MafiaMan

OK, ha ha. Joke's over. Sioux game ended an hour ago and no post from gfhockey yet?

Right on. Can you imagine exchanging the thrilling Final Five OT game-winners from Matt Frattin and Blake Wheeler for cookie-cutter one-on-one shoot-out victories? NO THANKS!

I was just gonna post that!

Yep, thanks NHL for giving us the equivalent of a home-run hitting contest to decide the outcome of a hockey game. And college bought it hook, line, and sinker. An embarrassment...completely agree, Mariucci.

Kermit's luck...guides our puck!

Now, now...there's some snow on the ground and it's cold outside. Let's not be too hard on the hometown fans.

Yep...and double-yep.

3rd place game was indeed televised on FSN.

St Cloud State defeats Mankato for 3rd place...in front of a crowd consisting mainly of family and friends. Must be bad weather again...

So you're sayin' there's a chance!

Saturday March 22nd still good...or would the preference be Friday the 21st? How many folks are coming to town on Thursday night? We're less than two months away...

Ben Bishop. Solid #3.

But of course...until Minnesota loses and then that would have likely gone right out the window.

"I just felt a different atmosphere walking into the X last night..." "I think this thing is really gonna explode..." All 14,000 empty seats who watched game #1 yesterday nod their heads in agreement.

Yes, serious as a heart attack. It was mentioned several times.

It's fun to yank the chain of the alpha dog.

Bruce Ciskie, UMD play-by-play guy, a little more realistic... attendance for first game not good...fans not really demanding this tournament...still optimistic that it will grow and get better. Also picks UND to win the NCHC title.

LOL...Beyond the Pond this morning... "...hard to get a vibe on the atmosphere..." ..."late-arriving crowd..." ...people were really into it..." ..."kinda like the Beanpot in Boston..."' Blaming the weather for the attendance in the first game...apparently local Gopher fans were expected in the stands for the UMD vs Mankato game...riiiiiight.

Roll the hose again worm!

I think we're at the point where if a guy is going to lay on the ice for 3 minutes after a hit that draws a penalty and requires assistance in getting back to the bench, that medical protocol requires he not be allowed back onto the ice for the ensuing power play. It can be called the Rau Rule.

Totally off-topic, but your avatar really needs to be the bad guy from 'Ghost Rider.'

I always say 'behind the woodshed,' but a great expression anyways. I love that line.

Go for the throat tomorrow. Road sweep would be huge.

Agreed. Looked like Sioux dominance tonight. Could have easily been 4-0.

I would NOT want to play Miami in the first round of the WCHA, er, NCHC tournament.