MafiaMan

I need to see a video clip of the game-winner. I've seen the replay about 5 times now and still can't spot the puck clearly until it is well into the net.

No problem. Frankly, I'm opposed to voting AGAINST someone and prefer to vote FOR someone else. There are plenty of reasons to like candidates without the best reason being a negative about someone else. I disagree with sagard's assessment that winning the WCHA doesn't mean much. It's a conference championship and they still raise banners for them at Mariucci and REA, don't they?

Duly noted. However, I didn't say that anyone should take that into consideration when placing their vote, did I? I can think of a lot of other reasons why Potulny shouldn't win the Hobey that are better than "Lucia screwed Panzer."

LOL...fixed my post. I meant George "Gwod" and got "W" stuck in my head.

I think Sioux fans were saying the same thing about Dean Blais in 1998 and 1999.

Now that makes sense and I agree: winning the conference and winning the NCAA tournament is difficult. How about all three, WCHA, the Final Five, and the NCAA tournament? George Gwod in Denver also accomplished that trifecta if memory serves me right (2005).

Did I say Lucia was in the same boat as Dean? I listed their records and accomplishments at their respective programs and that's all. What Rick was pointing out was that at least Dean was winning NCAA titles while winning WCHA titles, to which my first thought is "huh?".

Sorry, Rick, I have to show you the true stats here. Don Lucia's Minnesota Record: 189-86-26, 7 seasons at MN, 1 regular season title, 2 conference tournament titles, 2 NCAA titles. Dean Blais' North Dakota Record: 244-115-33, 10 seasons at UND, 5 regular season titles, 2 conference tournament titles, 3 NCAA championship game appearances, 2 NCAA titles. Bottom line: 5 regular season titles to 1. 2 conference tournament titles to 2. 2 NCAA titles to 2. Who's the better coach? I think both of them are excellent coaches and their records speak for themselves. All that being said, of course I'd rather have Dean Blais behind my bench than Lucia.

I guarantee you that if a Sioux player were up for the Hobey Baker award and just short of 1/3 of his goals were against the last-place team in the conference and UND had played them six times, Don Lucia would make that an issue when placing his vote. This award isn't about the best pro prospect or about the best player on the championship team.

On planet Neptune, maybe! That's clearly a Gopher jersey. The current Michigan yellow jerseys have the scripted "MICHIGAN" written on them, not the Michigan "M". The 1998-2002 era Michigan yellows did have the "M," but they were not shimmer material.

- Crusader Head Coach Paul Pearl in an e-mail to me yesterday

Great...it's Gopher fans like this that, for a moment, make me feel guilty for despising their team so much. OK, that moment is over...whew.

You mean I could have given her twenties and she'd have still put me up there? What the he** was I doing giving her fifties?

NorthDakotaHockey is my daddy, lol. Doesn't look like it's gonna happen.

Sorry, but when I hear the words "home movies" and "music backgrounds," the O Fortuna doesn't come to mind.

And puking at SouthGate later in the night!

I saw him at the arena on Saturday night and do give him points for actually wearing that jersey. Right on the button, though...priceless. Someone needs to make some artwork out of that: Gas and hotel money to Grand Forks: $150 Tickets to Western Regional: $63 Sitting in center-ice seats watching the Sioux play Holy Cross while your team is already back in Minneapolis: Priceless

Apparently I was on the jumbo-tron several times this weekend in addition to being on FSN and ESPN2. I was wearing a white #19 jersey with my name on the back. Was my bald head visible? I didn't see the Forum picture...got a link?

No comment necessary.

D'oh!

Neither was rushmore88.

I'm glad you are, termie. jloos wasn't so lucky.

I'm glad to know I wasn't the only person looking for the music info, lol. They would have to show highlights from both games to give the illusion of neutrality.

The part I found especially humorous was the "home ice" slap at Duluth and why that was the reason UMD had over 5,000 fans a few years ago at the DECC. Um...isn't Mariucci about a block away from Ridder? Apparently that's not real home ice enough.