MafiaMan

I've seen Michigan play the last three weekends now and I have to be honest...I don't think ANYONE in the CCHA wants to run into Red's team come playoff time. The Wolverines are playing much better than they were earlier this season. Hockey East is anyone's game. Merrimack had Boston College on the ropes last weekend and blew it. Providence College has been a nice surprise this year too.

Exactly. Some fans on this board went nuts after the home loss to St Cloud too. Why is it anyone not named Minnesota or Denver is treated like they should be playing with a skill level akin to that of the Bloomington Jefferson Squirt B team?

I could have sworn it was CC but your memory might be better than mine. I was at the 1997 Final Five and the Frozen Four a few weeks later...greatest two Sioux memories of my life.

The Beavers took 3 of 4 from UMD and Denver this year at home including a 5-1 thumping of the Pioneers in a Saturday night game. It's not an impossibility...

Michigan State and Vermont, yes. Sparty did upset Western Michigan last night though.

And Bemidji should just roll over because the almighty Sioux are contending for the MacNaughton Cup? Let me get this straight...Minnesota 3 sweeps and currently tied for 2nd = #2 in Pairwise and they should stay there. North Dakota 3 sweeps and currently tied for 2nd = players not playing hard enough? HUH?

...and yet they managed to take the current #1 team in Hockey East to overtime before losing...

You realize that the #2 ranked Gophers have three sweeps all year too, right? Two of those were before the snow fell and the third was in January against Alaska-Anchorage!

LOL. Don't take the cyanide pill just yet. Is Minnesota shutting down the season because they lost to Denver on Friday night? I suppose being ranked #1 and overwhelming NCAA favorite to win the title is the way to go, right? Just as the 97 Sioux...or 98 Michigan...or 06 Michigan State...or 11 UMD... Oh, wait, you mean there STILL might be a chance for the Sioux THIS year?

Why is that? UND was swept at CC on the last weekend of the 1997 season and Minnesota swept to earn a share of the MacNaughton Cup. Both teams have 1997 WCHA Champions banners hanging from their rafters. What's there to be 'pissed' about?

Yes, it's been a little sparse some years but the last 2-3 have had 15-30 people attending. The Hogg knows we are coming...I think I've set this up for 6-7 years now.

LOL...Gopher fans singing 'nah nah nah nah hey hey hey goodbye' song to Denver. Apparently a home split might be reason for students to rush the ice in about 30 seconds...

The Hoggsbreath is a 5-7 minute ride north of St Paul on 35E, then exit west-bound Highway 36. Your first exit will be Rice Street...take a right there and go one mile north. Easy on, easy off, easy to find.

Friars yea yea!

A trio of 'Three Amigos' costumes is infinitely more amusing...

I'm inclined to lean Friday myself...and I agree on the Friday brunch right before the 2pm semi-final being a good call. It worked out well last year and helps out the out-of-town folks taking in the Saturday afternoon Wild game. I just want to make sure some long-time brunch attendees can make it before making the final call. Plus a lot depends yet on when UND will play...

Minnesota has worn those before...Can't recall when but I have seen them at least once and probably more often than that. Did you see Michigan's yellow jersey last night against Ferris State? Yuck.

Some kick-a** door-prizes are in the works for this one. You won't want to miss this Hoggsbreath brunch!

I'm as bald as a cue ball, GFG...is that a shot at me?

LOL...actually, that's GFG in the picture.

Actually, this is the NON-UND Hockey thread...

"Awww...Sioux fans miss ME?"

It is helpful to know if people could make either day. Thank you.

Most projections don't account for any upsets in the small-conference tournaments which upset the apple cart. The lower-level seeds from big conferences are the ones who wind up getting left out of the dance when those happen. Back to college hockey...what are the odds of Michigan State deciding they made a major mistake this year and replacing the former CCHA commissioner after one year?

At 11:00 am, you can have either breakfast OR lunch! It's a win-win! Besides, my Sioux throwback jerseys are all getting numbers sewn on them as we speak. Odds are good that I will be spilling maple syrup on one wearing one at the Hoggsbreath regardless of whether we're there on Friday or Saturday morning.