While living in Wisconsin, I once took a then-13-year-old daughter to a Sioux home game against Mankato very close to the time Ralph passed. Each ticket holder found a new copy of Virg's Fight on Sioux in their seat. Special treat. Virg has a huge fund of Sioux hockey knowledge.
Quite a few fans have suggested that Karl would be a good choice to replace Berry. I wonder if our recent woes in recruiting and developing goalies will influence those opinions. He's much more than just a goalie coach now, but he has surely had an important role in choosing and developing netminders.
Back in the days of Our Fathers, I think John Mariucci and Fido had a relationship that benefitted both programs. It may have been purely transactional, though, since I really don't know about their personal relationship.