MafiaMan

I don't know who you're talking about, Fetch, but if it's Quinnipiac, yea, they're pretty good.

I think a common fallacy amongst college hockey fans is that "traditional" powers will always be great. Fact of the matter is, once you slide down the hill of mediocrity, it's harder to climb back up than we think. Who could imagine Michigan Tech taking a 30 year nosedive after their last NCAA apprarance in I believe the early 1980's? Maine was a powerhouse in the 1990's and was a few seconds away from being a national champion as recently as 2002. Lake Superior State - 88, 92, and 94 NCAA champs. Blew a 3rd period lead againt Maine in 93, otherwise we're talking FOUR titles in seven years! And that program has fallen into the abyss. I guess my point is that there seems to be a thought out there that just because schools like Wisconsin (and Michigan State, for that matter) USED TO BE associated with greatness, just because they're B10 doesn't necessarily mean there is any reason to think they'll be "back" anytime soon.

Now all GFG needs is a Sioux hockey jersey and his transformation to the dark side will be complete!

That's either 2011 or 2012...I'll try to post the last four-five years if I can find them somewhere.

This straw man happened to attend the Final Fives held at Target Center in 1999 and 2000. The only changes to the place since those days seem to be the different color Timberwolves logos on the basketball court. I'm not sure how that affects hockey though.

Great point. Give Target Center another 20-30 years and things will be awesome!

I certainly wouldn't be advertising on a message board that you're looking for cheap knock-off jerseys from China. There was a big bust in Eagan a few years ago involving Chinese-made NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL jerseys. The feds don't mess around with stuff like that.

MafiaMan + 3-4 rhenry8439 + 3 Goon + 1 sprig + 1 Mr & Mrs Siouxman Ice Arena Man + 1 Wilbur + 1 to 2 Oxbow6 + 1 (assuming his daughter can wake up by 11:00 am) LeftyZL + 1 NorthDakotaHockey + 6 to 8 Godsmack + 1 fightingsioux4life + 1 a SS lurker + 1 Well over 30 and I have a few more names not mentioned yet - easily pushing 40+ at this point. That's already a nice number - plenty of room for more!

MafiaMan + 3-4 rhenry8439 + 3 Goon + 1 sprig + 1 Mr & Mrs Siouxman Ice Arena Man + 1 Wilbur + 1 to 2 Oxbow6 + 1 (assuming his daughter can wake up by 11:00 am) LeftyZL + 1 NorthDakotaHockey + 6 to 8 a SS lurker + 1

Why would the NCHC want to play the tournament in Palo Alto?

Nevermind the alarm, gfhockey could just swing over to your hotel room and knock on the door. He'd be just getting home from The Seville Club anyways.

LeftyZL will be there. Unless he won't be there, in which case, he won't be there. Got it. I think.

Behold, the voice of reason cries out from the wilderness!

When Bernie is president, we'll ALL have BMW's, so I'm just biding my time for now.

I drove onto the property once just to look at both but was promptly escorted off the premises by a security guard because my vehicle wasn't a Mercedes or an Audi.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers: Western Europe's Pride on Ice!

Fasching would play harder if he was wearing green and white.

So you're saying these are the FINALISTS for the new logo?

Never been a fan of caricature logos that face to the right. Vikings, Seahawks, etc.

No, I'm not. You are the most Grand Forks-centric poster on the board and have no problem with pretty much anything that benefits GF, nevermind the rest of the state. Support your hometown, that's cool and all, but... Just out of curiosity, if you had been a 16 year old sophomore on the first-ever Dickinson High School team that made its way to REA, would you have stayed home because of the potential "embarrassment" that awaited you at the hands of Red River in the first round? Bitch and moan all you want about Bismarck, one would think that the two high schools in Grand Forks, the hockey capital of North Dakota, would each be able to field their own team. Just sayin'...

Oh, don't think for one second that the B10 will join up with the NCHC - this has partnership with "small-time" WCHA all over it. Minnesota administration will think it can kick Michigan Tech vs Bowling Green or LSSU vs Bemidji State to the 7:00 am Friday game-time at the combined X-Games, but they won't be able to push around Denver, St Cloud, UMD, or NoDak so easily.

You can buy NCHC patches at the Sioux Shop, can't you? If you don't put "Fighting Hawks" on there, I don't see a problem.

Fighting Hawks are people too! We are not your mascot!

I agree - the NCHC can tout the programs all it wants, but the fact of the matter is, all conferences will have doormats and once-in-a-while flashes in the pan. CC and Western Michigan appear to be just that for the NCHC.

A quote from the comment section in the article. Wow.