The Holiday Inn Rivercentre has a special Final Five rate. You have to call them directly and talk to somebody in their sales department, but they make you prepay for the entire stay and it is nonrefundable.
We always stay at the Embassy Suites. They have a shuttle between the hotel and the XCEL Center. You should be able to book a room there online.
I used it last year and thought the quality was pretty good. I actually hooked up my laptop to my TV and it worked great. Not comparable to watching a TV broadcast, but not bad either.
I agree with either Vande or Genoway to wear the C. My gut tells me Vande will be the guy, with Genoway and Zajac wearing the A's. I'll throw Marto out there as a darkhorse to wear the other A.
I've got to back Brasco on this one. I don't believe he was advertising. He simply posted a link to the ebay auction so everybody could see the jersey he purchased. I would have probably done the same thing if I wanted to share that information with Sioux fans.
I saw that. But Hakstol will get them straightened out during the intermission. I think we're gonna see the Sioux come out firing and put this thing away in a hurry!
Bob Norton already claimed UNH the winner.
Here's Adam Wodon's bracket from CHN:
Manchester
1. Boston University (1) vs. 4. Ohio State (15)
2. North Dakota (8) vs. 3. New Hampshire (10)
Bridgeport
1. Michigan (4) vs. 4. Air Force (14)
2. Yale (5) vs. 3. Vermont (9)
Grand Rapids
1. Notre Dame (2) vs. 4. Bemidji State (16)
2. Minnesota-Duluth (7) vs. 3. Cornell (11)
Minneapolis
1. Denver (3) vs. 4. Miami (13)
2. Northeastern (6) vs. 3. Princeton (12)
Several scenarios appear to have Ohio State and Minnesota tied for the final spot, with Ohio State having a slightly higher RPI. It will be very interesting to see how this plays out if this is actually how the final PWR end up.
Running a few scenarios in the YATC tool, it appears to me that Minnesota misses the tournament with either an Air Force win over Mercyhurst, or a UMass-Lowell win over Boston U. Does anybody have any scenarios that prove otherwise?
I have 2 tickets available for the Under-18 tournament at the Urban Plains Center in Fargo. Tickets are in Section 101 at center ice. I am asking for face value ($520) for the pair. Please PM me or email at fargosioux@cableone.net if interested.
For sale: 2 tickets for the WCHA Final Five hockey tournament. Tickets are in section 104 row 16, very close to center ice on the penalty box side. Asking face value. Tickets can be picked up in the Fargo-Moorhead area. PM me or email to fargosioux@cableone.net.
Tickets have been sold.
I'm not sure I'd agree. I could see either Michigan or Notre Dame getting sent to Bridgeport, leaving the Minneapolis regional open for either UND or Denver. There's not a terrible amout of difference in distance between Minneapolis and Bridgeport from either place. I could see the committee try to get either UND or Denver in Minneapolis in an attempt to limit the number of potential WCHA teams in the Frozen Four.