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Great pix. Remind me to take the same shot of the Target Center tomorrow.

And the award for the best set-up line of the year goes to ....

On a related note, BC has missed the Hockey East semifinals two years in a row. #FIREYORK.

Any school that can't half-fill a 3000 seat arena should have to forfeit.

Here's hoping that all 3 don't get sent to Fargo the next week.

I think its simply terrific that the last goal of the series was scored by a senior, Connor Gaarder, who somehow finds a way to elevate his game when we really need it. The guy is just fantastic.

Michigan state vs michigan is on FSN plus in twin cities. ....comcast 254 High energy rivalry game.

ASU AD: [huge sigh of relief that they aren't going up against the titans of Atlantic Hockey] "Okay then. Let's do it." Phone rings. It's U of Arizona AD. Arizona AD: "We were talking about this and just want to clarify that you're talking Big Ten ... if so, count us in."

I agree. So what that means is Arizona State will join the Big Ten.

Excellent strategy ... in selecting a second round, UND could pick Boston U....

I agree enthusiastically with the idea that the top seeds should get to play on home ice (or on an available rink that meets NCAA standards). I think it would be cool if the number one overall seed got to pick its first round opponent. The number 2 seed could pick who they want to play from the remaining pool of teams. Etc etc until the bracket is filled. Would add a little bit of spice to these opening round games. Just like getting picked or not picked on the playground added a little bit of spice to the games. ====================== "With the #1 overall seed, the University of North Dakota chooses to play Robert Morris, at Ralph Engelstad Arena." "With the #2 overall seed, MSU - Mankato elects to play Michigan State, at the Excel Energy Center." and so on.

If The lowly Beavers were to beat Mankato again tonight they would also be on the edge of an at large berth.

I am impressed as hell with Miami's top 6 forwards. I am unimpressed with their defense. Put those two opinions together and that would drive my strategy to defeat Miami.

Take a penalty in Las Vegas and you are in the Sin City Sin Bin.

The Air Force win may have been what flipped it back ...

DU pouring it on. 6-2.

And now DU 4 Miami 0.

CHN has Denver up 3-0!

WELL SAID.

Happy to be wrong

Truly bonehead penalty by Fasching. MSU on pp for rest of game.

Rau scores sending the few hundred fans at Mariucci into a frenzy.

I think this is one of Andy Murray's better coaching jobs. He has recruited strong skaters, who like contact, and are happy to wear down their opponents, their conditioning seems excellent, but they simply don't have the top end talent that UND does. Nor is their goaltending as good. He's getting the most out of that bunch. Kinda scary to think where they might be if they got a couple high end talents (if Austin Czarnik and Riley Barber led their top line....) I think UND showed very good discipline up and down the roster. We played patient, positional hockey. I commend the guys for holding their punches during the Friday scrum. That meant we had a full lineup on Saturday. We took their late hits, hooks, checks from behind and got powerplays because we didn't retaliate. This weekend, we showed a lot of character, which I really like. And, yes, its time to start a full fledged "Zane for Hobey" campaign. Both nights, while the score was 0-0, he made some saves ... off the goal line, diving to a puck before WMU could get to it, that were huge in the final outcome.

You could assemble one helluva hockey team just from undrafted UND players.

That sequence by Zane could go on his Hobey Baker video.