MafiaMan

February 12th and the team suffered its 4th loss of the season...wow.

We're barely a month away from this gig so it's time to start the head count so I can give the Hogg some numbers and their staff can be prepared: Attendance list as of 2/13/16: MafiaMan + 2-3 I usually have plenty of door prizes and give-aways for attendees - if you would like to contribute something to the cause this year, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

Plenty of Earth, Wind & Fire on my iPod. Some Glenn Frey too.

I would like to see MSU and either Ferris State, Bowling Green, or Air Force on-board.

Oxbow6 on the state of the Wild season:

You can thank Gino Gasparini for that one. Remember all the promises of facility upgrades in St Cloud? Western Michigan, too, for that matter.

St Cloud still at #2? Let's get those Pairwise nerds!

Probably the same way UND remained 2 or 3 despite a home tie against a much lower-rated CC team.

And here I thought you were just brushing up on your cultural diversity with your visit to Little Mogadishu!

In for the tournament or in for the brunch? Or both?

I think Guentzel thought this job should have been his by now and that's the real issue. His facial expressions at the end of yesterday's game were priceless.

I concur on Potulny.

There is little doubt that one of the three - Lucia, Guentzel, or Potulny - will not be back next season.

fs4l is right on one point - 1988-1989 was a decent year as was 1989-1990. Can't remember much about 1990-1991 but 1991-1992 was the Greg Johnson show and not much else. The rapid decline started around then.

"Done pretty well" since the move were your words. 14 wins, 16 wins, and in the current season, 9 wins. 9. On February 1st. But go ahead and continue hanging your hat on the 25 or 26 win season a couple of years ago...

Gino Gasparini was a great coach too. With 3 rings. And he was shown the gate rather quickly after a tailspin that started in 1988. Let's try this: Suppose Don Lucia was the head guy right now at UND. Would he be getting a free pass based on titles in 2002 and 2003? My money says no.

Objection. Speculation.

Here you go, fs4l. Making it easy for the reader to keep up on the current page.

I've met them both Dean and Scott several times myself and agree - but this board would absolutely skewer them over their recent records had they been at UND.

The "UND alum" criteria never helped Hak, did it? Now it's "no need to hate"? With a five-year record like Sandelin's past five, this place would be in flames even if Jonathan Toews was head coach! fs4l's whole point was that Sandy's record since Amsoil opened is spectacular and that's just plain FALSE. Heaven forbid someone just say it.

2010-2011 was a half-season in Amsoil. Sandelin's had 1 good full season in the new building and 2 very crummy ones - and is closer to making that 2 a 3 than he is the 1 a 2. Is a 2014-2015 record of 21-16-3 a really good season in your eyes? Sounds like 5 games over .500 to me.

14 wins in 2012-2013... 16 wins in 2013-2014... 9 wins so far this season... Yea, Sandelin's really slayin' it at Amsoil, isn't he?

Electric atmosphere for the 1:00 pm game at the North Star College Cup! It's Minnesota's Beanpot!

But...but...but...Sandy won that natty five years ago! I mean, nevermind the 8 out of 15 seasons with a .500 or worse record, 8 seasons with 16 wins or less (and cruising for a 9th by the looks of it), and a winning percentage of .503, he won a natty once and that's all that matters.

They played St Cloud tough the weekend before that too.