Wilbur

Go to Brad Schlossman's blog, and read what he has to say about the Frattin hatred. His quote, not mine...."That being said, I

Congrats to Miele. My green heart wanted Frattin, but Miele was a very deserving candidate as well. Lots of Frattin hatred around the country. It amazes me how many people around the country never have made a mistake in their entire lives, and never made a mistake in college. Lots of halos to be handed out!

I have a buddy who said the same thing to me last night. That he has cursed them! Please don't do this. It has nothing to do with you. You only live so long, and why take a year off of rooting and watching your favorite team?

I have heard this as well. I am related to some huge Montreal Canadian followers in Winnepeg, that know more about the Habs than I can ever imagine (I don't know how they find out some of the NHL moves before they happen), but I got the word from them that it is only a matter of time before Kristo signs with them. Please be wrong....please be wrong.....please be wrong.....

Would love to see Eidsness stick around another year so Gothberg gets another year in the USHL, hopefully being "the guy".

Wilbur's possible see you later players...... Kristo (Likely) Gregoire (50/50) Blood (50/50) Eidsness (90%)

Thank you to a group of guys that played their hearts out the entire season. In the one and done scenario anything can happen. One goalie playing the hockey game of his life unfortunately ended our season. Thank you so much seniors! It was a pleasure watching you play for my favorite team. Trupp, Frattin, Malone, Marto, LaPoint, Davidson, Genoway.

Can't believe that Notre Dame is going with a 2-1-2 forecheck with the FCC line on the ice.....my gosh, talk about wanting to give up oddman chances. Maybe they thought they'd surprise them by pressing that line in their own end.....Jeff Jackson is wiser than I, he must have something in his back pocket with this.

Less than a day away from the game.......of course I can't sleep.... If the Sioux play their A game no one in the nation can beat them. Get up on them, get the crowd into the game, and leave little doubt. Go Sioux!

Agreed, he dictates a lot of the posting that I do. AZ does an outstanding job setting up the game week threads. I think this game will be dictated by specialty teams. If we see a lot of powerplays both ways and the flow goes out of the game with a lot of stoppages, advantage Michigan. The sioux take three or less penalties, and 90% of the game is played five on five, advantage sioux. Hopefully we have an officiating crew that allows the physical play, and doesn't over-officiate the hockey game. If the Sioux aren't killing penalties and rolling four lines they'll be tough to beat.

You know speaking of Junior Lessard, he reminds me of a story from the USCHO hockey site involving Drunk Hockey Guy. I used to post over on that site, and the incident occurred shortly after Lessard had his extremely unfortunate incident on Lake Superior the summer before he won the Hobey Baker award (where he and a teammate were swimming and he nearly lost his life). Well anyways, a fan of another team (might have even been the Sioux) ripped on the fact that Lessard almost lost his life and about his swimming ability. Drunk Hockey Guy went nuts after the guy made these comments about Lessard, and scolded everyone about the fact that "this isn't something that should be joked about or brought up in a public forum". Funny that all these years later DHG feels its acceptable to bring up the Kristo incident on public radio......

Cancer takes another victim far too young to leave us this early. Prayers to the family and RIP Mandi.

Absolutely. For years I have cheered for UMD at the final five, and had great conversations with Duluth backers at the final five. I was a big fan of Isaac Reichmuth and Junor Lessard when they went on their run back in like 2004. Three years ago when they won three games and won the final five (one of them over the Sioux) I cheered for them for two of the three games, and applauded their final five championship that year. (And watched every minute of their playoff run at Mariucci). The past two years have been awful. And the Duluth fans have been the ringleaders of it. I can't cheer for them anymore when their is such a hatred towards my team. Just can't happen.

Hmmm, hadn't heard about this happening....You would hope an usher would have taken this individual out of the building, but then again I've learned that the ushers at the X really don't care about removing fans for doing stupid stuff unless its a fan wearing kelly green.

