Lots of people on here know what they're talking about. You'd be surprised at some of the real-life faces and names behind monikers here. I am not disputing that at all, nor am I professing to be some hockey know-it-all.
I get a kick out of posters here who feel any Sioux fan who says anything positive about a program or coach other than North Dakota is a 'troll' or 'buffoon'.
Rocco is college hockey's Tim Tebow for some folks around here.
BTW, www.ponyhockey.com if you want more information about Stillwater hockey.
In summary:
Rocco benching - a true injustice to hockey fans everywhere.
Mario benching - I hate that guy anyways and his dad coaches the Gophers so who cares?
I hope Team USA wins gold, Rocco scores an OT game-winner, and he and Phil Housley hug on the ice.
I don't mind your comments either, internet tough guy.
I'm guessing (and only guessing) that had the Slovakia game not gotten totally out of hand, Grimaldi would have been put back into the line-up at some point.
Indeed I do LOL. You're familiar with the SiouxSports.com-sponsored Bloomington Kennedy Hockey Mites team from a few years ago? I practically wave at Doug Woog on a daily basis here.
BINGO! And I'd bet that's the same reason others here are in an uproar about Phil Housley...because their favorite player on their favorite college team got scolded like a naughty 5th grader and benched because of it. Nobody here has any idea what transpired on the bench or in the locker room during this tournament that caused Housley to make the decision he did. I have no doubt he did what he felt was in the best interest of Team USA and not any particular college or individual.
Has Tyler been an assistant in two previous World Junior Tournaments? It seems to me the issue for some folks here is apparently the result of a supposed anti-North Dakota conspiracy on the part of USA Hockey.
Is that it?