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I hope those fans who have been very critical of Berry and his staff will now stop to realize that you don't usually take talented freshmen into the NCHC and win a lot of games. Talent, alone, is not enough. The Hawks lost a lot of seasoned talent off that National Championship team and it wasn't easy to keep the level of play up to the desired standards. I think the addition of Karl G. has also had a great positive effect on the program. You might even suggest that the new practice times have been a plus, too. Berry and Dane and Karl know what needs to be done. Now that some of the "green" players are more experienced to the UND level of play, I think most people would agree that these guys can coach, if they have the material to get it done. This team is very special, as Berry has stated. Who knows where it will all end up, but the ride to get to the goal has been exciting and fun to watch. I expect that it will continue and we may all be very happy with the final out-come at the end of the season.

Maybe Bubs knows the guy. Bubs played in K and I believe he also was a coach there.

I have posted this on a couple of other threads, but figured the more the better: Does anyone know of a venue where we could watch the Sioux hockey games next week with other UND fans in the Phoenix area? O'Sullivan's two bars have apparently closed their doors as of last year, so I guess they are not an option this year. Our flight to AZ will leave on Tuesday, so we would appreciate hearing any info on this before Tuesday morning.

When we left AZ in late May last year, both the one in Mesa and one in a western suburb were closed. I had some friends that went to the one in Mesa to watch a game, and the place was locked up, apparently with a sign stating they were no longer open.

I posted this on the game-day thread from last night, but more people will probably see this on today's thread. Does anybody know if there is another venue (like the O'Sullivan's) in the Phoenix, AZ area where we could view the games next week with other Sioux hockey fans? I understand that the O'Sullivan's closed their doors last year. I would appreciate hearing any info before next Tuesday morning, as we are flying out that day. Thanks.

Also: Does anybody have a suggestion as to where we can see the games next weekend on tv with other Sioux hockey fans in Phoenix/Scottsdale Arizona? I believe that the O'Sullivan's bars have since closed their doors, so maybe another venue has taken over for watching the Sioux. I would appreciate hearing any suggestions before Tuesday morning, as our flight leaves that day.

I have to admit that I didn't read all of the posts on this thread (yet), but I have to say this about last night's game: I have watched Sioux hockey since the early 60's, both live and on tv. Last night's game has to be one of the best team performances I have ever seen. To take in to consideration the opponent they had, and the circumstances that had it a "must win," I have to say it was truly a masterpiece of defensive play and that includes all players. The penalty kill was also outstanding, smothering the DU pp like a wet blanket on a small campfire. Hats off to the coaches and players for a tremendous performance last night, and I wish them the best in the future games this season.

I just saw a headline that Dean Blais has decided to retire from coaching the Mavs in Omaha. Best of luck to him and enjoy the fishing and hunting that he so much enjoys. Thanks for everything that he did at UND and for US hockey.

Also note: Blackhawks didn't play on Saturday night (so Schmaltz was "available"). Could this be a continuance of "Olson's" emergence as a game-breaking scorer? Check my comments from a previous game's thread a week ago. Coincidence??? St. Cloud will now probably buy into a "conspiracy theory."

Parade Arena was one of the rinks in the first movie. I also believe they filmed in the Robbinsdale Arena where the two Robbinsdale High Schools played (Cooper and Armstrong). I recognized the rinks inside from when I coached in the Twin Cities.

Your calculations make a lot of sense. Therefore: The NCAA will obviously NOT use this format!

OK, so Olson gets two goals (both winners) in successive games. Schmaltz misses the two Blackhawks' games on the same nights as UND's games. Coincidence?? You don't suppose...........no, that would be too crazy. But.........these were "must win" games for UND.

Henry Ford had a great quote: "Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right."

I am a memeber of the Blackhawks message boards. You are right, some of the posters there have their own "whipping boys" on the Hawks, and they don't have to have too much motivation to get on the "trade him" or "what was the coach thinking of" types of responses. I actually see a lot of parallels between this board and the Blackhawks' board. The game day part of their boards are a great way to stay informed about the here and now goings on in Chicago. I was fortunate to attend the game in Chicago when they beat Montreal 3-2 in early November. It is an experience I will always remember. If you are a Blackhawks fan, you have to put that on your "bucket list."

I remember someone throwing a large carp-like fish over the "chicken wire" at the old Winter Sports Building in the early 60's. I think the Sioux may have been playing the Selkirk Fishermen from up in Manitoba, early in their season.

Remember that this team is missing 9 top-level players from last year's squad. Yeah, they are, at times, difficult to watch because of their lack of performing as they should, but remember that a lot of them are not even through their first season at the D1 level. Patience as a fan is sometimes hard to endure, but this team will get better as the season progresses. And don't forget that they played the past couple of games without one of the top offensive talents in the college game today. That didn't help the past weekend, but maybe in the long run the younger players, and even the veterans, will learn to elevate their games to where they need to be to win at the D1 level.

To misinformed Gopher fans: The last couple of times the Gophs played the Bison, how did those games work out? Now for UND to set the record straight and keep the North Dakota streak rolling along.

I'm just wondering where in North Dakota you will find a HAWK with a white head? I think there are fish hawks in Southeast Asia or South America, but to my knowledge, there are no hawks with white heads in North Dakota. Maybe they should have chosen the name EAGLES. In North Dakota, we do have eagles with white heads.

Great experience watching the game in north Scottsdale with my wife and son, and a lot of other Sioux hockey fans. The boys left no doubt which was the better team tonight!

My wife and I will be going to the All American Modern Sports Grill with our son, in north Scottsdale. Go Sioux!! crb1 ++++ hilarious!

And I'll be coaching you there.

According to what I just read on the College Hockey sight, both Q and Boston College won last night. Q beat Cornell 5-2 and BC beat Vermont 3-0. I hope that somehow I am wrong, but it's too good to be true. Boston U did get beat last night. Just went back the College Hockey sight and see that they lost games TODAY, to the aforementioned teams. That's good (would have been even better if they had also lost last night).

Although I wasn't able to watch the games (I did see the scoring videos that were posted on this website), I do know that DU has improved greatly since their earlier visit to GF. I totally agree that they (DU) were probably also a big factor in the way the games turned out.