MafiaMan

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.

"Wait! So you're telling me the One Direction concert is at TARGET CENTER?"

"Officer, I was only kidding. I'm not REALLY gfhockey!"

"Please don't scuff up my new basketball jersey, officer. I just bought it!"

They haven't been too mean to me over there...the harshest stuff is, of course, sent to me via PM, so as not to embarrass the board. There are some good Gopher fans on GPL and I've earned a few compliments.

Minnesota's Pride on Pavement.