MafiaMan

I've been testy since the country 'avoided' the fiscal cliff. I promise to be better come the annual Hoggsbreath lunch!

I would certainly say Florida State and Clemson have a recruiting advantage over Ole Miss and Vanderbilt. Conference affiliation isn't the only thing recruits consider. It will be a loooong time before THE Ohio State University or Penn State can consistently out-recruit Denver, BU, or North Dakota...at least in hockey.

You were disappointed in UCONN moving to Hockey East or where they will be playing? Don't the men's and women's basketball teams currently play there as well?

I get it...to a point. What people think of as 'small' schools in hockey have always been pretty successful though. NCAA hockey isn't football or basketball. Denver, North Dakota, UMD, Boston U, Maine, and others won't fall off the map just because Ohio State and Penn State are around. The BTHC has a long ways to go towards respectability. The only games the Buckeyes sell out are when Michigan comes to town. Folks in Columbus are only vaguely aware that Minnesota has a hockey team.

In other conspiracy theory news, 9/11 was an inside job and LBJ was behind the Kennedy assasination. Also, the Hartford Whalers played adjacent to a mall, not inside one.

And I rank watching women's hockey right up there with soccer - especially Olympic women's hockey.

The Spartans and Catamounts were pretty awful last year as well.

So subtracting games against LSSU and replacing them with Minnesota will make Ohio State better? Maybe in the long run, yes, but in the short term, that's two wins in exchange for a couple of smackdown losses.

I forgot a couple: Move Carolina Hurricanes back to Hartford. The Whalers will live again. If we need an expansion team to make an even number, I really like the sound of the Seattle Thunderbirds.

All's well that ends well.

Check your PM's.

I never ever implied or stated that Phil's decision had everything to do with Rocco's championship game performance. He could have chosen to sulk and pout but he chose to react in a positive manner. I'm guessing the Slovakia issue is dead and buried in the minds of both Grimaldi and Housley. Perhaps you also feel Herb Brooks should have handled the 1980 team a bit differently? After all, apparently you have seen 'Miracle'.

LOL...yea, because the true message to Rocco would have been to bench him for the title game. The quarterfinal game was a message and Rocco got it. You would be calling for Housley's head if Rocco was on the last shift of the game in that blow-out and got injured. Head on over to www.ponyhockey.com, look up Phil's e-mail address or call the number listed for him and tell him how you would have handled the situation better. Good luck! My apologies for venturing off-topic. Holy Cross played well last night.

Who's upset? I've dealt with far more snarky comments from Gopher fans surrounding me at the Final Five every year than on siouxsports.com.

This x 1000. That's why I always find myself cheering for Ferris State, Michigan Tech, LSSU, etc. Schools like those folding up shop will hurt college hockey badly.

Nice call on that one. I hate Minnesota as much as anyone here but obviously some folks here aren't following their women's hockey or men's basketball teams this year.

Seriously, dude, get some help. A UND goalie gives up two first period goals in an early January game against Holy Cross and you're hitting the panic button? At least Phil Housley wasn't coaching UND last night or you might have wandered down to the dressing room between periods and beaten him with Rocco's skate.

More coaching criticism...I believe I saw this on another thread. Any moves that you LIKE out of USA or UND coaches? Side-note: Sweet Holy Cross jerseys last night!

Hopefully Gary Bettman has the common sense to do the following: Move the Phoenix Coyotes to Canada...either Toronto or Hamilton will do just fine. Contract the league by folding franchises in Dallas, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Anaheim. Do NOT let a wacky owner like Charles Wang continue to demolish a once-proud franchise called the New York Islanders. Sign Executive Order #318 and send the name 'North Stars' back to Minnesota. Force Mario Lemieux to change Penguins jerseys back to black and yellow, not black and 'Vegas gold.' And I don't even like Pittsburgh. Division realignment...NOW! Winnipeg in the Southeast? Minnesota still playing Vancouver 75 times a year? Give me a break! That's my NHL wish list...for now.

Congratulations to everyone affiliated with Team USA on this tournament victory. The selection folks, coaching staff and players deserve a ton of credit for taking home the WJT championship. USA! USA! USA!

WOW!

Can somebody post a video of the celebration that started at 0:00?

LOL!

Do you believe in miracles? Don Cherry is going to have a heart attack if USA holds onto this game.

US holding on for dear life...I can almost hear Al Michaels in the background!