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Did I mention that I love Stafford? (Just not that way.) Sioux RPI up to #6 in the nation with the UNH win. http://www.uscho.com/rankings/rpi.php?road...bon=.001&grid=0

Sioux getting some help this weekend. The UNH win is the biggest, as you note above. Bemidji with a sweep helps, Providence losing helps ... Still 1-0. Don't like 1-goal leads.

GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! Oshie from Spirko 1-0 6:17 bring on the beer song

Sioux radio says it looks unlikely he'll be back. Nothing specific. Second period on. Come on SIoux, time to step up and win this one.

Sioux are all over Tech "like a wet shirt"

Sioux kill off a Tech PP. Sparky took one in the noggin? (TH)

PP over, Fabian down hope its not serious WORK? On saturday night?

0-0 early Sioux on the PP

This was pretty much a perfect night - Sioux win, St Cloud loses, Bemidji winning, Notre Dame drops out of TUC land ... Seems that IF UND can win Saturday and win the 1st round WCHA series, that we're into the NCAA. Lose tomorrow and all bets are off - we could fall out of the top 16 entirely. Very very tight. Other things that can help UND: New Hampshire is now #16 in the RPI. If they win a couple more, and if they move into #15 or better, UND gets a quality road win bonus (.003 or maybe a bit more), which would be huge. If Bemidji wins the CHA autobid, they become a TUC, and UND picks up 2 wins vs TUC and wins a couple more comparisons. ==================== Weird that we could still get a high #2 seed OR miss the NCAA entirely, this late in the season.

Wasn't that Armbrust's 2nd career goal or something like that?

I'd rather play St Cloud.

UND will indeed get a CHA team. In the 2nd round.

In a related story, Sheriff Todd Anderson determined that the accident was Greene's fault, and suspended his license for 1 game.

Unbelievable. I knew you were amazing and this just proves it again. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BC won 6-0 Thursday. Comon Sioux!!!

Tied after 2 ... biggest 20 minutes of the season coming up. Elsewhere, we are getting a LOT of help, as teams right above us or near us are losing (BC, Michigan, Ohio State, Providence) or tied (St Cloud!) while teams we've played won, helping our strength of schedule (Nhew Hampshire, Harvard). 20 minutes from a perfect weekend, guys. Dig in, strap on the helmets, and beat those DU-mba$$es

He'd look good in Kelly Green

This calls for a sign the next time DU comes to town, or maybe in St Paul: I'm Curious, George: [insert picture of monkey or the above] Can you spell DUMB without DU? PS Prpich, please stay in the lineup.

83 to 67

Landcows ring up another one. 6-3 I LIKE the Prpich-Duncan combo ... I hate that its b/c Fabian is out. 10-8 SOG in favor of SIoux

We're gonna need more territorial advantage here, soon. Dang near impossible to give DU all that zone time and keep them off the board. Elsewhere: Landcows 5, Bucky 3, end of 2 (!) Harvard wins, New Hampshire gets a tie off Providence, good night so far

IIRC, the other impact they have on the bracket is that if you get the autobid, you are automatically a TUC. This year, that could make a difference ... for example if Bemidji were to win, UND picks up 2 wins vs a TUC - and that would be enough to swing several pairwise comparisons. IIRC, that is.

I actually think this is a very clever ploy used by USA coaches. They most likely believe Switzerland is the best matchup, and what with Switzerland on track to win the other pool, finishing 4th is the perfect placement.

New Hampshire!! beats BU 7-4. THAT will help pairwise wise as some wise guy says.

http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/whocke...RELEASE_ID=4571 Congrats to the women on a great win. Watching the Olympics, which are basically a series of UMD alumni games, makes it even more impressive.