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come on, didn't you know that it can only be a great atmosphere if everyone is 3 sheets to the wind and screaming obscenities although i will admit there were times early in the new ralph that it was pretty quiet, i guess we just ignore the fact that coaches and players (ours and opposing) say that this is one of the toughest barns to play in the last few seasons, in part to the fan support. i think our fans are passionate and knowledgeable, that doesn't mean we have to be screaming obscenities and throwing beer on people.

forbort is great, but how many defensemen are nhl ready at 20, after 2 years of college? i'm not slighting forbort at all here, he is a dude, but it takes more time for defensemen to be nhl ready. maybe just wishful thinking on my part we might have him here for 3 years, but definately wouldn't be surprised if he was gone after 2 (I would be very surprised if he was gone after this year). gregoire is probably the most nhl ready, he is our most complete player, but maybe this injury keeps him here another year? and i could definately see blood being gone after this season. frattin will be playing for the leafs, hopefully not until next season, as someone said their season should be done as the boys are skating around with the national championship trophy but dude has got a laser shot, hes fast and physical, and the leafs desperately need a scorer like him. hopefully the boys get healthy (especially gregs mystery injury, hopefully no pcs, the sioux have not had a good history with that ) #8 the last year as the sioux!!

on the genoway topic... it has less to do with how he performs in the offensive zone. it is about how he transitions out of our defensive zone. he may not be the intimidating defensive force that a blood or macwilliam are, but only marto can rival how effortlessly he can move the puck OUT of our zone, which is something that may not be sexy, but it a crucial ability to have in a defensive pairing. and yes, he will not be playing forward, which tells you how the coaches feel about having him on the blueline.

davidson's is pretty tough to beat, but eids and lapoint are pretty good too. marios looks like his profile pic for his nambla membership

the headline being incorrect is a big deal, when your job is print. and it might have been the editor, it might have been someone else, but the point is that although most likely an honest mistake, it still is a big deal for the largest print paper in nebraska. it's not bulliten board material, just an embarrasing mistake for the herald.

That is pretty pathetic for a big time newspaper! I lived in Omaha, and they have a very rabid, loyal hockey fan base. I'm sure the hockey beat writer is pretty embarrased, as he should be. But it's not like UND is a national powerhouse that has won 7 national championships and its not like UNO is in the same conference Sioux take 3 hard earned points. 4-4 friday, 5-3 saturday with an empty netter.

sorry, had to be done.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mie9hhQTUM

i would be very surprised if there was a suspension... are we now basing suspension on if someone gets injured or not? does a malicious hit without injury slide while a clean, hard hit with horrible ramifications get a suspension? that is a slippery slope to go down. but this is mcclown and the wcha, so i guess nothing would surprise me. there isn't a single hockey fan who doesn't wish for a speedy and full recovery for jesse, from all we've learned about him this week, he is one of the good ones in the game, we need more like him. but whether or not malone gets suspended should not be based on the fact that jesse broke his neck. paukovich intentinoally slaughtered bina and broke his neck, one game. marvin headhunted genoway, one game. all this being said, if they determine any head contact is a game suspension and they give malone a game, ok. but we all know that the wcha and mcclown won't be consistent or follow through on anything, because if they give malone a game for contact to the head, they will be handing them everyweekend of the season until they make mens hockey a non-contact sport. this rant is obviously not aimed at you, but the wcha and how they handle these matters.

unless he is not playing for personal reasons, or the coaches are keeping him out (which i don't see them doing)... he will be playing. there has not been, and will not be a suspension. Friday - Gregoire Saturday - Frattin

I shouldn't be too surprised, and I never get too worked up about anything posted over there as their loyalties obviously lie east of the appalachians, but the INCH first shift gave the Alaska goalie national player of the week. That in itself I have no problem with, he gave up 2 goals in 2 big wins,,, but Frattin not even a runner up? Here are the runners up (none of which had the stats Frattin did, if thats one major factor)... Cam Atkinson of BC (the only team to play a quality opponent other than UND) had 2 goals (one an empty netter) and 2 assists on the weekend, Chase Polacek of RPI had 2 goals, 2 assists, Justin Shultz of Wisco had 2 goals and 3 assists, and Everett Sheen of HC had 2 goals and 3 assists. All nice weekends (mostly against weak competition), but none had the stat line that Frattin did of 4 goals and an assist, at a WCHA opponents barn opening their new rink. Like I said, this is nothing new from INCH, but Frattin deserves some props for his huge weekend (he will most likely get WCHA player of the week). And if we're not just looking at stat lines... Frattin was a beast in every aspect of the game!

once knight got moved to his natural center position last season, he thrived. i think he will be a pleasant surprise this season, and a great option for a top line center. like someone said earlier, nelson could end up being a top line center sometime this season too. i cant wait for the season!!

if its not kosher to put the late miles brands face on the dress... maybe lucia, mcleod? and hak as the coach of course. great movie!

