MafiaMan

Saw a sundog a couple of weeks ago during a cold spell here...made me want to puke.

Makes total sense, Mariucci. The Islanders, for example, were very enthusiastic about Kyle Okposo's development while at the University of Minnesota. Oh, wait...

Very sad news. Condolences to the coach and his family. Someone earlier suggested it and I hope it is done tonight at REA - a moment of silence would certainly be a nice gesture on the part of the University of North Dakota and Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Also, the Sharks have tweaked their Stadium Series jerseys... Looks familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on it... Oh yea.

Back in the day... ...and now!

Yes, it's the same David Carle... http://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2012-02/still-beating-strong-david-carle-refuses-see-hockey-dream-die

Speaking of the LA Kings...they looked fabulous in their old-school uniforms last night!

Move Boeser from "prospective" to "committed" recruits! Boo-yah!

St Cloud at UMD and Providence College at Notre Dame on TV tomorrow night. Bantam A hockey also available on the B10 Network as Wisconsin takes on Ohio State. Michigan also plays at Minnesota. Go Blue! UConn defeated bubble-team Merrimack College last night.

Evgeni Nabokov officially retires from the NHL. Quite a career for 1994's 219th draft pick.

First of all, the Big 10 has two teams in the tournament, which is an obvious flaw in the calculations. They'll get only one.

Did anyone here know that just two days after beating the Soviets in game 8, Canada had to play the Czechoslovakian team in Prague? This article gives a good description of how that went... http://www.1972summitseries.com/czechoslovakia.html Stan Mikita's real name was Stanislav Gvoth and that he was smuggled out of Czechoslovakia to Canada as a young boy - without his parents. Incredible story. Lots of amazing hockey bits from that era...

"Secretary's?" Never mind...it's obviously the real you.

Capitalization...check. Good structure...check. Proper punctuation...check. OK, who on the board hacked gfhockey's account?

First Dean Smith and now Jerry Tarkanian...a tough week for old-time coaches.

Stars win! Stars win!

Have you had any offers so far, Big A?

Nashville beats Tampa Bay 3-2 in the battle of the league's top teams. Southern expansion worked!

...but an AWFUL singer.

And you can go back to predicting UND women's volleyball blowouts over NDSU.

Alex Tarasov's short explanation of his grandfather's firing needed to be expanded upon a bit. A Soviet tie with Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo wasn't designed just to improve relations with the CSSR. A tie would have dropped the USA from silver to bronze and moved Czechoslovakia up from bronze to silver. Communist superiority over the USA would be ensured. The Soviet Union defeated the CSSR 5-2 - and Tarasov's decision to rebuke the higher-ups would cost him his job.

Figured I'd move that 30 for 30 discussion elsewhere so we don't clog the NHL thread.

Your smug comments sometimes detract from your never-ending conference affiliation conspiracy theories.