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I count four total. Was UMD missing from the story or was the writer educated at UMTC?
Lucia also said that he plans to talk with Minnesota-Duluth coach Scott Sandelin about the same arrangement with the Bulldogs, who also leave the WCHA after the 2012-13 season and will join the newly formed National Collegiate Hockey Conference. -
Im a bit surprised by that as he was drafted by the Rangers who have some good college players like McDoonugh and Stepan. You would think they would be fine with him going the NCAA route. I wonder if they pushed him in the direction of the OHL or maybe he's just not a fan of school.
He had quotes before being drafted about deciding about where he'd play in 2011 after the Draft, so it seems like he was a little up in the air prior to being drafted. I'm guessing he's not a school guy, like you said.
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http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/125459413.html
But Mario Lucia is not worried about those teams swtiching conferences."The team [i pick] is not going to change the way they play," he said. "They are going to develop me regardless. I've talked to Notre Dame and they've told me they are probably going to move into that super conference. Wherever I go, I will become a better player."
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Not coming over here to flame since I've been at least understanding of this move unlike many opposing fans, but wanted to see what Sioux fans thought of Blais' comments back in March about the BTHC and how, IMO, silly those look now since this new league is essentially doing the same thing.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110321/MAVS/703219805
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with losing 6 of our top 7 scorers I really don't see much higher than a fourth place finish inthe WCHA.
From an outsider's perspective, the only team on paper I would say is ahead of UND heading into next fall at this point is DU. If a few of the freshmen forwards are as legit as advertised and Simpson + Forbort can take decent-sized steps, I think you guys will be in fine shape. Might not be "as pretty" as things were last year from start to finish for the most part, but I'd be surprised if UND falls off too much come next season.
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Long time family friend.
Cool, thank makes a lot of sense then.
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There is better than 50% chance he comes to UND and if he had to decide today he would pick the Sioux. The family knows which program is in turmoil and which is way stronger right now. But he wont decide tell next winter at the earliest. If Osieki was still in Wisconsin he would of committed there already.
Not doubting you, but Osieki coached defense at Wisconsin, so not sure I understand why him leaving would have that big of an impact on a forward recruit...
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I assumed DHG would call in, but I had no idea what we was going to bring up outside of being happy his squad made the Frozen Four, so there was nothing "pre-planned" in terms of the content of his call, etc.
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I really thought the Sioux had a good shot at him, but in the long run, the Sioux had their fair share of smaller players coming in already ...
FWIW, Michaelson is listed at 6', 180 lbs ... as a 2012 recruit (and thus a fair amount of time to fill out), he's not a monster, but I would classify him as "smaller."
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Anderson and Shepherd are the refs.
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Lucia said today that Budish will probably play with Schroeder and Cepis.
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That was me on KFAN, yes. Schroeder and Cepis played with Patrick White last weekend but Lucia didn't sound thrilled with that line's five-on-five play, so he may juggle their linemate around this weekend. Second line of Hoeffel - Carman - Larson should stay together I'd assume since they scored twice on Saturday ... Carman and Hoeffel are playing pretty well together and, five-on-five, are carrying the play more than Schroeder's line, or at least they did last weekend.
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Just read Cardinal's preview on gopherpuck. Just wanted to say that I appreciated his insight. I know you read this board and comment occasionally. Nowhere in that long writeup was there a jab at the state of ND, jabs about "25 year old Canadians", Mullets, etc. There was ACTUAL HOCKEY KNOWLEDGE! Facts were abundant, which is refreshing.
I am big about reading opponent sites and newspapers to get "the other side" of things. Good article Cardinal.
I should add that I didn't mean Cardinal has written crappy stuff in the past, but "others" have, including Mr. Roman A. of the Strib.
I've ruffled some feathers on here before, more just to get some folks going than anything since both sides have people that go way over the top when it comes to this rivalry, but in the end I -- as I said with PA today -- like how the Sioux do things most of the time and respect their program. My Gopher-love will come through at times, but in the end I try to objective most of the time.
Thanks for the kind words.
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is matson out for the gophs?? i thought i read he git hurt again. is that the gophs only injury?
Yeah, he has a high-ankle sprain and will miss six-to-eight weeks, starting from the Jan. 2 game vs. Bowling Green.
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Sounds like sandbagging to me.
No sand-bagging here ... as somebody who's watched this team go downhill for the last 2.5 years, I'm realistic at this point.
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shouldn't take too much getting used to I'm sure they'll practice on the olympic sheet this week.
There's a big difference between practice and a game when it comes to getting used to the size of the ice surface, especially when UND has only played two games this season on big ice, and those were back in October.
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As others have said, the Gophers have played nobodies in recent weeks and haven't been too impressive in putting up wins. In terms of RPI, Michigan Tech (52), Bowling Green (53), and Harvard (56) are all near the bottom in terms of the 58 D-I teams. Conversely, the Gophers are 3-9-1 against teams with a winning record and have been brutal at home, particularly in the first game of series.
If you guys can get to three goals, you have a great shot at winning. Not sure if the big ice will take some getting used to, but the bottom line is that the Gophers cannot score goals even against bad teams, let alone good teams like UND, so unless Eidsness gives up a softie or two, I don't see how UND heads home with less than three points.
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Ah, the defender of all things brown and yellow is here! A UND fan would get kicked off GPL for that.
Nobody is very fired up for the season on GPL so I figured I'd come over here and see what was going on ... glad to see things haven't changed.
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obsession, an unhealthy fixation, i.e. scouring another teams website or message board in order to call them out as obsessed with ones misguided object of affection... it is common for the afflicted person or persons to be completely oblivious to their own obsession while still being quite astute at pointing it out to others.
So, just to be clear, reading another team's board is equivalent to posting a thread about another team on one's own board. Gotcha.
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Obsession...
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Cardinal must be lost the Gopher love feast is here. (CLICK FOR RODENTVILLE)
Good reply to a valid point / post. Par for the course I guess...
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Someone point out to me how the last 2 Shattuck recruits worked out for MN...
How many national title rings have those Shattuck recruits for UND received since Zach Parise joined showed up in Grand Forks? Because I know of one former Shattuck player for the Gophers that has more title rings than all of them combined.
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Strange to see a Gopher-related thread on here with the facts misrepresented, though the original post might be a Gopher fan ... regardless, nobody affiliated with the Gophers has said anything about Conboy or their desire to bring him in here. It's all conjecture by the Strib reporter.
As I said on GPL, I'd have zero problem bringing him to the U if the circumstances were right, but it's very unlikely that happens for many reasons.
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Tim Hennessey will be there for much of the first hour in terms of the PA Show ... Woog and Gorg will also be on, though I'm guessing Gorg will focus on the Wild more than this series.
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'sup fellas ... hope you guys take it easy on us this weekend ... j/k, gopher sweep!!!!!!!!!!!!!