Honestly, my most favorite time at the new Ralph was watching the sweep last year of the Sioux at the hands of the Gophers, watching the game from a luxury box where I was the only Gopher fan. It was a fun time...Friday nights game was watched at DiMaggios and it felt like I was the only Gopher fan there too. Either way, the Gopher/Sioux series is always my favorite! I get tickets every year. I saw 3 of the 4 games last year and I will see the only 2 this year. Growing up in EGF, I saw a lot of Gopher/Sioux games at the old Ralph too. My favorite there was the last second goal scored in the third period to force a tie in 95 or 96. I sat about 5 rows up and the goal was scored right in front of me.
Based on the rivalry, for me the biggest is Gopher/Sioux only because I grew up in the midst of it. Obviously everyone always sees the asshole fans when they are in another rink. But how about this, walking around the Ralph to see it for the first time last year with my 4 month pregnant wife, I was asked to "step outside" so a Sioux fan could "remove" my jersey. I get that all the time. I wear a Gopher hat and I am Red Pepper and I get tapped on the shoulder and asked to "step outside" I don't even talk smack, so you see, every team has idiot fans. Things like that is what causes the Gopher/Sioux rivalry to be the biggest for me, I take so much pride in watching the Gophers beat the Sioux, but regardless of the outcome, I want to see a great hockey game and in the end, I know it is just a game........
