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Thru 2 periods ... I don't recall EVER seeing a team play airtight team defense as well as Mhd. DE has had 1 scoring chance so far (maybe 2). I can't recall an odd man rush for DE. This is not just having a couple great players, but everyone playing outstanding terrific position hockey.

end of 2 in St Paul, Moorhead 2, Duluth East 0 2nd goal was Vandevelde from Lee SOG are like 39 to 10

Vandevelde of Moorhead High with 4 SOG in one shorthanded shift. Lou Nanne says "he reminds me of Thomas Vanek ..."

Sioux lead St Cloud by 4 ... !!! ... in women's basketball (halftime)

10 of the last 12, now, to CC and UND - 5 each.

As long as we don't have to kill a bunch of 5x3 penalties, JPar is the better choice, IMHO. Lammy is the more acrobatic goalie, and you need to be acrobatic to 'tend 3x5. OTOH, I believe JPar plays the angles better - which is why the puck hits him a lot. And, as someone who remembers a tired Goehring going into the playoffs a couple years, leg weary shouldn't be a problem for our goaltenders. This too is good. After all, there's still 11 games to play.

Wisco announcers bitching about Earl getting called for diving. HA! I laugh at you... HA!

A win by the Sioux tomorrow brings the Pairwise comparison with Wisconsin into shouting distance, AND every win vs a TUC this time of year puts the Sioux in good shape for making the Final 16. Will see what kind of legacy these guys want to leave ....

JUST what we needed! 4-2 final. The Roll Begins.

Well, our RPI got a little help tonight with Maine winning, MSU beating Denver 8-5 ...

Here's hoping the Sioux guys take it as another reason to believe we can pass the Rodents for 4th ... and finish the regular season strong. (I would really rather not play UMD in the first round....)

The math is simple - 18 full rides, coaches can allocate to 18 players and give zero to the other 7-8 roster players or more likely 8-10 are full rides and the rest vary from 0 to 75%, depending on production, potential and how valuable to the team ... It does seem that 18 is too low a limit. Seems like 22-25 would be a better number, more fairly reflecting the effort expended. But in a world where Title IX considerations dominate it seems unlikely that NC$$ will increase the limit.

If Duluth shows up, they can beat anybody. The question is whether their case of senioritis outweighs their desire for revenge. Great news that it will be on TV ...

Me think am in bizzarro WCHA. Good teams am losing. Bad teams am winning. UMD and UND not at top. UND has best goalie, no scoring. DU has best scoring..... Probably Michigan Tech or Alaska Anchorage am going to win NCAA Frozen Four this year.

I think we all know getting swept by Michigan Tech - at The John - caused an enormous wave of embarrassment that killed off POI.

Spirko on a rebound.

Thank goodness Canady is damn near done. Good riddance, and go get a brain after you pull off the jersey.

[sigh] At least Maine is winning ... which helps the Sioux PWR. How about a little puck luck ...

I hope the PA announcer introduces "the Denver Pioneers, your defending national champions" ... On the strength of REVENGE, and this dish is served cold, I think we'll come out firing on all cylinders. If we can get an early first goal, that's a Key to the Game. Besides the elevation always bothers DU ...

What's he doing next weekend? hint hint

still UMD 3, MN 2, nearing the halfway mark of the 3rd. Dogs look great 5x5.

Also, hard to picture the CZHA getting just one.

A long time ago, someone crafted a great phrase, to counter the stupidity of comments like yours: "Don't Shoot the Messenger".

Last Sioux sweep in Mpls was January 1980. It was fun.