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Just for a change of thought: As we sit here, my countdown clock says Sioux Hockey puck drops in 87 days, 11+ hrs......

This^^^^ Excellent post, deserves a 1 up!

I picked Tsunami. If there is an unstoppable wave from ND, you are indeed in trouble... and Roughnecks.

Sorry about that. However, this is a non-UND hockey comment site, so focusing on UND is also not quite "right". Yeah, yeah two wrongs don't make a right, but It was just saving others the awful feeling of opening that site!

First time on GPL in months (all year maybe?) but couldn't resist tonight. This Goofer loss was just too sweet. Here is a rundown of selected comments: Just to save the rest of you from soiling your computers!: Well, the players came back after losing in the title game last year and said they were on a mission. What they didn't tell us is the mission consisted of just showing up. To their credit just showing up nets you two banners from the Big 10 conference. After that they were done, mission accomplished. 　 Yep, fitting end to the season.......when the road gets bumpy, we turtle....... Of course the rugged, hi skill play of the big ten really sets the tone for tournament play. 　 This is what you get from playing in a weak conference. Playing in the Big Ten will slowly erode the quality of this program to average. 　 Your not battle hardened in the Big ten like you were in the WCHA. 　 Here's to hoping Cammarata defects this offseason, seriously question if he should be playing Men's or Women's 　 I mentioned a few times the last several weeks that they weren't playing well enough to beat a top 16 team and got ridiculed. We hadn't played a top 26 team in over 2 months, and though we were winning, in no way we're we dominating. 　 Not sure which was more difficult to watch? The butt whooping on the ice. Or, how small the crowd was at the Rink. If the game is not at the X, the NCAA looks foolish having 18K rinks 35% full. 　 Gophers deserve nothing other than to receive their Most Uninspiring Performance of the Tournament Award 　 What bothers me is little will happen in the off season. It'll be business is usual. Some new faces on the ice, same old excuses, happy with being contenders in a very average, unexciting conference, another quick exit in playoffs, look forward to next to season. Rinse and repeat. Now that its over, my focus will be on wishing UND a slow, painful death, hopefully before the Frozen 4. The only good thing about tonight, for me anyway, is that we didn't lose to UND. (feel the hate here?)

As I quote a buddy at work today: "Those Gophers sure know how to dig deep holes to try to get out of, don't they?" Sweet.

I found the game on the schedule for Fox college sports channel 315 for Midco (in SD- not HD) for tonight. So Midco will at least carry it....

The refs tonight were #13 Krebsbach (1st year at college level-NCHC) and # 17 Walsh (9 years experience ? NCHC time).

I asked the Box Office manager at the last game series. I was told they had to decide how to allow seat selections to occur first, then would notify. That should not take too long I would think.

Watford A is unbeaten and league leading in ND Junior Gold hockey right now. (Watford B dead last). here is a link:http://www.ndaha.org/page/show/1495392-hs-boys-ndaha-2014-2015 Junior Gold teams are good Sioux fans from what I recall (years ago). Williston and Dickenson have Class A teams but they struggle mightily. They can beat each other and maybe one other... here is a standings link: http://ndhighschoolhockey.com/NorthDakotaBoysHighSchoolHockey/Default.aspx

Been to Boston 4 times now, stayed both down by Boston Commons and outlying places using train to get downtown. Both work well, but if limited time, higher cost downtown may have to be considered. I also always go to Legal Seafoods on each visit. Walked the Freedom Walk 3 times now. Always stop at Union Oyster House (north end of Freedom Trail) for a lobster sandwich (Mmmm) too- oldest reataurant in Boston I think. Beware of the "Cheers" bar by the Commons- its not "the one". The real one was Bull and Finch Pub- which was closed for change to new business the last time I went there. I've never done outlying area travels, just down in the heart of the city.

Back from the game. Missed Friday game live, saw on TV tho. Since Blaise hired Jutting 2 years ago, it seems the UNO team has converted to more of the WCHA-era Mankato goon play. Lots of after the whistle BS and during faceoff BS, and run the goalie BS. I liked it before when it was run and gun hockey.... like our team plays. I am not as "friendly-minded" about UNO as I used to be.... In fact tonight I was really anti-UNO it was so bad. Really don't mind physical play, but not this kind. Just sayin.

