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Wow, It appears Minneapolis may have gotten it for quite a bit less.

I'm assuming that with WCHA sites already selected for 2004 through 2006, the extra regional will go to a CCHA site (Michigan). Which means, no playoffs or regionals in REA until 2006 (selected previously).

Would be great if both make it. With the rather easy schedule during the regular season, would have been nice to draw a weaker opponent than CC the first weekend in January. Course CC hasn't broken through the Engelstad home advantage yet, as most other teams did last season. Article didn't list others invited, but would guess some CC frosh/young sophs will be there also. Highly likely frosh recruit Stuart will be there.

No big surprise that alternate sites only get a taste occasionally. The Yost has had it often for years, now it will be Yost and Mariucci.

http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/hockey/ Making the team will mean missing the Christmas tourney (no big deal) and the home series vs. CC (would guess CC will have a player or two trying out also).

Cool stuff. The schedule available in a variety of resolutions for desktop. Nice.

I'd guess the info has a good chance of being accurate. Committee probably leaked it once again.

Yes, it did. The committee made the selections but won't announce them until later. The article also said, however, that the info leaked in the past prior to the announcement.

Goon, Where did you see that in print? Not surprised, after the bucks the NCAA made on the FF this year, I'd guess that most years we'll see the west regionals in both the Twin Cities and Michigan, and in those years that another site gets a regional (ie CC in 2004, REA in 2006), the other will be in either MN or MI (MI in the years mentioned, since the selected site is WCHA). I'd think other Michigan venues would get to host a regional, however, rather than every year at Yost.Can't see SCSU ever getting one since they are so close to much better arenas (in the Cities). Wonder how the Twin Cities will do if MN is not in the regionals? Little chance that Michigan doesn't make it most, or all years, playing in the CCHA. MN fans totally disappeared from the old Engelstad during the 83 FF, after they stunk it up and lost in the semi's. Building was virtually empty for the third place game (which was still played then), where MN stunk it up once again. On the other hand, with the Sioux not getting selected, it appeared there were few fans from North Dakota present either, for any of the games. Would guess, though, that Minneapolis is well enough located that they'd draw well no matter which WCHA teams make it there. Wouldn't guess there would be many Gopher fans there, however, unless the Gophers play. If the REA does not get a regional before 2006, turnout that year will probably have much to do with whether Grand Forks will have any success in bidding on hosting another future regional. Great arena, but little chance of landing many regionals unless lots of tickets are sold. The Sioux need to make the tourney that year. Wonder if the NCAA college hockey site selection will ever be delayed,

Looks like there was a bid for a regional from an REA. Here's the list from the USCHO story: East-Providence, R.I.; Manchester, N.H.; Lake Placid, N.Y.; Rochester, N.Y.; Bridgeport, Conn.; and Lowell, Mass.

And from Kenaston, right in the heart of Canadian prairie hockey country, just up the road from Craik, where more than one

Now which is it; online article has his name as purr-pitch, while pantherfan on uscho says it purr-pick??

And maybe the host team could get an auto bid, allowing NDSU to make it to the NCAA's in their first year (if they can find enough students with skates). Can't wait for the bisononice web site

I'm sure you're right on the WHL's bantam draft. Those drafted would still have to try out and make the team. Wonder if the Ludwigs were there last year trying out. TX to Alberta is a bit of a stretch. Can't imagine anyone in Red Deer thinking a hockey player could come from Texas. I'd expect them to go the USHL route, especially if they have any interest in college.

Aha, Nome as in Alaska. Feels a bit like Nome here this morning. Cold enough so I should have been more awake

The Ludwig brothers were drafted in the Bantam draft by Red Deer of the WHL (rounds 10 and 11, 2001 draft). Red Deer has a top major junior team, won the Memorial Cup in 2001, and lost in the semis in 2002. http://www.reddeerrebels.com/misc/drafts.html We already know they stayed with their AAA midget team this past year. Don't know what future consequences the 2001 WHL draft has on these two.

Have seen the quality, or lack thereof, of the SCSU building mentioned before. Can't blame them for trying though, they need every advantage possible based on their performances the last three years.

The story is about MTU's bid for the regional. The writer apparently didn't try to find out who else bid. Appears that MTU feels their only competition is Michigan (Yost), Grand Rapids (MSU?) and Wisconsin (Kohl). Maybe that's true, and maybe the NCAA isn't interested in leaving the Michigan venues for the next couple years. I know both the World Center (CC) and the REA are scheduled for future regionals, so maybe they won't be considered for the "new" regionals the next two years.

Would guess most have seen this article on USCHO concerning MTU bidding on the 03-04 extra west regional. The article lists the following on the schools that have placed bids: Tech officials indicated their competition in the running for the Midwest bid includes the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., and, for the 2004 regional, Yost Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. Yost is scheduled to host the West Regional in the 2003 tournament. Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis and the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn., are also believed to have submitted bids. Thought GF and the REA were bidding on a regional also in the next two years. Does anyone know if the REA has a bid in? Appears that they did not, although it sounds like the writer didn't know for sure who did. Did he just overlook REA as a bidder? Do we still have to wait until 2006 for a regional? The NHC in St. Cloud. Wonder if they could win a playoff game at home, assuming they make it? The Sioux will no doubt have a chance at making the tourney in the next two years. Assuming Michigan and Minnesota have good chances also, would make it tougher if matched against Michigan at Yost, Minnesota at Mariucci, or even SCSU at the NHC (some day they'll probably win one). Not that the REA has been a home ice advantage for the Sioux in its first year, but it will no doubt become an advantage sometime soon, we hope.

Hunting hasn't been too good at the Kenmare fest but the free feeds and kegs apparently make up for it. I've been over to work the hunting competitions, but not for the festivities. GF kids with Gopher hats? Ought to be sent across the river

Not much love here for Fag-row hockey. Coach of the Fargo jg team at this spring's state tourney sent a player off the bench to take out our goalie. He came in untouched, on his back, skates first, and, with our goalie down, lifted and planted a blade just above the knee and the pad. 64 stiches in 3 layers. Coach was over on the bench with a big grin on his face. He's now been suspended from coaching in ND indefinitely. A bit much for a recreational, highly unskilled league (or any other, for that matter). No matter how cheap it gets, I've never seen a player at any level attempt to do that with a skate.

Scott, Was searching for a "team" that you may have created but didn't find one. Possible I downloaded a different module. At any rate, I created a Sioux "team", hope some join it. Doesn't seem to affect my cpu's use at all. Instead, the UD Devices processing slows down when I'm using my cpu's resources myself. Guess this is the way it is designed to work (as Scott posted). Beats searching for space aliens with seti@home, something I used to run.

Followed this link from a Scott post on USCHO: http://www.intel.com/cure/ I've installed the United Devices Cancer Research module and created a team named, NDSioux hockey. Check it out and join if you like. http://members.ud.com/service....DA4C321 Listed this site as a home page link. Hope that's ok with the site web master. Let me know if not and I'll take it out of the profile.

I'm more than a bit lost at what Canadian team plays at what level. Pantherfan on USCHO has posted a link to pics of the Saskatoon Contacts (think that's the team, don't know for sure). Yet Prpich apparently now plays at Penticton in the BCHL. Don't know what level the Contacts play at, although McMahon was there also??