FIRE HELMET GUY #26

Any way you could get him banned from Mariucci next year as well?

Dont the Sioux have to get through Michigan first?

Nothing was dumped, PA wanted content dumped but it was too late. DHG is a good guy, he just likes to stir the pot with opposing fan bases. He's ads big of a hockey fan as you'll ever meet.

If they can kill 3 penalties to one of the best PP teams in the country that should be a pretty big boost for them.....not that I would keep taking dumb penalties.

They don't have a choice in the matter. If you want to thank anybody thank Barry Alvarez and Penn State Univ.

I think alot of us Gopher fans went in stealth mode because we did not want to get grief about how things are going with the program, at least that's why I didn't wear any. Did run into Goon between periods of the 2nd game though, always fun to shoot the breeze with him for a while.

Three of the funnest days as a college hockey fan. St Paul will be an absolute ZOO on Thursday with St. Pattys day and Saturday with the Final Five festivities and the Wild game going on. Weather looks to be pretty promising as well. It's like the Big 10 Conf. already started without the Gophers and Wisco there this year.

UAA could do some damage at the Final Five, they are getting some great tending from Kamal right now and certainly deserved to move on this weekend. They are playing some great hockey right now.

I think they did it the Thursday of the Final Five but now with two games that Thursday they bumped it up.

What you just mentioned here are all the concerns I have as well. I can tell you one thing, I'm gonna save a TON of money on roadtrips......because there are none I'm gonna want to make anymore. Other then Michigan and Michigan State I'd have no interest in seeing any of the other schools. The TV thing scares me too, we've been downright spoiled over the years with about 95% of Gopher games televised, will be tough to say what will happen when the BTC happens. At least with only six teams we'll still be able to schedule games with the UND's, UMD's, SCSU and some of the other local flavors, but will Minnesota strongarm them and say if you want to play the Gophers you have to play them at Mariucci, which is what I'm afraid will happen as well. Gonna miss the roadtrips to SCSU, Kato, Grand Forks, and most of all DULUTH!!

We all saw how cheap Duluth went with the plexiglass at the new arena, so it could happen!

Actually I think Hankinson has been pretty fair to both sides, LaPanta is horrible and needs to go. Hankinson was even ripping on the Gophers diving there in the 2nd period.

On a scale of 1 to 10, that dive by Ness was an 11. Wow!!!

On the Blood call, heck yes I'm serious. Stupid play on Barriballs part but you could tell Blood embellished a bit. The Hextall one was a legit call though, stupid play on Ness.

Come on, his dad is Ron Hextall....he should be tough enough to be able to take that! Not sure what got into Barriball there during the first!

Blood and Hex must have enrolled in the "Cepis School for Diving."

Wow, what an end to the period. Gotta love Sioux vs. Gophers.

Fixed your post!

You still not coming to the game tomorrow night Goon? I'd buy you a beer at the Sports Garden......or the TOGA! Should be a great night, two top teams with a good rivalry the last few years and breaking in a new arena!

That paper must be sponsored by Red Baron!

This may not be a bar but looks like it would be a pretty good place to hit after the bar when you're all snapped up! Some of these sandwiches sound like a heart attack waiting to happen! http://www.fatsandwichcompany.com/Madison/index.html

Nice to hear him speak up about the whole Big 10 deal, and he brings up some very valid points. All of which will be totally ignored though I'm sure. Glad to see him single out Alvarez who was the starting factor in the whole thing anyways.

Was he trying to paint a picture that Maverick fans are saints or something? I've been down there many times for Gopher games vs. 'Kato and their fans are possibly the biggest drunks I've seen in the league. I'm sure they do fine on their own with alchohol sales and trips to detox.

I don't think Minnesota would ever want to leave the WCHA, Alvarez has made it pretty clear that he would like to see the Big 10 league happen though. But if Lucia would have a vote in the decision I would almost guarantee he would shoot it down. But in the end for Minnesota I suppose it's up to Maturi, and who knows what that idiot would do.

You'd want the championship on a Sunday? Does not leave much time for travel to get back home for a Monday for people that have to work! I kind of like having it on a Saturday, get together with friends and have some beers and not have to worry about work the next day.....of course one of these years I'm actually hoping the Gophers make it to the Frozen Four again! I would like the see the break between the Regional and the Frozen Four only a week though, I think the two week break kills momentum of alot of teams.