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Conway Twitty now doing the play-by-play on the internet audio.
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Twitty...Twitty...was he on the '82 or the '87 NC team?
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Ottawa beats Florida 7-1 in Rookie Camp. Bochenski with a goal and an assist and Potulny with a goal and two assists.
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I couldn't get the link to work to read the rest of the story.
Here's the full article
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 30, 2004
STARS HEAD COACH CONFIRMS HIS
RETURN TO LINCOLN
Lincoln Stars Head Coach Steve Johnson will return to coach his ninth
season with the USHL team. Johnson had been considered for an
assistant coaching position with the University of North Dakota, a job
that has since been offered to another candidate.
The Grand Forks native and All-American player for the Fighting Sioux
had also been a candidate for the head coaching job at UND, a position
that was ultimately accepted by their former Associate Head Coach,
Dave Hakstol. As the Stars first and only head coach, Johnson has led
the team to Clark Cup championships in 1997 and 2003, and three
Anderson Cup titles in his eight seasons.
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Don't know if this report is any better than the last one that came out of Lincoln, but it looks like Johnson is staying in Nebraska
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Some nice words about Hale and Martin from G.M. Lou Lamoriello
ESPN.com: Which player made the most significant strides in your estimation or had the biggest impact?
Lamoriello: If I have to look back at the end of a season at one or two players that stand out we haven't played the way our system dictates us to play. But our two young defensemen -- David Hale and Paul Martin -- are highlights because they came right out of college and we gave them a Devils uniform and gave them the minutes and the opportunity and they accepted them. And they are both character and quality individuals.
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I'm guessing that Brandon knows what it's really called and the reporter doesn't.
It's nice to hear that Bochenski and Stafford say that they'll both be back next season.
No mention of BB attending the Senators' 2004 Development Camp:
SENATORS TO HOLD THEIR ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT CAMP FROM JULY 1-9
I'm confident that there are many out there far more knowledgeable than me who know if this means anything
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With the move officially announced, now the question is what type of fallout this could have on the North Dakota program.
Sophomore-to-be Drew Stafford, who is also in Raleigh this weekend earmarked as a first-round draft choice, said that Blais' departure could have impact on whether he'll return to Grand Forks for his sophomore year.
"It's a surprise," said Stafford. "It definitely does change things a little for me.
We're all nervous, but next-day indications seem positive. Here's a few quotes from June 26 articles:
Stafford, the Sioux sophomore-to-be who was taken No. 13 overall by Buffalo, also said he was returning to North Dakota, despite Blais' departure.
from this artlicle: http://www.uscho.com/news/2004/06/26_008570.php
Stafford, who finished his rookie year at UND with 32 points, said he expected to be a high draft pick but plans to return to UND next season.
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No matter who ends up with the job, "I have all the faith in the world that we'll be able to continue on and be successful," Stafford said. "We should be front-runners for bringing back the national championship next year."
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Brandon Bochenski, an All-American forward last season and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award given to college hockey's top player, said he also will return to UND.
Bochenski, a 2001 draft pick of the Ottawa Senators, said he wants a national championship in his senior season next year. The Fighting Sioux last season lost to eventual national champion Denver in the NCAA West Regional championship.
from this article:
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm...§ion=Sports
Haven't seen anything from Greene or Jones... .
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The roster has posted for the Team USA Evaluation Camp:
http://www.usahockey.com/servlets/FileServ...rCampRoster.pdf
Plenty of Badgers on the list.
Here is the list of invitees to the Canadian Camp (sorry, no link):
Goalies
Ryan Munce - 1985
Kevin Nastiuk - 1985
Martin Houle - 1985
Devan Dubnyk - 1986
Defensemen
Dion Phaneuf - 1985
Braydon Coburn - 1985
Brent Seabrooke - 1985
Shawn Belle - 1985
Paul Bissonette - 1985
Mike Green - 1985
Shea Weber - 1985
Cam Barker - 1986
Alexandre Picard - 1985
Wes O'Neill - 1986
Jeff Schultz - 1986
Kyle Wharton - 1986
Jonathon Sigalet - 1986
Forwards
Jeff Carter - 1985
Anthony Stewart - 1985
Nigel Dawes - 1985
Ryan Getzlaf - 1985
Mike Richards - 1985
Jeremy Colliton - 1985
Stephen Dixon - 1985
Sidney Crosby - 1987
Steve Bernier - 1985
MA Pouliot - 1985
Corey Perry - 1985
Stefan Meyer - 1985
Colin Fraser - 1985
Eric Fehr - 1985
Clarke MaCarthur - 1985
Chad Klassen - 1985
Andrew Ladd - 1985
Wojtek Wolski - 1986
Dany Roussin - 1985
Benoit Mondou - 1985
Alexandre Picard - 1985
Kyle Chipchura - 1986
Travis Zajac - 1985
David Bolland - 1986
Players in NHL
Patrice Bergeron - 1985
Nathan Horton - 1985
Brent Burns - 1985
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Thanks for clearing all that up there skippy.
