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2-0 CC Kangas can't stop anything top-shelf.

I'm all for expansion in college hockey (minus Canadian teams). There are problems with this where hockey stands right now. There is no conference room at the moment right now. And, there are better schools to help expand college hockey than NDSU. If NDSU added hockey, there wouldn't be anyone unknown to how fun college hockey is that would all of a sudden understand it. NDSU fans all know about Sioux hockey, so you're not really expanding much. Other schools like Penn State or Illinois would grow the game far more than NDSU. I'm not saying because NDSU wouldn't contribute much should mean they shouldn't join, but NDSU is a poor fit right now in the grand scheme of college hockey. Assuming Bemidji will be the 11th team, and assuming we'll add a 12th team, there is still no room at the moment. UAH is still looking for a home. CCHA is the best option for UAH (WCHA is THEIR second choice). If the CCHA does their part in adding UAH, and allow a team like UNM or UNO to leave and join the WCHA, both conferences are still full at 12. There's just no room for NDSU, and that's college hockey's fault. With an unconvinced fan-base though, it makes it difficult for any foreward movement to happen at NDSU. There's no rink set in stone, and there isn't enough room to share with Fargo at the UPC. This has all been discussed and mentioned, so please read previous posts. If NDSU can guarantee themselves a successful program that won't lose money, and they can find a rink to play in, and someone can find room for them, then I'm all for them joining the D1 college hockey ranks. But, until then, NDSU is a long ways from joining D1 hockey. They're about 10 years too late right now with the way the conferences are alligned in D1 hockey. IF a Big Ten conference were to form, and NDSU had proof and the resources to start D1 hockey, that'd be their best opportunity.

NMU 2 Miami 0 2nd intermission

That's not a gamble worth taking financially for a University. What happens if they don't get the attendance they need? They're screwed. I'm having a hard time understanding why you are so emotionally invested in NDSU acquiring a hockey team. I don't want NDSU to get a hockey team because it just doesn't work in college hockey right now. There's no room for them in a conference right now with the dismantling of the CHA. This is where you have to go back...again...and re-read...again...everything I already stated against NDSU having a team. It's not because of a hatred towards NDSU....it's because of everything else that there's no reason for them to join.

I don't have a channel 70 listed when I go through my guide. I have it as 318 on Midco in GF.

Denver @ Wisconsin is going to be huge this weekend.

Fri: Denver @ Wisconsin (NHL Network) Notre Dame @ Nebraska-Omaha (CBS College Sports) Minnesota @ Colorado College (FSN or FCSC) Michigan @ Ohio State (Big Ten Network) North Dakota @ UAA (FSSN) Sat: Unannounced teams (CBS College Sports) Minnesota @ Colorado College (FSN FCSP) Denver @ Wisconsin (FCSC) North Dakota @ UAA (FSSN) Plenty of college hockey

Duncan (Gregoire, Miller)

Drew Stafford with 2 assists Jason Blake with 1 assist Travis Zajac with 1 assist Jonathan Toews with 1 empty net goal Toews/Kane tracker: Toews 20-26 -- 46 (+12) Kane 18-33 -- 51 (+1)

Good thing there are plenty of other games for us to watch at "normal" times to get the ball rolling.

I like how the purple [Vikings] line is the worst outcome.

Go buy a stuffed gopher or buffalo and some rope! Most Wal-Marts are open 24 hours.

Sioux fans aren't going to convert to Bison fans just because they can save an hours worth of driving each way. There are hockey fans that don't cheer for a particular team, but not enough to fill an arena. Yes, there would be Bison hockey fans. Yes, there are people that would check out the Bison play hockey. But, the people in the area aren't accepting enough of the idea to give enough reason to form a hockey team. It'll take too much money and there's too much risk. If there was a big movement from fans and locals alike saying they want a hockey team in the worst way, NDSU would have had one a long time ago. But most Fargo residents are too cool to give notion to the idea of having a hockey team at NDSU.

That's a devilish thing to say...

It's the best of both worlds! Gophers lose and Sioux win!

I was implying a stuffed gopher...not a real one...although a real one would have been a bonus.

It really depends on the capabilities of the arena they are broadcasting an event. Twins and Wild games are in HD on FSN because they have HD cameras...but the Mariucci doesn't have these cameras so they aren't shown in that. I believe FSN-RM brought their own HD cameras (can anyone confirm this). The one that was by me both games was not an REA camera and on the side of the camera it said "HD" on it. It'd be nice to have FSSN go HD, but it'd be so expensive. I heard HD cameras are ridiculous in price.

Yeah, and based on everything else I've read from you, you don't know much about anything.

I'm still trying to find reasonable tickets...

I don't think a Big Ten conference automatically equals greats recruits coming in. You'll get a few better guys, but as a whole, I don't think it's as significant as you think, especially in the case of PSU. There are so many intangibles behind the scenes that players consider I'm sure, and we have no idea about them. Also, with a small conference, you'd have to play each team more often, and I don't think that's a good strategy because fans can have an excuse to not go thinking "I'll catch 'em when they're in town the next time." I don't think Michigan's, Minnesota's, or Wisconsin's recruiting will change at all. If MSU can't get decent recruits now, I think it will still be difficult with a Big Ten conference....same with OSU...and for sure with PSU. If it was so easy and such a for sure thing that all the stuff you mentioned would happen, it would have been done already.

Darcy isn't here to score, and if he does it's a plus. He's a grinder that's going to shut down some of the better players on opposing teams. He's a role player, and without players like Darcy, we wouldn't be as successful as we have been. Look at a team like Minnesota that stacks their talent but has no chemistry or role-players...that's what you'll get.

I put Darcy on the list since he's a junior and will be gone after next year for sure. I mentioned the fact they can leave because VandeVelde could bolt, and a slim chance of Genoway. Darcy will be here next year for sure unless something absolutely strange happens, which isn't going to happen. Basically just look at the list of seniors and juniors.

Is it just me, or does it seem like Davidson has capitalized on most of his opportunities he's been given. Maybe Toews is banged up a little bit as well and they're just calling it a week off for him. He has 2 goals in 8 games, which doesn't overwhelm you, but the guy is a hard worker on the ice every time and plays sound defense. I think this is a great weekend to use a player who is going to leave it all on the ice when 2 wins are a must.

What if this Rodwell kid pulled a Kevin Hart and the coaching staff has never even heard of him...