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    Non-UND College Hockey 2025-26

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    8 minutes ago, Big A HG said:

     

    Oh man, I feel like I had a hand in that game!  We were struggling offensively through two periods big time.  Down 2-0 but felt like a bigger gap than that.  From the perspective of that video above, the UND parents section was straight down below by the glass.  I was sitting next to the Finley's in Coach Osh's seat, row 2 seat 2, since he went up to the press box.  Along the way, we tried different things for luck...Joe's mom, being that Joe was #2, decided it would be a good idea to sit in seat #2 where I was, so we swapped.  Didn't seem to work.  Leading up to the game, and in the game itself, our top line was Duncan, Oshie, and I want to say Rylan Kaip, but memory is escaping me for sure....BUT, earlier in the year there was a period of time when it was Duncan, Oshie, and Kozek.  They scored a ton and I thought they clicked.  I'm guessing Hakstol liked someone with Kozek's shot and scoring ability on the second line for some balance which is why he didn't stay up there.

    I was convinced enough that moving Kozek back to the top line was a good idea that after the second period I ran over to the tunnel (in the video above, near-side on the right) and yelled to Hak "PUT KOZEK ON THE TOP LINE!!"  A Badger fan standing there along the railing said "Do you think he's going to listen to you?!"  In my mind I thought he was probably right, so scurried on back to my seat.  But sure enough, to start the third, Kozek was there again on the top line.  Then boom, it was all downhill from there.  Unbelievable third period and overtime.  Kozek scored that game-winner right in front of us and it was pandemonium.  I turned to make eye contact with that Badger fan and he looked back at me, and with the biggest grin on my face gave him the biggest double birds of my life. :lol:

    I'll always wonder if I had a legitimate role in that or not.  Maybe one day I'll get to run into Hak again and I can ask.

    Enjoy!

     

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    Nonconference Schedule Now and in Future under new leadership

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    58 minutes ago, farce poobah said:

    Long story short....

    In the 78-79 season, we let Kermit the Frog (mascot in a little Farce helmet and ref jersey), sit on top of the glass during warmups.  When Michigan visited, they stole Kermit.  Whisked him off to the locker room after warmups.  Much negotiating between us and the Michigan locker room ensued: They offered to return him in return for a sweep.  We replied "give us back the Frog and we'll only beat you by 9 goals". And so on.  During pre-game, and during the game, Kermit was tied up and hanging from the backup goalie's stick.  Then they took him back to Ann Arbor.

    In the following days, media picked up the story.  Virg Foss interviewed the Grand Exalted Poobah and several of us lesser Poobahs for a story.  Which got picked up by Associated Press syndication.  The Herald followed up with a contest for a bumper sticker slogan and "Kermit's Luck Guides Our Puck" was the winner.  

    The next season, we swept the series and got Kermit back. 

    Great story!

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    Nonconference Schedule Now and in Future under new leadership

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    10 minutes ago, Big Green said:

    What was the deal with this?  I was 5 at the time and I remember having a Kermit the Frog that I would sometimes bring to games.  Even have a picture in the Dakota Student holding Kermit.  Remember "Kermit's luck guides our puck"  and it would ride around on the Zamboni.  Was it stolen or rewarded to Series winner?

     

    Kermit was the unofficial mascot back then until Jim Henson sent a cease and desist letter.  I remember having a t-shirt that said “Kermit’s the Way to the NCAA’s”.  I’m guessing it’s connected to the Farce.

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    The Golden Gophers @ UND- 10/17 and 10/18

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    1 minute ago, UND69er said:

    My brother and I have been saying this for 50 years, we are old!!  Also, was attending a Gopher UND game a few years ago at Mariucci and one guy was yelling and screaming at Joe Finley to go back to Canada!  LMAO, .....Joe was from Edina.  Another well informed Gopher fan!

    I wonder if most Gofer fans realize the season has actually started.

    The Golden Gophers @ UND- 10/17 and 10/18

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    5 hours ago, Godsmack said:

    Thinking back on that overtime winner, had the one Gopher D man not bit and committed in the neutral zone, maybe Q doesn’t score on that sick two on one. Man, if that were a designed set play, kudos to Coach Pecknold and staff for drawing that up! He deserves a ten year extension simply for that one play, IMO. 

    There's a video on YouTube talking about how this was a designed play...don't like Pecknold one bit but it was a pretty good call to win it obviously.

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    The Golden Gophers @ UND- 10/17 and 10/18

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    3 hours ago, hawksfan12 said:

    Every Gophers fans I've meant knows UND is a blue blood. They just hate our program. All I say is F them back.

