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Oh. Got it. I just hope we're not playing for more than a penny a point.

OK, I'm just coming back after leaving the thread for a while. We're setting up a smear league as a way of convincing Johnny! to stay. Right?

I think we should add lacrosse, if only as another sport we can beat NDSU at. http://www.umll.org/game-uslmdia.cfm?gamei...3&uslmdia=1

If Toews were to leave, and I hope he stays, I think Genoway would be good on the line with Oshie and Duncan. He's got the wheels to keep up, and to cover when guys get caught behind the puck. Plus it would be a great line acronym: Genoway Oshie Duncan.

If Notre Dame ever put their collective minds to it, they could be an elite power in college hockey, think Top 5 regularly. Jeff Jackson might just be the catalyst for getting big-time alumni support ... I expect that over the next decade, Notre Dame moves to elite status.

THIS is what makes fan appreciation night so terrific: http://www.grandforksherald.com/gfx/photos...l/413fanday.jpg

http://www.grandforksherald.com/ap/index.c...mp;id=D8OG08GG0 The school's last Hobey Baker winner, Tony Hrkac in 1987, called Duncan to offer congratulations. "I didn't recognize the phone number, but picked it up anyway and it was Tony Hrkac," Duncan said. "He didn't have to do that."

I'm set. I got time and caffeine. I miss watching Dave Tippett play for the Sioux. He can't be old enough to be a head coach in the NHL...

Versus 8pm central - Dallas vs Vancouver. Expect it to be done by 3am.

For most of the years I've been a fan, the Sioux have played according to this philosophy: [excerpted from the above] "There's never a game that doesn't count," McMahon said. "We're coached that way. Every game counts. Every shift counts. ..." Under Hakstol, I think that ethic has gotten even stronger.

Zach - Leading the NHL Playoffs in goal scoring. Not surprised here.

This one might go 10 games, especially if the goalies get hot. Considering they've played two-plus games already, and Game 2 isn't until tonight, its one of those series that the winner may end up being too beat-up to go much further... a shame since both have the potential for a big run.

That's more than a couple. Thanks for posting. I did some quick math and I figure we travelled about 5500 auto miles to see Sioux hockey games this year. It was worth every mile.

Ah the good old days. That live chicken was absolutely critical to the outcome of that game vs. Minnesota. It helped us kill off an extended Minnesota powerplay, getting Taylor and Smail some rest. Not to mention the Gophers were all crackin up on their bench until getting slapped upside the head by their coaches. It was a BRILLIANT! strategy. Not to mention funny as heck. I've had Gopher fans ask me about it 10 and 15 years later. I have one bird story from the Farce days, 1979 vintage: My roommate smuggled a Canadian goose in his parka. Security patted down his front pockets but failed to pat his back. When the Sioux scored 3 minutes in, he said he was saving it for goal #10. Each of the first 9 goals, we urged him to toss it. And finally he hurled on the 10th Sioux goal of the night, whereupon its wings extended as it gently glided onto the ice, coming to rest a couple feet in front of the beleaguered CC goalie. Final score UND 10, CC 0.

I feel better, knowing there's other lunatics staying up glued to the TV. Dallas does look good - including that one-timer by Barnes that almost ended it.

Well that didn't take long ... game 1 - Dallas and Vancouver locked in a double ot battle 4-4. I'm gonna pay tomorrow for staying up late to watch this one on Versus.

PCM, thanks for a great season of recaps this season. I don't say it often enough, but THANK YOU for the time and your summaries.

We're going for a Guinness Book of World Records. Or if that fails, we'll settle for a Guinness.

I hope the DTO line is still togehetr for teh game vs Mihcgican State.

They sold out of Hobey Baker pucks soon after the announcement. Collector's item, probably worth millions someday. "If we had known Duncan was going to win, we'd have made a lot more", according to someone organizing the event ...

Picking the NHL playoffs is easy. Just pick whichever team has the most Sioux. In case of a tie, pick the team with the fewest Gophers, and then the fewest Badgers.

Howdy, partner. While I might like to agree with y'all, this here thread requires y'all check yer reesonableility at the door. We got our own little world here and don't need nobody tellin' us differnt.

I didn't watch any replay, but I got REALLY scared when two BC guys tied up Toews out by the blue line, helping to create the 2x1 that Gerbe scored on. Toews never gets caught out of position, and it was clear that he was (legally) detained way out by the blue line and couldn't get back.

The Hockey News with good blogs on the weekend: http://www.thehockeynews.com/en/news/news.asp?idNews=24249 excerpted: Hobey Baker Award Handed Out Despite the fact that North Dakota lost to BC the night before, the Sioux Nation turned out in droves for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award ceremony. The UND band trumpeted louder (Howard Jones