mikejm

Ummmmmm, I think it's "old skool".

^ The first read I had on the selection criteria indicated last year's 16 teams would not have changed a bit; a couple of teams were sent to different regions. I think the sum total of the changes will be seen in how teams schedule their non-conference opponents.

^ I didn't realize Nascar had taken over management of European hockey!

If either Cam or his brother have the talent — and character — that Roger did while playing for the Sioux, they should be prominent recruiting targets for UND. Roger was part of a huge freshman class that came in '73 replacing a big bunch of upperclassmen Coach Rube Bjorkman cut loose. Two other names in the class that should be well-known to all Fighting Sioux fans are Brad Becker and Tom Goddard. I watched (through somewhat hazy eyes ) this class for three years as they generally got their hats handed to them. It was a difficult time to be a UND hockey fan in that they lost so many games. Lamoureux's character however — and that of several teammates — was clearly evident even as the losses piled up. Talent without character is a curse. Character without talent is desirable, but it wins few sporting contests. Talent and character is the ultimate goal.

I am shocked! Shocked, I tell you.

Ii was just about to start the same thread. Here's the take on the issue from the Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/arti...guage_at_games/ I am a free speech proponent, but when the cheers (most obviously "organized") resort to profanity or ethnic and/or sexist remarks, I don't have a problem with some enforcement. I don't know how one will go about policing the new policy, however. And I feel like I am picking at a scab here, so... I'm sorry, in advance.

I'm sure glad no one who had any designs on defacing public property was doing any planning or speculating on the subject on a easily-traced internet site.

D-Day: War's over, man. Wormer dropped the big one. Bluto: Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? He77 no! Otter: Germans? Boon: Forget it, he's rolling. Bluto: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough... [thinks hard] Bluto: the tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go! [runs out, alone; then returns] Bluto: What the f*** happened to the Delta I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? "Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Bluto, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my a33 from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer... Otter: Dead! Bluto's right. Psychotic, but absolutely right. We gotta take these b*******. Now we could do it with conventional weapons that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part. Bluto: We're just the guys to do it. D-Day: Let's do it. Bluto: LET'S DO IT!

Aren't you supposed to be at work?

In some strange and obscene way, I feel my life is now complete having seen that image. Thanks MM.

And we wonder why some college students have a warped sense of reality! (Not that there's anything wrong with that)

Is not.

Good golly...as exciting as it is to see the Sioux getting commitments from quality players, does this strike anyone else as sort of ridiculous? Three freakin' years before he gets here? On a related note, Chase Allen L***, my grandson, has non-verbally committed to skate for the Sioux beginning in the 2025-26 school year. L*** is believed to be the first '06 to commit to any DI team. Sources close to the UND coaching and training staff had this to say in relation to the committment: "We really like what we see in this young man: good hands, good vision, and a real nose for the net. We'll continue to monitor his progress as he proceeds through his development." Another source said the Sioux staff hopes to be on hand early next year when L*** takes his first steps, and again when he is fitted for his first skates as a one-year-old.

I'm in.

This, truly, is an image I could've lived quite comfortably without ever even thinking about.

Owned!

You omitted Diggler.

And wouldn't that just be a shame.

And you shall be duly recognized...By the power vested in me I hereby proclaim redwing to be the Assistant Assistant Midwest Ottawa Scout!

I believe this would be called CREDIBILITY folks. (I gotta get it where I can ) (And thanks mccarsu...the check will be in the mail this evening)

Yeah, we can dangle the prospect of being captain in 07-08 at the end of next year when the Blackhawks come calling again.

Redwing (and others), Brian Lee will never be a physical dman in the style of Greene, Smaby et al. He's never played that way, and unless he (or Ottawa) decides to do a 180, he ain't going to. I've watched Brian play hockey for years, and he will hit someone with a vengeance, it is just not his style of play. I've seen him absolutely lay a kid out flat with as punishing a hit anyone ever delivered. But that is rare. Lee will rack up a lot of assists again this year (23 as a freshman blueliner is huge). I would think we'll see him score a dozen or so goals. But if you're looking for him to start sending opponents into la-la land, you'll be waiting for a long time. Not a slam on Brian by any measure. On the contrary, I like his style of play, and have absolute confidence in him, both defensively and leading a rush up ice.

^^ Take a look out your window sagard. See those horsemen approaching?

Yeah, and look what that gottem! UND sort of has an expectation to actually win some NCAA games every year. JBSU hangs a banner when they get an invite!

I don't think Johnson will come here as an assistant. He's making a lot of money in Lincoln. I think he has a piece of the action there. Harrington would be a rodent in Sioux land, so I doubt that would happen. Unless Hak has already got "his" pick for the job, I'd hate to think of trying to wade through the stack of resumes that must be flying off the fax machine today!