    I have to admit Bob Motzko does not seem like he should be a coach of a blue blood. Gophers need a young visionary polished guy running the program. Doesn't appear that Bob has any vision or striver mindset like the other big school coaches (he's no Hakstol, how Jackson sounds, Nick Saban in football if you hear them all talk). I seriously have no idea what Minnesota saw in him unless he was a transitional coach for them after Lucia. 

    The guy from Auggie, Garrett Raboin, will end up being the next coach of Minny if they care about hockey at all.  Just my 2 cents.

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    Non-UND College Hockey 2025-26

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    4 hours ago, atxsioux said:

    ESPN2 showing the MSU vs BU game this Friday.

    For program visibility primarily would be nice to see UND leave the TV rights open for at least the Gopher series at home so ESPN was a possible option.

     

    Getting the feeling the NCHC will more than likely be taking the TV and streaming to ESPN. Encouraging to see ESPN showing some interest in college hockey present day 

    I hate that ESPN has to be the avenue to promote college hockey.  They don't give a rats ass about it and really only spend any time on it during the F*cking Beanpot and the Frozen Four.  Loved it when the regional Fox stations carried all the NCAA regionals and you actually got people that covered the sport during the season announcing the damn games.

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    Prospective Recruits

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    1 hour ago, tnt said:

    Are any of the big names like Preston Mathis playing both nights this weekend?  Would be nice if the schedule worked out to get a few guys in here.  Of course if their current teams found out they took a visit, that could cause a bit of friction.

     

     

     

    True, but this would be the weekend to get them to the Forks.

    The Golden Gophers @ UND- 10/17 and 10/18

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    49 minutes ago, ND_Texan said:

    The Minny program is going to continue to suffer as long as they avoid CHL chippahs. They no longer draw the best of the best from their own state (for example, Zellers). Haven’t for a long while in fact. The golden era of the Golden Gophers has long left the station. Motzko and Company are about to feel the full brunt of their isolationist approach to recruiting. Maybe they are already are. 

    I don't know...they were pretty damn good a couple years ago.  How they lost that championship game to the Q is beyond me; that Gofer squad was LOADED.  If they are down a little now, great for UND...because it usually doesn't last too long before they are good again.

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    UND vs St Thomas (Fri/Sun -- Home and "Home")

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    Just got home from the game; lots of fun to be back in St Paul.  Thought maybe there would be a few more Sioux fans there but they vastly outnumbered the Tommies.  Our goalie looks to be solid and I thought our D cleaned up a lot of the sloppiness from Friday.  St Thomas could not hang with UND 5x5;  just too much firepower for North Dakota tonight.  Their best chance was getting on the power play and they did make UND pay on the 5 on 3 (or maybe it was 5 on 4 by the time they scored).  Sioux depth was just too much for them tonight.  Glad to see more guys getting their first goal of the year...hope we are firing on all cylinders for the upcoming rodent invasion next weekend.

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    Nonconference Schedule Now and in Future under new leadership

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    2 hours ago, farce poobah said:

    The last games in GF were Feb 22/23, 1980.

    Memorable because the win Friday clinched the WCHA title. Along with the "Miracle on Ice" (which we watched on CBC in the dorm before going to the Sioux game), led the GF Herald to headline Saturday's paper "Hockey Heaven".  

    And on Saturday, we got Kermit the Frog mascot back from Michigan.

    The last regular season games at Yost were next season 80-81.

     

    Why hasn't Michigan been back?  First, they left the WCHA to play in the CCHA cupcake league (aka bus league) after the 80-81 season, which led to nasty, unpleasant splits out West.  Then, a long stretch of years where there were very few nonconference games (28 conference in a 34 game season), left small to no chance until the NCHC formed. (Switching to 24 game conference season was a big reason for the collapse of the WCHA.) 

    The last reason they haven't been back, I think, is money (haven't seen that mentioned).  They want ⅔ of nonconference games to be at home, we do too. 

    The Sioux went to Yost for NCAA regional in 1998 and as legend has it, they had to dress in a tent out in the parking lot.?.?  Not sure why Sioux didn't get a locker room; is this really true?  Anyway, UND goes up 2-0 and then goes on a 5 minute power play but does not score.  Michigan comes back to win the game 4-3 and goes on to win the NCAA title.  :angry:

     

    Non-UND College Hockey 2025-26

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    14 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

    The gophers got the all important non conference shootout win against BC.  A celebration at center ice, the lights flickered, and I'm sure everyone got a trophy.  @MafiaMan would've had a proud tear in his eye. 

    Was it the Traditional Circle of Sticks?

    #danhammer

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