(Sorry. I know it's not that funny, but I had a loud enough chuckle that I scared the dog. Thanks!)
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Here's a one-on-one talk with The Calgary Sun. Lot's of off-ice stuff:
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/CalgarySun/S.../09/453038.html
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here's the Sports Illustrated link:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/sion...0401/index.html
Way to go, Brandon! SI POTY this year, next year the Hobey.
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ZP was certainly the most visible and reputable Sioux player while wearing the uniform. Hrkac got a lot of attention, but not as much, I don't believe, as ZP. Troy Murray was an excellent 2-way player, but he stayed only 2 years as well. He scored 90+ points and won the Selke with the Blackhawks. Dave Christian arguably had the best NHL career of all Sioux forwards, and don't forget he switched to defense and led Team USA in assists in the 1980 Olympics. Christian was named the Captain of the Winnipeg Jets at age 22 and scored his first goal something like 10 seconds into his first NHL game. He's in the US Hockey Hall of Fame, but his stats as a Sioux don't really jump out. ZP certainly will be mentioned in the same breath as all of the great Sioux players.
One last thought. Do you remember in February when the Sioux were slumping and CB said something like "everybody gets into the habit of standing around and watching Parise and forgeting to play their own game?" Guess that won't happen anymore.
Thanks, ZP, for every shift you skated as a Sioux, for you seemed to skate each one harder than the one before. Good luck w/ NJ.
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Hate to say this, but despite having a very good year, this team often didn't seem to display the extra gear needed to close out the third period. Yes they started out dominating the 3rd early in the season, but previous years' title winners never seemed to lose games in the 3rd like this team. In looking at the box scores, they lost or settled for a tie in 6 games where they were either leading or were tied going into the third:
St. Cloud twice
Denver twice
Wisconsin
Minnesota
I don't remember this sort of this happening to the 1997 or 2000 teams. It runs in my mind that it may have happened once all year in 2000. Just an observation on a very sad night.
p.s. The next few days may bring more bad news for the Sioux, so be ready for early departures.
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Sadly no, I think I was more timid this year. Maybe it was the beer WPoS (who somebody mistook for my husband
) gave me midway through the game. I don't know, I think having only 7 skaters last year and a beefy POI guy to goon it up made the Sioux players want it more. The game this year was much more friendly. Anyway, I blame the score on the reffing. Actually, and this may be my own biased thinking, but I'm sure if the Sioux players all lived in the same area and could practice on a regular basis like the POI team, the game would be much much closer. It's hard to throw a bunch of guys together who don't even know each other's names.It was a good time though. Fire Chartreuse Musky Killer had a hat trick for SiouxSports, and a bunch of us went out to Old Chicago afterward for a beer and to watch the NCAA selection. I heard it tossed around a bit, but there needs to be some sort of trophy for this game if we keep doing it. If my team was playing for a rusty beer mug or something, I'd start training in May.
I tried taking a few pictures during the game, but I don't have a digital camera so who knows when I'll get them developed or if they'll turn out. PCM needs to go to these games and cover the media aspect so I can focus my talents on opening and closing the door on the bench.
And no team picture this year.Seeing as how the (real) Sioux only play the (real) Gophers in Grand Forks next year, it would be fun to have a warm up game that weekend in Grand Forks if enough people come to the game.
Thanks to all the guys who played in the game! Even though I don't actually play, it's still fun to watch.