Tell him what he's won Roddy!!!!!

First thing he says when he gets to his seat, "I'm handicapped, I need help". Then we got a whiff of him.....my God......

The part that was absolutely unacceptable was the fact that the usher had to have smelled the fact this guy was intoxicated, but basically carrying this guy down the steps to get to his seat is what pissed us off. Had my friend's wife been puked on, we would have been sitting in the manager's office at the X expecting some type of explanation. (And an apology).

Story I have to share about Sioux bashing: Before the championship game I see an usher helping a guy carry another guy down the stairs of the XCEL energy center (we were sitting down by the penalty box). Every person in our group is thinking "ohh my, this handicapped individual is having a tough time getting to his seat", so we are all offering a helping hand, and wouldn't you know it he's sitting in the row directly behind us next to the jerk Duluth fans. After the usher leaves we figure out that this jackbag isn't handicapped, he's drunk as a skunk.....and the usher at the X helped this drunk idiot to his seat (we're talking carrying the guy).... He nearly puked like five times on my friend's wife (he spit on the floor like a thousand times......code for...I'm going to puke), and made sure in his drunken stooper to say "Sioux Sucks" as many times as he could. The ushers hate us too...

I still can't believe that happened in the first game at the new rink. You think about the minimal possibility of that happening in a game at any level, and of course it happens the first game in the brand new rink. Maybe just a bad piece of glass or Connolly hit it in the perfect spot. During a game, has the Ralph ever had a piece of plexi-glass break?

I like the Sioux bashing. Those haters can hate all they want. They are the same fans that left with their tails between their legs after the Final Five the last two years. We don't even play NDSU in hockey, and yet we have NDSU fans in the hockey forum trying to stir things up. They've got nothing else going on in their lives worthwhile....they may as well come in here and try and piss people off to give themselves something to do.

I walked into the XCEL energy center a couple of years ago in front of "Drunk Hockey Guy". For whatever reason in his drunken stooper he decided he was going to lay into our group, and started to rip on the number seven, etc. The Sioux weren't even playing that night, but he went out of his way to make his point. Very glad that SCSU ended Duluth's season that night. After he stumbled away one of the females in our group (a gopher fan...I know...I know) had probably the best line I've heard about him. "His cologne smells like OBSESSION". Ahh yes, very well played.

We had awful fans behind us at the Final Five from Duluth. At one point during the weekend my dad actually turned around and told tell them to quit yelling profanity in our ears the entire game (he didn't do it very nicely either). They were actually yelling at Dave Berger, who was sitting down by the penalty box a few rows in front of us during the CC game. They would yell at Sioux fans every time they stood up for an exciting moment or a rush.......wow....its a hockey game....don't get excited.... I know UND has "those fans" too. And when we end up sitting by "those fans" we do our best to try and mellow them out a little bit. The Duluth fans made it be known that they were rooting for CC like no other..... Lets go Irish!

Will be at the championship game. Hopefully the Sioux join me!

Sleeper team is Notre Dame. They are okay just packing it in defensively, getting outshot, and trying to jump on any chance that comes their way (yes, thats called opportunistic). Their key is Johnson. If he plays well the Irish have as good of a chance as anybody. He struggles, Notre Dame gets beat by Duluth 5-1. I'm not sure what to think of Michigan. Struggle with a testy UNO squad, and pretty much handled CC but couldn't score. They've been a streaky team all year having unbeaten streaks of 4, 5, and even 8 games before losing to Western at the CCHA conference tournament. Control Hagelin's line, limit Michigan's d from joining the rushes with solid backchecking, and I think the Sioux have a great chance to beat Michigan.

Agreed. Its such a luxury when you know that you have great goaltending backing you up. A lot of the media in the WCHA didn't give him a lot of credit (looking at you Ciskie), but he has quietly put together an All-American type season for the Sioux. I miss Karl in the net.....gosh was he steady....