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"I'm not looking for the best players, I'm looking for the right ones."

Does anyone know if either Oshie or VandeVelde will be coming in 05? I think I remember that both are slated as 06 arrivals for the Sioux. With all the graduates, and the possibility of Stafford leaving early, I wonder what Hak will do with these two.

That'd be half of our blueline!!

Anybody hear anything more on Massen's injury?? Hope he is ok, we don't need another forward to go down with an injury. We just got Stafford and Murray back.

Winning percentage= wins/number of games Correct? And Lucia still doesn't have a formidable backup for Briggs. Pray that Briggs stays healthy.

Lammy can't help it that the Sioux have 3 good goalies that are all trying to get playing time, so he doesn't start as many games as Briggs. Hakstol has been rotating Lammy and Jpar. Just because Lucia doesn't have the luxury of having a good backup goalie shouldn't be used as a stat against Lammy.

They are cruising to the Virg Foss trophy for early season excellence, much like the Sioux did last season. They are indeed an impressive team. I don't envy the teams that have to play against them at Mariucci in their regional, I hope the Sioux are not there. Either way, the season's long, the WCHA is crazy, the hockey will be fun to watch.

Travis Roche. Best offensive dman I've ever seen play at UND.

If you read the recruiting article on USCHO, it says that he still has BC, BU, Mich, Minnie, Wisco, and UND as his choices. While it is good to see UND in his final 6 for potential schools, I'm not holding my breath that he will end up here. I think he is bound for Minnie, Mich, or Wisco. Wisco because he is from Wisconsin. Mich because he is on the USNDT which resides in Mich. I'm not sure why any non-Minnesotan, a Wisco-born player noless, would choose Minnie, but whatever floats his boat. Either way, he will definitely boost whatever program's class that he decides to commit to. He is the real deal. He is the Zach Parise of the 05 class.

He goes to UND, but I'm assuming didn't try out for the Sioux.

Thanks alot man!! Much appreciated!

I'm in Diggler's group. We would really like these tickets. All four of us (Diggler, MNS, Forecheck, and myself) are hardcore fans who have been cheering on the Sioux for years. We would appreciate them greatly. Plus Forecheck is in love with the Wookie. She needs to be as close to him as possible, thus she needs front row seats.

Didn't you say that there was no way that UND would Tech at home even without the injured players? Looks like it just happened!

I'll agree as well. No actual posts come out of State Of Hockey. Just a bunch of trolling.

I heard somewhere that Toews' mom is a teacher, and they are also focused on him getting a college education. So WHL would seem like an illogical choice for him. That would also explain why he stayed at SSM instead of going to the USHL. I would say that there is a great chance that he will go the college route, we just have to hope that he ends up playing for the Sioux.

Would be nice to see him turn into a Jeff Panzer-type player. Thanks as always, PCM.

I agree. This team has the talent, and one of these games, they will break out, and we will hopefully see the Sioux team that we are used to seeing on the ice.

The lake that is said never gives up her dead. Went to the Edmund Fitzgerald marine museum last year when I was visiting a friend that used to live in the Soo.

Sucks that the NCAA had to schedule both NCC teams against each other in the first round game, otherwise we may still have two NCC teams going for all the marbles. But I understand that the regional rankings worked out that way. I would also like to see UND/GVSU at the Al.

These guys don't seem to have a problem playing for an "unproven coach that is losing games": Andrew Kozek-LC (10/1/04) Surrey (BCHL) 5'11 175 6-8-86 58-19-22-41-67 Matt Watkins-LC (9/26/04) Vernon (BCHL) 5'10 175 11-22-86 2004 SMHL Zach Jones-RD (7/26/04) USNDPT U-18 Team 5'11 175 1-14-87 Chris Vandevelde-LW (6/8/04) Moorhead 6'2 180 3-15-87 (for 2006) Brad Miller-LW (3/12/04) Green Bay (USHL) 5'10 170 1-31-86 T.J. Oshie-LC (2/5/04) Warroad 5'10 165 12-23-86 Brian Lee-RD (2/3/04) Moorhead 6'2 180 3-27-87 2004 USA U-18 team; Ryan Duncan-RW (12/18/03) Salmon Arm (BCHL) 5'6 155 7-14-85 Taylor Chorney-LD (10/23/03) Shattuck St.Marys 5'10 170 4-27-87 2004 Keep in mind that alot of them commited with Hakstol as the head coach of the Sioux.

A Sioux fan with common sense. Nice to see these days. I agree.

Wow, I guess you are right. Hakstol is the element that is driving this Sioux team on an unrecoverable downward spiral. The team will never be the same, the program will never win another game, let alone another championship. So we should hire another coach for you to complain about and call for their firing. I stand by my team, through thick and thin. I will agree that their record could be better thus far, but I see potential in this team. I also will critisize when I get frustrated with the team, but you are going to another level with your complaining. It is November. If I recall, championships aren't won or lost for another 5 months. That's alot of hockey to be played.

For the second time, Hakstol did most of the recruiting even when Blais was head coach. And about Kessel, he has pretty much always had the same teams on his list: BC, BU, Minnie, Mich, and Wisco. UND was never listed as a possible school in any of the articles that I saw.

Yep, you have some problems. Yes, this is a dangerous Sioux team, but fairweather fans such as yourself don't realize the potential that they show. No, I didn't make it sound as if I was happy that we should be happy with their scoring right now. You are good at trying to put words in people's mouths. I said that the players that we have are in different roles than last year. Look at Rory. He was a defensive forward, face-off specialist the last few years, but now he has to change his game to become more offensive-oriented. This takes time. I get the feeling that you are not a Sioux fan, rather just a fan of an opposing team that is on here just trying to strike fear into the average Sioux fan. Go back to your teams' message board and leave the real Sioux fans here in peace.

Quick, someone get one of Lammy's brothers on this team, ASAP!