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Now if we can just find a security guard, we can have Wally World the rink all to ourselves.

That series (March 13-14, 1982) was preceded by an incredible series (Feb 19-20) where Phil Sykes scored hat tricks on both nights at the old WSB. Those two wins clinched the WCHA Regular season title. Very raucous atmosphere ... followed by mausoleum atmosphere three weeks later. But hey the season ended well, 5-2 over Wisconsin for national title #4. Absolutely incredible talent levels on Wisconsin and North Dakota. Gonna say over half the guys who played those games went on to appear in the show.

I'd be okay with pictures.

Ditto.

I'm in a state of amazement at how fast research is progressing. Tangible progress like understanding the cellular mechanisms, etc. And of course hoping there's a pharma solution in our vast array of drugs that will mediate infections between now and when a vaccine is available.

Yes, to my understanding. http://www.startribune.com/university-of-minnesota-to-test-three-drugs-for-covid-patients/568766632/

I've read reports of a couple others, for which effectiveness could be described currently as "hypothesized": 5) Tocilizumab (Roche doing a study in China). 6) Remdesivir 7) Losartan

For those who can stand to read dense material, this is a good view of what some smart people in the UK are saying: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf TLDR: UK and US can get results like Lombardy, Italy (catastrophic) or like South Korea (minor), depending on what policy actions are implemented and how well the population complies with policies.

Since its a long offseason, I'll add another favorite story ... Its November 3-4, 1978. The Farce takes a road trip to Duluth. As history would have it, UND vs UMD would be at the hockey side of the DECC on the same night as President Jimmy Carter was speaking on the auditorium side of the DECC. After making the drive to Duluth, then getting liquified nearby, we started walking over to the arena. Singing, as was often the case. As we approached the arena, singing the song the guards from the Wizards of Oz "Oh-Ee-oh, Ee-oh-ah!" TV cameras ahead lighted the way, and we soon saw they were filming a protest. The protesters had their own chant: "The Shah is a murderer. Down with the Shah." referring to the Shah of Iran (this preceding by only a few months the Islamic revolution). As we approached, red lights on helmets flashing, they stopped. We stopped. The TV cameras swung around to us. Then, "We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit, how about you!" (Pointing to the protesters.) They returned our chant: "The Shah is a murderer. Down with the Shah." After a couple cycles, we parted peaceably. (And somewhere in a Duluth TV studio, there's some strange footage; perhaps someone got fired or perhaps they played it at parties.) Inside, we were among the first fans to arrive and strolled the concourse chanting "Let's Go Sioux", much to the Sioux players approval. And for about 55 minutes of game time that night, UND owned the building. Then Duluth scored twice in the last minute, and won it in overtime. Curt Giles logged about 40 minutes that night, and Mark Pavelich did some wizardry with the puck. Painful. Very painful. Fortunately, we were able to soothe our pain at a couple pubs in Superior, and a toga party up at St Scholastica. This being a family friendly forum, I'll stop now and leave that to your imagination.

I'd like to offer a thank you to my colleagues here on Sioux Sports, directed especially to those in the health care professions. I'm happy to hear what each of you have to say, and I value your perspectives. I can only imagine the stresses you're about to be hit with (and if you want to vent a bit here, that's fine by me!) but for now, please accept my sincere thank you for all the work you do. And if I end up in your hands in a care facility, you can know there's nobody I'd rather go into battle with. "As long as we are among humans, let us be humane." -- Seneca the Younger (2000 years ago, but still good words to live by.)

Good thread idea. I'll start with the first home games of the Gino Gasparini era - a home sweep. The previous season 77-78, the last under Rube Bjorkman, UND season ended at the hands of then-perennial power Michigan Tech. Tech was physical, fast and every game was a battle. They were feared under Macinnis, for good reason. Appeared in 3 straight NCAA Championships 74-75-76. UND meanwhile hadn't made the NCAA Tournament for 10 full seasons - last one prior was 1968. And yes indeed Basketball was the winningest sport on campus and regularly outdrew hockey. The 78-79 season opened under new coach Gino Gasparini. Somewhat controversial pick as a lot of people were hoping to get Len Harkness of Cornell and multiple titles. I was too young to be able to tell, but had met AD Carl Miller and liked him so when he picked Gasparini, I was set. It was also common knowledge that Gino did a lot of recruiting across Canada and there was excitement about the freshman class. And several of the returning guys had bulked up over the summer; Doug Smail and Marc Chorney most notably among them. That first game, we beat Tech 5-3. Kevin Maxwell had multiple goals and Cary Eades did likewise. And we matched them hit for hit with some bruising guys on the back line like rookie Howard Walker and veterans Chorney, Brad Cox and Rob Mihulka. ("Mihulka lines him up and bowls him over." ... heard often that season.) Walking back from the Winter Sports Building, we were collectively surprised and excited by how well that went. And after completing the sweep the next night, convincingly 4-1, we started to believe this might be the year. It snowballed quickly from there. But that first night - everything is changing - made a big impression.

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca Someone seeking to put facts and analysis together. Warning , it’s a long read.

Here's a decent one not behind a paywall. https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/arrival-of-high-end-talent-didn-t-lead-to-success/article_030a4aab-f94b-5a58-813d-c58127cb4481.html My takeaway: they didn't play good enough defense, and their goaltending wasn't good enough either. Two new goalies coming in, and I suppose a revolving door of high end offensive talent to replace what's going to leave.

Its equally likely that the University of Michigan started this as a way to keep UND from tying them with 9 NCAA hockey championships.

Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician of the US Congress, told staffers to expect 70-160 million infections among the US population. 1 in 3. He also said "80 percent of infected people will recover." Didn't say what about the remaining 20%. https://www.axios.com/congressional-physician-predicts-75-150-million-us-coronavirus-cases-fec69e77-1515-4fbc-8340-c53b65c22c53.html

Fantastic summary of the enthusiasm surrounding the Gophers these days. Yeah I am enjoying it a little too much.

Sneezing on the goalie might just get you a misconduct.

Both are incredibly sound on their skates, agile and strong. Both are skilled with the puck in all three zones. Both read plays well and get into the right spot. Both advanced for their age, as defensemen often mature later. Both first round draft picks and Gold medallists at the World Juniors too. Nothing against Paul Martin, but I wanted to forward the name of an ex-Sioux as comparison.

Mark Parrish is a homer but he is at least entertaining.

St Cloud overloading the walls really heavily in their offensive zone. We need to adapt better.

Five minutes for embellishment please.

As long as the imaginary penalties are called evenly, I’m okay.

He was annoying 35 years ago, and it hasn’t changed.

Blowout Alert: BC 10 Northeastern 1. Final MSU 6 Huntsville 0. End of 2

All those green jerseys in the stands really show up well on TV. Nice turnout!