MafiaMan

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'...

One vanilla waffle cone to the winner at the Saturday night Final Five championship game?

No problem! Now if Big A HG would just open up about his jersey secret so collectors like me can promptly waste hundreds if not thousands of dollars scooping up any retro jerseys we can find, that would be great!

I'll second that motion.

I believe that Big A HG is talking about authentic versions of the current jerseys being ready for sale to the general public by next season. I highly doubt that there will be any changes until a new team nickname and logo is chosen.

Gee, thanks for dropping that tidbit and getting my hopes up. Now I'm dying to know what your neat idea is.

kollarfan, 01grad, Eskimos, scpa0305, MissSioux85, and crb1...are you able to come Friday instead of Saturday? I hope you are able to attend...it'll be a good time and a nice tune-up for the 2:00 pm semi-final game on Friday.

Michigan has won 8 in a row and 10 of their last 12. After a sweep at the hands of Western Michigan at the end of January (2-3 and 1-5), they reversed the tables in the first round of the CCHA playoffs, beating the Broncos 4-3 on Friday night and then SMOKED the defending CCHA playoff champions 5-1 on Saturday night. The Wolverines have not played Miami since October and will face them Saturday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena in front of a nice partisan maize and blue crowd. I've got Michigan winning Saturday...but closer than the experts think.

Interesting stuff, thanks for the link. I'll give this google thing a try sometime...

I knew the fishtail WCHA patch moved to the chest (major improvement) and that the Vector was eliminated (jersey fail - I hate the gigantic 'Reebok' on the front)...but I don't know if I would buy another authentic green jersey over those changes. I'll concede the white and black jersey changes probably necessitate new jersey purchases, LOL.

I personally prefer the 09-11 blacks with the green number on back and sleeves as opposed to the 12 blacks with the white number on back and sleeves. The whites also went from green number on back and sleeves to black. What's the big diff with the green jerseys though?

The black Gregoire looks sweet. I have two black authentics that I am sending in soon to get done in the 09-11 style. What was the turn-around time on those?

Who did the Gregoire jersey, Big A HG?

When you say the words 'U of M' in Minnesota, it means the 'University of Minnesota' Everywhere else in the universe, 'U of M' means Michigan. Well, outside of Coral Gables anyway...

Edited my post too. Thanks for the assist. Not sure what I was thinking... I am anticipating the biggest Hoggsbreath brunch crowd in this event's 8 year history. Can't wait for Thursday night's game and Friday's pre-game event!

I think both Minnesota State and Michigan Tech will do well in the new WCHA next year. As for Coach Blais, I think he retires after his UNO stint is up.

Yea, I was almost going to miss Saturday's Final Five game because Electric Light Orchestra is playing at Treasure Island!

Shouldn't be a problem if Michigan makes it...

I think it's just too messy to clean up Joe Louis Arena in one day after Thursday's Rihanna concert...

I already said the Red Wings are in Anaheim this weekend...it's not their issue. Besides, when you're only playing a three-game series, a Saturday afternoon/evening and Sunday afternoon title game actually makes sense. Saturday attendance should be higher than Friday afternoon, especially since it likely wouldn't be Michigan playing...