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Canada is the team with 3 goals...

I thought he toned it down a bit today...

LOL! I didn't have NBCSN on my Dish package...it mysteriously showed up a few weeks ago. No, I won't be calling Dish to compain...

Both semi-final games have been such mis-matches that they're hard to watch. But it is hockey, so I'll keep watching...

UNH at BU today, jimdahl. I'd have to think this game affects UND's current ranking as well...

Fixed your post to be more realistic...

NBC execs must have tasered Pierre Mcguire in mid-speech right after the US/Sweden game in the hopes of keeping viewers..he said Switzerland's goalie is fully capable of "stealing" a game from Canada. Yea...assuming their one shot on goal all game goes in the net.

Some countries don't have the financial resources to support women's hockey AND men's hockey.

Duckie and bunny!

Tough crowd, geaux_sioux. Hey, I just flew in from Vegas...and boy are my arms tired! HEY OH!

I really like Blasi - sure wish he would have won that BU title game a few years back. I'd still be losing sleep at night over that loss if I were him.

Roll the hose again, probie!

2-0 win and 2-1 loss for Miami at Cloud last fall. I'm predicting an Oxford surprise this weekend.

Yikes. Get well soon. Cakebread...possibly the greatest name on the back of a jersey. Ever. Now if he'd only been Cakeeater...it could quite possibly outpace Oshie jerseys in a few years.

They'll need if if they want to hoist the Penrose Cup...St Cloud's season-ending series opponent couldn't be any more tailor-made to their liking.

im nuzzed

No way, but a 10-year deal is an eternity in the coaching world.

UMD isn't exactly lighting it up lately. A road version of the traditional circle of sticks in Duluth this weekend is a real possibility.

Big pre-season expectations that got blown up early on probably hasn't helped matters. A sweep of St Cloud this weekend would help turn things around, right?

Agreed. The USA and Canada are also the only countries on the continent that play hockey. Can't blow the budget flying across the Atlantic constantly to play Sweden and Finland in exhibition games. How about opposite-handed sticks for US and Canadian women's teams while we're at it?

Miami split with SCSU last fall in two tough games in St Cloud. Let's hope the Redhawks can find some mo-jo this weekend in Oxford.

Deep breath there, gfhock, er, Oxbow6. Unicorns and glitter! Unicorns and glitter. BRB...I have to change Hakstol's cat litter box.

We seem to be winning some minds over, bigskyvikes. Just look at fightingsioux4life's last post - I read it several times over and have convinced myself that he's almost being positive with some of his comments.

The coaching mentoring is something I would call a "significant" change...stacking the groups to prevent blow-outs is simply window-dressing and not a long-term solution to the competitiveness issue.

...and here's a current article on how things have improved... http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/sochi/2014/02/12/rene-fasel-women-hockey-iihf/5419441/ That being said, a semi-final game where one team records 70 shots on goal while the other winds up with 9 shows that there is still a long ways to go in terms of competitive balance in women's hockey.