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Thing I always wonder about gopher fans is why they all have those big, sloping foreheads and those extra long forearms. That, and all that body hair.
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Jax has them in arrack mode offensively (while, at the same time, preaching grit and responsibility). IMO, top talent wants to attack; it’s in their blood. BB did a lot of things well, but I THINK (don’t know) his teams sometimes chafed at the speed governor that was careful play.
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During the last several years, a lot of fans here expressed the opinion that Karl was upward bound.
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22 minutes ago, farce poobah said:
Before 1983, the UND-UW vibe was nearly as bitter rivals as vs the Gophers. After the disppointment of losing to UW in the 1983 playoffs, UND fans supported UW at the 1983 Frozen Four in Grand Forks (instead of Gophers), including ticket exchanges in town to get tickets to Badger fans and not Gopher fans.
I went to the Dane in fall 1983, and the PA guy even welcomed the visiting fans "who cheered for us last spring". Big shift in vibes, and very quickly. Ever since then its "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".
They struggled by hiring only Badger alumni as head coaches for a long time. Hiring Hastings was a fascinating decision.
Great history, farce, as usual. And it explains things, doesn’t it?
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gfhockey yesterday and gfhockey the day before are not even the same person. Thankfully, for who would want more of any one version of himself? 😁
gfhockey: he doesn’t always drink, but when he does he drinks anything he can get his hands on.
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Jax said early on that he intended to pinch more and generally be more aggressive in the O zone. The boys are doing that.
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Toews is an intense guy with a lot of pride who knows what it takes to succeed in the NHL. I doubt he would have come back if there was much doubt in his mind that he can still contribute.
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My wife and I moved to Wisconsin not far from Madison in late ‘84 after having lived in warm weather hockey deprived places for years. I wasn’t prepared for how much Wisco fans loved hockey and valued the Sioux/Badger rivalry. Since then, Ive attended a lot of games at the old Dane and, later, the Herb. Before about 10/12 years ago, Badger games rocked. I’ve always said that UND games at the old Ralph were more intense but Badger home games were more fun. Wiscovites love to party and have fun, and it showed at their hockey games. Not so much nowadays. Hopefully, some of the old energy will return.
Another thing about rivalries. Bucky fans’ attitude toward the gophers has always had quite a bit of the same hate aspect as UND fans have (had?) toward the gophs. But Badger fans, in my experience, have always had a healthy affection for UND fans. They really liked that rivalry, even after the water bottle years.-
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20 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
It still really hasn't sunk in ... 27 man roster ...
6 returning forwards: Swanson, Croal, Littler, James, Strinden, Andrew
6 returning defensemen: Livanavage, Wiebe, Emery, Jubenvill, Strathmann, Zmolek15 new faces: 9F, 3D, all new goaltending.
Dang, they have some serious talent at D, even without the new guys.
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13 minutes ago, nascar99 said:
Seems like this roster is more balanced, deeper, and plays with more identity. Felt like the 2024-25 group had plenty of talent, but was rarely if ever on the same page about how to approach attacking each game, leading to puzzling results.
We’ll see 4 games from now.
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A lot to be optimistic about after last night. Hopefully, we’ll still feel this way next Sunday.
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14 minutes ago, RedFrog said:
I agree with this, however, I would also argue that had he stayed another year, his floor/ceiling would have been higher as an impact player at that level and he would have had a better opportunity to reach his full potential.
You don't go #10 overall and not have the ability to play at that level. But in 8 seasons he has yet to break the 30 point mark or 15 goals in a single season with his best year being 2018-19 where he tallied 11g and 15a for 26 points. Another year would definitely not have hurt him.
If nothing else, puckbunny coeds build stamina.
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If you’re truly old school Sioux, you want leather helmets. And since it’s probably required, I’m sure theres a way to hang some mamby pamby face guards on them. Also leather.
Natural leather—not dyed some fake color. It’s time to become the men we once were.
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46 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:
I mean, if he thinks he can go into the NHL immediately, then sure, that's his plan. That was my plan in baseball and football, too. Didn't work out. So I went to UND 🤣
I was going to be a porn star but couldn’t get drafted in any league, so I took my chances as a walk-on at UND. Didn’t see much playing time, unfortunately.
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2 hours ago, beastandco said:
Undersized center that plays very physical and wins a ton of draws.
Bryn and Smaby must have loved him at Waterloo.
This kid sounds like a guy you want on your team.
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1 hour ago, ND_Texan said:Very solid looking D but a lot of new unproven forwards, along with average portal transfer talent. Homer needs to stand tall among the transfers. My instincts suggest a slow start to 25-26, but coming on strong in January. The Manitoba game should tell us a lot.
I can see why you’d say that, but how much do you ever get from the Manitoba game.
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16 hours ago, siouxfaninseattle said:
He would be a great one for One Last Skate (Shift?).
He should do a few laps around the crease, where he picked up so many of his goals.
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Maybe his understudy, gfhockey, is an option. He may even be able to convince Spicer to return, despite what Admissions has to say about it.
Judy’s would have to open a Duluth shop, of course, and someone would have to provide a bail fund.-
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No room in this discussion for Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums? This is an education-related site, after all.
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On 8/29/2025 at 4:11 PM, dustnyou said:
It’s not Central High School. It’s Grand Forks Central. Sorry, pet peeve…
That which we call a dandelion, by any other word . . . .
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14 minutes ago, tnt said:
Maybe if Spicer or his advisors had some common sense, things might have been different.
Yeas, but the woulda coulda shoulda crowd was pretty critical of staff when he jumped.
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If the play-by-play guy has a good “Are you kidding me?,” I’m sold.
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22 hours ago, gfhockey said:
When do we get some
Come on, gf, you know we didn’t want any of those guys.
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1 hour ago, brianvf said:
I think I saw that Young will wear 10.
not sure if I’m recalling correctly.Wilbur with 00, as usual?
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That sounds a bit naive