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Gotta love Oshie's humility. When someone mentioned him being a hero, he said "The American heroes are wearing camo. That's not me."

Interesting. I think it's pretty telling for Mitch and others when your coach would rather have a defenseman play forward than you.

I would not at all be surprised if Mankato or Tech takes the WCHA tourney from Ferris. Odds are not in our favor at 14 or 15.

I think they're too busy dominating in all the cross-country/biathlon races. Finland only lost to the USA and Canada 3-1 and 3-0, respectively, in games that were closer than the score indicates. Noora Raty definitely has the ability to steal games. I'm not saying they'll do it, but if anyone can pull off an upset, my money is on Finland.

UND doesn't usually redshirt third string goalies, even if they don't play. He might have a long way to go to be ready to play at this level. That's the only reason I can think of for not putting him in on Saturday.

They showed it briefly on Saturday night's webcast. I had seen pictures, but I didn't realize until then that it was about hip high. That thing is huge!

I noticed that for at least one attempt on Saturday, Schmaltz was the first person with the puck before passing it back to a forward.

Yeah, I noticed it several times on Saturday night. I think that's the method the Sabres typically try to use to enter the zone on the PP (a good team to copy, since they're dominating the NHL these days). I think the intent is to have the puck carrier enter with speed, which can sometimes be easier when it isn't your first player through the neutral zone.

Karvinen with 2G/1A and Tapani 2A in Finland/Switzerland game earlier today. 4-3 Finland final.

Congrats to the women on an amazing comeback on Saturday. Duluth went up 3-0, and UND came back to win 4-3. I believe it was the biggest comeback in program history. Tied Sunday, but lost the shootout. I don't suppose the selection committee will take the Olympics into account come March. I doubt the girls are using it as an excuse for anything less than excellence, but it seems cruel to have your tourney chances decreased just because you have many great players on your team.

Hopefully Pacioretty isn't injured. He took an awkward crash into the net Saturday night and didn't return for the remainder of the game.

The women lighting it up against Switzerland. 2 of 6 goals are Monique from Jocelyne.

I wouldn't mind it being 4 on 4, but any OT would be better than a shootout.

Karvinen with the assist as well. My philosophy for Olympic hockey has been this in the past (especially the men's US/CAN game in 2010): If a non-US player must score against the US, I'd at least prefer it be a UND player. If a UND player is playing against a team other than the US, I hope they score. I'll take any US player scoring, but it'd be even better if it were a UND player. Essentially, country first...UND a close second.

Funny note if you missed it: Blais was talking yesterday about how he was proud of Hakstol for pulling the goalie with 5min left in the game against Denver last weekend. That's the exact thought that crossed my mind when Hak did it, "Blais would be so proud."

Exactly. Until we see this first selection process, we won't know whether CHN or USCHO/Jim are right. Call me downer, but I'm just going to assume that we are whatever one is lower. The only way to fix it is to keep winning, starting with tonight.

The first couple power plays were pretty bad. But, they also had a beautiful set-up; Johnson just absolutely fanned on it.

And St. Louis it is. Not that surprising considering the ridiculous point streak he's put together since being snubbed the first time.

Or, a real life Don Adam singing 1D songs! If only we knew someone with a connection to Don Adam...

I love telling those kinds of blatant lies. When I lived in the carolinas, I had quite a few people convinced that Nebraska didn't have any paved roads, and only about 60% of people had electricity.

They're coming to Bangor in July as well, and I definitely plan to attend. Also includes Don Felder (from the Eagles, for you youngin's out there ) Juke Box Hero is one of my favorite songs. And, if I remember correctly, "Waiting for a girl like you" was written in like 16 minutes.

Zach Parise was named the NHL #1 star for the month of January. I think he's on a 3-game point streak, which includes a 3-point and a 4-point game.

I agree that it should be on TV, but I can also see the other side of it. When I went to the BU/UND series in November, I was absolutely blown away at how empty the arena was (both nights). They maybe pulled 4500 fans in an arena that seats closer to 7,000. From a network standpoint, that isn't exactly promising in terms of TV viewership if the teams can't even fill up their arenas.

Just realized Benn is Canadian. Wow, thanks for that accurate coverage, NBC!

It also lists Jamie Benn, who isn't on the roster. I guess those must be the alternates.