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You read that wrong, he passes too much.
Sorry. My bad.
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Well the good news is that the coaches will have alot to work on this week. The PP was brutal. Top 6 were good, but pretty dry after that. I think the 2 sitting seniors will be back next week unless there is an injury. For the freshman Johnson was great, looked like an NHLer. Ausmus played very well. The Defense was solid defensively but brutal on offense.
Outside of Schmaltz and Simpson any of the 6 could sit. I could also see coming back with 7 D and 11 forwards. Gotta say Mattson was really disappointing.
Grimaldi weights more than Tambellini, ouch.
Grimaldi needs to talk to Jason Blake about when to pass (rarely).
Parks and Cagguila look like the most improved players.
Both goalies solid.
Some good points, but I completely disagree about Grimaldi not passing. He dishes the puck too quickly sometimes.
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Let's go to Frenchies.
Oh wait.....
Now there's some memories . . .
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Not to get negative this early in the season but this second period has been terrible and their Pp looks bad as well. This is an 0-2 Manitoba team. Hopefully they get one before the end of the period.
How much time do you suppose they have had to practice the PP?
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Where's my American Tire commercial?
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Yup I remember that play to, i think that was the first game of the year too and that play made me remember him ever since.
I knew I would love a guy who would dive on a backcheck in an exhibition game. As it turned out, it wasn't the only diving play he would be remembered for.
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I was trying to remember some memorable moments against Manitoba. Was it against Manitoba where Evan Trupp made that great backcheck play where he dove and flipped the guys stick off the puck on a breakaway?
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There was a time when this rivalry was fueled in part by Northern Minnesota kids in Warroad, Roseau, Thief, etc identifying with UND's smaller, rural character as opposed to the mpls/stpaul kids and wanting to play and beat them while playing for UND. Northern Minn and the range claimed an ownership of the hockey tradition in the state, much like kids growing up in small towns all over Canada did.
Now, kids headed for D1 college hockey end their high school years playing in far from home, teammates with kids from all over, including former rivals. UND and UMinn are neighboring schools with a great traditional rivalry, but it will wane, IMO. I hope I'm wrong, and probably am, and I will still get juiced up for the games they play against each other, but it will slowly change.
But don't throw away those frozen gophers in the freezer--there's still hope.
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I'm really looking forward to seeing this new class with all of the local kids. Much better class than the previous two.
I really like the class that came in '11--this year's juniors, including Rocco.
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Nobody's picking UW in the Big Ten? One of the best teams in the nation in the second half last season and they return a lot.
I'm picking UND to win the NCHC. Not sure why but I just don't trust Miami for some reason and I think the Sioux are a bit underrated. I also think Gothberg shows this year why he was so highly touted coming out of the USHL. He's better than what he showed last year.
I wondered the same about the lack of love for UW. Maybe it's because things have been so down in Madison, or at least perceived that way by the fans, that it will take some convincing. I think the momentum they had last year coupled with the conference change will be good for the Badgers.
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One thing that caught my eye about this year's roster is the lack of size. The two most intimidating people by height and weight stand in the net. Sure not like the old days, I hope this isn't a sign of what the team is moving towards but with the stupid rule changes and even worse officiating I guess this is what Hakstol has to do. Chage with the times or be left behind. I am going to miss being one of the most feared teams in the league and not having the refs put you in the box just for being so.....
Rant over.
No team is feared more than BC, and it's because of their speed and skill, not their size.
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Makes it seem all the more remarkable that Greg Johnson stayed for four, even though he left town a little over 20 years ago. He was a special talent when he was a freshman. Very good student too, maybe that made a difference.
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When I was a freshman I remember Larry Drader, who played for the Sioux along with his younger brother Daryl (no, not the other brother Daryl) taking me over to the site while the old Ralph was under construction. We sat up high looking down on the area where the ice would be, and Larry talked about how he could visualize it all. I just saw a hole in the ground, but I was blind. He and Daryl were fine people.
