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Maybe if Minnesota recruited those area, but we know they don't. Minnesota plays Michigan and Michigan State every year. They rotate the home ice. The Gophers usually have one other OOC road trip every other year. 2006-07 play at Ohio State 2 games. 2004-05 played at Alaska, played U Mass. and Anchorage. 2003-04 they played at Omaha and played Maine and Omaha. 2002-03 play 2 at New Hampshire. It all comes down to the money. The Gophers have about 22 Div. one sports and they have three sports that make a profit and womens basketball that just about breaks even. Maturi is not going to give up very many home games to play home and home series with teams when the Gophers can stay home and sell 10,000 tickets at #35 each. Playing in the big ten is not cheap. Hopefully the football team will someday be good. They might then be able to expand the new stadium to around 70,000 seats and if that happens then the budget pressure will not be there and the Hockey team might just schedule a few more OOC road game. Maybe the bad case scenario will happen and there might someday be a Big 10 Hockey Conf. and then UND will be looking to schedule Minnesota home and home every other year. Not saying it will happen and not saying it's out of the question. I am not sure how it would be handled if Penn State or Illinois ever went Div. 1 Hockey. Something to think about though as college Hockey evolves.

because it's in Grand Fork. Say no more.

Sorry, but it looks like you have been beaversoned>

How are those green glasses working for you.

No Wisconsin at their own regional. If you get placed there, don't buy tickets ahead of time. They will be giving tickets away at the Kohl Center.

plus two extra home games each year we play up there. For Mn. that is 10,000 seats times $30 = $300,000 per game. Minus a few $ for the studnt section. Thats still about $250,000 per game. I don't think having the Alaska teams are much of a drain.

Well played game by both teams and they both represented the WCHA well. Now go out and kick some Eastern butt. As much as this pains me to say, get #8 and keep the title in the conference that it belongs.

AZSIOUX, Sure I would be. I was around the week after the Sioux thumped us in Minneapolis. I enjoy the banter, no flaming intended. Just talk from WCHA rivals. This time of year is the best. Win tonight and then lets get it on Sunday.

As a Gopher fan, I think it is. Since it was for the WCHA championship it is a more meaningfull game. Also the guy was on his belly. You gotta love that

A team like AF that works hard and is well coached can do some damage in a tourey game. No pressure to win. There not going to lose kids to the NHL, so they have more Sr. leadership. Average age of AF is 18 mo. older than Minnesota. I think UND and Mn. are two of the younger teams in Div. 1. There is not much of a reward anymore to be a #1 seed. Maybe the NCAA's go to a 20 team field and the #1's get a first round bye.

Yes: Isn't Lammy the one who let in Wheelers goal!!!!!!!!!

Let see here, you have Minnesota fans cheering for a Minnesota team. Wow, what a crime that is.

Sounds like you need to be more carefull on who you give your phone number out to.

At least they didn't mention Duncan or Okposo. Of course this article will will have No bearing on who actually signs when the season is over.

Very intense game, but what would you expect. How can you boost tickets sales when the championship rounds are SOLD OUT. I watched the first period of Mich. and the Doomers. No comparison. Either one of these teams will have there way with that conference.

The two in the west are at Denver and Grand Rapids , Mi. Tickets have been on sale since Oct. Whoever goes to Denver would be wise to NOT buy tickets ahead of time. Get them cheap once you are there. With NO CC or Denver, the place will be empty. They are playing in the Pepsi center and it holds around 18,000. TV coverage is on FSN, don't know if you get that in Fargo or not.

and Dakota might still be looking for there first, but why even go there.

I have never said UND is not a rival. I have always said Wisconsin is the #1 rival and I say that because we play them in ALL sports. Except Baseball. If I had to make a list in the WCHA it would be (I know, like who cares)1. Wisconsin 2 UND. 3. UMD 4. SCSU 5 CC 6 Denver 7. Mankato 8. Michigan Tech and 9 AA.

10 forwards should be enough. No excuses, we will have many TV timeouts to get our wind back.

Maybe you can't get any tickets, because ALL games are sold out and season ticket holders like myself go to ALL games. Unless I am on Winter vacation in Mexico. My guess is there will always be a few tickets for sale on the street, but not many and not for face value.

Its great to see UND lossing all these home games at Mariucci West. UND in 8th place man is that great or what.

This is just a wild guess, but if the Sioux lose tonight all sharp objects and kool aid should be put under lock and key.

Tell your boys to get break-away straps on their helmets. Tech has more than a few guys that likes to grab the facemask.

No, we were on the PP when it happened, everything was even from this event.