MafiaMan

If you CAN'T make mass, text me at 10:55 am as I'm walking into church and I'll make sure I drop a $5 spot in the collection basket with a sticky note attached to it reading 'GO IRISH' and your name on it.

Funniest part of this year's Hoggsbreath event!

I still remember Kellen Briggs giving up 4 goals in the 2004 semi-finals and another 4 in the championship and getting BOOO'd mercilessly when he was handed the all-tournament goalie award. Alaska-Anchorage's goalie stood on his head against CC, North Dakota, and Duluth...everybody in that building knew that the goalie from the FOURTH PLACE team in the tournament was the story of the weekend.

2014 Hoggsbreath brunch sign outside the bar: WELCOME SACRED HEART HOCKEY FANS

17,000 fans, wearing mostly maroon and gold or green and white, cheering rabidly for teams not their own. The greatest college hockey conference ever known now turns the page to an uncertain future. The WCHA as we know it is no more. To fans of Minnesota State, Bemidji State, Alaska-Anchorage, and Michigan Tech, thank you for the memories. MSU...I always enjoyed the 70 mile road trip and 'ole ole ole'...AA...I remember the standing ovation that greeted you at the 2004 Final Five, your first FF ever, and your opening game upset of CC...Michigan Tech...another great road trip to copper country...and Bemidji State...your incredible run to the Frozen Four a few years ago and the excitement you brought to the WCHA after that. It's an absolute travesty that everyone else is leaving you behind. To the fans in section 102, rows 8, 10, 11, and 12, who sat around us in row 9 for the past 12 years, all the best. I had a lady Gopher fan hug me tonight and tell me that she will miss seeing my group every March at the Final Five. I swear...she had tears in her eyes. I made friends with fans from SCSU, UMD, CC, and even Minnesota during my time here. Hell, I even watched a four year old Gopher fan turn into a twelve year old Sioux fan. So happy to make your 2011 Final Five by getting some Sioux players to sign your jersey. I'm glad you joined our team. Your parents are still welcome to join you. To LSSU, Northern Michigan, Ferris State, Bowling Green, Alaska, and Alabama-Huntsville...you have big shoes to fill. May your programs be successful and may your affiliation with the WCHA be everything you hope for. I will cheer for you every time you play a Big 10 team. 2001-2013. The X. The greatest tournament in the greatest hockey city around. The king has fallen...long live the king.

Hey NorthDakotaHockey...can I pick up that waffle cone between the 2nd and 3rd period of tonite's game? 5-1 Michigan...

Daddy WarPipes...read your PM!

Apparently not enough power plays last night for Bjugstad to be interested in playing!

You couldn't ask those two guys to pose together outside in the lobby somewhere? LOL!

Classic. How your dad could get Sacred Heart confused with Providence College and their epic upset over Minnesota in 2006 is beyond me!

I've seen Lowell play several times this year. They are a solid solid club.

Overheard several times yesterday..."Wilbur doesn't look ANYTHING like I expected".

Actually, I believe it was the 1994-1995 season, Lucia's second year at CC...still can't believe that travesty. If memory serves me right, CC had 30+ wins and 10 losses in the regular season before losing to Tech twice in the WCHA playoffs. To NOT be selected for the NCAA tournament was an absolute joke.

Was that 1994? I remember Tech winning two more games to go to the Final Five title game...only to get absolutely dismantled by Minnesota...

More like Red Dawn.

Exactly what I'm seeing. Brown vs Union, Canisius vs Mercyhurst, and WI vs CC spells D-O-O-M for St Cloud. If BU beats UMass-Lowell tomorrow or Michigan or Ohio State wins the CCHA title on Sunday, those NCAA speculative brackets drawn up over the past few days will be absolutely blown up!

Yea, regular season conference championship should carry some weight...wasn't it 1994 or 1995 when a 30-win CC team was left at home thanks to a first-round loss to #10 Michigan Tech?

Colorado College is leaving the Broadmoor with the WCHA. The MacNaughton Cup belongs to Michigan Tech and also obviously stays with the WCHA as well.

I would have to check the Tech-less years... EDIT: 82-84 regular season Broadmoor winners: 82 NoDak 83 Minnesota 84 UMD Colorado College has never won the Broadmoor Trophy, whether awarded for the regular season OR the playoff WCHA championship. Go CC Tigers!

I believe you mean playoff title only though, right? Did CC win one when the trophy was given to the regular season conference champion after Michigan Tech left for the CCHA?

You're right, they won't go 0-6...they'll go 0-3 including not scoring on a five minute power play...

BU up on BC after 2...Niagara loses...QU loses...is the NCAA grim reaper knocking on St Cloud's post-season door?

Go Terriers.

Daddy WarPipes...Cratter...Wilbur...sprig...and many other new faces along with Hoggs yearly regulars YaneA, NorthDakotaHockey, CMSioux, Siouxman...thanks for coming today. I hope you all had a great time at today's brunch. Sprig and CMSioux, thank you for donating some prizes and goodies. Special thanks to AZSIOUX for helping with the throwback door prizes. Congrats to the jersey winners...nice luck there. Just in case anyone was wondering, I didn't turn any sort of raffle profit...in fact, I didn't even cover t-shirt and jersey expenses...didn't ever hope to, just wanted fans to come out and make some new friends. Mission accomplished. Thanks again...wanna do it again next year?

The sun still came up this morning, Sioux fans! A little over two hours to the last-ever WCHA Final Five Hoggsbreath brunch! Don't despair...it will still be a GREAT time!