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Wow, that's a steal....

Your avatar? You mean the one I made for myself?

What did the Duncan home Hobey jersey go for? It was only $700ish as of the wee hours of this morning. I completely forgot the auction ended today after waking up....If it went for under $1100, I would have bid for sure and sold my Frozen Four Bina swift to make up for it.

Wow, I'm impressed with the extent of your vocabulary Goon

Hope and change brotha...

From what I understand, most of the referees (not the linesmen) are well-to-do and don't need the money. Many had "ins" to get their jobs.

His brand new "hockey club".

I immediately thought of Karl Goehring before reading your post as well. The guy has a lot of professional experience, albeit mostly AHL. I've talked to Karl a few times and he seems to like Grand Forks, and as of not that long ago I know he still had a home in Grand Forks despite playing in other cities. He's currently coaching with the Syracuse Crunch, but it might be a good fit to bring him back "home." He has a couple young kids and it might be nice to settle down in a place you know and [presumably] loves. GF is a tight-knit community and a great place to raise a family, plus he'd be able to continue to do what he loves.

I definitely see where you are coming from, but I believe Hak has a "ride the storm out" mentality. If we switch to that style of game now, that means there might be some chemistry lost between the players that are still playing and somewhat "re-learn" the current style later on. As long as we don't start getting swept, and at least manage a split here and there, we SHOULD be ok for the short-term. This team has to start sweeping teams that we're better than....like pretty much everyone other than the top few teams of our league. I know that's a lot to ask, but we don't seem to be playing above our capabilities ever, like many teams seem to do when they play us. It'd be nice to just go steamroll a few teams for a change. There's talent on the team to do so, but we never seem to put together a 120 minute weekend. Maybe some more intense off-season training...?

I had a decent sized version somewhere on an old computer, which I think got transferred to an external harddrive laying around here somewhere. I'll see if I can dig it up.

I don't know what you all are griping about. It was a pretty obvious "Skating past opponent who falls into the boards" major. Itquay ouryay itchinbay.

I think USA wins because of Kristo alone...it'll be a close game though. USA 4 (Kristo with 2) Sioux 3 (Trupper, Gregoire, and Malone)

He is a -5, worst on the team. But LaPoint is a beaten horse. Everyone knows he isn't the most skilled guy on the ice. He's not incompetent though. A guy who has been a dud all season and has been getting too much credit is Vande Velde. Senior? My ass...he plays like a freshman and has the second worst +/- on the team at -4. If he didn't win a decent percentage of faceoffs, the guy wouldn't be worth much. Where is the spark with this guy? If it's because he's hurt, don't play. If it's a mental thing, sit his ass. If it's a skill thing, I can understand...but we've seen how good he can be, but he's NEVER been consistent. The Sioux (without Chay) are being carried by the young guns...Kristo, Gregoire, Blood, MacWilliam, and Hextall. Trupper, Marto, and Malone have been rock solid also for the most part. There's a lot of time to get this thing figured out, but I hate playing Bubblicious come February/March.

OK, I got jipped with my Gregoire pick....he deserved one. Does that count?!

Why is Bitchy Badger in that pic? He won't be there...

He would also still be of junior status. It still erks me that this had to happen in the first place, but if he has learned a lot from it and has changed his life for the better, I'd welcome him back. This might create a little chaos with roster spots though.

Here are some vids to get amped up for the game. Faison & Co. should bring earmuffs for this weekend.

Gregoire (Friday) Kristo (Saturday)

Haven't seen much live action of the Badgers this year despite being in the Sconnie Nation, but Eids is going to have to stand on his head. I think this is a great test-run of playoff conditions for everyone.

This isn't a great team [yet]. Split.

Where are those pics MM?!

Had to work again tonight...and what a nice way to finish a terrible night of work... I said it before, I'll say it again... This team has swept Merrimack and Michigan Tech. No one else. Championship teams know how to sweep. I don't care where the game is, who the opponent is, etc. When it comes down to the tournament, you need two sweeps. "Splits" in the tournament won't win you anything.

BC's Conte Forum also pits the competitors on opposite sides. I wasted my money going to the "Fog Game" in fall of 2007 to see the Sioux. There's another I've seen (not in person) as well, but can't think of it...

Yep, Jonny is starting to get it rolling a bit. He has a 3-game goal streak and 8 pts in his last 7 games (5-3--8). Let's hope he keeps it going.

Dear Mr. David K., Just because you think something doesn't make it so. G'day