MafiaMan

Trust me, dagies, I've had nightmares thinking about that scenario already. A lot of my Gopher friends around here are busy worrying about what seed Goldy will get for the tournament. The NCAA has really made it ridiculous when they could be #16 and are guaranteed playing at Mariucci for their regional. You'd have thought they would have fixed things a few years ago thanks to Michigan getting some cushy home games at Yost, but they found a way to make that problem WORSE! Just checked on the last 10 games for the Sioux and Wisconsin. Bucky is 7-2-1 in their last 10 and the Sioux are 3-6-1 (which includes the USA Junior Team game). I know everyone's been saying sweep this coming weekend in Alaska, but I don't think that is going to be an easy task at all.

That's funny you should mention that jersey, NorthDakotaHockey. I let my buddy know he'll get it back...with some pizza sauce, pop stains, and ice cream splotches all over it. I also told him that wearing that Gopher jersey entitled me to act like the typical UM fan who wears that jersey. I fully expect to stand up and yell such gems as: "At least we're all Minnesota kids!" "You're just a bunch of Canadians at North Dakota." and "We're the greatest team in the history of hockey in the universe." I agree with you on Denver. They sure have gotten cocky. I seem to recall one of their players waving his glove in a "sweep sweep sweep" motion at the fans last Saturday after the game.

Hey NorthDakotaHockey, did I run over your dog or something? I'd hardly call that popping off my mouth and if you're going to gloat over a UND home split against Wisconsin, then I'd say knock yourself out. If you want to throw down a little bet that says UND will sweep, I'll put some money up against you. That being said, if you're coming to the Final Five, you'll see the end-result of me betting against one of my Gopher friends. Thanks to the Sioux losing the title game, I get to wear his Minnesota jersey for the first game the Gopher play at Xcel this season (assuming they make it, of course). Obviously, I'm hoping for a Golden choke, but if they make it, please, oh please let it be the 4/5 game on Thursday night.

I agree with that 100% jloos. That's why there's no answer to my question because the only possible rebuttal is "well, if the schools are predominantly Indian, then it's ok." I'm not blaming American Indians at all. My high school played Fort Yates/SRCHS in high school basketball and I know damn right that those players, fans, and parents are proud of their school name. It's out-of-work-got-nothing-better-to-do-than-protest white folks who stir the pot.

Forecheck traded her Sioux jersey away for what? A UNH pullover jacket? No way could I vote for her...she's a time bomb waiting to happen. I can see it now... "Welcome to Ralph Englestad Arena...home of your Minnesota Gophers!" MafiaMan: "What the *&#%? Forecheck, you traded away the ARENA?" Forecheck: "Yea, but I got a Mariucci Arena hot dog for 1/2 price and they let me spin Goldy's head!"

I'm with ya there, Sprig. For all of these projections and thoughts, the fact of the matter is, this team is barely above .500. I'd hardly say that qualifies you to be in the NCAA tournament. Plus, they've got six games left against tough opponents. Alaska Anchorage has taken 2 out of 3 from Minnesota pending tonite's game, St Cloud beat CC last night, and Wisconsin is solid. PWR be damned, if the best this team can do is a split against AA, a split against St Cloud, and getting swept by Wisconsin, Hakstol and co. can meet me at Joe Senser's in Bloomington and watch the tournament on TV. And before anyone jumps down my throat because I'm saying Wisconsin will sweep UND, go rewind your tape of the Denver series. Bad breaks, pipes, blah blah blah. Denver is clearly a superior team to UND right now and my money says Wisconsin will be too.

I've seen Norseman on the board, dakotaboy. I'm fully aware of his opinion of the Fighting Sioux nickname. However, it's ironic that when I pose the question of predominantly Indian schools in North Dakota calling themselves "Warriors" or "Sioux" and why they should ban those school nicknames as well in addition to UND, I wind up hearing crickets chirping in response. The anti-name side has no answer to that question.

So far it's RubeIdiot, Dagies, and me for some broomball. I may be able to rent the Hippodrome in White Bear Lake, so that's an option. Can anyone put a post on PrideOnIce.com and see what the interest level is over there? If need-be, we could make it a co-rec event or I could just grab some ringers from my own King of Diamonds broomball club in St Paul.

Good to know your opinion on this issue, Norseman. Now tell me this, why do Stanton, Solen, Fort Yates/Standing Rock Community High School, etc. all refer to themselves as the Sioux or Warriors? Does that make those communities racist as well? If it's racist, it's racist, right?

If it was broomball, gentlemen, I'd be interested. However, those of us who grew up in southwestern North Dakota know that hockey didn't exist until about 1992 out there. Sorry, I'll hafta pass.

Considering that Hak is my age, I concur that that's far too young to be losing a parent. It's been a tough past 12-15 months or so for the Sioux community, particularly with Dean Blais' family and now Coach Hakstol. I know I'm not the only one saying this, but my thoughts and prayers go out to Dave and his family.

