MafiaMan

Pure revisionist Sioux fan history, brianvf. Here's the version from "the other guys' site": UND couldn't be an underdog as no team with 14 draft picks could possibly be seen as an underdog. Therefore, the victory over UND was, in fact, not expected by Gopher Nation, and is something to be celebrated. Secondly, nevermind that #1 ranking for about 95% of the season...this particular Gopher team over-achieved all season long and was fortunate enough just to BE in the title game, let alone have a chance to possibly win it. Their average player age of just over 21 years of age paled in comparison to Union's being just under 22 years of age. Cue the DVD being made: Miracle on Ice 2: The Story of the Cinderella Minnesota Gophers and the 2013-2014 Season!

Rocco transferred to Michigan?

This is indeed a similar thread at GPL. I suppose I could have posted the link to the caringbridge site here... http://www.caringbri...isit/garyshopek

The latest entry (dated April 12th) in Gary's caringbridge site says that he has entered hospice care. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

I tried pointing that out on GPL after a poster there suggested Union was "a bunch of 24 year olds". Minnesota had 2 24 year olds...same number as Union. Then the bar was moved to "average player age" and Gopher lack of experience.

Well, according to some folks on GPL, losing with .6 left on the clock is FAR WORSE than losing the national championship game. Gee...doesn't seem that way.

I couldn't agree more!

I agree on that, sagard. You can't just say 7 > 5 (and Sioux fans LOVE to do that) and call it a day. Another post here somewhere mentioned Yale's "lack of tradition," yet it's the oldest hockey school in the country, with roots back to the late 1800's. That's incredible. And, you're right, Minnesota can't help that there wasn't an NCAA around for a few years. I wish we could go back to those days, for obvious reasons.

Fixed your post, sagard.

Those 1996 and 1998 titles are getting a little stale even though I still think of that as being 'recent.'

Kinda... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8FlBhHjfno

Richfield High School! Back when the Spartan hockey program was still something. Great barn to watch a game in.

Oh, awesome! It'll save me from firing up the "MafiaMan off-season thread" again this spring/summer. I guess I have the Stanley Cup playoffs to occupy my time for a while...

The word "epic" is tossed around a lot these days...but this post was AWESOME. I laughed out loud. Nice work.

Dave, I'd like to see a discussion of the jersey-rankings of the 20 NCAA champions. Please get to work on that too. Personally, I think the Lake Superior State jerseys are awfully tough to beat, but the 1987 Sioux might give them a run.

I think it is loosely translated from French-Creole to mean "Holy-crap-we-gave-up-seven-goals-to-Union-College!".

Nevermind EASTERN hockey, how about just ECAC hockey by itself? Yale and Union...wow. If it wasn't for having to play a WCHA Big 10 team in the final, Union, could have just raised a Hockey East Tournament Championship banner next fall in addition to their ECAC season and tournament title banners. Vermont - check. Providence - check. BC - check.

Well, Union had more experience than UND too, so I think that would have helped the Dutchmen.

"Gopher hockey game? I don't know anything about that. I was out protesting the Gamma Phi Beta banner!"

There won't be any bell ringing at REA that weekend. There might be a Lake State jersey in the crowd, though.

Which one? The one from Ypsilanti or the one from Ishpeming?

Great topic, but I'm surprised that I didn't see Minnesota in the 16-20 group.

Boston vs Detroit? Philadelphia vs New York? San Jose vs Los Angeles? St Louis vs Chicago? Good heavens. Thank you, thank you, Gary Bettman, for realignment. Finally!

Good effing grief...from "FireHakstol.com" to "SiouxSmutReport.com"? That's some great insider information...any other big scoops to report? Did Rocco attend the Pi Phi spring formal? Was Saunders seen sneaking out of Squires Residence Hall last weekend at 3:00am? GF Confidential...off the record...on the QT...and very hush-hush.

I was thinking the same thing - "would of beat"? Yikes. No offense to the poster, but moderating team, c'mon, can that be changed? That title is embarrassing to read.