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Kind of hard to win one in January, February, and March too.

We win. Hard fall in the 2nd period leaping over a fallen USA player. Landed on his shoulder or head. Was taken off the ice on a stretcher and left in an ambulance. Kristo posted on his twitter that he was moving all extremities though, so that's a good sign.

4-1 final

Really hoping for nothing long-term on Drake. Hate to see these injuries ever, but harder to take in an exhibition game that means nothing. Let's hope he's back soon...he's been playing very well to start the season.

Conspiracy.

I'm not going to get too down on the team for this loss. They just went to the barn of the #1 team and split, not a bad result at all. Sure, a sweep would have been great after last night's result, but from the sounds of things the team hasn't played poorly today, just bad finishing and poor goaltending. Exhibition next week and then pour it on at home against SCSU. I still like the makeup of this team, they look like they could mesh and cause some damage in the postseason. My only real concerns after this series is the inconsistent goaltending and the disappearance of the Grimaldi line after they dominated against Vermont.

UNO lost to Bentley. Ouch.

Good season opener for UM, beating BC 3-1. The real fun begins tomorrow!

I believe it is. The other one went to UNO if I'm not mistaken.

Oh man! OT winner!

Haha, just checked out the box score. SOG were 75-9?? Almost disappointing that they didn't score a few more with that shot total...

It'll be interesting to see how they do against a legit opponent. They certainly sound good from the first two games. Hopefully they can keep this balanced scoring against better teams...I think one of their main issues the past few seasons is that teams could just focus on shutting down the twins. Tapani = ROTY?

Sioux win in a squeaker. Grimaldi with 4 goals and Tambellini with 4 lost teeth.

Cool, thanks for doing that. Both the 14/15 and 15/16 teams have the looks of being very good teams that could contend for a title. I know a lot can happen between now and then, but if we can hold onto some of the very talented forwards that are currently committed, those could be some dynamic teams. Especially if Rocco decides to stick around for the 14/15 season...

He absolutely took over that UNH NCAA game that ended in heartbreak in OT. He was a beast.

Couldn't balance school & athletics? It's been like 2 weeks since school started. Official practices haven't even started yet and I'm guessing most of the freshmen classes haven't even gotten past explaining the syllabus yet. If he can't hack it in college after 2 weeks, there's not much hope for the kid in the real world. "Oh man, reading the first chapter of Introductory to Computers combined with a one hour captain's practice is just too much on my plate...I'm done!"

What is it with Gopher players and moped incidents?

Correct! The ONLY answer is to BRING BACK BLAIS!!!!! He will solve all problems, including global warming and the conflict in the Middle East!

Ouch.

I hope this kid makes it to campus next year. Hopefully it will entice him to come with his brother here.

Just think of how tired those four Gopher players will be by the end of the season though!

He probably thought you were Gretzky.

Haha. My favorite memory...hard to say that I have one specific moment, it was more just the collection of a great couple of years of Sioux hockey really. I started college the last two years at the Old Ralph and lived in a house just on the other side of the EERC building...just a stones throw away from the arena. Looking forward to every home Fri/Sat night, waiting in line in the cold, watching some Panzer domination...ignoring my less hockey-frantic friends that wanted to leave at the end of the 2nd period because the Sioux were already up by 4 and making them stay until the end so we could see the salute. That was pre-USCHO gang, of course. I remember biking around campus at night and then stopping by the arena to find the door that was unlocked (there was always at least one) so I could walk around the concourse at like 11pm all by myself. Check out the All-American wall and the puck wall... Every now and then bringing my bike in too and biking around the concourse...that concrete was polished and slick! It was a weird feeling being in there completely alone (I'm sure there was someone else there...but I never heard/saw them). I loved that building. Being born and growing up in GF...going to games since I was a little kid with my dad...it just felt like home. I still have a 1983 NCAA Championship t-shirt that was hosted at the Old Ralph...I went to those games with my dad when I was 4 years old and now my little girl wears it too. I do really like the new arena and I know it brings a ton to the team in regards to national acclaim and recruiting advantages, but it has always had a different feel to it. It's really sad to see it torn down...I know it hasn't been used in years, but still sad. It will be weird driving by next time I am visiting the folks in GF and not seeing it there.

And just like that, all hope was lost.