AlphaMikeFoxtrot

Hahaha wow. Didn't know about all that, but it doesn't surprise me. Burks is a Californian who expects everyone to grovel in front of him because he's (relatively) wealthy. Everyone who does business with him or works for him leaves with a bad taste in their mouth. Reading that letter he wrote there are some flat out lies about the Missoula rink situation. He was told the youth tournaments can't be scheduled the same weekends as football games because the tournaments need the hotel space, and that is what set him off. I've got plenty more stories about him but let's just say hockey in Montana is better with him not involved.

I attended the last game there, spring of 2006. The Bozeman Icedogs beat the Fairbanks Ice Dogs to win a championship, and then it became a warehouse for a liquor distributor during the offseason. It was really nice, but was hemorrhaging money according to a friend who worked there. Last I heard Peter Budaj coaches their club team at the nice new rink in town. Missoula has a cool rink for their club team too. A few years ago the junior team's owner got mad that the rink kept giving him the same weekends as the football team for home games so he dissolved the team and threw a tantrum publicly. He took back the stands and sound system out of spite. A bond to upgrade the rink just failed, but it suffices for what it's used for.

Anaheim saying it wasn't about his dad but it was inappropriate just results in more questions. It's best to give someone the benefit of the doubt, but it's not easy to imagine what else he could have said (matching the repeated upward pointing) to evoke such a response.

Whatever he said, it will be interesting to see what happens the next time these teams play. Zegras is overrated and nobody should be surprised if we hear that he's locker room cancer.

The way he went and stayed down he is required to enter concussion protocol. If word comes out that he had one, I'll look foolish, but until then I stand by my observation.

Koster of the Gophers really sold a hit to get the misconduct. Dropped like he got sniped from the rafters.

The NCHC is making it clear to opponents that provoking Kleven is fine. If he injures someone who provokes him, it is on the conference at this point.

Too bad their social media manager wasn't bold enough to declare "best fans in college hockey"

How was attendance?

And an unmitigated disaster for Miami. Haha

For what it's worth Kleven didn't get a game misconduct, but Dukovac did.

I'll never forget when Corban Knight went pro the NHL coach sent him down to the A and said "he needs to remember this isn't college hockey anymore" or something to that effect

Just realized it was almost ten years ago (Fall 2013) NCHC opened with UND vs Miami in Oxford on CBSSN. Wow

Nevermind, it wasn't live.

Looks like another 25 minutes until puck drop if that interview just now was live.

Onhockey.tv has it. Make sure you have an ad blocker installed

Any whispers of a stream? Viewership for CBSSN may be lower than expected for the NCHC Toilet Bowl.

Hopefully once he has established himself as a net front guy he repeats the trash talk to the goalie like he did at the Gophers game in Vegas. Has Beens podcast, when you have him on, please ask him what he said there! An iconic moment in the rivalry.

Log on to NCHC.tv and pull up an archived game. On the bottom is a line where you can control the spot in the game. Tinker with it to get familiar with it. When you pull it up on Saturday, it'll start live, but you can pull it back to the beginning.

Tell us more about how you'll be watching it. Phone, tablet, Roku, etc.

Hockey has so many paths compared to football. Obviously college is the most local path but it's a lot for them to remember.

Two guesses who scored the lone goal for the Islanders

Pinto ends his drought and Sanderson with two As in the first period against NYI

https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/24/nhl-star-brock-nelson-pulls-tooth-out-islanders-maple-leafs-game-hockey/

Congrat to Cole Smith on his first career goal in the NHL! https://www.nhl.com/video/smith-nets-1st-career-goal/t-277350912/c-14869572