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Just made it back from the Equipment sale. I didn't go too crazy, but it was hard not to with what the prices were at. I bought: -about 20 random patches/numbers (about a dozen frozen four patches, some UND125 patches, and 3's and 7's) -blue Bauer practice jersey -nike bauer sandals -Taylor Chorney stick This is what they had Practice jerseys --- $20 to $30 depending on condition (some very new, some more used) Nike Dri-Fit under shirts --- $20 (new) NEW Shoulder Pads by both RBK and Nike ---$10 (sounds like a steal, but I was dumb enough not to buy any) Used sticks --- $20 (Lots of Kozek among a few others) New and used socks --- $2 a pair Used Gloves ---- I want to say $10/pair, but not sure (maybe $5?) Used Helmets w/ cages --- $20 Assorted Patches (includes nameplates, large and small jersey numbers, Frozen Four, UND125) --- All were $1 each Breezers --- Used were $10 I think, new were $50 I think that's everything.... All the good stuff went pretty quick.

That's weird since Springfield is in the states.

UCLA for the WCHA anyone?

"After New York Giants' manager John McGraw told reporters that Philadelphia manufacturer Benjamin Shibe, who owned the controlling interest in the new team, had a "white elephant on his hands," Mack defiantly adopted the white elephant as the team mascot, and presented McGraw with a stuffed toy elephant at the start of the 1905 World Series. McGraw and Mack had known each other for years, and McGraw accepted it graciously. By 1909, the A's were wearing an elephant logo on their sweaters, and in 1918 it turned up on the regular uniform jersey for the first time. Over the years the elephant has appeared in several different colors. It is currently forest green. The A

Yep, Paul could have been the best 3rd liner at UND ever, and I reckon Matt would have been in a tough battle with Brian Lee his junior year for most comfortable position under the bus.

Funny? Fat? Fruity? I can't think of anything else that would go there...

Sexy Six? (Don't forget about the potential WCHA Sexy Six ads they could come up with) Six Pack and a Pound? (Thanks Taco John's ) Super Duper Six? (Super Duper > Super) Final Five? (Big "Ten" Style) Original Six? (completely original )

As long as UND continues this home-ice advantage momentum, we're going to win a lot of games as long as we win a decent amount on the road. Who knows, maybe there will be a surprise team this year that wins the MacNaughton....

Can you read? I didn't say he was a Toews or anything near that. If Rhett played for the Sioux, he'd be as hyped of a player as many that have been through here recently. Now, when I say that, some idiots think I mean I'm trying to call him a Toews, which I'm not. However, I don't think anyone on the team right now (do I have to underline that?) could make some of the plays Rhett does. VV is a more well-rounded player and can do a lot for you (so I'd take VV over him for those reasons), but for pure playmaking, Rhett is very talented. It's easy for some people to say he isn't as good because he plays for Denver, but I guess I don't feel that way.

I think if Rhett was a Sioux, we'd be calling him as one of the great ones. Maybe not Toews great, but he would be a first liner here for sure.

Very true....but they did pretty well without him. Not amazing, but still very good. If the chemistry was there with Bozak all year long, DU would have come out of that regional.

I don't know what Rhett you've watched, but I've been pretty impressed with his playmaking abilities. Sometimes it comes in spurts, but you can't make a play every time down the ice or your team will never lose. He's done some pretty impressive stuff, IMO.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was Joe's family that purchased the jersey. They like to pick up a lot of his personal jerseys.

Watched Top Gun tonight, and couldn't stop thinking that Ice Man wasn't Zach Parise

I'm so light I can make a fart feel like a dumbbell

It never gets old for some people unfortunately....

AZSioux's stuff isn't counterfeit because there is no official product available that he makes on the market, and hasn't been for many many years. They aren't authentic, but not counterfeit either. There is no copyright within the jerseys themselves that he makes. He isn't branding his stuff CCM, Nike, Reebok, etc, illegally when he's not that entity, like the maker of the jersey posted as well. I knew that question would come up, but it's not even remotely the same. I haven't seen any other fake/counterfeit products posted on the site, until now, thankfully. But, if I did, I'd call it out just like this. It's surprising that people actually are supporting the counterfeit products.

He posted pictures, and a link, and the seller.......whatever. Y'all can buy your fake jerseys. I'll save my money and buy real ones.

If you posted a picture and said "Hey, check out this jersey I got" it's one thing. But to include the seller and ebay link, I consider that advertising. It doesn't matter if you benefit from it or not. I understand that jerseys are expensive. But, they are expensive, and that's the jersey market. It doesn't make buying a fake jersey better. Jerseys are priced that way so not everyone has 'em. It might be an elitest way of looking at things, but that's the way life is. Also, I don't think that counterfeit problems are the reason the economy is bad, but it sure doesn't help. If it's been calculated that 750,000 jobs are lost because of counterfeit products, and billions of dollars lost (all going to people scamming honest people), I don't agree with it. There isn't a way to justify it. I used to collect a particular product in which fakes were a big problem. There were actually links to terrorist groups in which the money went. This is an extreme case, but the problem is real.

yeah, the middle east is filled with 3rd world countries that don't have economies to rely on for jobs and a normal source of income (minus countries like the UAE, but they are few and far between). Whether or not it happens, it's still an illegal practice, and supporting that practice isn't right IMO.

He's advertising and promoting a jersey that is an illegal counterfeit (an inaccurate one at that). If he wants to buy the jersey and wear it, fine. I don't condone it, but if he wants to do that's fine. These jerseys (among the many other counterfeit products out there) are problems for the economy and sometimes can easily fool an uneducated person that may think they are authentic. The problem I have with it is advertising it on this website primarily because it's illegal for the product to be sold. If he wasn't advertising it, he wouldn't have put it on this website, with the sellers name, and a link to the auction (where the seller has many other counterfeit jerseys listed as well).

Right, but I don't think it's right to advertise something that isn't even legal on the website.

Yeah, there are a few things just from a quick glance that you can tell are off: -Number font is wrong -Name is off-center with the numbers -Should C-patch is not accurate -Jersey was never produced by RBK -Materials and striping look a bit off as well Then, throw in the fact it's only $39 and from Asia, and it's not even a question really. I'd recommend taking it down. Last night, I actually was watching something on like MSNBC or CNN on how counterfeit products affect our economy to the tune of about 750,000 jobs and billions of dollars lost. Hence, the reason I think the jersey should be taken down from the site.

Not to burst your bubble, but that jersey is more fake than Michael Jackson's nose.

So, you're just a tough love type of guy, eh?