Wilbur

Run bleeping clock.....

So how exactly was Werner hurt??

Exactly. Central did this to us instead of making it 30-0. It became a competition for them not to give us a shot on goal and work different forecheck systems. Luke Johnson put on a puck possession clinic. We all know who the better team was and Central didn't have to score 20 goals to prove it. I cheered for them that state tournament and I never before cheered for a GF school at the state tournament. Classy group.

I've always thought about this, maybe could make it work with the number of junior gold teams in the state. AA: Red River, Central, Devils Lake, North, South, West Fargo, West Fargo Sheyenne eventually, Davies, Jamestown, Bismarck High, Century, Legacy eventually, Mandan, Dickinson, Minot, Williston. A: Wahpeton, Langdon, Mayport, Grafton/Park River, Watford City, Crosby, Sidney, Shanley, Hazen/Beulah, Bottineau, Rugby. Obviously Grafton would like to play in the AA ranks, but you have enough for a split class system. I'm guessing it never happens though.

Unfortunately for Mr. Tomek there is now an import goaltender rule in the CHL, so thats not an option for him.

I'm not here to throw stones at Peluso or Bismarck High School, but 20 goals doesn't have to happen in a hockey game. At the same time, the goal of hockey is to put the puck into the opponents net. There are two teams, and it is the responsibility of each team to prevent the other team from putting the puck in their goal. If my team is deficient in doing so and the score ends up 24-1 then I'm the type of person that shakes the other team's hands and wishes them well like every other game. Red River was ahead of us 17-0 in the final minute of a game one year and in the last ten seconds they had a kid playing suck hole and he scored as the buzzer rang to make it 18-0. No ill will towards Matt Malm (RIP), its part of the game, and we didn't prevent it from happening and could have played it better. In the coaching world its worse to be on the top of 24-1 than the bottom. One of my final years coaching we played an undermanned team from Walker Minnesota at a holiday tournament and beat them 16-2, with a kid scoring a goal for us in the final minute that would be the only goal he ever scored in high school. I've never felt so bad in a handshake line thinking "he should have just dumped the puck in and lined up for the handshake". Then again, he'll never forget scoring a goal in high school hockey. Am I supposed to tell the kid to just dump the puck in? There is no right answer to that question.

I used to coach High School hockey in Wahpeton before they made the move to Minnesota, and its a difficult situation for all. Yes, we got murdered by Central, Red River, South, to name a few. When you have one group with so much talent against a group with less talent and less bodies you are in for an ugly situation in hockey. In Wahpeton we only had enough my first few years to play two lines every single game with a player or two to rotate in on the second line. I'll leave it at this. I have so much respect for Tony Bina who used to coach GFC. We played them one year in Grand Forks and they had Paul LaDue, Simonson, Danny Ray, Casey Purpur, and Luke Johnson to name a few on a really really good team that won the state championship later that year. We had one shot on goal that came from the red line. Final score: GFC 11 Wahpeton 0. Yes, it doesn't have to get that bad.

If the UND team that was there from around the 4 minute mark of the third period in NYC shows up for the start of this one theres no doubt its a sweep. If the UND team that made Ed Minney (who?) into an All American goaltender for MSU shows up then we've got more Fire Berry threads and bring Dean back talks after Western gets the tcos (copyright Hammer). Just heard Boeser now changing U.S. citizenship, and will play for Canada at World Juniors, and from there head to the Windsor Spitfires. Rumor of course.

When Cam is on and in the zone (see SCSU, UMD last year), there isn't a better goaltender in college hockey. We can all moan about bad goals that he's given up, but find me a game this year that he lost for the team when they completely outplayed the opponent, but his goaltending was the deciding factor. I tried to find a goalie in college hockey that I'd rather have, and the only one that makes the list as a maybe is Jaillet from Denver.

I think the world of Bubba, but you have to let them score there. As soon as they got inside the ten you let them score and have a timeout left and about a minute to try and tie the football game. Better scenario....Eighteen yard field goal with no time left, or a minute left with one timeout needing a touchdown to tie game? Our offense wasn't great, but in that situation it's a better option.

Rhett's penalty reminded me of a penalty taken by Dan "Jim" Senkbeil against Denver. UND had all the momentum against Denver and he hit a guy from behind literally three feet away from Denver's bench and right in front of Gwoz, no choice for the officials. Got a major and Denver scored two quick ones and it's a hockey game. Tonight UND is ready to head to the third period with all the mo in the world and then that happens and we are on the kill the first quarter of period three, BC gets two and we got a whole new game and only 11 forwards. Credit to the guys that came together after it was tied up.

Thoughts: Some great saves by Cam, he was pretty good early when shots were 15-5. Rhett....... After BC tied it up it was all UND. That moment things just fell into place. Got the puck deep, worked the cycle, utilized the points and were great defensively. Fun to watch. Wilkie's best game. Could have had three or four points.

MSG with a loud SIOUX FOREVER chant......

Easy Wilbur.....easy.....

Ball game!!!

So no.....lol.

Anybody think Karen Deboer could be lured to Grand Forks to coach the offense? Is Eastern Michigan FBS DI?

Great shift by Wilkie.

I watch a guy run into a punter giving a team new life..... Then I watched a guy rip off a guys face mask giving yet another team new life.....

One dumb play......good lord....... They need to check for offsides on entry. But it's likely 2-2.

I am at a lack of words for that penalty by Rhett......good lord. 2-1 now.

I hate to be on the one play decides a game wagon, but it likely did. Play a safe punt return and Richmond quits down three scores and on defense on their side of the fifty in the fourth. This group gave us all a ride, fun while it happened, but don't think offensively they had enough to win it all. Feel bad for the seniors, not the way to end it. Im a Viking fan so I'm used to this happening....

Weren't better at the end IMHO.

The better team at the end won. Can't play offense like that in the end.

Miracle needed......