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Yeah, but it's so hard to read into the ratings. 1) It's on New Years, so pretty much the whole country has off of work. That means there are so many more people that CAN watch. 2) There are so few games on any mainstream channel to say that ratings wouldn't have been the same if they were playing inside. 3) How can you say anyone that watched wasn't a hockey fan already....or if they weren't, became one after? The ratings can't tell you any of that. Just because a game was the highest rated hockey game in a decade doesn't mean it was even that highly rated. The ratings could have been horrible, but were just good enough to be the best in the last ten years. I think getting a channel like ESPN or the likes of an ABC, CBS, Fox or NBC to show games on a regular basis will help more than a once a year gimmick. One game isn't going to fix the problem. NBC already shows a few, but not enough to get a consistent audience or enough to grow the game.

Does that mean your other alias is Captain Obvious?

Osh is going to be more gone at the end of the season than Brett is right now....whether we like it or not.

I did like the idea at first. In fact, I may have been on the side of liking it also...but... It really doesn't do anything. I don't think it really adds any fans to the game. The only ones that really enjoy these games are people who are already fans of hockey. After watching Hockey day in Minnesota with the HS games outdoors, it seemed like wasted energy to me. It didn't look fun for the players or fans at the game....it was just something that they could talk about on tv. There really isn't anything to gain by having this...just the fans like you AZ who like watching it b/c that's what you did as a kid, was play outdoors....but anyone who played outdoors who is intrigued by this already is a fan of hockey. For all the work involved, I just don't think there's enough to gain.

I think outdoor games are really overrated. I don't think they are anymore interesting than an indoor game. You still have 6 guys on a team on the ice and are trying to get a puck in the other teams net. Then one team is forced to play into the wind twice and is at a disadvantage, etc. Outdoor games are a gimmick.

I'm not sure how something can be apparent AND be a hunch...

"PORTER GOT ROBBED!" -Michigan faithful come the middle of April If it comes down to Phil and Kevin, they should have a shootout, best out of three, wheover wins gets the Hobey.

I see where you are coming from, but it's a 16 team field. If we really wanted only the best of the best, they should just have made it an 8-team field. If UND, CC, UNH, BC, Michigan, and MSU all played in the same conference and everyone else played in other conferences, should those bottom teams not make it just b/c they are below .500 even though everyone knows they are all in the top 16 in the country? Of course not. The whole tournament is built for parity, and if parity includes sub .500 teams, then so be it. The fact that the tournament is sudden death proves that.

INCH Hobey Tracker updated. Top three still the same. TJ Oshie is bull market Hobey candidate right now, has 19 points since our last loss! I don't think Oshie will win it, but might have a chance to get in the top 10. http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/7Archiv...racker_0625.htm Also, hopefully Michigan fans start the "Porter was robbed!" slogan after this year.

We aren't screwed by any means. It just hurts us because we are a team that relied on defense so we need to score every chance we get. Now with the two injuries were are losing our most creative offensive defenseman and a dynamic forward that gave us a scoring oppurtunities as well. Our defense needs to be huge in the coming weeks and we need to capitalize whenever we get a window of oppurtunity.

Whichever ones Leah could come up with... ....kidding Leah!

You PREFER women...but sometimes do you have to settle for something else based on a comment like that?

Just to confirm Digglers post, this is from the MSU game:

I know who my favorite quarterback is...

I think they are going the medical redshirt route.

Are you sure the guy wasn't talking about Genoway (Colby -> Chay) or Zajac (Travis -> Darcy) when referring to the younger brother comment? Maybe you misheard them. Plus, calling Parise "Praise" is like calling Favre "Farve".

One thing that there is to consider with the PWR is the fact that Miami has only played 9 TUC's. With another win against a TUC, they will win the comparison over UND and CC, putting them at 23 points, Michigan at 23, us at 22, UNH at 22, at CC at 20. That would make the 4 #1's Miami, Michigan, UND and UNH in that order, right?

I guess I don't have any complaints. Madison would be an ABSOLUTE BEAST, haha. Give that one to Michigan. If you flipped UM and UND, that'd be bad news bears for us. West regional sets up a little like last years in Denver...not as scary, but equal amount of talent IMO.

I take it he got into a fight?

I agree with most of that manchild. I would have to disagree (in a good way) regarding Finley. Although he had a great game, he's had many other great performances defensively this year. He's really showed his stuff all season, and is getting some good shots on net to boot, some of which are going in.

I think that's what Osh has going on...his hair is awfully curly.

Exactly what I was thinking, but everyone else disagrees.

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