Wasn't it Chris Webber who defended his taking money from boosters in college because on some nights he couldn't even afford a pizza. My four years weren't covered by an athletic scholarship and I couldn't afford a pizza either. The NCAA has its head screwed on backwards. If they really want to make a statement about nicknames, then let's start with Florida State in football and Illinois in basketball. Oh, that's right. Florida State brings in big $$$ for the NCAA for football and Illinois should garner a #1 seed in basketball and send tons of fans to NCAA tournament games. Nevermind then...

Once again, the NCAA, in its infinite wisdom, chooses to turn a blind eye to one evil (anyone else think Maurice Clarett DIDN'T get special treatment and cash while at Ohio State) and wants to put the hammer down on another one. If you're so high and mighty, NCAA, let's ban Illinois from playing in the NCAA tournament solely because of their nickname and not pick on some Division 5AAA school with a similar nickname.

collegehockeyfan, I purchased a green CCM replica in March of 1992 and it's hanging in my closet. I could e-mail you pics and we could potentially discuss a sale. It's the green #9 w/no name on back (road names weren't common back in the day). MafiaMan

Sioux hockey will always be Sioux hockey, regardless of where the team plays or the design on their jersey (assuming it will always be the Sioux logo of some sort). My favorite memory of the old arena was the effect of the crowd on the team and how it energized the team. I'll admit, I haven't been in the new building often enough to make a judgement on whether this has ceased, but I can recall a game in either 1989 or 1990 against Northern Michigan where the Wildcats had a 5-0 lead late in the game and about 1/2 of the crowd had made its way to the exits. The student section started the "Let's Go Sioux" chant and 5 goals in about 8 minutes later, fans were crawling BACK into the building. Each team had several chances and a breakaway in OT, but the final score ended up 5-5 in the most exciting comeback I have ever seen. The Wildcats skated off like they had lost the NCAA title and the Sioux gave a stick salute to the student section as a "thanks for sticking with us." As for the arena itself, I am with an earlier poster who misses the title banners and the conference banners.

RubeIdiot, I was in McVey and West for my first two years at UND in 1888-1990 before moving into a fraternity house. Glad to know there are some late 80's/early 90's people on the board.

Stop posting, Patrick...I'm trying to catch up in a hurry, but with each post you make, I'm not closing the gap any!

PCM 3400+ posts...I think of myself as a Sioux Sports regular and I have just over 300. PCM, you are a god!

Another key injury for the Sioux this season. I think Hakstol must have had something to do with it.

Did anyone else notice a gimme two-points for Minnesota coming up against Mankato? The game at the Xcel Energy Center is a HOME game for Mankato. I guess it's all about money these days and has nothing to do with wins or losses. I can't possibly imagine the Sioux playing at the Xcel Energy Center as one of their two "home" games a year vs the Gophers. Who the h*ll is running the show in Mankato these days? That game takes on an all-new importance in points thanks to the Sioux splitting this past weekend and yet Mankato is apparently happy to play in St Paul. Oh yea, I forgot, according to Gopher fans, Xcel is a neutral ice site. My bad.

I figured this board would go nuts after this weekend. I sure am glad some of you guys aren't the GM of Sioux hockey. We'd have coaching changes every week. One week ago, they were burning Mike Tice in effigy in Minneapolis. After beating the Packers on Sunday, the Catholic bishop is thinking of nominating him for sainthood. Fans are fickle! Dave Hakstol has spent 1/2 a season in Grand Forks and people are already calling for his head. I think too many of you posters pay too much attention to pre-season polls. It's obvious that the losses of Bochenski and Parise affected the team more than we thought it would. It happens. Just like teams come from out of nowhere to do well or better than expected, some teams falter under the weight of expectations. Ask UMD fans how they feel about their own season this year. Give Hakstol a chance, folks. It's been 1/2 a season.

Buy one, get one free on jerseys? Dang...sweet deal!

I swear, I should be in marketing. At the WCOH here in St Paul, the pro shop was stocked with USA items and some Canada items. Nevermind the thousands of Slovaks, Czechs, and Russians who came to see some of the tournament games. What a missed opportunity. And here I thought it was just government that was screwed up.

My broomball team is sporting team Sweden hockey jerseys this winter and players are looking for knit hats with the three crowns of Sweden on them. I've looked on Ebay and can't find anything and since I purchased a USA and Canada knit hat (toque, if you will, our friends to the north), I thought maybe REA had some in stock for the World Jr Tournament. Can anyone help me out?

I never thought I'd be cheering for Canada either, but what I watched on TV last night was ridiculous. The "I can't hear you" taunt to the crowd after the third goal, skating by the USA bench and taunting the players, pointing at the scoreboard...it was ridiculous. One of the Team USA players was yelling at a Russian coach on the bench and the coach laughed and pointed to the scoreboard as well. I try to keep in mind that they're 18-20 year old kids. I guess the Russians have been watching too much NBA these days.