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I didn't remember that song, but thank you for reminding me. All I can remember is Another One Rides the Bus.

Fixing GPL rash is easy. Wave a cross-shaped object and click this link: http://college.holycross.edu/wchc/hockey.htm Badger rash will be harder, for the next 11 months.

OK, so here's how it plays out: 1) St Louis drafts Toews. 2) Frozen Four is WHERE next year? 3) FFWG is Oshie from Toews. To coin a phrase, I get all tingly inside just thinking about it....

Guys, thanks for the explanations. Seems like nonconference planning becomes vital if an RPI measure gets used more prominently. Heck, in hockey, you can hide 2-3 games vs [bottom dweller]. But in football, the scenario Jim lays out becomes pretty high-risk. It also makes the handful of games the NCC plays vs RMAC or NSIC take on critical importance for the whole league...

Dumb question - how does playing a 10-game or 11-game schedule affect the arithmetic for qualifying for the D-2 playoffs? Does it make a loss harder to overcome? Ignorant minds want to know ...

You ARE the brute squad.

Lee, thanks for all the hard work and dedication you put in during four years with our beloved Fighting Sioux hockey team. It is clearly hard for those of us fans in the stands to fully appreciate all of your contributions to the team's success. However, after hearing Coach Hakstol talk about "leadership from our seniors" and how the team chemistry was influenced by the seniors and the upperclassmen, it becomes apparent that those close to the program, in the best position to know, understand and appreciate all you've brought to the program. Those same qualities are valuable in any endeavor you take on, and I wish you the best in all your pursuits. Thanks again, for everything. Aloha.

Low Tech Counter: 170 days to Hockey.

ARGH! Say it ain't so! We can replace Stafford, Parise, Smaby, Oshie, but this would be a disaster! Think of the humanity! Think of the carnage! Think of all those UND fans sitting in the dark wondering what's really going on in the press box and in the locker room. [/depression on]

Mike, I've been thinking about the right compliment and what I can say is that the way you play the game is timeless. You would have fit right in on the teams I saw in the 1970's with guys like Craig Ludwig, Marc Chorney, Cary Eades, and Doug Smail every bit as well as you did on the 21st century Sioux. Hard work, get-hit-and-get-right-back-up, get the other guy to lose focus, get the other coach kicked out are all qualities that people inside the game and those of us on the outside enjoy thoroughly. And thanks for giving us fans a look inside your character. Wherever the road leads you, I wish you well. Come back and see us sometime, or drop us a line and let us know how its going. Aloha.

Speaking of having a great season, PCM, I want to say thanks for your insights and what you shared throughout the entire year. Very much appreciated. Just don't turn pro on us.

Potulny with an assist tonight. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=260411015

I remember it happening at the WCHA Final Five ... http://siouxsports.com/hockey/galleries/56.htm Sorry, don't have a video clip, just a link to photo.

Wisconsin has a program in DIVE bombing. Seriously, best wishes for Jacques. His dad is a class act.

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Thanks for posting, indeed it must be nice to be Matt Carle. He dominated at the college level, and that usually precedes a solid pro career.

I think I'm numerically challenged.

At even strength, looks like the matchups favor Stafford/Oshie/Duncan. With the Zajac line probably drawing the Collins line, and we have last change so DH can make it happen if he wants to, that frees up 18/7/9 to draw first blood. I think its Duncan, and I think it comes on the powerplay.

Agree that too much depends on which team picks them, and what they feel is best for the development of that individual player. Not to mention what the player wants... J Johnson grew up a Wolverine and playing one year was not a surprise. If he plays two it will be. More often than not, 18-yo defensemen play a year somewhere non-pro; my money is that E Johnson wears the M for one year. WCHA is a big step up from where he's been.

Agree and thanks for raising the point. North Dakotans associate with being an underdog, perhaps more than any other state. And we admire the underdog for going into battle when the odds are against you. That's what life is like on the tundra. Ya gotta have some courage just to live up here. I think the reaction to Holy Cross would be nearly as strong even if they had knocked off someone other than the #1 rival. For example, if they had beat Michigan State or BU (two other #1 seeds), it would be just as great a story. For nearly a decade now, the UND hockey team has been the favorite in nearly every game they play. For one weekend, we got to cheer for an underdog. It was fun.

Sagard, thanks for being a Voice of Reason in the midst of all the flaming.

I would definitely go for #7 and #21 ...

Brett Motherwell on D instead of Lee? Chorney? Looks like bulletin board fodder for me.

I'm good for about 4 jerseys. If the HC guys are out there, you DEFINITELY have doubled (tripled? quadrupled?) your fan base overnight.