Dave Berger

East Regional: Miami over Michigan State Midwest Regional: Michigan over Ferris State West Regional: North Dakota over Boston University Northeast Regional: Boston College over Minnesota-Duluth Championship game: Miami over Boston College Dave

East Regional: Miami over Michigan State Midwest Regional: Michigan over Ferris State West Regional: North Dakota over Boston University Northeast Regional: Boston College over Minnesota-Duluth Championship game: Miami over Boston College Dave

More than that, I'm saying it should be Miami's bracket... Dave

This. According to KRACH (the best system for ranking teams, imho), Western Michigan was the #7 team in the country. Strict brackets based on KRACH: #1 Boston College vs. #16 Air Force (#37 in KRACH, autobid) #8 Maine vs. #9 Boston University #2 Michigan vs #15 Union #7 Western Michigan vs. #10 Minnesota #3 North Dakota vs. #14 Northern Michigan #6 Minnesota-Duluth vs. #11 Denver #4 Miami vs. #13 Michigan State #5 Ferris State vs. #12 Mass-Lowell Yes, I know, the teams could not be seeded this way, but it's interesting to compare these to what the Pairwise spits out. Cornell is the beneficiary of the Pairwise system (Northern Michigan belongs instead, according to KRACH). And here's what we actually have (KRACH ratings instead of Pairwise): #1 Boston College vs. #37 Air Force #6 Minnesota-Duluth vs. #8 Maine #2 Michigan vs. #22 Cornell #5 Ferris State vs. #11 Denver #15 Union vs. #13 Michigan State #4 Miami vs. #12 Mass-Lowell #3 North Dakota vs. #7 Western Michigan #10 Minnesota vs. #9 Boston University Dave

Not sure it's my favorite place to watch a game overall, but my favorite memory of watching the regionals on TV was at Buffalo Wild Wings in Grand Forks. UND vs. Wisconsin were playing in the 2008 Midwest Regional Final in Madison. The boys in green and white were down 2-0 in the third (and probably should have been down a lot more) but scored two goals in under a minute in the final frame before Andrew Kozek netted the game-winner in overtime. By the time that third goal was scored, everybody in the place was going bonkers - sort of like the scene at the X on Friday night, but with a berth in the Frozen Four on the line. Dave

Tickets are sold, thank you for all the interest! Dave

Forgot to add that I have the tickets in Grand Forks and can meet sometime this week or send to wherever you need them. Dave

We have four extra packages for the West Regional this weekend. Looking to get face value for the tickets. Section 102 Row 17. Perfect lower level seats right at the top of the face-off circles. $400 takes all four plus a parking pass for each day. PM me or email daveberger18@gmail.com if you're interested. Go Sioux! Dave

WCHA Final Five Preview: UND vs. St. Cloud State Discuss. :-) Dave

If Denver wins, we have #1 Minnesota (1st in WCHA regular season) #2 Minnesota-Duluth (2nd) #3 Denver (3rd) #4 North Dakota (4th) #5 St. Cloud State (6th) #6 Michigan Tech (8th) UND would play SCSU with the winner facing Minnesota in the semifinals. Denver would play MTU with the winner playing Duluth on Friday. If Wisconsin wins, we have: #1 Minnesota (1st) #2 Minnesota-Duluth (2nd) #3 North Dakota (4th) #4 St. Cloud State (6th) #5 Michigan Tech (8th) #6 Wisconsin (10th) In this case, UND would play Wisconsin with the winner facing Duluth in the semis. SCSU would draw Michigan Tech in a Husky Battle for the right to take on the Gophers. Dave

WCHA Playoff Preview: UND vs. Bemidji State Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: North Dakota vs. MSU-Mankato Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND at Denver Discuss. Dave

Oh, I see. Did you work at Silverman's, too? I really enjoyed my time there and learned a lot about people. Dave

Weekend Preview: North Dakota vs. Michigan Tech Discuss. Dave

I'm confused by this.. what do you mean? Dave

Todd was already on his way to Minneapolis (Neimann Marcus) when I got there in the fall of 92. I'm assuming you mean Steve Silverman? Yes, he was there throughout my time there. I don't remember a Frank... Chris, Randy, Brad, Jim, Robin, Mike, Brett, Marc, Reggie, Scott, Doug, and countless others were there during my time (1992-98). Dave

Wow, this is so sad. He and I worked together at Silverman's in downtown Grand Forks. As some others have said, we often disagreed, but I always knew where he stood. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND at Minnesota-Duluth Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Wisconsin Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND at St. Cloud State Discuss. Dave

Here's a link to an article about the rivalry, the Challenge Cup trophy, and the Center Ice Club social on Saturday afternoon... UND/SCSU Challenge Cup Dave

Follow this link to an article about the rivalry, the Challenge Cup trophy, and the Center Ice Club fan social on Saturday afternoon.... UND/SCSU Challenge Cup Dave

Follow the link to this article about the rivalry, the Challenge Cup trophy, and the Center Ice Club fan social on Saturday afternoon... UND/SCSU Challenge Cup Dave

This is my fifth season writing for SiouxSports.com, and I would hazard a guess that I have used the phrase "Green and White" interchangeaby with the phrases University of North Dakota, North Dakota, UND, Sioux, or Fighting Sioux at least 200 times. I wouldn't read too much into it. Dave