Dave Berger

WCHA 2011-2012 Predictions Part 1: The Bottom Six Discuss, and add your own. 8-) Check back tomorrow for "Part 2: The Top Six" as we look forward to another season of hockey and the race for the MacNaughton Cup! Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Maine Discuss. 8-) Dave

Icebreaker Preview: UND vs. Air Force Discuss. Dave

Frozen Four Preview: UND vs. Michigan Discuss. Dave

The wife and I will both be in green all weekend. Dave

+1. Superstition is bad luck. Dave

I've always said there are different levels of devotion: I almost always find that I know more about my team than "other team's fan" knows about their team. I usually find that I know more about "other fan"'s team than they know about my team. What's alarming is to find "fans" who don't know as much about their team as I know about their team. Sometimes when this happens, the excuses range from "I'm a fan of lots of teams" to "I'm a fan, but I don't have time to know every little thing about my team". To me, fan = fanatic. If you don't have that level of devotion, call yourself an enthusiast. 8-) Dave

+1 Dave

Goaltender of the Year: Aaron Dell Player of the Year: Matt Frattin Team of the Year: North Dakota

That part of the article was true. Link Dave

I had a terrible weekend, prediction-wise, at the Final Five. Ugh. By all other accounts, though, it was a success! And sorry I didn't stop, or wave, or say hello. I get in a zone sometimes... (my wife would say "all the time") Dave

How could anyone yell at Dave Berger?!?

Bacon.

Link Discuss. Dave

I will be there with the Mrs., along with lots of great friends. Sections 206 and 224. Dave

I'm saying almost half the building......8,000 to 9,000 And judging by the run on tickets, they could probably sell 30,000 tickets to Sioux fans. Dave

Looking for at least two, and as many as eight, Frozen Four packages. Please send me a pm or call/text 218.779.9872. Thanks and Go Sioux! Dave Berger

I was 12. My dad went without me, and told me later that he thought I "wouldn't want to go". I've forgiven him. That being said, I've never seen UND win a national championship in person.... Dave

*shameless plug* Some pre-game reading if you missed it: NCAA Tournament Preview: UND vs. Denver Dave

NCAA Tournament Preview: UND vs. Rensselaer Discuss. Dave

My predictions for the Hobey top ten can be found here. The announcement will be made Thursday evening. In the meantime, feel free to try your hand at predicting the ten finalists. Dave

This is one of the most troublesome double meaning words in the world of sports. I often misread "resigned" (to voluntarily leave a position) as "re-signed" (to ink a new contract). Does anyone else do this? Dave

When Gregoire went out with an injury, I said that missing time might be the only thing that keeps him around for his senior season. I was thinking that he wouldn't put up gaudy numbers and the Islanders might not be convinced that he was 100%. In the mixed blessing department, he only missed 7 games and he's been on a tear since his return (18 goals and 10 assists in 16 games), blowing my theory out of the water. I've got it at 50/50 that he'll be back next year. Luckily, we can still talk about this season... 6 more wins! Dave Crazy stat department: Jason Gregoire (#17) now has 17 assists in each of his three seasons at UND.

WCHA First Round Playoff Preview: UND vs. Michigan Tech Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Bemidji State Discuss. Dave