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Prpich is the Sioux's hard-knuckled warrior of the ice My favorite part: Some critics of Prpich's hardnosed play have called the Kenaston, Sask. native a "goon." Prpich addresses those critics with a sense of humor. "I laugh at it, because if that's the way they see it, there is nothing I can do," Prpich said. "I try to get in people's heads any way I can, and depending on the guy, it's going to take different measures." Perhaps the most memorable of those measures was Prpich's notorious goal celebration last season against Minnesota. After putting the puck in the net, Prpich took Gopher goalie Kellen Briggs' water bottle and helped himself to a drink. "I had a buddy in juniors who did it once, and he almost got beat up for it," Prpich chuckled. "I saw how much it rattled the other team, so I thought, why not try it and see how it goes."

Here are two of the articles from today's Dakota Student: Taking stock in fan behavior The DS View: "Flat-ass rules"

It wasn't Trupp... because I saw him when he was here over the Gopher series... My guess is that it is Brad Thiessen. I'm pretty short, and there is no way that this kid was 6'4"... if you are going to the game tonight, my guess is he'll be on the bench during warm up as past recruits typically have been... so check it out, but I'm pretty sure it's Thiessen. (not 100% sure why we need another goalie, but maybe he won't come next year??)

That could definatly be who it is...

There are definatly recruits in town this weekend. I saw Coach Eades giving some kid a tour... I'm trying to figure out who it is, but with little luck. Hopefully one of you can help. His jacket had what appeared to be a blue map leaf on it, and he was number 30. Anyone got any ideas? Perhaps someone from the midget tourney in town?

Sweet! I am totally going!

Update on Parise: 01/19/06 Parise could be available

Here's the article from today's Grand Forks Herald... REA: Line in the stands AD bargains with students over REA behavior "I'd like to say I don't want to hear words here that I wouldn't hear in church, but I'd be naive," Buning said. It wasn't long before students asked what the limits might be. Andrew Howard, a graduate student, said he understands that students wouldn't be able to say some of the more vulgar four-letter words. But can they say "ass" or "bitch" or "hell," he asked, all words allowed in PG-13 movies. "The last time I checked in church, there's a lot of 'damns' and 'hells,'" Buning said by way of reply. "But if I hear another chant with the 'F' word, we've got a serious problem." If there is something in the Dakota Student tomorrow, I will post that as well...

UW men's hockey: Elliott hurt in practice Though nothing was certain, Eaves and his players left the Bob Johnson Hockey Facility assuming Elliott will not play Friday and Saturday when the top-ranked and first-place Badgers face second-place Denver in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association series at the Kohl Center "We knew we were going to hit some storms on this journey, and we've hit a storm," Eaves said. Freshman Shane Connelly, whose only college experience was an exhibition game against the U.S. National Under-18 team in mid-December, would start in place of Elliott. After seeing Elliott go down, bellowing in pain, his teammates screamed profanities and fired slap shots into the side boards in anger. The practice rink then turned eerily quiet.

"No one is asking the students to act like this is church or study hall." Two things... first, yes, the student did get to speak a little. At first Buning just talked to us about what we could and could not do (ie stand, swear, act like drunk fools) but then they went to a question and answer format. For the most part the questions revolved around the number of seats that students have... which makes no sense, because we will never get more. I think my favorite question about standing came from a girl who wanted to know why we couldn't stand even though the school song says "Stand up and cheer..." Second... they actually did use the comparison to church with profanity... I believe they said that if it can't be said in church, it shouldn't be said here either.. but don't quote me on that

Not that it is any indication, but when he (Buning) was describing where we would be moved to he pointed to the end that we defend twice... where the visitor's section is currently in the upper bowl. Personally if we are going to move the student section, I would rather be at the end that we shot twice. And on a side note, I don't think moving the student section will help with the swearing at players in the penalty box because then we'll just yell at the goalie... Also, I noticed a few people that appeared to be reporters, plus news cameras... so if you are in the GF area, check your papers/evening news.

