82SiouxGuy

It's now Joe Blacks. Dennis Blackmun, who used to run the River Bend, is one of the owners.

I thought the Nickel was a "silly Division II trophy".

The amount that is tax deductible varies from level to level. Anything that you receive with a monetary value is subtracted from the deductible amount. If you get a book or parking pass, that probably has a value. If you get an invitation to a social or a listing at a specific giving level, no monetary value. It is usually best left to a tax account to figure out the actual deductions (I am not an accountant).

According to the Lowell Devils web site he played last night and they lost in overtime.

I haven't seen this mentioned on the board. It looks like Brandon is on the move again to the Bruins.

And how many have been to the White House to meet the President?

No. Sea cows.

If you are anywhere near Grand Forks and can't see the game on television you can listen to the USA Hockey broadcast on KNOX 1310. They will have guys like Brad Berry and Tarek Howard on between periods.

Pat Sweeney announced on the WDAZ news that the US-Canada game will be on KNOX 1310 radio starting at 9 AM on Wednesday. The station is available to most of eastern North Dakota so a lot of people should be able to hear it.

They must have confused themselves (hard to believe I know). I watched the end of the game and they said that UMTC had won something like 8 straight Dodge tournaments. I am pretty sure that they haven't won the last 7 national titles.

It is much too soon to get worked up about UMTC and their new policy. First, I don't know how solid this opposition will be in the future. There are a lot of people in the Twin Cities that have expressed outrage in the past couple of days. It has been a topic of discussion on KFAN radio and everyone thought it was ridiculous. Many UMTC supporters believe that it shows real weakness in the athletic department and they don't like it. Lou Nanne, former Minnesota North Star player and general manager was asked about the decision when he was making a weekly appearance. He is a big Gopher supporter and a friend of Maturi. He said that it was a really bad decision by the advisory council and that Maturi was being pushed into it. He pointed out that UND has a large alumni base in the Twin Cities that would buy a lot of tickets for games, plus the relationship built in hockey made it a good rivalry. So I am not positive that the policy will be enforced long term. As far as Wisconsin and Iowa are concerned, they have had these policies in place for several years so that should not factor into any decisions made at UND. It should have been known when the decision was made to go D I. Second, it is way too early in the process. As we have seen, things are changing very rapidly. It is possible that the majority may speak up and stop the small minority that is driving this issue. It would be a bad idea to make a change if it isn't really needed. Even if UMTC follows through with their policy, and even if the hockey schools in the east follow a similar path, it will not greatly affect scheduling for at least 2-4 years. I think we should slow down and let things play out before even thinking about making a radical change. As has been said on this board several times, we have 2 different issues to deal with. One is the NC$$ and their policy labeling the name hostile and abusive. The other issue is the name itself and the problems it may cause. I believe that we should finish the court case first. When that is decided, win or lose, then UND may need to take a hard look at the name itself again to see if it is in the best interests of the school for the long run. And this has nothing to do with anything that has happened in the past month, this is the way I have felt since it was announced that UND was going to sue. We just need to be consistent and not react to everything that happens during the process.

I'm with you. My mother's maiden name was Murphy so I have plenty of Irish blood.

You must not have heard the news. UMTC administration passed a rule about 3 years ago saying they would not compete against school with Native names or mascots unless it was in league competition or some other contractual situation they could not get out of. It has not been strictly enforced until recently. Several of our coaches were discussing competition with them in the future and they were recently told that it would not happen. They will only play UND in men's and women's hockey. The kicker is that they have recently scheduled some kind of a competition with Central Michigan in spite of their nickname. The UMTC AD said it was okay because CMU had gotten the clearance from the NC$$ to use the name. Here is the story from the Grand Forks Herald.

I don't think that the NC$$ has any interest in settling right now. They believe they are totally right and in control of the situation. It is possible that closer to the trial, if they see a lot of evidence build up against them, they may have a change of heart. It will probably be many months before there is any chance of movement on either side.

I found this part interesting, it shows how strong UMTC's commitment is:

I am pretty sure that the game was in 1975 not 1978.

I agree with Brian. At first I started to get upset, but some of the posters are so over the top it is just funny. These are college kids playing a game. I just can't get as angry as some of the posters seem to get. And I am not ready to dump any of these players or coachs. I think there is still hope for the season. There are stretchs in many of the games where the Sioux just dominate. Unfortunately, those stretchs don't always result in goals. And just as quickly, the team seems to lose focus and someone (or several people) makes a mistake which results in a goal for the other team. And it isn't just a couple of players that are making the mistakes, just about everyone on the team has contributed to the problem. If we were getting blown out of a bunch of games I would be more inclined to write off the season. Most of these games have been 1 or 2 goal losses which means that if a few things changed the result might have changed. The coaching staff just needs to find the keys to correct some of the problems, and if they do the team will start winning some games.

I agree completely. I have been going to games almost as long as you have and you are exactly right.

You mean guys like Irmen, Potulny and Kessel to name just a few? Every top program that recruits blue-chip talent is losing players early.

He will be performing at the Empire Arts Center in downtown Grand Forks, dates and times to be announced.

I am pretty sure that he is talking about Grand Forks native, lesser known winger on the Hrkac Circus line with Bob Joyce and coach of the Lincoln Stars from the USHL for about 10 years Steve Johnson. He was also a candidate to replace Berry as assistant coach earlier this year.

John Barleycorn had Happy Hour starting at 10 PM every night. Two Michelob or Miller Lite tap beers for $1. It was very convenient since I worked in the mall and usually got done with work at 10. Never liked Faces a whole lot. Ma Barkers or Verns or whatever else the bar was called at the time on the corner of Highway 2 and 220 in EGF was usually a great party on Friday and Saturday.

The DOT line has to produce whether D, O and T are playing on the same line or on different lines (or in different countries). Even though they are sophomores, they are the scoring heart of the team. If O and T start scoring as much or more than D is now the team should be fine.

I took don't care about the poll because I think several of those guys will start scoring if the DOT line takes off. The big line scoring will take some pressure off the rest of the guys.

Lamoureux has had save percentages above 90% in other years. He should be able to get there again. Here are his stats for the past 3 years. |---GOAL AVERAGE---| |--SAVES--| |----RECORD----| |-----GOALS------| ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho PP SH EN PEN SOG 2006-2007 1 Philippe Lamoureux 10-10 573:39 28 2.93 217 .886 4 6 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 2005-2006 34 Philippe Lamoureux 14-11 734:26 32 2.61 327 .911 5 7 0 1 13 2 0 0 0 2004-2005 34 Philippe Lamoureux 18-17 1043:26 38 2.19 406 .914 7 8 2 0 12 0 0 0 0