MafiaMan

I went by myself on the 2005 bus to Columbus. The hours of planning that went into a single road trip must have been in the hundreds. Al treated everyone like family. Still probably a top 10 highlight of my life, despite the loss to Denver in the title game. Also had the good fortune of being on-hand for the Al Pearson tribute night. Unbelievable that he even made it to the game. His hat sitting outside that section permanently will be an awesome tribute to a mountain of a man and like someone else put it, North Dakota hockey’s original “super fan.” It’s been a long road for Al with his Parkinson’s Disease battle. God’s got him in good hands up in Heaven, just in time for Easter. Godspeed, Al, you were the best of the best in Grand Forks. We’ll miss you.

Welp, I guess we have to cheer for the Q on Saturday night.

“Beating” someone in 3X3 OT or by “winning” the shootout is a hell of a lot different than 5X5.

Pffft, that’s nothing! @Godsmack has been banned from softball, hockey, pickleball, AND dart leagues in the state of Colorado. He is currently appealing his bowling ban for allegedly throwing a 16 pound ball at a group of Catholic nuns during a recent charity event for St. Luke’s Nursing Home.

I don’t blame you for being salty. I thought Hastings would stay in Mankato too.

@bale31is looking at becoming a Michigan Tech fan…but it’s under the hush-hush at the moment.

Nightingale as a great hire for the Spartans I think he’ll turn that program around sooner rather than later.

@The Sicatoka The old John McKay (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) line, right? ”What do you think of your team’s execution, coach?” ”I’m in favor of it…”

The team was 3 games above .500 on the season and we’re grumbling about some new faces on the roster? Maybe next year’s Houston Texans can be better than this year’s team…they just need the exact same players back. That’s not how it usually works, is it?

[commissioner steps to the podium] ”With the first pick in the 2023 portal draft…the University of North Dakota selects…”

St Cloud has certainly turned from “The Granite City” into a big city cesspool, just like Minneapolis and St Paul. You can find the political common denominator if you look hard enough. Back on topic, yea, the portal rules stink, but you either play the game or fold and leave the card table

Daphne - and it’s not even close.

The UND fans sitting in front of me at the X asked me why it was 5 on 5 OT against St Cloud…let’s not poke fun of other fans. We have our own clueless group.

I also preferred Veronica to Betty…

Am I a weirdo for thinking that cartoon Natasha and her accent were kinda hot?

Other than the direct-embroidered crest as opposed to a sewn-on crest, wrong number font, horrible nameplate placement, and ridiculously-drawn WCHA conference patch, it's pretty much the real deal and a total bargain.

Right? I did my part to persuade @Godsmack that his, ahem, talent on the ice, is probably better suited for someone other than Train Wreck. It’s up to him to get the hint.

Pretty special to have personally attended 1/3 of Miami’s conference wins this season. #highlightreel

As long as there are fireworks after the shootout “wins,” the atmosphere at REA will be just fine.

“OUR DEFENSE WAS TERRIBLE ALL SEASON!” [same posters a week later] ”WTF IS GOING ON? ALL OF OUR DEFENSEMEN ARE LEAVING!”

Cough, cough, someone needs to tell the #ferdaoxbow6 gang about this!