PCM

I've always been fond of Battleship X.

That's a little misleading because Brian Boyle, who played most of the season as a forward, has played as a defenseman for the past six games. He has three goals and six assists since making the switch.

The former No. 1 wasn't too bad at it, either.

No. Radke was given a game misconduct, which means that he can play against BC.

After this past weekend, I'm not completely convinced that the PairWise rankings were all that unfair to the WCHA. SCSU, the second best team in the WCHA, got schooled by Maine, the fifth best team in Hockey East. The Huskies were one and done from what was supposed to be the easiest bracket in the tournament. Minnesota had to come from two goals down in the third period to beat Air Force. UND had to come from behind twice to beat the second best team in the CCHA. Neither Colorado College nor Denver were playing well enough at season's end to make me think they would have gone anywhere in the playoffs. Michigan Tech? As bad as they looked against Wisconsin, I'm not convinced that they were a playoff-caliber team, either. The one WCHA team that didn't make the NCAA tournament that might have made some noise in the playoffs was Wisconsin, and that's only because of the Brian Elliott factor. The only team in the WCHA that was consistently good in the second half of the season and played well in the playoffs was UND. That team is going to the Frozen Four. Minnesota can make a strong case that it deserved to be at the Frozen Four based on winning the WCHA regular season championship and the Final Five. However, that has nothing to do with PWR and everything to do with how the NCAA seeded the teams.

Nope. The first season the hitting from behind rule went into effect, it was an automatic 5-minute major, but that's no longer the case. The ref has the discretion to call a minor or a major and a game misconduct or a game disqualification. This is what the 2006 NCAA rule book now says:

Lots of voters will notice the timing and his comments about the incident, which were none too smart.

I wouldn't be too sure of that.

I don't want to seem overconfident, but the Sioux have scored 11 goals against Cory Schneider the last two times UND and BC played.

Nice article by USCHO editor Scott Brown about the Sioux. Triple Threat

That doesn't really mean anything. When they officially announce the Hobey Hat Trick, it will mean something.

It's an easy question to answer if you know where to look.

I have to say that in posting here, the vast majority of Gopher fans have been very classy about Minnesota's loss to UND. I greatly appreciate that and respect it. I hope Sioux fans remember their example. Some day, the skate will be on the other foot.

You are correct.

I listened to the Internet broadcast of that game. The phrase "out of control" was used a great deal.

No, we're not because BC is a higher seed.

I'm not a hat guy, but now and then, I do wear the Rutgers hat you sent me. Thanks for your continued support. And Go Rutgers!

And now you owe us $100,000! But thanks, sagard, and thanks to all the Gopher fans who posted messages congratulating the Sioux for tonight's win. As I said after UND swept Minnesota, the Sioux were fortunate to play the Gophers at that particular time. The last two weekends show that the two teams are much closer to being equal than the January sweep indicated.

It was one of those games that you hate to see someone lose.

Did it mention my deep pockets?

Bitter much?

I was hoping someone would notice.

I already miss Bob Norton's Hobey Baker update.

Three for three for Hakstol. Do we still want him?

YES!!!!!