Wilbur

UND was eight minutes away from beating this Yale team. A bad bounce through Simpson, and next thing you know its 4-1 Yale. Yeah, I'm believing in destiny now too. Michigan wins, Yale is done for the year. Instead they get in, win some OT games, and play their best game of the year in the title game. Yale earned my respect too.

How does that Peca kid end up at Quinnipiac? How does BU/BC/Maine/(Insert other eastern school) not end up with this kid.

I'm a huge fan of Yale's system. Puck pressure in all zones. No matter what line is on the ice, puck pressure. Quinnipiac's big guy lives behind the net, has a great game against SCSU because they basically give him the space below the goal line. Yale says screw that, and he isn't able to get comfortable down there because he's got a guy with him attacking his stick the entire time. Give credit to both teams. Its not a zone to zone game. The pace is fantastic.

I think this is hockey at its purist form. Up and down the ice, no space for anybody. If a puck is dumped, they go and try and get it. And of course, the goaltending has been crisp. Makes for good hockey.

This is the best 0-0 game I've seen for a while. Fun to watch. I mean, unless you've been to a Wisconsin game.

I wouldn't mind seeing UND turn into a puck pressure team. Maybe the new league means more pace to games. And a dive gets called on after Peca falls....(no relation to Michael Peca).

Is that charging on the Yale player? Had to be, he had the basketball.....wait.

Wow, two teams pressuring the puck in all zones.....what?

Well after the Texas A&M spring game was on earlier I was figuring the men's baseball team would be up next.

WHAT!!!!!! THEY CUT AWAY FROM THAT ALL IMPORTANT EARLY SEASON SEC MATCHUP? Someone needs to write a letter. Guess LaCrosse is the only sport that keeps tv time.

Hold on guys, I'm pretty riveted by this softball game.....I'm hopefull for extra innings.

My moniker is way cooler than my actual name.....way cooler.....But I don't want to get taken out by that guy that went all Steven A. Smith on me after Minnesota beat BSU 10-1 both nights after UND tied them.

No Moniker.....ufff......green or black.....business suits.....or green.....errrr... Black.

I'm guessing the eastern votes were split, and the western votes went the way of the guy that seemed like he was at SCSU forever...... Congrats to Mr. LeBlanc, a well deserved honor.

Sign me up for one please.

First period killed SCSU. Three chances, three goals. Two teams playing some pretty good hockey. Should be a good championship game. I'll say Yale....3-2.

Saw Hartzell play for Sioux Falls against the Fargo Force at the first ever game at the then Urban Plains Center. (Force won 2-1) Game winning goal was scored by Luke Witkowski (Western Mich, just went pro), and the Force goaltender was SCSU's own Mike Lee. Believe Nate Condon scored a goal in that game too. Hartzell's dad was coaching Sioux Falls then. Thought he was pretty good then.

PS: Wish Gary Thorne was doing the play by play. Him or Doc....

Love Buccigross, but he needs to relax with the whole "Save by Hartzell" in the deep voice.

To quote the great Doug Woog, "Your goaltending has to be there."

I for one thought Ford Field was a tremendous idea......

This reminds me of UND-BC all too many times.....

Faragher looks awful. Just terrible.

Since I didn't even know there was such thing as a Jared Larson, I'm thinking gopher fans won't be overly concerned with that one. Even with some big losses I still think they win the big ten. Goalie back, have some experienced forwards back, and I think the recruiting class they have coming in is going to contribute right away. Plus they'll have three healthy Reillys. Which is way better than just two healthy Reillys.

Excited to see Keaton Thompson on campus. I think he'll have a tremendous career, and it will be nice to have North Dakota blood back on the team with him/LaDue/Johnson. I would expect to see LaDue and Thompson very involved in the power play. Although once you play for the Sioux you always have North Dakota blood. Or walk to class when its 60 below wind chill.....both will work.