MafiaMan

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!

Wouldn't that be '97 and not '87 then?

Whoa whoa whoa...do you REALLY expect anyone to believe that a Gopher fan made that kind gesture? I tried to buy Final Five tickets two years ago over on GPL. Tons of folks wanting to sell...had one guy tell me he would pour gasoline on his tickets and burn them before selling them to a Sioux fan. Wow.

Yes there were. I was referring to the more-recent 2011 tournament.

I know PLENTY of St Paul cops who work the Final Five who say the easiest time they have EVER had working the Final Five...was the one where Gopher fans were home watching it on TV.

You are not alone in that opinion. There are two things that don't go well together in downtown St Paul on St Patrick's Day...and I'm not talking alcohol and getting behind the wheel of a car. I'm talking alcohol and any fan wearing a maroon and gold jersey. Nothing brings out first-class pricks like Gopher fans pounding down beers and their team losing a hockey game...unless it's their team WINNING a hockey game.

I wasn't being snarky...I was trying to be funny. I agree with Snake...it's just the calendar lining up that way...

It's because the first round of the playoffs was a week later than normal this year.

My foolhardy way? Cmon, NorthDakotaHockey...you're a big fish in a small barrel this time, my friend.

Right. That's $18.99 for the beer...or a straight-up dollar bill.

Jim, I respect your intellect a ton, especially when it comes to this stuff. However, when I read information like this, it reminds me of when I was a kid watching the Snoopy Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas specials...you know, the ones where you don't have a clue what the teacher in Charlie Brown's class is saying and can't understand why it's just gibberish?

My son's mite team in Bloomington had outdoor practices typically once a week during the season. Lots of teams have an outdoor night in addition to their regular indoor practices.

The Hoggsbreath will be ready for us at 11:00 am this Friday. I plan on being there around 10:00 am so if you're up early and bored, feel free to come on down before post time - migh have to arrange some tables and get door prizes organized too. I talked to Jossie last night and requested "SCREW THE NCAA - WELCOME FIGHTING SIOUX FANS" be put up on the marquee. She apparently leaned over and told Tom what I wanted on the sign and he laughed out loud. Sorry, no-can-do on that one...not that he didn't like it. It will, however, say something to the effect of "WELCOME FIGHTING SIOUX FANS". Items for you to bring: Your favorite Sioux hockey stories along with your best Final Five memory. There will be open mike opportunities to share with the group. I believe the crowd will be big enough this year for some formal introductions so people can put SiouxSports.com monikers and logos with actual faces and real names.

Did you do that yourself? Thanks for the link on the shoelaces...I have been looking for some for my throwback white jerseys...do you use that particular vendor yourself?

I'm upping the ante.

Dude...I'm getting a headache from all the flashing colors on that site. Can you help narrow it down a bit for me?

That's one of the current replicas, I'm assuming? Is that the REA 'iron-on' number or is that stitched on?

Hey, on the subject of jerseys...I have some white throwbacks that apparently need GREEN laces...any idea where I can get some of those?

Boasting about being the originator of something, then finding out you are wrong is one thing. STILL trying to defend it is another...

Fingers crossed 'no'...fingers crossed 'no'...