Wilbur

Power play, Dean not happy with the official.

Bismarck up 3-0. On their way to their third championship in a row.

No lead is safe against Omaha. Score early, score often. UND wins on Troy Stecher....err Gage Ausmus appreciation night: 5-3 Denver winning too would be swell.

Bismarck will probably take a bit of the Minot approach except for they will play the body like its a lost art. They will hit Central from the second they step off the bus. I think Central's goalie is the key. He won't see a ton of pucks, but Bismarck's top kids will get their chances, and if he's up to the task Bismarck faces a steeper hill than they already have. I'm sticking to Central wins 4-3.

UND has played nine periods of hockey against Omaha and scored in every period so far. Deano's back end may push him into retirement.

I'll say Central 4, Bismarck 3.

Not much of a prediction with two good teams going at it. Both teams are so well coached. Glad it was a good game.

Just having western teams in the semifinals every year is a major improvement over what we've seen in the past. The EDC tournament used to be more competitive than the state tournament.

Thank you Denver. UND now in control of their home ice chances.

SCSU just tied up Denver......late.... Dam. It.

Trust me, I'm thrilled to eat crow on that one!

Salquist will see that gaping wide open net in his dreams. Puck rolled on him, and of course that's the way that OT goes. West team in championship for the fourth year in a row.

Congrats Bismarck! 3-2 in OT. Bismarck's goaltender the story of the game. Tremendous.

So I should have been cheering for Goldy to beat Wisconsin.... My wife is right I do everything wrong....

I apologize for the good news.....

Can I state that it's now 6-4 UND?

Nope, living room.

4-4. If the team practiced with no goalies and open nets, would they score?

The thing I'm most impressed with with Central is how many one on one battles that they win. If they play their game they're state champs. Good high school hockey team.

3-1....Central scores next shift.

2-1 in the 3rd.

Okay, Simonson scores, on to the national championship.

For fvck sakes do we make goalies look amazing.....

2nd Period Recap: All Central, all the time.

Should have put my sarcasm face on.