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From the wire: American Indian activist Vernon Bellecourt says it would be wrong-headed for the N-C-A-A to consider allowing schools to use Indian nicknames, even if tribes give their OK. Bellecourt also says the issue should go beyond Indian nicknames to include other monikers -- like Notre Dame's Fighting Irish. He says he's heard from people of Irish ancestry who are opposed to the nickname use. He says they think they're being portrayed as drunks or leprechauns.

Hockey's Future released Atlanta's 2005 draft review, which includes Andrew Kozek. They had a nice comment about UND - However, unless my info has changed and there was a trade, they ended on a bad note.

I'd say contact your own reps. There's going to be a lot of support of the name sent to Dorgan, Pomeroy, Conrad...a few more people isn't going to hurt it. But if you get reps from outside of the states affected, it may have some more punch in congress and they may be able to do something about it. Especially considering there is a monopoly case going on right now about the NCAA.

I think it starts this feburay, as in 2006... and then just the band part starts in 2008

If i'm reading this article on ESPN right...it means UND can't use the Sioux name in the postseason and unless they change it, this will be one of the last year's they host any post-season event. UND got screwed We'll see exactly what they call hostile or abusive. That is the funniest quote ever. He says it's none of the NCAA's business, yet this comes right after they make a new rule putting these schools in a bad situation. What are they gonna do at the Ralph next spring?

Nice article about Chorney being drafted on hockey's future. It also mentions that the oilers really wanted Oshie. Hockey's Future

not sure if they are going to be put back into the draft...but if they were it would be chris porter, brady murray, and matt smaby.

i was hoping NJ would trade up to get him

We should have it up within the next two weeks. Also, here's a little tip for you. If you have an HDTV (Not just HD-ready) and you have the regular cable order, you can pick up those local HD channels for free. It's just a technical glitch, not some special offer. Also, they have HD-DVD players with HD tuners in them. You can also get those local HD channels if you have the HD-DVD player hooked up to your tv and regular cable.

Fargo cable sucks

That's pretty hilarious. How many people showed up for each Bison football game? Compare that with average attendance for Sioux games. Of course the statistics would be skewed. I hear home playoff games brings more people. How has bison football done recently with attendance at home playoff games?

We could potentially lose more players. I just read on Espn.com at http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2109696 that says Included in those drafted that are/were Sioux players are: Zach Parise - signed (devils) Matt Smaby - unsigned (lightning) Brady Murray - signed overseas (kings) Rylan Kaip - unsigned (atlanta) Chris Porter - unsigned (chicago) There are a lot of good college players that were drafted in 03...included in those are: Mark Stuart Jeff Tambellini Patrick Eaves Matt Carle David Backes Jimmy Howard Danny Irmen Ryan Potulny Mike Vanelli Brett Sterling Gino Guyer Matt Zaba I'm not sure about what happens to 2004 draft picks. Apparently that website says that Thursday July 28th is the "Deadline to make required bona fide offers to 2004 draft picks." I don't know what happens to those players who weren't given offers.

If you're excluding Denver from being a top team, then I think you have to seriously look at UMN too. They've "only" got 5 championships, other than back to back it was twenty some years in between titles. Just recently they've had the kind of dominant team that you think is going to win every year. Sure with Woog behind the bench they had better finishes than Denver, but they never won anything.

I always did think that UND having the Fighting Sioux nickname was the same as slavery. Thank's for finally pointing it out. You know what, you forgot to mention the Holocaust too in your argument.

WDAZ shoots on M2 film. There are less than 10 stations in the country who use m2. it's a very low quality of tape. kvly and kxjb currently shoot on dvc-pro which is digital. i don't know about fox sports, but i can say they most likely use dvc-pro. it's the highest quality tape on the market that most stations can afford. wday/wdaz can definitely afford to move up to dvc-pro, its just the matter of do you want to spend a ton of money to convert now, when you're going to have to convert to all-digital in a couple years. it's not just wdaz that has cut it sports to 2 minutes. with sports center, the only sports information a majority of the world cares about is local stuff. it's kinda hard to find 5+ minutes of local stuff everyday to keep that time filled. high school, college and twins games are what you'll get at wdaz. if you want highlights from the nba finals, you'll go to espn, just like everyone else.

The Native American tribute to Coach Walsh at the Ralph was one of the most moving experiences that I have ever seen. I believe that helped solidify the respect the two programs and fans have for each other. I personally support Maine over every other non-WCHA team and wholeheartedly supported them over the Gophers in the playoffs. They are a class act.

Hey folks. ESPN is running an on-line poll for the Frozen Four winner. The Goofers were in the lead, but it appears that CC rallied the troops and has pulled into the lead. Let's do our part and support the one and only true favorite. Go Sioux. Here is the link: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/index PCM: Great article on Sioux goaltending at USCHO.

So be pissed off at the league. Don't come out and berate the player. Some seem to expect him to self-impose a rest of the season suspension.

Again, for the second time in this thread, you have said that I have an approach of closing "my eyes to the story because it didn't involve hockey." I never said we shouldn't or can't discuss off-ice issues, in fact I enjoy reading about off-ice issues of players. However, there are certain issues, like this one, that I don't feel should or need to be brought up. The hit happened, I feel that Paukovich is sorry about it. He said in the Denver Post that he feels terrible about the situation. I was pissed off like no other when I saw the hit, but I'm not going to condemn the kid and bring up his past to try and prove some point. I guess if some people feel that his sexual assault conviction has some sort of connection to the hit, then they can feel that way. However, along the same lines, they should relate Greene's DUI arrest to every bad penalty he takes, or every illegal hit he makes. It's a bit ridiculous the way some fans here screamed and yelled when Bina got hit and yet have no problem with some of the hits Sioux players make. (Not saying that to you PCM, I know you stance about Greene's hit and I agree with it) Had the SCSU player been knocked out or been out of the game, would Sioux fans have been making this big of an issue out of it? Or would they have said enough is enough like many DU fans have said. Certainly Paukovich has been discussed over and over since the hit occured and while Robbie may never play hockey again, there has to be a time when we let it go. The hit happened, we can't change it. The kid apologized, said he felt terrible. He got suspended twice. I guess anything short of a lynching wouldn't be enough for some Sioux fans.

I'd imagine you were right there asking for Greene to be kicked off the team, right?

Try looking at it from the prespective as if your child was Paukovich. You don't think he feels terrible about it? You think people should go about the internet bringing up his history and condemning him for life?

Good luck trying to prove intent to injure. Sure it was a dumb play, but seriously. In 8th grade I got in a fight and punched a kid in the face. Then last year in intramural hockey, I slashed a guy and almost broke his wrist. The two must be connected and I must be a consistent threat to society.

I guess I just figured most Sioux fans would follow Denny Green on the high road.

I never said that, but I don't think this conviction FROM 2 YEARS AGO has anything to do with his hit. I don't see the point in bringing this up other than to mock the kid and to try and prove some point that he is violent and cheap. However, there is no way I'm going be make the connection between a violent act of sexual assault and a violent hit on the ice.