Jackson

Gopher fan with a hell of a lot a respect for North Dakota... Hopefully see you next year in the regular season.

Congrats Sioux fans on a great year. I dread moving to the Big 10 for what it will mean to the Gopher-Sioux rivalry. Your team achieved above and beyond after the obstacles it faced. Look forward to many years (hopefully) of the best rivalry in college hockey.

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I think you forfeit your right to comment when you are going for a 7-10 split

I was at the last Final Five game where these teams crowned a Champion (2004). I was blown away. Simply awesome hockey (just look up the names ) Tonights game didn't equal that game but... I thought the two best teams in the country lined up tonight. Let's dispense with the formalities and have a real playoff. Best of three series, MN vs NoDak, winner takes all. That my friends is college hockey at it's finest!

That's what I thought too. I called two bars asking if they had the center ice package both said yes. Stupid 16 year old girls answering the phone. They didn't nor did the nex bar we went to, all chain sports bars. I am sure some places in the cities have the center ice package but it sure aint many.

Chatter from the Denver vs Air Force internet feed, in reference to NoDak "They have no goaltending" Went on to say how they lost five guys from last years team and the tough effects. "That's hard". Not flaming, just passing on what I heard.

A fine article in a reputable publication written by a recognized (BADgers suck!) columnist.

The Jeopardy skits with Sean Connery are classic. CONNNERY: Nice coat Trebek TREBEK: Uh... thanks CONNERY: Do they make it for men? http://www.youtube.com/results?search_quer...p;search=Search

I was surprised when Russia didn't agree to the transfer deal with the NHL, that and the seeming use of Malkin as a pawn got me thinking about that country. The more things change...

Congrats to Matt Carle. The most deserving player won it.

Don't be discouraged, your team is rated in the top five (along with the sioux) in at least one category.

Just a note, Kessel spends the majority of his time on a line with Wheeler (Freshman) and Gordon (Sophmore). He does however appear on the number one power play unit.

LOL, I heard they hired the man with the big yellow hat as an assistant.

That was awesome.

I could see NDSU being successful in hockey. The biggest advantage they would have is that they are becoming a DI school, that means they will have an expanding athletics budget and great exposure. But to make it work they are going to need some top notch facilities, if they can get that done they have a lot going for them. They would be the only other DI school to compete for recruits in the area other than Minnesota and to a lesser extent Wisconsin.

Marvin was a stud tonight, this was my first time seeing him play. Like redwing said he was all over the ice, you couldn't help but notice him.

I thought it was very interesting that the BADgers number one goalie goes down and they lose their next home game 1-0. There's a couple ways to take that. A) Sconnie is a fundamentally sound team that had their confidence shaken when there was uncertainty (in their minds) between the pipes. B) Their offensive output this year has been a byproduct of a confidence that they could take chances with Elliot in net. OR... C) We are getting close to February/March and the BADgers feel the end is near.

Green is the color of envy. Coincedence? I think not. 11>1

Chorney. Thats what makes crying about it stupid. It is an intense emotional series between these teams, let the kids play. Good to see the Gophers put two solid games together. See ya in January at Mariucci.

You should go back and look at the tape. No issues on that goal. I love when these two teams play, seriously it ends up being what college hockey should be. Skilled teams racing up and down the ice trading goals.

If you want to talk about a chip on the shoulder, you might want to go back to the best player Minnesota plucked from NoDak, Grant Potulny. I would trade Ryan or Danny for Grant, period.

Briggs certainly wasnt stellar, but a good share of the problem was the team defense like you said. It definately needs to improve.

Speaking of a good, free web broadcast, have any of you watched the Anchorage one? It is put out by the cable company up there (GCI?) Supposedly it is only meant for GCI subscribers but I have been able to get it several times. The quality is phenomenal for a web broadcast, good picture, no choppiness or freezing and the audio is very good also. I don't know NoDaks schedule but if you play at Anchorage, check out the game thread on USCHO, somebody should post a link for it. Looking forward to a Sioux beat down next weekend