I think we were a little like the 1980 US team when they played the Soviets at Madison Square Garden shortly before the Olympics. Not that I'm necessarily drawing parallels to POI and communists
, but like the US team, we were just kind of thrown together from all parts of the country and didn't really know each other. Whereas POI, like the Soviets, had skated together for decades. They jumped out to an early lead, but we fought back only to lose momentum at the end.In all seriousness, it was a very fun game. Aside from POI's obvious advantage of having played together (for decades, like the Soviets), SS.com also was saddled with a couple of "fillers," like myself who served no real useful purpose other than to give the core talent a breather and maybe clog up the slot a bit on D. But maybe if Forecheck can find a way to bring us all together as a unit, we can ultimately prevail against The Evil Empire when there's some actual hardware on the line, much the 1980 US team did.
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Any SS.com players or well-wishers interested in trying to hook up at one of the WCHA playoff games? Maybe we can all meet somewhere between periods or between games and meet/greet a little before we lace 'em up on Sunday. Just a thought.
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I recall reading last fall that the Minnesota Rule was coming under a lot of heat from the other schools in the league and that they were thinking of scrapping it. Guess they haven't gotten that far yet. Maybe if the Goofs get knocked off by CC on Thursday night and the tournament still draws well...nah, it's still Minnesota and they generally get what they want.
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looks like we might get the gophers Friday night . I can`t wait. Are the gophers playing that good or is st. cloud that bad?
STC hasn't won a game in a month. If you look at their season, they didn't win a game against a quality opponent since they beat the Sioux in November. Not to take anything away from the Goofs and how they thrashed them, but STC packed it in a long time ago.
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My UND days were early-mid 80's, so I have no real love for Bucky, but I've always liked The Bud Song:
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Twelve banners. Who has more in the WCHA? Anyone know right off hand?
from
http://www.uscho.com/m/wc/?data=history
WCHA Champions
Note: No league play in 1958-59 and no tournament was played until 1960. League was known as MCHL from 1951-52 to 1952-53, and the WIHL from 1953-54 to 1957-58.
Season Regular Season
2003-04 North Dakota
2002-03 Colorado College
2001-02 Denver
2000-01 North Dakota
1999-00 Wisconsin
1998-99 North Dakota
1997-98 North Dakota
1996-97 Minnesota/N.Dakota
1995-96 Colorado College
1994-95 Colorado College
1993-94 Colorado College
1992-93 Minnesota-Duluth
1991-92 Minnesota
1990-91 Northern Michigan
1989-90 Wisconsin
1988-89 Minnesota
1987-88 Minnesota
1986-87 North Dakota
1985-86 Denver
1984-85 Minnesota-Duluth
1983-84 Minnesota-Duluth
1982-83 Minnesota
1981-82 North Dakota
1980-81 Minnesota
1979-80 North Dakota
1978-79 North Dakota
1977-78 Denver
1976-77 Wisconsin
1975-76 Michigan Tech
1974-75 Minnesota
1973-74 Michigan Tech
1972-73 Denver
1971-72 Denver
1970-71 Michigan Tech
1969-70 Minnesota
1968-69 Michigan Tech
1967-68 Denver
1966-67 North Dakota
1965-66 Michigan Tech
1964-65 North Dakota
1963-64 Michigan
1962-63 Denver/North Dakota
1961-62 Michigan Tech
1960-61 Denver
1959-60 Denver
1957-58 North Dakota/Denver
1956-57 Colorado College
1955-56 Michigan
1954-55 Colorado College
1953-54 Minnesota
1952-53 Minnesota/Michigan
1951-52 Colorado College
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Who was the guy that used to do the play-by-play in the early 90's? He then went to MN and then to SCCC I think. Can't remember his name... I liked him. But it seemed bad luck followed him everywhere. As soon as he left UND the Sioux program turned around and MN went in the tank.
I believe it was Dan Tearhar (sp). He does radio stuff now for the Good Neighbor (or Big Neighbor or whatever WCCO calls itself).
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I've played on all of them except Columbia. My TC team has practiced at Columbia and had no complaints. They all seem to be good choices, so I'll defer to those who need to travel after the game to choose.
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Forecheck, I might be able to help y'all out. I'm 41 yrs old and not very good, but I play in a lower-level non-checking league in the Twin Cities and you're game sounds like fun. I suspect everyone plays at a higher level than me, but if your bench is short, I can at least give the first line (or two) a breather. If you need an extra player, you can email me at dlveer@yahoo.com.
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Nothing about Spirko on Heisenberg as of 8:37 p.m. tonite, but it does show Siembida catching on with Quinnipiac. Based on the 2001 GL Invitational alone, I wish him all the best.
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Thanks a bunch for the updates Roch & DC