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Maybe Faison deserves a raise as well because we never would have got to the Dance if he went by prevailing wisdom.

So he was a terrible coach that deserved to be fired up until then, and now because he had a couple good months he should be paid more than Bubba? I wouldn't complain about Brian Faison with that kind of philosophy.

So when they have a bad few months starting next season you'll want him fired again and ask the question why they gave him a new contract?

I'm not sure a bigger arenas like Sioux Falls or Omaha would get as many tickets sold ahead of time as Scheels Arena, where people just want to make sure they could get tickets should UND get in. Plus Omaha hasn't made the tournament every year, so they would be taking a chance that they would get in, or if they didn't get in, the committee would place another team that draws well there.

Yeah, at least St. Cloud made some extra money for their athletic programs a few years back.

So, maybe the standard that the league will use is suspension is dependent upon whether the player is injured. If they don't deem this suspension worthy, that's fine, but don't think that in the future when charging the goalie happens more frequently that people don't look back on this incident and ask the question what is different.

... and the funny thing is that Schlossman, who rips the NHL for player safety every chance he gets, doesn't seem to do the same for the league he reports on.

I think we need to start a thread that has incidences like these that should be precedent setters. If Pionk's barreling into the goalie isn't something that can garner a suspension, then running into the goalie is not able to be considered for suspension, unless you charge the goalie at full speed head on from the front.

My problem is that the worst case scenario is Minnesota winning, so until they are ousted, I want formidable opponents to stay alive on that side of the bracket.

How about if you tell the NCAA it is either that or drop the program.

I think he is a forward, and would rather see Tyler Ward (no relation) change his mind from Denver based on how well he seems to be producing. Leading the BCHL playoffs in goal scoring and points per game and he is a 99.

Just looked at the last 4 years and St. Cloud has a PP percentage of 24.65 and UND 18.9. Part of that can be attributed to the big ice surface in St. Cloud, but that is such a big discrepancy. 20 percent should be the norm with the kind of talent we have from year to year.

What has Omaha's power play looked like since Blais started coaching there? Maybe we can hire him as a consultant to get ours kick started. Half kidding, but part of me wonders how we can't have a better power play percentage with 4 guys in the pros from last year and three guys at least on this years team that will be there in short order.

You would think since it is going to be the last Conference tournament off campuses for the B1G, that they would support it, but there seems to be a lot of apathy out there.

I was at both, and I don't believe the buzz around the arena will ever be matched because of the whole Holy Cross upset. Between the games everyone was stirring about and it didn't seem like it ever died down and was brought to a culmination when UND took the ice against Michigan. Unbelievable experience.

Maybe they heard P.A. going over the Minnesotans in the Dance, and when they brought up Hooker he said "never heard of him" in his arrogant voice to slight him. Even if that were the case, Barreiro isn't Paul Allen, and you need to try to possibly become the next Tim Miles and possibly have them interview you on a consistent basis, although their personality difference could have made that difficult.

Would rather you not give us a bad name, so no, there are no message boards.

Didn't they say this would be Klatt's last year?

If we play the dawgs it means Omaha won though.

If we play Omaha in the 3rd place game, they would have nothing to play for, except possibly the last game for Blais, but yeah it would be a bit safer the other way.

You think Minnesota is going to drop to a 3 seed?

UND is 0-1-1 versus Denver.

... and 1000 people that didn't show up are still mad that they couldn't get tickets for the game in Vegas. Probably only 8500 butts in the seats tonight.

Well WDAY started their sportscast with Moorhead losing the State Championship game. I get they are local, but if the Bison made the Dance again they would have spent 15 minutes at the beginning of the whole newscast. Doesn't feel like the good for the state sentiment, which is fine, but at least recognize the importance of a first time event versus Moorhead losing in the title game for the 8th time.

It seems like most years there are plenty of empty upper bowl seats. We usually go from one end of ice to the other based on which end the Sioux are shooting at. Also, Grand Forks has always been known as a walk up town.