MafiaMan

'Cuz the SCSU coach likes UMD players?

BTW, how does shuffling the pools around look right about now for Team USA?

They're laying an egg already if they agree to wear those ridiculous Bills hockey jerseys...

That would be Ryan Poehling of, ahem, SCSU...

@Pump It Up @Sioux Fan in Sioux Falls Your jerseys are now on their way as well!

The hockey association even placed restrictions on the number of Slovaks placed on the national teams. Contrary to what the communists wanted you to believe, there was little harmony amongst the two halves of the country.

Almost all of the facilities under the communist regime centered around Prague, in what is now the Czech Republic. When the country split into two, the rinks and resourses were left to the Czechs. Slovakia was left with the scraps and has essentially had to build its program from scratch.

You know what's funny, is that this whole "nostalgia" came about when Edmonton played Montreal outdoors in 2003. The NHL thought this was a "gimmick," then changed their minds when they saw how wildly successful it was. It didn't take long to nuke the fridge with this fiasco. The fact that team USA and Canada will play a meaningful World Junior Tournament game outdoors in sub-zero weather and heavy snowfall is a joke. And don't even get me started on shuffling the usual pool play seedings just to make this joke of a game happen.

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2017-12-25-feet-of-lake-effect-snow-forecast-great-lakes

Yep, typically the gold and silver medal-winning teams from the previous year are in opposing pools. But not this time...

@UND WFO78 @lawkota @Oxbow6 YOUR JERSEYS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO YOU!

Even more embarrassing is that normal tournament seeding was thrown aside this year so that the US and Canada could play each other in pool play. #Cuz$$$$$

Not saying I agree with it...it's awful.

Tournament in Buffalo...outdoor game vs Canada in Buffalo...

Have you guys seen the weather forecast in Buffalo for this week?

SPONSORSHIP PATCHES ON THE JERSEYS! Bring out your dead...the apocalypse is upon us!

Yuck. That collar ruins it for me.

I'll be wearing my snazzy 1960 USA throwback "blue" later today, thank you very much.

Jerseys arrived today - a bit late due to some issues out of my control. Let me just say that if you didn't get one, you are going to be bummed. WOW!

Nyet nyet Soviet!

Blackheart would be one immigrant that Trudeau would say "no thanks" to.

Commie b*st*rd!

Can't wait! USA! USA! USA!

It's still 2017...I figure we should wait a few more weeks. I do expect attendance to go up significantly with the hockey games being in St Paul.