a hawk in the logo it changes perception?

Don't get the "backward facing" argument....wouldn't every sports logo on a helmet be backward facing, sans, symmetrical ones..... ...and if it's a detration, more reason to redesign the logo for the football helmets.

Had the same thought. Still unfortunate UND (not university of Notre Dame) had to lose a long standing identity just because it adapted a new nickname.

Even if it was almost a straight copy, I always thought those would have been awesome as Sioux football helmets....fortunately with it still might one day be a reality.

Of course their mad....UND single handedly destroyed any new conference/BIG will rule the world bump they would have had. Now their conference has to fight an uphill battle....against one, if not the best, conference in the country (that didn't exist before)...that includes their main hockey rival that just won a championship with a first year coach. It's not easy being a Gopher fan when they compare themselves to the most watched team in the nation.

Adding ASU would help draw fans to other NCHC teams. Denver would likely get a nice attendance bump when ASU came to town vs Western Michigan or Mankato.

Let's also drape black blankets in all the corners over the seats of the Alerus to look better while we're at it. That'll help the winning.

Stayed at the GF my place hotel. No complaints.

3 month old post....someone's bored.

We as in the AD and Presidents of the Universities that chose Western and Miami over Bemidji and Kato...? They chose them for a reason....I just ask why one thinks that is?