MafiaMan

Well, to be fair, Red Army broomball wears CCCP jerseys and you still talked to me at the Hogg, but I digress... I’ve buried the hatchet with DU after that Gwoz article came out earlier this season.

Would be pretty impressive to see 1/2 of the league with a national title within four years of the NCHC being founded. I may have to move St Cloud State up on my list!

In order, who I would like to win the NCAA championship this year: #1. Providence College. I know, I know, they just won it a few years ago, but PC is near MafiaMom's old stomping grounds up there in RI. The Friars have always been my second-favorite team. And who doesn't love those skating friar jerseys? #2. Bowling Green. Now this would be a nice story for a program that hasn't done much since the mid 1980's. And they have a Bismark Century kid on the roster, to boot, in Alec Rauhauser. Sentimental choice. #3. Minnesota State. Not really a fan of those gaudy purple uniforms, but this is another program where an NCAA championship would cause heads just up the road on Hwy 169 to explode. And Jared Spooner's a Bismarck High School kid, too, so there's that. #4. Northeastern. @Wilbur What if I told you that a Boston school won the NCAA hockey title...and it wasn't BU, BC, or Harvard? ESPN 30 for 30 presents...The Huskies You've Never Heard Of. #5. UMass. Yes, this continues to violate the policy of hating Hockey East, but UMass has been a doormat for a long time. Bonus as BU and BC might just shut down their respective programs if the Minutemen win the title. #6. American International College. While some might view this as a slap in the face to NCAA men's hockey, it actually would make me feel better about the Canisius College series. Raise your hand if you knew that the Yellow Jackets have been playing hockey since 1948. Anyone? Anyone? #7. Cornell. Yea, the Big Red has typically been the Big Dud come NCAA tournament time, but this program is loaded with history and tradition. I could rally around that like I did around Yale's 2013 run (wow, has that been that long ago already?). Cody Haiskanen played at Fargo Davies and with the Force, too. #8. Arizona State. My heart says 'no'...the long-lost puck bunny admirer in me says 'yes.' #9. St. Cloud State. The last time a coach won a title in his first go-round, his team fell off drastically the next three years. Hmnnn...maybe I should have the Huskies ranked much higher on my list for that very reason? #10. Harvard. Princess Jimmy Vesey provided a little too much drama for me the last time you guys were sniffing around the NCAA's. #11. Denver. This would make @stoneySIOUX go mad, which is why I can't have them farther down the list. @Godsmack , I know you won't like DU this high either, but who you gonna swap places with in five below this? #12. Clarkson. A little too NDSU-like color-wise for my taste. No reason to hate them, but no reason to like them either. @Oxbow6 thinks otherwise, 'cuz they're kinda Green Bay's colors too. Agree to disagree, I guess. #13. Ohio State. The Buckeyes could win this thing, show up on campus in a couple of weeks with the title trophy, and 99.99% of their fans would complain about the hockey team interrupting the spring football game. #14. Quinnipiac. I'm tempted to pull for the team that's had such heartbreak in recent in years...then I remembered that Rand Pecknold is their coach. That logo sucks too. #15. Notre Dame. Do you really want to go thru the off-season listening to @JohnboyND7 yap about NDSU's football championship AND Notre Dame's hockey natty? Yea, I didn't think so. #16. Minnesota Duluth. This really is more of a concern about @DrunkHockeyGuy and his health than anything. I'd hate to see him requiring a liver transplant after winning a 2nd consecutive national title. Bruce Ciskie is so likable, though, so it's hard to, wait, no it's not.

Not many good players these days use a wooden stick, but I’d pick it up since it’s free. Can always use a practice stick. It’s usable.

I’m pretty sure that the A-word has never come up in any of my posts. Mods, can we get a ruling on this one? As far as being a “spelling” a-bomb, I’ve already made it quite clear that it’s more of a joke than anything given my word OCD. Ask me about clipping my nails sometime, because that’s another one.

It’s actually Des Moines with an “s” at the end.

Oh, I'm sure Kieffer's dad is busy blaming the coaching staff for his son's lack of production. -15. Woof.

back on topic, @Godsmack , I am working on the preferred order of champions list today!

I was told that Williston, ND was just ahead of them. They're thinking 2024 for a start-date. Hot rumor is that Brad Marchand will be made available by the Bruins in the expansion draft.

SiouxVolley’s sources tell him that they are imploding the current facility and building a new one five times bigger...

And nobody on my panel of experts predicted anything other than a 10-2 Denver win. DU evidently had a bunch of fat cats waiting to head to the NHL.

We call it “Bean Bags” where I come from...

The great University of North Dakota was swept by a school that a) most of us had no clue where it was located before the series and b) 2/3 of us still aren’t sure how to spell the school’s name

Bucky’s only made the tournament 3 times in the last 10 years — and we haven’t seen them since 2014.

I know, right? Had Canisius College not gone completely into the tank after sweeping North Dakota, they could have easily been in the spot taken by AIC! Oh, wait, you meant for UND to not be there...

Thaanks. Went bak and fixet it.

According to Minnesota Hockey Rule 1996(c)(a3), also known as the “Steve DeBus Rule,” Robson would have 6.5 years of eligibility left.

If my math is correct, 10 of the 16 teams in this year’s field have never won it all. That sounds like a potentially fun group of teams to me — much like seeing Yale, Union College, and Providence College all win national titles in recent years. As far as St Cloud goes, even Tim Hennessy must think that “puck luck” has to turn in their favor sometime. And, yes, Siouxman, St Cloud has a Frozen Four appearance on its resumé. The Huskies lost to Quinnipiac in the FF in 2013. QU would ultimately lose to the afore-mentioned Yale in the title game.

The selection show was moved to 6pm so that DrunkHockeyGuy could be sober enough to watch it.

Simmer down, Wilbur. Poolman says the boys are gonna try really hard to finish in the top half of the conference next season.

Well, until he got to Duluth, he hadn’t won anything anywhere, so I’m surprised you and the rest of the %gobc would hold him in such high esteem...

It’s always darkest before the dawn. I have faith in 15 other teams to get the job done.

OK, I’ll bite if you throw in a hotel room for the weekend and two pies from Pizza Patrol.

Well, the second part of that onesie, anyways...