Jeff Sauer brought CC in for the first regular season game in the building, I believe, and most of us felt the new rink was nice but too quiet. The old barn was a raucous experience--cold and raw. I think Alan Hangsleben played out his second year at the Ralph and went pro, but the teams in those years were not as successful as they were later. The fans still were charged up about it, though.
After a dozen or so years in warm weather, hockey deprived parts of the country (and no web to keep track of things), I returned for grad school in 1989 and my wife and I go to the first home game. First thing I hear at introductions is "Who's he, he sucks shat"!! The place was rocking from the start, a great change from the early days when it first opened. I often think back on that first look at the place with Larry and his comments how he could visualize it all before it was finished and those first experiences in 1989 when the place was jumping, the students down on the glass, Badgers and gophers going on the ice, and the intensity that was lacking when it was first built. I don't think he visualized that. So, when fans first started expressing regret at the nicer but quieter new Ralph, I put it in that personal context.
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Let's do the following:
Change the English Coulee to "The Jonathan Toews Coulee" and University Park to "Zach Parise Park"...maybe add a Travis Zajac pond and a TJ Oshie river walk while we're at it...then we will ensure the cup should one of those players win it.
A booth at Judy's?
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I'm sure Toews will bring the Cup to the Ralph someday, and I'm sure Nick Leddy will get some real playing time in a Cup final series someday.
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Wouldn't be suprised if Grimaldi leaves early even though I don't think he should.
I'm really looking forward to watching Grimaldi this year, but I don't think he was anywhere near ready to take the next step at the end of last year. It's a pretty good time to be a small guy in the NHL with the new rules, but they'd eat him up, IMO. He's got quickness, vision, and hands, but he's taken off the puck too easily at this point.
One thing going for him, he's used up four years worth of posts and crossbars already.
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He's a hell of a college hockey coach, much as he pisses us Sioux fans off. He should be behind the bench somewhere.
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It would be very interesting to see what Gwoz would do with UAH. There are a lot of good hockey players out there who are not going to BC UMinn or UND.
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Great! Thank you!!
Here's the picture of the seats in my dad's backyard:
Very cool. Only problem is the urge that comes over you when you're sitting out on your seats on a nice summer evening to shout: "Who's he, he sucks sh*t."
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I work part-time by choice. I don't have to work full time. Guess who already has a nice tan from hanging out by the pool? Oh that would be me and not you.
Bragging about a poolside tan? Double ouch.
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Surprisingly, Kristo is one of the best boards players on the team, and his effort the last two years has been outstanding. He has a legitimate shot in the NHL. He has been far more than just a goal scorer at UND.
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I agree with Wodon's projections on CHN, except I see them keeping UND/Denver in the 8/9 match-up in Providence (as opposed to swapping Denver with Niagara). The rules allow them to keep a first-round conference match-up if the conference has 5 teams in the tournament, and this year we have 6. That being said, I think this is what we'll find out at 8:00 pm tonight:
Providence: 1. Quinnipiac vs. 16. Canisius / 8. North Dakota vs. 9. Denver
Grand Rapids: 2. Minnesota vs. 15. Yale / 6. Boston College vs. 11. Minnesota State
Manchester: 3. Mass.-Lowell vs. 14. Wisconsin / 7. New Hampshire vs. 10. Niagara
Toledo: 4. Notre Dame vs. 13. St. Cloud State / 5. Miami vs. 12. Union
That bracket is as good as any. And Providence has been good to UND--three of last 5 Natties were won there.
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I know the players have to play every game to win, but I frankly cared very little how the FFive came out this year. Except for goaltending, where you want the goalies to go into the NCAAs with confidence, I don't think winning one or two in Mpls would have made a bit of difference next week. Even seeding. If this team is going to win, they will have to make good on their chances, no matter who they play. I hope the boys get good and rested and hungry watching others get trophies and banners.
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Pearson's no dummy, though, showing there's still something to fight for is what his players need to see being down 5.
NORTH DAKOTA vs. U of Manitoba Gameday - Sunday
in Men's Hockey
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It's hard to know when you see the game online and not the whole ice in person, but I thought Murphy showed some good things when he touched the puck last night.