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Boo hoo. There are lots of places he could have gone if he wanted to be assured of playing time. Who are they upset with ? Must be their own kid for picking a school where he couldn't beat out the other goalie. There is no possible argument that can be made for Lammy playing over Parise the past two years. Are they upset with the coaches for not benching Parise ? Makes no sense. If that is the parents attitude and feelings then I am happy that Mario is going elsewhere. Best of luck to him.

After a few days to think about it, I am still sticking with my earlier statement that the coaches blew it by wimping out on 4th and goal. The score was tied 14-14 at the half. UND takes the 2nd half kickoff and marches down the field, 13 plays 73 yards and now has 4th and goal from inside the one. If the defense had been dominate and was stopping UNO all game I might agree that a FG would be OK. The fact was that UNO was able to run the ball quite successfully and every indication at that point says that UNO will not be shut out in the 2nd half. By wimping out and settling for a FG, this had to be a letdown for the Sioux and a shot in the arm for UNO. UND had a 1st and goal from the five and ran three running plays (all with Brady) to get to inside the one. You have to be able to score a TD in this instance and if you can't or won't try then you deserve to lose. There are times to be conservative and times where you need to make a statement (not only to the other team but also to yourself). IMO, this was the play of the game and a situation where a statement needed to be made.

This loss is totally on the coaching staff. They wimped out on 4th and goal and kicked a field goal when they needed to make a statement.

Iowa State rallies to win 28-27 over UNI. Scored with a little over a min to go. UNI misses a 51 yard FG with 6 secs left.

UNI 21 Iowa State 7 at the half.

Cnn someone explain to me why the Sioux did not use a timeout after Augie's 2nd down run with just over 2 min left ? They have all 3 TO's. Stupid decision making IMO.

IMO, there are too many variables to try to pick the top two goalies based on stats. The WCHA was the better conference and had much more scoring talent than Hockey East. The WCHA teams averaged 3.00 goals/game vs 2.70 for HE. If you look at the conference stats for Schneider vs. the top 4 WCHA goalies (based on GAA) and adjust for league avg: GAA SvPct LGAA Diff Elliott 1.84 .930 2.94 -1.10 Goepfert 2.09 .926 3.02 -0.93 Briggs 2.19 .918 2.91 -0.72 Schneider 1.96 .932 2.65 -0.69 Parise 2.41 .924 2.92 -0.51 LGAA = League GAA without players team numbers included So based on stats the case could be made that Briggs is a better goalie than Schneider. Not sure any reasonable person would make that case but that is the problem with looking at stats. There are different leagues involved, and even within the WCHA teams play an unbalanced schedule. Individual teams play different styles and defensive experience and talent vary. I can only base my opinion on games I have seen which are heavily skewed to games involving the Sioux. I thought Parise had one of the best seasons in goal of any Sioux goalie since I have followed them (35+ years) especially given the defense was very inexperienced. Elliott had a great season for Wisconsin and deserved all the awards he received. He did have the advantage of playing with an experienced veteran team. Goepfert was also very good and the case could be made for him to be the 2nd team all-american. He is a goalie I feel could steal a game for the team that they shouldn't win. Briggs started the season on a roll but had a falloff the second half. He has not yet impressed me as a goalie that can steal a game. Schneider is the one I have seen the least and only against UND except for the Wisc championship game. Against UND: 10/24/2004: 3 goals on 19 shots 03/26/2005: 6 goals on 21 shots 04/06/2006: 5 goals on 41 shots total: 14 goals on 81 shots Bottom line is I haven't been impressed with him at all. Granted the sample size is very small and if you only looked at a few games of any goalie you may get a distorted view. But I think his play against the Sioux is why many posters on this board find it difficult to place him on the second team. We've seen goalies for other teams in the WCHA steal games against the Sioux and Schneider has basically been a sieve against the Sioux. That and the fact he plays in what most view, myself included, as an inferior league.

The writer of the letter "might want to think twice" about whether they want to work for a university that "refuses to commit to equality for all races". My suggestion to them is that they send in their resignation in protest. Then I might have some respect for them. They are suggesting to recruits that they should not come to a university where they happen to work ? Sounds pretty hypocritical to me. Do as I say not as I do.

Well, let's see how accurate last years 1st poll was: 10/03/2005: 1 Denver (17) 32-9-2 662 1 - did not make the NCAA tourney 2 Minnesota (13) 28-15-1 653 7 - lost in 1st round to Holy Cross 3 Boston College ( 2) 26-7-7 583 2 - lost in championship to Wisconsin 4 Cornell 27-5-3 580 4 - lost in regional final to Wisconsin 5 Ohio State ( 2) 27-11-4 566 9 - did not make tourney 6 Colorado College 31-9-3 523 3 - lost in 1st round to Cornell 7 North Dakota ( 1) 25-15-5 502 10 - lost in semifinal to BC 8 Michigan 31-8-3 481 5 - lost in 1st round to North Dakota 9 New Hampshire 26-11-5 459 6 - lost in 1st round to Michigan State 10 Wisconsin ( 1) 23-14-4 391 13 - Won National Championship 11 Maine 20-13-7 309 12 - lost in semifinal to Wisconsin 12 Northern Michigan 22-11-7 270 - did not make tourney 13 Boston University 23-14-4 260 11 - lost in regional final to BC 14 Dartmouth 20-13-2 242 15 - did not make tourney 15 Harvard 21-10-3 222 8 - lost in 1st round to Maine 16 Mass.-Lowell 20-12-4 208 - did not make tourney 17 Michigan State 20-17-4 204 - lost in regional final to Maine 18 Colgate 25-11-3 78 14 - did not make tourvey 19 Vermont 21-14-4 51 - did not make tourney

