MafiaMan

Hockeymom, The new Nike jerseys are their "Swift Jersey" line and are a tighter-fit, supposedly resulting in faster skating by the player wearing them. I recall an NHL pre-season game where a player was asked his opinion on them and said that he hated them, not to mention the fact that it took four training room staff persons to put it on over his pads. Reebok is supposed to debut the swift line in the NHL next season, but that is being met with stiff resistance by the players. As for the Olympic jerseys, they are "template-tastic". As you can see, it's a matter of switching jersey styles and sewing on appropriate patches. Terrible, in my opinion, because individuality has gone by the wayside. Along similar lines, SI ran a cover story at the start of the college basketball season entitled "Here Comes Michigan State" or Duke, Arizona, or one of several other regional choices. The practice uniforms were all done by Nike and were exactly the same, save for the school name. Long live the swoosh.

Don't even waste your money on a replica. Buck up and get the authentic and do it right. And if you want this fan's opinion, nothing sticks out more than a green jersey amongst the see of maroon and yellow at Mariucci Arena. For that reason alone, the Sioux green jersey is FAR AND AWAY my favorite. Black blends in too easily with anything and white blinds in with most home team's jerseys. Green, hands down.

Nice comments, BringDeanBack. Have you ever thought it might be a good thing for the Dickinsons, Willistons, Minots, and Bismarcks to do well in the state tournament, thereby increasing interest in hockey in those communities, and perhaps leading to some future Sioux hockey players from those areas? I guess not. In 1992, Bismarck and Minot played in the state title game. Several years later, Bismarck's own Mitch Vig became captain of the Fighting Sioux. Contrary to what you might think, competitive balance IS a good thing.

I can't wait to hear the uproar because the British "community" in Philadelphia voice their opinion on the nickname "76'ers".

I believe I said earlier...you can't make this stuff up. The moniker "1836," the year of the founding of the city of Houston, is now offensive to Latinos. Who knew? Houston 1836 Soccer...DOA

You're preachin' to the choir, my friend!

cinnaMAN, sioux-cia? Do you ever stop thinking about young men? Or was that just a typo?

Whoa oh Mexican Sioux-cia, bam a lam...whoa oh Mexican Sioux-cia, bam a lam... Oh forget it. Just doesn't have the same ring to it. I need more cowbell!

Good. Now let's all go back and listen to our radios and jam to "Black Betty," ok?

I would guarantee you that neither student had any idea that the song was written by a person of color.

Triouxper, UMDDogz and Runninwiththedogs are two of the coolest hockey fans around that you could meet. I've met up with them more than once at Joe Senser's in Bloomington and enjoy having them on the board. We had a very friendly time last year at a PACKED Senser's for the UND/UMD game and they asked me to join them at their table since I got there late and risked watching the games from my truck in the parking lot. If it weren't for their "useless" information and musings here on the board, I probably would have never started hanging out there once in a while. And if I wouldn't have started hanging around Sensers, I would have never met BigChief. And if I hadn't met BigChief, the SiouxSports.com hockey team wouldn't have been able to borrow my green broomball jerseys for their game last year against the artists formerly known as PrideOnIce.com. And if they hadn't... And guess what? I gotta fee-vah...and da only prescription...is more cowbell!

Wait a second...isn't that song about smoking pot?

jloos, I just have to say it, since The Family Guy is one of my all-time favorite TV shows: giggity giggity...all riiiiiiight!

Black Betty no more at UNH Hockey Games OK, not directly related to Sioux hockey or the Sioux nickname, but another interesting article on PC battles going on. You just can't make this stuff up anymore... In another interesting side-note, the Minnesota Wild no longer play Gary Glitter's famous song after a goal is scored. The new song sounds a bit like the "whoa oh oh" song the Rangers play when they score.

That's because he paid the basement rent on time and you didn't, Runninwiththedogs!

I was at this game and seated right inside the blue line with a perfect view of that hit. It was without a doubt Brad DeFauw. I remember commenting to my buddy at the time "ohmygod...DeFauw just KILLED that guy!" and couldn't wait to get home and watch the VCR tape of that hit. No sooner did we arrive back in Roseville, I ran to my living room and found that moment. Absolutely perfect. No one else in the view of the screen except a BU player and all of a sudden you hear the sound of of DeFauw's skates as he comes to a screeching halt before leveling the afore-mentioned Terrier. Best hit I've ever seen.

Great insight in that article! Surprisingly enough, a BC alum ranks BC/BU as the greatest college hockey rivalry of all time.

Priceless. I remember jumping out of my seat when the puck went by DeBus. Of course, I also remember heckling two Gopher fans sitting five rows in front of me. These clowns both had the same replica jersey on and during a key quiet moment in the game, I blurted out at the top of my lungs "hey everybody, it's discount night on Jesse Bertigliot jerseys over at Gold Country!". Our whole section started laughing and it was a few moments later when these Einsteins realized I was heckling THEM! Second priceless moment of that year: the Sioux fan holding up the sign after the BU game that read: I JUST PEED MY PANTS.

AZSIOUX showing his youth...and me showing my age by not remembering the score correctly.

Psssssst...your youth is showing, AZSIOUX. I'll cut straight to the chase and go with the last category. For me, nothing can top the 1997 WCHA Final Five when former Edina Hornet Peter Armbrust buries a rebound in OT to give the Sioux a 4-3 victory over the Gophers. All those dejected Gopher fans had to be thinking "it's 1989 all over again" at the old St Paul Civic Center. You gotta believe...and I think that Sioux team right then and there realized that it was possible for the impossible to come true. They sealed the deal a short time later with a 6-4 win over BU in the 1997 NCAA title game.

Michigan Tech is the "host" school for the midwestern regional, skippy. While it would seem attractive to put the U of Wisconsin in Green Bay, the selection committee isn't obligated to send the Badgers to Green Bay.

WPoS!

Jerome Bettis feels good enough about it to retire.

I had no vested interest in the game, being a fan of either team, nor having any money bet on the game, so the thought that I'm a biased viewer is thrown out the window. Honestly, though, the officiating "taints this win severely? Really? Any more-so than the "tuck-rule" made Tom Brady just a one-time Super Bowl MVP in pre-game introductions yesterday? Two years from now, no one will remember the officiating. They will remember that Pittsburgh won Super Bowl XL.

That's another issue. The ONLY good thing about the constant chatter about Bettis returning to Detroit was that no one asked about Brett Favre for about 48 hours.