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Thanks for the advice.

That happened almost 6 years ago - not this weekend - and it was a typical Woogism.

This reminds of a story Sean Hannity told about his former call screener. He nicknamed her "Flipper" because she was something of an animal rights activist. She bought a live Maine lobster for the express purpose of setting it free into the wild, which she did. But there were two problems with her plan. The first was that because she feared getting pinched by the lobster's claws, she let it go with the protective rubber bands still on. The second was that she didn't know that lobsters were sea creatures and released it into a freshwater lake. So through her grand symbolic gesture, she not only killed the lobster, but also guaranteed it a death more slow and more painful than being boiled in a pot of water. She defended her action by saying, "But my intentions were good!" I don't question the intentions of the NCAA. I know that Myles Brand and company think they're making a noble gesture that's loaded with symbolism, a gesture that will somehow make up for the past injustices American Indians have endured. But as with Flipper's plan for the lobster, the NCAA's plan is fatally flawed and will have the same effect. All it does is create a brief "feel good" moment that enables it proponents to pat each other on the back for having done something about racism. The significance will quickly fade and the people who were racists before will still racists after. Some literal-minded person out there will probably accuse me of comparing American Indians to lobsters, but I'm willing to take that risk to illustrate a point.

From PJStar.com: Is home of the Brave just around the corner?

Woog called him that because it's his nickname and it's probably a lot easier for the man who can't pronounce "Lundbohm" to say. At least Woog didn't refer to Niagara as "Nigeria" this time.

It's a perfect reflection of the total cluelessness of the NCAA.

He does. You, I'm not sure about.

Here's a snyopsis of Dave Hakstol's post-game comments: It was a very good performance. Well deserved. We played very well in all areas throughout the lineup. We played physical all over the ice. There weren't a lot of bone-crushing hits, but there were a lot of finished checks. We have to do it as a unit. Everybody needs to chip in on the physical side. We had guys chip in on scoring that we needed. Got production from all four lines. Fabian's goal was huge. It was the nail in the coffin. We challenged Lamoureux a little today and he responded. In my mind, he's the first star of the game. He made key saves when it was 0-0 and 1-0. Toews' feed to Oshie was a great play. Porter made a great play to create the 2-on-1 with Toews and Oshie. I'm very proud of Phil's performance and the mental toughness he showed. I hope the Gophers' arms are going to be tired after putting so many shots on goal against Niagara. Our destiny lies in our own hands. It depends on how many games we're going to win against the top teams in the WCHA.

If someone would have told me that the Sioux would score 8 goals on the weekend against UAA and only get a split, I wouldn't have believed it. But maybe some of the puck luck we didn't get Friday will show up in Minnesota. We owe them. Big time.

He does have a degree in reverse psychology.

Respect your elders, young lady.

The Goals for Lamoureux Fund Drive really takes off as Prpich becomes the fifth contributor tonight.

He's older than me, believe it or not. I was there for the summer camp in 1969. That's the full extent of my Shattuck education.

It doesn't count if a pro-UAA person says it.

The Sioux are 0-3 on the power kill.

Well, that doesn't stop us from speculating, does it? I'm thinking a streaker or a flasher.

He probably would have been there before me.

Wait. So now we're calling the Sioux power play the "power kill"?

No, I went to Moo U in South Dakota for that.

That's why I used past tense.

Maybe they should have called more penalties on the Sioux. It sounds like we're getting some great chances on the penalty kill.

Obviously. But it was a military school when I was there. Turned me into a lean, mean fighting machine.

When was he there?

I suppose nobody cares that I once attended Shattuck.

I thought his comments about the team bonding experience the Canadians did before the tournament was quite interesting. I wonder if the US does anything like that?