MafiaMan

You're right again, buckysieve. We shouldn't have played a single game last year so we could have handed Kessel the ROY award, Potulny the Hobey Baker, and the Gophers the NCAA title. Maybe you and Don can convince the NCAA to do away with the season this year, give the awards to Minnesota right now, and save everyone some time. Listening to you Gopher fans whine about how Kessel's linemates sucked, goaltending was horrible, etc., it's a wonder why you expected a title last season anyways. Damn...jump off the Titanic...iceberg right ahead!

I stand corrected. I was thinking ahead to the 1998 western regional, which was held at The Great Dane. My original post has been edited.

buckysieve, If you were paying attention last WCHA Final Five, the talk was that the winner of the 3rd place game between Wisconsin would get the #1 seed in the midwest regional in Green Bay and the loser would be going to Grand Forks as the #1 seed there. So instead of blowing off that game, had Minnesota put a thumping on Bucky, your beloved Gophers could have made a trip east to Green Bay instead of packing their bags for Grand Forks. The games do matter, sorry to say.

I don't believe there is any special "student" ticket. Anyone over the age of two is considered a full-price ticket.

Let's go back and start with 1997 and see how Minny's done in its own backyard: 1997 Final Five: North Dakota over Minnesota (St Paul Civic Center) 1999 Final Five: Denver over North Dakota (Target Center) 2000 Final Five: North Dakota over Wisconsin (Target Center) 2001 Final Five: St Cloud State over North Dakota (Xcel Energy Center) 2002 Final Five: Denver over Minnesota (Xcel Energy Center) 2003 Final Five: Minnesota over Colorado College (Xcel Energy Center) 2004 Final Five: Minnesota over North Dakota (Xcel Energy Center) 2005 Final Five: Denver over Colorado College (Xcel Energy Center) 2006 Final Five: North Dakota over St Cloud State (Xcel Energy Center) Minnesota 2-2 in title games in Mpls/St Paul since 1997. UND is 3-3. I don't think that people have an unreasonable expectation of the Gophers and how they do in their own neighborhood, sagard. If the Sioux played 9 years of Final Fives in East Grand Forks or Hillsboro, I'm guessing 4 title game appearances in 9 years and a 2-2 record in those games would be considered a bit of a disappointment. As an FYI, the 1998 Final Five was held at The Bradley Center and North Dakota was defeated by Wisconsin, 2-1.

How is the "Carmen Electra Hot Photoshoot" a blemish to the game of hockey?

Glad I can make ya chuckle, Rwtd. I still remember Rickey breaking Lou Brock's stolen base record. He gets to the mike and says "Lou Brock was a great base-stealer, but today, I am the greatest of all-time!". I can't remember the pitcher's name, but a player in the opposing dug-out today told him that the comments "made me want to throw up." Hilarious. The only self-promoter better than Rickey Henderson was Deion Sanders. TO is giving everyone a run for their money though.

Wow. That song is five years old. Ever heard of Aldo Nova? I think I'm old.

Sweet video. I'm not real up-to-date with my hard rock music these days...what's the first song and artist of the compilation?

You're mistaken, Greyeagle. Their banners say "Bill's Amoco," "JC Penney," and "Herbergers."

Real hockey players would have been tossing an American football around.

My only point is given hockey or soccer as a choice, how more people aren't completely in love with hockey is beyond me. 90+ minutes of soccer nets Italy 5 scoring chances and France 11. Please, wake me when it's over. And if I have to hear Zidane defend his head-butt because a player was making comments about his mommy again, I'm gonna throw up.

You may get your wish. I'm sure Phil Kessel will be more than happy to tell the world what Phil Kessel will be doing next season, whether it be Phil Kessel in the NHL or Phil Kessel back at Minnesota.

I'm pretty sure they already have them! As for Sid, didn't he write something recently that he thinks the Vikings are changing their uniforms this upcoming season and that he thinks the Twins stadium will happen pretty soon?

I totally disagree! I think we've long moved on from the day when we expected athletes, entertainers, and politicians to be role models. I'm not surprised at all when I hear of the latest athlete being arrested for rape or leaping into the stands to start a fight. Nor am I surprised at prima-donnas who expect the world to roll out the carpet for them...people like the pompous Tom Cruise or Madonna herself. And politicians? C'mon.

I'd prefer to shorten that to read "soccer is for pansies" period. Imagine the Stanley Cup decided in a goal shoot-out where the shooters line up the puck about ten feet from the goalie and fire a slap shot. Absolutely ridiculous. I watched the second half of the World Cup France/Italy final and couldn't help but wondering "what the hell does the rest of the world see in this sport?".

Not even close! The "screaming eagle" practically has a smile on his face. It's not a true template-tastic logo unless the bird is angry.

I was more concerned with the lightning bolt myself. I think the 'warhawk' should be holding an olive branch.

In addition, would someone please explain to me the difference in what's offensive about UL-M's now former football helmet vs the Florida State helmet which is obviously not offensive? vs this: I'm stumped.

Funny you should mention UL-M, PCM. Check out some of their new logos and wordmarks. Looks like it has all the requirements for politically-correct watered-down meaningless symbol, although with recent events in the world, I'm not sure having 'war' in the nickname is in good taste.

I sense a "thank you skippy" coming up shortly.

Given the serious eye injuries suffered by players in the past few years, maybe young kids are taking notice. I still remember the sickening feeling in my throat when Steve Yzerman took a puck to the eye in the 2004 playoffs. Yzerman to Wear Visor I think a key point of this article was the following:

Truer words have never been spoken! Just kiddin', Yttrium. Hope we can run into each other this upcoming season. Have a great holiday weekend!

Your 1982 suit or the one you just bought last week at Silverman's?