Just another note from the meeting (now that my computer finally works again)... someone asked about when the regular season ticket holders (meaning non-student) would be recieving this information... it was said that they will mail it out... didn't sound to convincing to me, but we'll find out. It was also said that this meeting was not to target the students, although it appeared to turn that way. They tried to stress that everyone in the Ralph is to be held to the same rules, although that could be an entire new thread itself. Overall, I thought the meeting went alright. They kept refering to us as "stockholders" in a "business"... I kinda felt bad for Buning, he was trying his best to answer the questions but it wasn't going to well. The student body president was there talking to the general manager of the Ralph so Buning would look to him for help, and he wouldn't be paying attention. There was a vote to see if students would rather move to the end and be able to stand, or stay in the current location and follow the rules (aka sit). There was no offical count, but they guessed it to be 65% to 35%. It was said that if moved, we would NOT lose any seats in the lower or upper sections. (not really sure where the upper section would be... seeing as the bar is at the end) I would guess the attendance at the meeting was 100-150 people... any other question, just ask and I'll answer to the best of my ability.

I don't know if I am biased because I am a student, but once again student behavior at hockey games has become an issue. I was just wondering what some of the other fans that have been to the Ralph's opinion of the student section is. In today's issue of the Dakota Student was the following memo: To: All Student Season Ticket Holders From: UND Athletics, REA Administration, Student Government RE: Student Fan Behavior at UND Athletic Events Date: Jan. 13, 2005 (yeah... it actually says 2005... it's not my type-o) Dear Student Hockey Fans: All season ticket holders are required to attend a MANDATORY meeting on Wednesday January 18th at 6:00 pm. We will meet in the lower bowl student section at REA. At this meeting UND and REA administration and staff will once and for all lay out our defination of acceptable behavior at all UND athletic events. Items to be discussed at this time will be: 1. Standing or obstructing the view of other fans 2. Vulgarity addressed to officals, visiting teams, event employees 3. How to properly show respect to officals and visiting teams 4. Excessive alcohol consumption UND and REA want to keep the excitement and enthusiam the students bring to the game, but the price you are asking to pay for this atmosphere is too much. Current and future seating plans will be determined by your wwillingness to conduct yourselves in an acceptable manner. We thank you in advance for attending this meeting. Sincerely, Tom Buning Director of Athletics Jody Hodgson REA General Manager

I read in today's GF Herald that Parise will be a game time decision... unless we took all three goalies, I didn't think he was even down there...

Thanks... I guess I was just out of the loop on this one

UW men's hockey: Highly touted Gagner headed to Badgers The spotlight shining on the future of the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team added some serious wattage this week when high-profile center Sam Gagner made an oral commitment to the Badgers for the 2007-08 season. If he's so great... how come I haven't heard of him? Was UND looking at this kid at all?

I've also heard this around campus... I heard that Walski was going, which I assumed meant that Parise wasn't. I'm not sure how accurate it is, but it seems to be headed in that direction...

I just copied the article into the thread on Parise and Radke... you can find it there

Just an update for everyone living outside of Grand Forks... in the Herald today there was a short blurb on Parise: "UND goaltender Jardan Parise's status for this weekend's series against the University of Minnesota is in question as a result of an upper body injury he suffered last week. Parise did not play last weekend against Alaska Anchorage. UND coach Dave Hakstol said he had no comment on the injury, and Parise's status will be re-evaluated later in the week. Philippe Lamoureux recorded his first career shutout Saturday in a 5-0 win against the Seawolves If Parise can't go against the Gophers, Lamoureux would likely be the guy. The third goaltender on UND's roster is freshman Aaron Walski, who hasn't played a collegiate game." I don't think a hip flexor is considered upper body... and I don't know if they would refer to a concussion as an upper body injury... any other ideas as to what happened?

Congrats Phil on first career shutout!!! Yay I didn't jinx it

Final minute of play...

"So Niagra falls twice to Minnesota... if I didn't have so much free time I wouldn't have been able to come up with that" ~UAA Announcers~ HAHA!

I nearly missed that goal because the UAA announcers don't make it very exciting...

actually I'm a she... and I guess that's fine by me... I deleted it, but I've still got faith in Phil

"try to get that bagel off the scoreboard" don't most other people call it a goose egg or a doughnut or something?