Just a hockey fan, not very knowledgeable about the game details/strategy but it seems we did not include the D on our offense very much- if at all- back in the Parise/bochenski or the Toews/Oshie/Duncan eras. This fully involved D play while on O (and yet cover D too) is what we seemed to be missing back then. Oh, what could have been, with a D corps like this and those lines....! Should I thank Coach Barry?

$2.89 at Fargo Costco today. Premium $3.24.

Not sure where to put this but: Last year signed up for the CC games from CC and was able to get two connection in 2 different cities from one payment. NCHC TV kicked both off when we tried that last night. It did let one back on though. FWIW.

I was called yesterday Oct 15 and I am just above #500. (thought i was lower, so several have out-donated me and dropped me back). If that helps.

Though it was a loooong stretch, I was hoping the team would come out in the 3rd and salvage some respectability. Then they came on the ice and goalie C. Johnson had his stick checked out of his hand by a cheerleader waving the pom poms..... It really did not get better, but that spelled doom for me. That was one hard game to watch. Felt almost as bad as the BC loss in Denver I also witnessed.

From Wikipedia: Ski-U-Mah (pronounced sky-you-ma) is a slogan used at the University of Minnesota since 1894. U of M Rugby captain John Adams who coined the phrase in 1884, had heard Sioux boys yell "ski-yoo!" when they won canoe races on Lake Pepin. He took that as the Sioux word for victory, or exultation. A co-captain added the "mah" to make it rhyme with "rah" and created "Ski-U-Mah!" So it is yet another COPY of Sioux lore by Minnesota. In other words, petey 23 is correct: Roll Terd.....

Just back after the game, roads were really icy from Walker to Duluth today. Gothberg was absolutely the best I've seen him. We sat up over his left shoulder. Just great position, no let up on concentration this time. Overall very good D. Cant say great, as Mattson still cant stop shooting into his man (3 times at least), he's lucky that didn't cost us a breakaway. Off sides calls were brutal. Little Shep (brad) had to show he's a big man again with late game penalties by the dozen. It was chippy, but he just cannot see what is really going on. That last LaDue penalty call was so much a dive it was comical. Boarding maybe. A really good road game. Looking forward to another. D looks good enough to "expect" sweeps now.

Several times during the game, you could clearly hear "Let's go Sioux!" and ether cheers over the announcers. That is so sweet to hear in an away game! Keep it up tonight!

Sam's and Costco at $2.78 in Fargo (but with ethanol). I actually use ethanol type when it gets -15F or so. Less freeze-up risk.

I'll bet Pellini is available soon......Nebraska fans not too happy lately.....

Wow. No mention of JLBeers burgers? Not really "fast food" either tho. They are better than Culvers, Smashburger, HiHo and 5 guys I think. Also in Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Grand Forks. But it is a bar, so must use take-out for kids. But you get a beer with the burger like at HiHo. In-and-Out once in San Diego was good, but not like JLB. Haven't had the rest.

A gadmall+, yellow legs, tail = mallard, wings = gadwall, can't see the beak well, but it looks black, which is neither mallard nor gadwall. This duck probably is not sure if it's a drake or hen, as it heads has characteristics of both. Did you pop the cloaca and check? Some hen has been stepping out more than a little. Dux are swingers by nature, the parents here have gone above and beyond, wonder what this bird sounded like, must have been a weird quack. About the same kind of weird duck I shot back in the 80's. Right side was a drake mallard left side was a hen mallard. Right down to half beak each too. Hermaphrodite. Wanted to mount it but felt no one would believe it was not artificially half and half. It was separated from an entire flock (ostracized?) of mallards in a field. And you were right--it tasted good next to the potatoes.....

Congrats on the win- to those players who deserve the congrats... I really respect the player pool represented by QB Nelson- his after game interview Tebow moment was a surprise. Not all the team are hardened criminals, and I was not able to stop myself thinking so... When no one tries to separate the "bad guys", it just seems they all are bad. That is just not so. So- Good on you, the decent players on the team. Too bad we associate you with the criminals allowed to play with you.