I know that most of this is probably spread out over the nickname thread, sioux hockey 2010-11, and others, but thought we could have a thread dedicated to stories, memories, predictions, or whatever for the final "official" season as the Fighting Sioux. Kind of sad, although I know it is time to move on. The tradition is not the Fighting Sioux name, but the program, coaches and players of the past and future, and the NC$$ can't take that no matter how hard they try. So favorite Sioux memories? Predictions for the final season? The final Sioux-Goof series in January should be great! And hopefully they can march to the X in April as one last big, stinky finger to the NC$$!

Its my new phone desktop! Love it, keep it up.

For those of you concerned about our blueline in upcoming years... looks like we've got a good start at restocking the cupboards. Schmaltz committed, sounds like a beast, he should fit in just fine. http://undhockey.areavoices.com/ edit: looks like you clicked yours in before me but a huge pickup worth a double post

So the new BTHC has 6 teams, enough for an autobid, which is all that matters, and all they really care about besides money. Rivalries and conference integrity in the rest of college hockey is not on their radar. WCHA loses powerhouse UW and bottom halfer Minny. CCHA hit hardest losing Mich, Mich St, and Ohio St. And Penn State makes it a legit autobid conference. From what has been out there for months (years), Notre Dame has no interest in the Big Ten in any sport. There are infinite ways conferences could be realigned, and maybe college hockey could take this time to do a full overhaul, but realistically there will be minimal changing and shifting. I am probably in the minority here, but I couldn't care less what conference we are in, or who else is in it. Obviously it makes sense to stay aligned with the remaining minnesota schools (we lose to bottom feeder mn school, so no big loss ). I would also like to see us stay aligned with UNO and the Colorado schools, but who knows. But bottom line is that UND is the upper tier of college hockey, and will continue to be. I would miss games against Minny and Wisco, but hope and pray that we wouldn't schedule them unless it was for equal games home and away. Screw both of them if they think their enormous non-conference schedule will all be coming to their rinks (which alot will just to play them). I am all for some expansion, and actually I am for a full realignment, but not sure of the reality of this. With Nebraska in the big 10, 12 whatever it is now, they could add a team with UNO being a rivalry right down I-80. And big 10 schools have money, so another could add a program, eventually making it an 8 team conference. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. In the meantime, lets kick the !@$! out of UW and Minny while they are still in our conference and get #8!

i think the most telling part of the article about hockey canada, and how they feel about themselves and the rest of the hockey world, was his quote saying he would like the wjc and u-17 moved to either the begining or end of THEIR season so it doesn't interfere with THEIR club teams. we all know that canada thinks highly of themselves in reguards to hockey, but to have "world" tournaments scheduled around canadas junior hockey schedules seems a bit arrogant. we could probably schedule the winter olympics around any canadian holidays also so we don't cause any conflicts there also

interesting article about the downfall in goofyland... he has some very valid points, but you can see the maroon and gold bleed out a little bit in his sympathy for both lucia and hill. still some very valid points. http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/08/02_between.php

i completely agree... chicago didn't seem to have a problem letting toews develop another year at und, and he turned out ok

i haven't decided if mpls is on some good "medications" or if the schizophrenia is full blown

i'm guessing its the kid that hak, eades and jackson were talking to at kings walk saturday. saw them as we were making the turn at the state bestball. i wasnt paying that close attention, but the kid had some size. whoever it was, if it was a big timer, hopefully hak and co. convinced him to wear the green and white!

i think that notre dame always has been, and always will be the big 10s first choice. that being said, unless something changes, notre dame has stayed committed to being an independent. the big 10 is really pushing to move forward with this, so they are exploring other avenues. i don't know how the academics of the aforementioned schools fits in, but since they are on the list i will assume they all fit the criteria. i know others have mentioned that texas would be the first choice, but i actually see nebraska and syracuse as very viable options for a big 10 expansion, and both could add a hockey program, which would be a nice bonus, but not the driving force.

yeah he was on xm204 at lunch the other day. the more sioux connections the hawks have, the better their chances of winning are

lived in omaha, went to creighton, and you are correct that husker football is number one in that part of the country, by a large margin. bluejay bouncyball is probably number two, but omaha in particular (and i would imagine lincoln) is a great sports city. they support both uno and lancer hockey pretty well and there are some hardcore hockey fans in omaha, so it is possible a hockey team in lincoln would do ok. plus the added bonus of a uno/husker hockey rivalry would be a nice bonus. im not saying it would jump above husker football or creighton basketball, but does it need to to be successful? heck, you could argue that gopher hockey is the third or fourth sport at the u of m, but i think it is still a successful program. i am all for more college hockey programs if it strengthens the sport as a whole. i don't like the big 10 hockey conference idea, but with $$$$$ the driving factor, there are alot of reasons for it to happen.

maybe it's just me, but that might be one of the worst songs i've ever heard i realize these guys sell a ton of records and it is probably a very popular song, but i might have to get up and leave if they start playing this at sioux games... no offense to you geauxsioux, just not my style