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Why would MTU be ahead of SCSU in the rankings for the best DI school in MN? I may be mistaken, but I thought MTU was located in the state of Michigan, not Minnesota.

Except for the 1. Unless your feed is way ahead.

Michigan just went up 1-0 over Niagara at the start of the 2nd.

Wow. This could be a big upset as well. Insane.

ND goes up 3-2 over UNH.

UNH is really aggressive on the PK, but they end up leaving only one guy protecting down low. It burned them twice in that period.

You are correct. UNH has an Olympic sheet at home. The Whittemore Center is 200x100.

Tough call. Assuming we get past Princeton, we'd either have to face DU, who always has our number in the playoffs, or UW in front of a huge pro-Badger crowd. Ouch either way. I think DU is a better team than UW in all aspects...goaltending, offense, defense, and special teams. But anything can happen in a one-and-done, especially in front of a home crowd.

The Sioux, as the #1 seed, would be the home team in both the Princeton game, and the final if they make it past Princeton.

Just got my tickets. Section 307 (I like the upper deck...lets you see the plays develop), row C. Heck yeah. Go Sioux!

Who are these Kozek, Duncan, and Oshie recruits, and what year are they planning on joining the Sioux? They all sound like highly-coveted recruits...I hope they pan out in the collegiate ranks. Nice job Hakstol! From what I hear about Oshie, he really dominated in MNHS, but probably won't do much his freshman year. You just can't expect much from that young of a player. He should probably play a year in juniors first. Duncan will probably be a role player his four years with the Sioux...won't win any individual awards, but will make the team better while playing on the 3rd/4th lines. From what I've heard about Kozek, he's big, mean, but has a horrible shot. Hakstol will need to mold him into a player. But that info is 5th hand, so it might not be accurate.

I was actually impressed with the Gophers during their series against the Sioux this year. Other than those 2 series, I didn't see them play too much until the F5. They are a gritty team, but they just seemed to be missing something. Missed passes, lots of turnovers in their own zone...stuff like that. They just didn't seem like the Gopher teams of past...speedy possession teams with great puckhandlers.

I'll be there (since I live in Madison)! Where can you get tickets already?

I just was not impressed with the overall play of the Gophers this past weekend. Kangas bailed them out hardcore many times each night. I would honestly be surprised to see them get past BC, let alone Miami. That said, Kangas did look like a stud. He is certainly a goalie that could carry his team to two victories to reach the F4.

Thanks for organizing this again! I had a good time, despite the loss.

I do agree though about losing a lot of juniors next season. I fully expect Oshie, Chorney, Finley, and Duncan to not be back. Duncan is the only one of those 4 that I could see possibly sticking around, but it is not likely. And then we will probably see at least one "unexpected" departure. VV, Kozek, etc.

One of my buddies knows JPL and he said he might not be back next year either.

No yelling from me, but even if that happened, there is no way that UMN would move up to a #1 seed.

For the Thurs game at least.

Should be at 2pm.

Does anyone know how long it takes for the webcast game to get put in the On Demand section of Sioux Extra?

He's still out there with Oshie/Duncan as well.

Why is Kozek on the Martens line?

Nice jinx HaksHomey!

They did it.