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As far as I know, Roy Saigo is an American. The term "Jap" has been considered a racial slur for at least the past two decades.

Well, if it's against Brown, it doesn't count.

Watching the games this past weekend, the amount of obstruction hooking that Findlay and Wayne State got away with against the Sioux was phenomenal. Bochenski couldn't make a move without someone impeding his progress with a stick. It's amazing that he even got one goal.

USA goes back on the power play as Stirling is hauled down just before the period ends at 19:08. End of second period. USA 4, Russia 0.

WOW!!!

US back on the power play again at 10:18 of the second. Still 3-0 USA. Eaves rings a shot off the post. Kessler goes off for cross checking and a Russian player goes off for diving. Now another US player gets called for elbowing. Russians go in power play 4 on 3. Great save by Montoya. About a minute left on the Russian power play. Team USA kills the penalty. Misconduct penalty called on one of top Russian players for arguing with the ref. Sounds like the entire Russian team has been doing that. Russians go back on the power play at 15:04. 17th penalty of the game.

Me too, and I'm on a T1 line.

Does anyone else find it interesting that Zach Parise is doing so well at the World Juniors, but is having trouble scoring in the NCAA? Could it be that he doesn't get mugged in Finland like he does in the US?

Sounds like a racial slur to me. We don't need that here.

I didn't hear the scoring on the first goal, but Parise got an assist on one of the last two goals. Of course, he also scored one of those goals.

AHPC is a particulate control technology, not a mercury control technology. It's true that some mercury can be captured in the ash of exhauast gases of power plants, but existing particulate control devices already remove a very high percentage of mercury in that form. AHPC is useless at removing oxydized mercury from exhaust gas, which is far and away the most difficult form to control and the greatest threat to the environment. So why isn't it? I see that one cement plant in Italy is employing the technology, but beyond that nobody appears to be lining up to use AHPC. The EERC has been saying that about AHPC and other technologies it's developed for a decade or more. They appear no closer to making that happen now than they did five years ago. All the plans I've heard about relate to athletics, not the EERC. Why wouldn't a company that expects to make a ton of money off AHPC be willing to pay for such a building itself? And what is the advantage of locating such a facility in Grand Forks? AHPC is available and has been for at least two years -- if not more. You have to ask yourself: If it's so great, why isn't it being used for more industrial applications? The answer is because as with nearly all environmental technologies, their deployment is driven by regulation. I heard that from a Gore representative who gave a presentation on AHPC at an air quality conference. Okay. You're guilty.

I hate to throw cold water on the speculation, but I sincerely doubt that the old Engelsad Arena is being considered as a manufacturing site for the EERC's advanced hybrid particulate control (AHPC) technology. Before that technology takes off, regulations requiring coal-fired power plants to cut particulate emissions below current levels need to be passed. It seems more likely that regulations to cut mercury, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions will be passed, and the EERC's AHPC technology doesn't address those issues. Also, if the technology has advanced to the commercial stage as the EERC claims, there's really no reason why a facility to manufacture the equipment would need to be located near the EERC.

It's over. USA wins 4-3 on a shorthanded goal set up by Parise.

3 seconds left. Sweden blows chance. Faceoff in USA zone.

Wow! Great play by Parise to give USA a shorthanded goal!

Jimmy tells it like it is.

If the Marvin-Palmiscno-Hale line continues to average three goals per game, Zach, Brady and Drew will be spending a lot of quality time in the press box with me.

Here's what Tyler said in the USCHO recap:

I played the Islanders last night in NHL 2004 and Mapletoft had an assist against my Rangers. I still beat the Islanders, despite Mapletoft's best effort.

According to today's Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck High School tailback Weston Dressler has committed to UND. He also considered NDSU and the University of Mary. Unfortunately, I can find no story to link to.

Merry Christmas to all those who frequent SiouxSports.com. Special thanks go out to Jim Dahl for providing this wonderful service and GDM for being the force of moderation. I also want to thank those who have taken time to post messages, send private messages and send e-mails expressing their appreciation for my efforts on this board. I wish I had time to respond to everyone who has thanked me. But I do read everything and appreciate your thoughts.

UND's decison not to play NDSU in basketball doesn't bother me one bit. I find it highy ironic -- not to mention hypocritical -- to hear Bison fans, NDSU coaches and the Fargo media wax poetic about The Great Rivalry over the years. But they never ask themselves the one fundamental question that matters: If the rivarly was so wonderful, why was NDSU in such a hurry to screw it up?

UMD certainly likes our UND coaches.

There's so much misinformation regarding my injury that I feel I must set the record straight. As usual, Rick has the story partially right, probably because of the garbled transmission he receives on his cheap cell phone. My injury did occur during the series with Minnesota. It's also true that I was on a popcorn mission for Virg between periods at the REA when the Sicatoka and I simultaneously went for the same pulled-pork sandwich. He saw that due to my longer reach and superior quickness, I would get the sandwich first. So he threw a vicious forearm to the side of my head that sent me crashing face-first into the highly polished Italian marble floor. Someone told the Sicatoka that he couldn't do that, but he just smiled and said, "Hey, it's nothin' but a little face wash. It's legal in the WCHA." Then he walked off with my sandwich, laughing all the way. I staggered back to the press box, dazed, confused and with blood streaming from injuries suffered during my collision with the floor. Virg took one look at me and said, "Where's my popcorn?" Seeing that I was disoriented, Rachel Blount of the Strib tried to take advantage of the situation by pulling my sweater over my head. She then wound up for a big kick. Knowing I was in trouble, I had the presence of mind to shout, "Look! It's Vanek on a breakaway!" At that very moment, Doug Woog happened to be passing by. Both he and Rachel turned to look toward the ice, causing him to veer off course and her kick to go off target. Woog's groinal region absorbed the kick that was meant for me, thank Parise. Believe me, when a television personality of Woog's magnitude goes down, it creates sheer pandemonium in the press box. That gave me time to grab some Subway napkins to clean up the blood from my head injuries. Despite a major headache, blurred vision and dizziness, I managed to make it through the game. On Sunday, I was pretty sure that I had a concussion, so I called the clinic for an appointment with my doctor. But before I went to the doctor on Monday, I had to do a previously scheduled interview with Brandon Bochenski for USCHO. Brandon immediately noticed all the swelling and bruising on my head and asked what happened to me. I explained that someone had given me a forearm to the head, claiming it was a WCHA-legal face-wash.

The new USCHO Magazine featuring the cover story on Bochenski, Parise and Murray is now on sale at the REA Pro Shop. It's $1.00 a copy. Scott Gaddini of the UND Athletics Dept. has some great photos to accompany the story. Also, there's an article about Chris Fournier, former Sioux player now with the University of Alaska Anchorage. Fournier certainly provided a lot of "bulletin board material" for Sioux players, coaches and fans when UAA visits here Jan. 9-10.