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All innies? Who'd know, other than gfhockey?

He's too short to see over the boards. And if he has a growth spurt during middle school, the only hockey knowledge he has to offer is to tell Berry he hasn't won a natty yet.

Good thing they aren't coached by Blais or Sandelin then, cause those teams just rolled over and puked it up this year.

Photos like you find on the inside cover and the first 50 or so pages of Fight On Sioux would really add historic cred you will need to capture the full age spectrum. And the older fans will have the dough to spend on memories they cherish.

And best of all, SPARKY is exercising the Slovakian Exception and returning for another year.

I don't think you hijacked the thread. You do bring some fair discussion to this site. Of course, you've got that gopher odor about you for which there is no cure but exorcism.

There's some sense to that. Sioux fans have seen in recent years how far hustle and a team-first mentality can get you.

I'll give you good, but better than Spirko?

That's true, but I'd be shocked to learn that would be the reason any player would choose LSSU over UMinn.

Maybe, but college provides much more practice time whereas MJ gives them games. The top tier talent guys figure they need less drill and more games. Pretty simplistic view, and I'm talking out of my arse, so we'll see if anyone calls me on it.

Resigning so he can spend more time with family is one thing, but so he can "focus on his real estate career?" I guess that career just took a back seat in his life after he began neglecting it in 2008.

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Makes zero sense.

And the kids who are accepted to the three service academies are pretty intensely vetted for character. Not a perfect evaluation system, obviously, but character kids.

For a guy who claims to be connected to the program, you sure have a hard time connecting to what you read. If you'd gone to college, you might have improved those comprehension issues.

Are these supposed to be "moments" or something like "events" or "stretches of time?" Comebacks against the gophers and title games aren't "moments." Trupp's carrying the puck is probably several moments stuck together. I wish they were all moments, but they aren't. All in the spirit of fun, Dave.

Trupp certainly gave us some memories. I'd have to include that brilliant diving back-check against Manitoba his freshman year. I knew we had something special in him when I saw that.

I have not seen very many games at the new Ralph, but I was travelling to north central North Dakota with my daughter during Thanksgiving break in 2002, and we stopped in GF to catch Friday's game. It was against Mankato, and there was a copy of Virg Foss' book "Fight on Sioux" on each seat, courtesy of Sioux Hockey. I think it was the first game after Ralph died. In fact, I think he died only a day or two before. The book was not a tribute, but it is full of pics and memories and was especially appropriate.

I actually had that thought too, farce. When I started typing that post, I didn't know what the total would have been in 1982 and thought I'd just state that there were far fewer in 1982 but then thought I had some obligation to at least try. I just went to a site listing the current 59 teams and the dates those programs became D1. 19 had come aboard since 1982. Some of those that existed in 1982 might have fallen off, I suppose. 40 still seems high to me as well, but it would take more digging. The overall point is that there is much more hockey being played now, and there are more teams competing for the prize. Which is good IMO. Union, which came aboard in '91, is good evidence of that. That was a dam good team that clobbered UM.

I count 19 teams added to D1 hockey since we won in 1982. I think that's a 50% increase in teams (40 to 59). Don't ask me how that helps this conversation.

Incoming: Boeser Gersich Wilkie Janatuinen Gardner Wolanin Chartrand Shaw Tomek Hammy Departing: JS Mac gfhockey

Lo and behold: we're sounding like GPL

Meh--really didn't fit into the Sioux's plans with what we've got coming in and the way he dresses and all . . .

Boy it's nice being in this conference, with all these quality teams. We all miss the WCHA, but this field is great.