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7 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:
Nelson has a game tomorrow as do the other 4 who are not in DC. It's not a Minnesota thing.
16 teams play tomorrow, so there are a lot more than 5 with games, including Eichel in LA. So, it's also not a travel thing.
I mentioned the Minnesota players because of the local ties.
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Brock Faber is the only one raised in Minnesota who is in DC. Brock Nelson is back in CO.
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On 2/23/2026 at 1:43 AM, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:
Pinto and Blake mentioned. Obviously Sanderson and Nelson too.
Having all the ice events in Nice will be nice. It was quite the journey to get to curling events in Italy unless you dedicated full days to that and snow events.
Except, they're going to close up the soccer stadium, divide it in half, and create two 17,000 seat hockey rinks. The sight lines if you're not in the seats on the sides are going to be miserable.
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Gotta think Eruzione is cheering for Canada so he stays relevant and can come out of the woodwork every 4 years
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5 hours ago, Blackheart said:
Sorry, but what a bunch of a**holes.
If they're assholes for silently protesting in 2021, you probably shouldn't google ways the US flag was disrespected that year.
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3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:
Great to see the women's hockey team draped in the US flag, locked arm and arm singing our national anthem on the medal stand.
Why would you expect anything different? They're representing their country on the biggest stage.
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9 hours ago, TNF said:
Makes sense for the regular season, especially in the NHL with so many games in a year.
The only other counter proposal I’ve liked is a 10 min sudden death 5x5. In the context of NCHC play, no points simply for making it to overtime, all 3 pts to the winner if scored in the first 5 min, 2 pts to the winner (1 pt to loser) if scored between 5-10 min, if no winner after 10 min then each team gets 1 pt and the remaining 1 pt is sacrificed to the hockey gods. The premise being incentivizing teams for taking chances and scoring early in the overtime. Not perfect but better than a skills competition. I see scenarios where teams are on the bubble for home ice or the Penrose and taking huge risks early in OT if they need the full 3 points. Playoffs should always be 5x5.
Unless desperate for points, teams would park the bus for the first five minutes of OT the same way it often happens in the last handful of minutes in a tied game. That one point is more important than giving up all 3.
I hate 3v3 but in a tournament like the Olympics where TV and money drives everything and there are only two rinks (realistically one once you get to the semifinals) it just doesn't work like an NHL playoff overtime. Switzerland and Sweden went to OT. Imagine if they go into 3 or 4 OTs before a winner is decided. That shifts the US/Canada game to at best a midnight local time start where public transport would shut down an hour before the end of the game. You suddenly have 12,000 fans stranded in an arena that is currently in the middle of nowhere with no realistic way to get to their hotels.For this type of tournament, 3v3 works even if it's not "real hockey."
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You're complaining about Fenton being absent yet you want him to be the conference lead for all sports except for football?
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13 minutes ago, I Ranger said:
Definitely not. Drawing the 3rd most talented team in the quarters is not ideal which is why I really don't like seeing upsets like Slovakia beating Sweden early on.
Sweden's only loss was to Finland which was a bigger upset than Slovakia over Finland. Sweden needed to beat Slovakia by 3 but gave up a late goal to win 5-3.
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4 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
The US is up a cumulative 31-1 score going to the gold medal game.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament
Hence, they're on a record-breaking streak. They beat Canada 5-0 and are unbeaten against Canada in the last 7 games. As I said, outside of the top 2 teams, the rest of the field is significantly better than in previous years.
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9 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:
Didn't a u15 boys soccer team absolutely thrash the USWNT a few months ago?
Sure, if you think the USWNT was trying to dominate a u15 team rather than use it for a friendly against a fast team as an opportunity to better find their weaknesses on D after losing in Rio. But, I guess that doesn't make headlines.
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The quality of play from the teams outside of US/Canada is the highest it has ever been thanks to more opportunities in ncaa and now the PWHL.
That league is also extending the careers of some of the best players who used to have to give up the sport to be able to make a living.
The US is on a record-breaking heater the past year but that doesn't diminish the gains made by other countries which will narrow the gap.
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10 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
I've given up watching and was stating why.
Yet you didn't mention that you had given up watching so it's weird to provide a why to something you haven't written.
Instead, you make a misogynistic comment, get called out, and then claim you were just giving reasons.
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3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:
Someone explain to me how Matthews gets the minutes he does on this squad? I'm obviously missing something.
Because his line gets similar minutes? And maybe because he scored twice tonight? And had at least one great breakup on a great chance?
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2 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:
Watching the USA playing these 3 games....how did Nick Schmaltz not get any consideration? 2 way center with a 200 foot game. Good PK guy. Could also slide to a wing if needed.
Who does he replace who already has that role?
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3 hours ago, Wilbur said:
Can anyone explain how the USA women get undefeated Sweden in the semis, while Canada gets the Swiss? You'd think Canada would have to play them based on us being higher rated?
Because overall Switzerland is one of the top 5 highest rated teams coming into the tournament. All of the top 5 teams are in group A so you don't have the US and Canada putting up double digit goals against France and Japan.
Sweden was ranked out of the top 5 but played a much easier schedule. Leading up to the Olympics, Switzerland is better than Sweden.
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4 minutes ago, cberkas said:
If it wasn't for the Danes goalie over committing this could be a 2-0 game.
And if it wasn't for Swayman fucking up a long shot, it would be 1-1
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9 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
it aint just me...see my poll in the other thread.
I've certainly found that internet polls from a place with very passionate people is the best way to make decisions.
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On 2/11/2026 at 3:52 PM, BigGame said:
As long as you are getting into poor lyrics these are some from the "family friendly" halftime show. Here is the translation for one of the songs. I did watch it and it wasn't good, which it typically never is anyway.
Only one show claimed it was "family friendly" and that featured the one who sings about child rape.
It's not surprising that the response to learning those you align with are pro-pedophelia is to say "look at something else."
And for the mods that are doing their best mind-reading... there is no political lean to pedophilia. If you've abused someone, you deserve to go to prison.
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There's a black canyon of the Gunnison wide difference between positive vibes and insanely overhyping a player.
He has a very good opportunity to be a difference maker for UND and to steal him from NDSU is proof Schmidt has the team on his back. That's positive vibes.
But maybe we don't need to hype a 17-year-old soon-to-be FCS player as a future pro just yet?
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At least 4 UND grads at the US/Italy women's game last night. Heard there were at least 3 Sioux jerseys at the US/Latvia game on Thursday.
Latvia beating Germany is big for the US men. Get a big win tonight and virtually guaranteed to win the group and get the bye into the QF.
Swayman going tonight in net, otherwise the same lineup as Thursday.
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20 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
Future Pro
Will be a great leader for the 2027 class.
He’s signing and arriving spring semester 2027; will get here early just like Aidan Wunderlich and others did.
Pump the brakes a bit..
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Threads like this make you miss SiouxVolley. He had big visions for UND and realignment and was wrong more often than not, but at least he had some solid reasoning behind his projections and not just crazy ramblings.
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