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keikla

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  1. no Thursday play in game pal

    I know; that's what we were saying. Siouweet said the only good thing about winning in 3 games is that there is no longer a Thursday play in game, and I agreed with that, noting how hard that schedule could end up being in years past. But I went back and edited my wording so that it's easier for the simple folk to understand.

  2. He was equally as bad when they played in Western Michigan. Perhaps he thinks since he coached NHL teams he can intimidate refs. I would hope that isn't the case, but I would think that type of whining may backfire at some point. A lot of refs with egos like Todd Anderson may not like being called out so blatantly and their egos may cause them to be more confrontational with Murray.

    It's true, but it surprises me. When Murray first started at WMU, I remember hearing a quote he had given about how he thought refs in college hockey spent to much time explaining things to the bench (in comparison to the NHL), and that they should just make the call and move on. Fast forward a few years, and he's a huge whiner.

  3. having lost 2 of the last 3 and only scoring 4 goals in the last 10 periods indicates the mojo from the surge has been lost and desperately needs to be found again. the last 3 games have looked more reminiscent of the first two months(at least offensively anyways). if tech took UND to three games last season, no reason to think CC won't do the same. UND in three, in which the only nice thing about winning a series in three games this season is there is no Thursday game this season.

    SCSU is first in the conference, so I don't think losing to them is cause to assume the boys are back to early season form. And you're selectively choosing the last 10 periods because, if you said the last 11, the number of goals would jump from 4 to 9.

    As for Western, I kind of equate them to a good Mankato team...not the most skilled ever, but a few great players and always a tough, hard fought game. So I don't think losing one to them is indicative of losing the mojo either, especially considering how even the game was throughout.

    It very well may take UND three games to get past CC, but I don't think the situation is as desperate as you make it out to be. But, maybe I'm being overly optimistic. I completely agree about the Thursday game, though. Especially if the playoff went to three games, you played the thursday play in game, won to play friday and saturday and then got placed in a regional that played Thursday/Friday the following week. Brutal.

  4. Anyone know where a guy could watch the game in the Rochester MN area? My motel will not allow me to watch the live feed! :sad:

    I'm sure there's a restaurant or two out there (sorry I can't help with that), but just in case you can't find one, most libraries and things have free wifi that you can pick up from the parking lot ??? I used that one a lot the two years I didn't have internet. Surprisingly, in the town I live now, the parking lot of the tractor supply does as well!

  5. If they're not already pre-occupied with gfhockey's section...

    Nah...it's always the seemingly quiet ones that cause the biggest raucous. Legend has it that during the third period Sioux comeback at the regional in Wisconsin several years ago, Mrs. Siouxman was being quite the pot-stirrer. If it weren't for Siouxman, there could have been a full-out brawl in that section haha

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  6. I read that story last night, but it's not like UND doesn't have some strong recruiting classes coming in. Shall we say, in the next few seasons as well, especially with Nick Schmaltz coming in next season. While a recruiting class might look good on paper, they don't always translate to the ice. IMHO...

    And sometimes it does translate, but it takes until they are sophomores or juniors.

  7. On top of all of this, NBC North Dakota is not showing the Chicago-Pittsburgh outdoor game. Really makes me angry.

    You're not missing much...they keep having to take a ton of breaks to clear off some of the snow.

  8. If I remember my 8th grade history, and I think I do, the literal translation for blitzkrieg is 'Lightning War'. I agree that it is not necessarily a Nazi term though.

    Especially since it was first used in 1935 in reference to food distribution during war. While a little over the top, I like most of the terms he used. It adds a little variation.

  9. So Canada clears it with Toews before naming Crosby the captain...but Parise has no influence on the American team?

    Technically, I think it was Crosby that wanted to clear it with Toews. But I agree about Parise. The most telling quote was him saying that the Finns played like they had something to win. No kidding, buddy. You guys did too. He sounded like Minnesota and the third place game at the Final Five.

  10. Sandelin has a 217-210-58 record and has made a whopping 4 NCAA tournaments in his ten years as head coach. You can fight all you want about the Sioux having more talented players during that time, but that's not a trade I would make for 1 national championship. I can only imagine how unbearable SiouxSports and the game chats would be if the Sioux only made the tournament once every few years.

  11. Both these semi-finals boast fantastic rivalries. When it comes to sports, Finland and Sweden absolutely hate each other. Just this year alone, Finland beat Sweden for the World Jr Championship (in Sweden, no less), the Swedish women pulled an upset to deny Finland any medal chances, and now the men play with advancing to the gold medal game on the line. I love it.

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  12. Correct...the Olympics aren't a big deal, no one cares about hockey, who's watching at 6 in the morning and he isn't Brock Jensen...are some of the comments I've heard in the F-M area.

    I guess maybe hoping to get a crack at arena FB or getting a job at Best Buy is a bigger deal than being a rock star in Sochi? ;)

    Haha next time someone throws out the 'no cares cares about hockey' line, feel free to tell them that the USA-CAN preliminary women's hockey game pulled 5.6 million viewers in Canada alone.

  13. Some countries don't have the financial resources to support women's hockey AND men's hockey.

    That's true for some, but definitely not others (cough* Switzerland *cough).

    It's just a matter of sports priorities...many countries, choose to focus on snow sports. USA and Canada women's hockey shouldn't be penalized for that by limiting time playing together. If any country was going to challenge this year, it was Finland. I'm incredibly surprised that Sweden got past them.

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