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Not sure where this belonged but did any of u watch the Notre Dame Hockey special on Versus(NBC Sports Network) following their game Sat night? It was a propaganda-fest focusing on their "elite" program , "rich" history and new state of the art arena. To me, it was ripe with UND wanna-be. That being said, the one hour show was well produced and centered on the buildup of their game vs BC in mid November. The game was a beauty, with ND scoring a goal with mere seconds left in OT. Just curious if snyone else caught it. They have replayed it since. Bottom line, if you are a casual hockey fan, you walk away thinking its Notre Dame at the top of the world and everyone else is playing for second.

A quirky game to watch in person. The crowd did come to life late in the third period and OT and you had a sense the team would find one more goal. Kristo is so exciting to watch when he has the playmaker's hat on. It would have been a good character statement if they had found a way to bury one. These are the types of situations that you look back on during the course of a season and they tend to separate the good teams from the great ones.

It seems like It's been a Wicked long time since the Sioux have hit the ice. Yous guys need to get some chattah goin' with the Crimson coming to town. Alls I want is a sweep; could be huge in the Pairwise.

What have you all heard about a site for the Big 10 hockey tourney? I would think Joe Louis Arena would still be the favorite. Xcel woulnt seem to make since due to the fact that it's on the western edge of Big 10 territory. Surprised the X isn't a sure thing. NCHC tourney would be far more lucrative than watered down WCHA version.

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Buffalo Wild Wings has a free bus that leaves 30 minutes before the game. Rumors is a fun time, I think you get a ticket for the bus when you buy 2 for 1 and you can have booze on the bus. BWW you cannot.

“For example, the new uniforms for the UND men’s hockey team won’t be available until late February,” he wrote. “As a result, the men’s hockey team will finish the rest of the regular season in their current uniforms." --from President Kelley's memorandum I guess that answers that question for us.

The Hunt for 'Red December' begins. Red Cows this weekend, Russian Red Stars next week, and, if you think about it, Harvard "Crimson" New Year's Weekend. Go Sioux... Finish off 2011 in style.

We have heard new jerseys won't arrive by mid February and then yesterday I read they would use existing jerseys through the regular season. So the Michigan Tech and Minnesota State series could feature the new jerseys or the last games with Sioux across their chests. A communication with concrete timelines is apparently in the works.

If I recall from last October's telecast the replay graphics are pretty cheesy...ala the floating Tiger head on CC broadcasts. Probably see a lot of empty yellow seats too. But that is my full list of complaints because hey it's televised college hockey!

I do have access to digital channels that come in through my TV....FSSN, for example is 15.70 on my receiver. Thanks for the tip, I will try this. Any idea what channels PBS will com in on? 67.470 or 64.470 would be my first guesses. Not sure about Lake PBS in Bemidji.

Usually I can find the weekly chat archieved but today I'm shut out. Anyone have a link to it? I know the wounds are still fresh and I know about 1.1.2015 but when does the Fighting Sioux name officially become history? After this sports season? Or is this now in the hands of the SBOHE to decide?

I know the focus is on 2011-2012 and I'm ready for the puck to drop but I have a question about 2012-2013: This article mentions that next year they Sioux go to Mariucci for one last series. Is it true that Minnesota won't be coming to Grand Forks in 2012/2013?

Correct on that one. Versus even broadcast their Spring Football Game in April. Don't be suprised if Sunday Mass is broadcast live next along with a back to back to back "Rudy" Marathon during the off-season.

Yes, it does look like a shun job for the NCHC. When Notre Dame went to Hockey East, Versus/NBC Sports Net went with them. It figures that Denver gets a few (larger market) but I would have at least liked to see more of CC; kind of surprised that a Denver-CC Gold Pan game wasn't in the lineup. I was really hoping for more North Dakota road games, I guess. Accordng to College Hockey News, the Feb 10th game at Duluth is on CBS College Sports, so that's one thing to look forward to. http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/tvsked.php Its not WCHA/NCHC, but there is always a silver lining and in this case that is more College Hockey on television.

I love the idea, I really do. How bout an old fashioned LP record with UND's "In Heaven There is No Beer" on one side and UW's "Roll Out the Barrel" on the other?

Muddy Rivers sounds like a neat place; never been. I heard Whitey's is back and reopened. I loved the atmosphere the couple of times I've been been but the food wasn't so/so. I wonder if the new ownership/management will make it the place to be before games.

Hmmmm....makes me think that someone from the SS.com "art department" might be all over this. I bet it's a matter of time before we see some renditions of what the banners will look like. 1959 Sammy the Sioux would look pretty sweet, IMO.

In case this hasn't been tried...you may need to "auto program" your channels so that it reads channels above 60. On my basic cable downstairs, I needed to do this with my TV and it worked to get channels higher than 62 or 63. Worst case scenario, Cable One does offer another cable box (non DVR) for $5.00 per month that you can add on to your current package.

Yes, I did verify from Cable One this morning. Channel 70 (not 44) is the FSSN for the upcoming season. I was worried when I saw 44 was snowy the past few weeks.

Yes, it is. Channel 44 on Cable One. They also show them on Fox College Sports (a bit better quality) on the Digital Pack, Ch 306. Neither in HD through Cable One, however.

When does the 2011-2012 schedule get released? I know about the Icebreaker and tentative Winnipeg game, along with a home series vs. Harvard the last weekend of the year, but otherwise....

So let me get this straight.....once you scan your Thursday tickets for Game 1, you can't re-enter for Thursday Game 2? I'm pretty clear on this one. Someone told me today for example, you cannot go to the Duluth game, then go to the Sioux party at RiverCenter and then go to game 2. That stinks, but I see why they do it. This may be the dumbest question of the week but Saturday's ticket stands alone, right?

I have two throwback jerseys and they are both green so this thread was made for me. Hopefully the boys will make it "easy to be green"

You could go the MasterCard route: Tickets to Get in the Door $200 Hotels for the Weekend $500 North Dakota fans taking over the State of Hockey Priceless Some things money can't buy, for everything else there's the Hakstol Card