mikejm

I was there; I know he scored. His presence on the ice was not obvious as it is for most "stars"; he was just there. He'll be a nice addition to the Sioux, but I was, frankly, hoping to be wowed. I wasn't.

meh. just meh.

Minnesota might just end up playing at home in WCHA first round; the schedule sets up pretty well for them.

Just win, baby.

Please don't construe this as casting aspersions, or raising doubts, but are there NCAA rules against steroid use?

I just make sure the woman who picks me up at the bar afterwards has a nice place!

They didn't have any choice, really. The NCAA shut down DII hockey; there isn't any. Schools that were there had to chose to move up or become DIII teams, which IIRC is non-scholarship. Bemidji State was DII national champ five times if memory serves me. Mankato State won the DII title in 1980! And Alabama-Huntsville won one of the last DII titles before NCAA shut it down in 1999. I think in 1980 all three college hockey titles were held by schools with which "we" are all well acquainted: UND (DI), Mankata (DII) and Bemidji won one of its NAIA titles.

Um yeah. No kidding. All anyone has to do is get a little hot at the end of the season here folks. Win the Final Five, get the auto-bid and win your last four. That's all it takes to hang a banner. Minnesota has scads of talent; it is way, way too early to be counting them out yet.

Travis Roy missed a check and put himself into the boards headfirst. Unfortunate and tragic, granted. But in no way similar to the Lapoint accident, unless you are referring to the fact that the boards were involved in both incidents.

Oh puh-lease...

He's playing in the National Hockey League. Jeebus, give it a freakin' rest.

Great sweep, but man, what is with all the odd-man rushes allowed? Gotta tighten up on that crap. I'm proud to see the Sioux not go all ape-sh*t in retaliation for the Lapoint injury. This game could've gotten real ugly. Oh, and those standings: 7 teams separated by 6 points? Wow, gonna be a fun last three weeks in the regular season.

Um, yeah, okay. Eids was lucky early in Friday's game: he was completely out of position twice and the Landcows missed on one, and had a centering pass missfire. I'm a big fan, but the first last night wasn't one of his proudest moments.

Nice get on the statistics, daggies. The LandCows always play the Sioux tough and they certainly have the muscle to make this a pretty physical series. I hope Hakstol has his boys fired up but also on a short leash; this is not a weekend to incur a bunch of penalties reacting to face washes and chippiness.

She single?

Probably the first time Neil Diamond and "coolest thing ever" have been used in the same thread!!

I'd forgotten about Forney's injury-laden year, so yeah, he'd be a junior. I'll bet he wishes he could forget it as well.

No, I think he'd still have three years of eligibility remaining, so a sophomore.

I think characterizing the Gophers as being done for the year is pretty premature.

The WCHA should be paying interest on my money they've had for so long.

wanna bet?

Well that'll make things a little crowded, huh? Good for Forney, though. The kid was snake-bitten and never got a real shot in GF. I might have to sneak a peak this weekend, although I hate the thought of patronizing the UP(yours Fargo) Center.

And then there's the issue that any addition to the WCHA requires a yes vote from at least eight current members (iirc). I'm not so certain even BSU, which "we" seem to think is a lock to join the conference, has the votes necessary to gain admission.

This is my fear as well. The sport doesn't need another school folding its program. I heard some rumbling over the weekend that NMU hockey people are starting a whispering campaign to try to get back into the WCHA. If both BSU and NMU come this way, CCHA would have room for Huntsville.

Have I missed a post? The CHA is all but done with Robert Morris and Niagara moving to Atlantic Hockey. So does the WCHA take both Bemidji and A-Huntsville? Atlantic Hockey expands