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Here's a great Q&A with Lucia from CHN. Lucia gives his answer about why Ambroz is not coming in, and it's a valid reason...no need to diss Lucia on that anymore. All-in-all, he seems like he's got his head straight but is getting screwed by his kids. The answer to that, though, is to not recruit the same type of kids anymore. Link

Penn State is getting serious about D1 hockey, which is very bad news, because it gives the Big Ten 6 teams, enough to get a conference with an auto-bid. Uh-oh.... Link

It was a three year contract, so there are still two more years you can view the Sioux on FCS.

If you do nothing about Mpls, it's a shame, and you'd be just as blind of a leader as those in NY whom are allowing that Muslim mosque to be built.

Maybe there aren't any good looking women at UM to keep the guys around? Or, maybe not enough cute guys for those Gophers that swing the other way...?

Here's my crazy, should-have-been-a-lawyer-esque, idea. North Dakota is hated by many in the college hockey world due to our success and our physical play. However, UND does have friends. One great friend UND has had is Bemidji State. What if we could get Bemidji State to try and host a regional in Grand Forks at REA? 1) The terms of the NCAA's ruling states that UND can't host any events there if there are Sioux logos, but doesn't state anything about any other school. 2) Schools don't have to host in their respective cities. (Example: Michigan Tech hosts regionals in Green Bay, WI at the Resch Center which is not only not in Houghton, MI, but is in a completely different state. Also the distance from Houghton to Green Bay is farther than from Bemidji to Grand Forks. Tech could have chosen to try and host in a city like Detroit which is in its home state at an even bigger market and better arena, but didn't...which is similar to Bemidji which could host in the Twin Cities, but isn't as close as Grand Forks.). Now, I'm sure the NCAA would still probably say no to this, and I doubt BSU would do it...but that is still a viable loophole worth checking into. BSU is a great school that UND had a large part in saving, so BSU does somewhat owe us one.

UND is clearly the favorite to win the WCHA... ...but every year there seems to be a sleeper team that does well. Who do you think it will be this year? I think CC, UNO, and Minnesota could all surprise some people.

No. UND hasn't won any titles since that one in Y2K. However, UND appears to be on the verge of making many championship runs here in the next few years. I'd take my chances.

I wonder how this whole Jonathan Toews phenomenon has helped in UND's recruiting over the last 6-12 months...especially with a guy like Grimaldi.

I already asked off for the Wisco trip...but being in Wisconsin, that's an easy decision.

I'm an alum and leading my Monday night golf league standings.

Jonathan Toews was also the top skater of the Olympics, and Zach Parise (along with Toews) were 2 of the 3 best forwards in the tournament. If you're going back all 24 months, don't forget Kristo/Blais' gold medal in the World Juniors. TJ Oshie also was a key member of the US team in the IIHF World Championships.

I love Buff, and he was irreplaceable in the playoffs...however, he did have a knack for disappearing during the regular season. Down the road (I think he has one year left on his contract), he'll be seeking a nice paycheck, and that would have only made it harder to keep him. Madden will be gone too most likely.

That Byfuglien loss breaks my heart.

Tough loss for the team, but good for Brad.

Nope, Patrick Kane was on the cover last year, and he and the Hawks did just fine.

I can't find anything that disclaims this proclamation of Toews being on the cover...but I'm not finding any evidence other than the site you posted that seems to have found this out. I'm a little skeptical, especially with Kane having been on the cover last year...but we'll see. Stranger things have happened.

I hope someone records this and puts it on YouTube in case I forget to watch it.

Jonny Toews had a kid already and he's coming to UND? One can only hope...

No, you have the hit thing backwards. You do all the hitting, I do all the scoring.

With similar outcomes in the forecast, right weatherman?

No offense to the city of Phoenix, but the Coyotes need to get out of there. Sure, they sell some tickets when they are doing good, but they need a city that will support them a little better during the rougher years. Wherever that takes them, I don't know and don't really care, but the franchise deserves better. The nice thing about Phoenix is the decent sized population that moved there from the north, and are hockey fans. The problem though is that the people that may have moved there and are hockey fans already have an allegiance with their original favorite. That's why you see so many Packers and Vikings fans in AZ when you see the two teams travel to Phoenix.

I can't say I've seen 'em all, but they are most definitely the best I've seen.

If you do some research you'll find that nearly all bigger D1 schools have some sort of club hockey. That includes ACC, SEC, Big 12, and Pac 10 schools...regions where hockey is not very prominent.

Syracuse is a name that caught my eye because a couple years ago they already said they were committed to adding D1 hockey. It might have fallen through because I haven't heard much since, but that wasn't a rumor, that was straight from the school. Now, with the possible move to the Big Ten, that may come to fruition again.