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Sounds like you are a little obsessed with us as well. Don't really care to frequent a Miami message board, or do they have one? Maybe you can be like Mariucci and try convince us how good you are. Sounds a bit like Jan Brady syndrome to me. Why don't you just know you are good and not try to prove it to everyone.

Pot, kettle, black.

If indeed he is out for a while, you lose one of your best penalty killers, face-off guy, finishers, and guy who has an incredible chemistry with Parks. Would be interesting to see Parks stats with and without Mac. Hopefully he can make it back at some point.

Much like when Grafton pulled upsets, I think you still have the same favorites. When you double up on shots in high school and lose, you tip your hat to the goalie, which got both Central and Red River. Losing guys to juniors has really hurt the talent level playing high school hockey. Guys like Benson, Christian and Morelli, as well as others that think they have to play elsewhere to get noticed has taken away the really top end talent.

After watching Through These Doors and seeing the dedication all of these guys have to the program, I would like to express my thanks to all of them for that dedication and passion. I know that guys like Mattson and O'Donnell have been scrutinized beyond belief for a lot of their career and for them to maintain that passion is admirable. Before fans nitpick with perfection as a baseline, remember this episode and the level of effort these guys put in to the program. I don't know of any other program that would have this many seniors with that kind of dedication and respect for the program. Guys that haven't seen the ice as much as they would with other programs exemplify that passion. Panzarella has been a great role player for UND, filling in when needed by always being ready, and logging important minutes when we need him. I can't respect him enough. I hope all of the players know that through all of the unbelievable scrutiny they go through by the fans, that we all want the same thing -- to add to the legacy of Sioux hockey, even if sometimes the expectations are unrealistic. To that end, I can think of nothing better, or fitting than for this group of Seniors to add to that legacy, and their own by going on to win as much hardware as possible, and the ultimate -- the NCAA Championship. That will mean a lot more sacrifice and making sure that every shift for 4 games means something, and that a foolish penalty or shift off in the first period, may add to a poor result as much as one in the third. We all know the hanging of the heads feeling when coming up just short in the past and I can only imagine the things that go through players minds in the "what if" scenarios. You already have a legacy of hard work and dedication along with some hardware, now hopefully you can add the Big Prize to that legacy. Either way you are Sioux through and through, and we as fans recognize that and say Thank You for that commitment to the program.

What mens sport do you propose to cut for Title 9 compliance?

I think they should have taken names and done a lottery when they initially went on sale to the public. Goodness knows it was random who got them to begin with, as some got tickets long after others had been denied during the process. Wouldn't mind them doing the same for the second time around, because it wouldn't upset people so much that stood in line or tried to get online to get tickets. At least you wouldn't have to go through an irritating process and come out of it feeling like the whole process was a sham.

Supposedly Gaarder had his eyes gouged by someone.

... and during an era when scoring is at an all-time low in college hockey. Is Common Man still looking for Preposterous Statement entries?

... and if we weren't on such a run, you probably see them in the lineup here and there, but I don't think they want to mess with success right now.

Exactly. The reason Minnesota keeps bidding on regionals even after they missed making them was because they wanted to set their team up for success. If your fan base is assured where they are going to be if they make the tournament, they can buy tickets before everyone else like they did at Scheels.

I don't know, with Chris Semrau being with that facility, they could possibly work together to put in a bid.

A year of getting stronger, and I might add finishing your degree in case things don't work out.

Penn State is the most undisciplined team I've seen this year. Keep throwing picks up the middle, over pursuing, and basically just running around.

Geoffrion just said the rankings will change because North Dakota lost last night.

I will say he put the stick under his arm, but not until Camaratta clamped down on it and embellished being tugged did it become a penalty.

On ESPNU.

... and Minnesota is rewarded for embellishment once again. If it wan't for the power play and Big Ten competition they would be a .500 team.

... but those true scorers are going to have to adjust to the college game too. I consider Caggiula, Parks and Macmillan finishers. I know what you are saying, but not sure if Boeser, Wilkie, and Gersich will be a step up in their first year, although hopefully one or two could make that kind of impact like a Danton Heinen. If someone comes close to matching Macmillan's shooting percentage I'll be happy, because I think they will all have their chances.

Hope we can get the sweep, but Western spoiled our chances to win the Penrose last year when they beat us at home. Be nice to make up for that and get it done this time around.

It is going to be at Scheels, period. Don't think UND would want to jeopardize future chances at hosting by trying to wiggle out of Scheels and change sites at the last minute. If anything, fans should bite the bullet in order to keep future home ice type advantages in our back yard.

Sounds to me like ice conditions might not lend itself to the best hockey being played. Perhaps the NCAA should have a back up plan that would be logistically feasible in the area -- oh, say perhaps THE RALPH!!

Refs won't be from the leagues of the teams playing.

Sounds like a Q guy, especially playing for Halifax, unless you've heard otherwise.

Do you remember how vehemently he argued why people had the Sioux rated so high preseason when they couldn't score goals in a few games down the stretch last year? I do think he is a Mankato fan though, because he defended Trevor Bruess when he had several cheap incidents. I do think that he is fairly even-handed about his analysis of UND recruits and such but his bias sometimes shows up. I have seen him write bad about the gophers as well though. I guess I can understand if you didn't see the bad officiating in person, it may come across as whining.