Away game ticket purchases: Note, tickets for the Minnesota series went on-sale today. Standing room only. Oct 13/Oct 14 at Wisconsin On-Sale 09/25 http://www.uwbadgers.com/tickets/ Oct 27/Oct 28 at MSU-Mankato On-Sale 10/02 http://www.ticketmaster.com Nov 17/Nov 18 at Alaska Anchorage On-Sale 10/02 http://www.ticketmaster.com Dec 29/Dec 30 at Dartmouth Tournament (603) 646-2466 Jan 5/Jan 6 at Colorado College On-Sale NOW http://ticketswest.rdln.com/Artist.aspx?evt=50136 Jan 19 at Bemidji State (218) 755-3993 Jan 26/Jan 27 at Minnesota On-Sale NOW http://www.gophersports.com Feb 23/Feb 24 at Denver On-Sale NOW http://www.ticketmaster.com Mar 2/Mar 3 at St Cloud St On-Sale NOW http://www.ticketmaster.com

Agree 100%.

FWIW, the Howard Johnsons hotel next to the Kohl Center is now a Doubletree Hotel. Since it is a football w/e they have the room prices jacked up an extra $100 or so per night to $239.

2003-2004 season BC came to REA for 2. 2004-2005 season UND traveled to Boston and played BC and Northeastern once. 2005-2006 season Northeastern came to REA for 2. So the Sioux played BC twice and Northeastern twice at REA while only playing them once each on the road. I am guessing they owe them another trip to Boston.

NDH, recovery going well, a few more weeks and I should be back running and biking. Thanks for asking. Kinda sucks without a home series with MN but at least we get four with Wisconsin. I always like going to Madison for the series and they will play there the next three years.

Here's what I have found, no guarantee on accuracy. ?? Manitoba - Hakstol's comments 10/06-10/07 Quinnipiac - Hakstol mentioned they open with this, guessing a bit on the date 10/13-10/14 Maine - Found this in a maine thread on USCHO 11/03-11/04 St.Cloud - From St. Cloud's schedule 11/24-11/25 CC - From CC's schedule 12/15-12/16 Mich.Tech - From Tech's schedule 01/05-01/06 @CC - From CC's schedule 01/26-01/27 @MN - From MN's schedule 02/16-02/17 UMD - From UMD's schedule 03/02-03/03 @St.Cloud - From St. Cloud's schedule Other conf games left: Denver(2 away), AA(4), Wisc(4), Mankato(4) I believe they can schedule 36 games, conference games take 28 so this leaves 8 others. The eight none conf: Quinnipiac(2) Maine(2) Dartmouth tourney(2) (Dartmouth, St.Lawrence, and BU). This was posted on USCHO, can't confirm. ?? My guess is the other two would be road games at BC and Northeastern. New Hampshire owes us two at REA but my guess these will be in 2007-2008 season, assuming the Maine info is accurate.

Here are the past three seasons of conference play and the number of games played each year. From this you can tell what the conference sched will look like for next season: team 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 UMD 4 2 Away 4 2 Home MN 4 2 Home 4 2 Away St.Cloud 4 4 4 4 Denver 4 2 Home 4 2 Away AA 2 Home 4 2 Away 4 Tech 4 2 Away 4 2 Home Wisc 2 Away 4 2 Home 4 CC 2 Home 4 2 Away 4 Mankato 2 Away 4 2 Home 4

I believe it is past the deadline for teams to sign players unless they were draft picks or will go directly to the NHL. I don't think Mike was drafted so he can't sign a professional contract with an AHL club. Here's some info I found: At this time of year, AHL teams cannot sign players to professional tryout contracts because it is past the clear day roster deadline (March 13). Because the AHL is a development league, teams are still allowed to sign draft picks and prospects under an ATO and the players are eligible to compete the remainder of the regular season and playoffs. I think once the season is over the player is still a free agent and can sign with anyone. Maybe someone else out there knows more on how this process works.

Rumour I have heard is that Mike will play with the Iowa Stars in the AHL. Not sure if this is true, can't find any confirmation. Just found it, Mike had an assist last night, playing on a Amateur Tryout Contract. Mike Prpich Good Luck Mike!!

Coach's take

Looking for up to 4 championship game tickets, would be willing to purchase entire 3-game package at face value or slightly higher (150-175).

Matt Jones was recalled by Phoenix and played 15 min in Thursday nights game.

This result using a 3-2-1 bonus would result in UND and BU in a tie for 4th, UND would win with a higher RPI, thus becoming a #1 seed. Atlantic Hockey Semifinal #2: Mercyhurst defeats Bentley. Atlantic Hockey Semifinal #1: Holy Cross defeats Connecticut. Atlantic Hockey Championship game: Mercyhurst defeats Holy Cross. CCHA Semifinal #2: Michigan defeats Michigan State. CCHA Semifinal #1: Northern Michigan defeats Miami. CCHA Championship game: Michigan defeats Northern Michigan. CCHA Consolation game: Michigan State defeats Miami. ECAC Semifinal #2: Colgate defeats Cornell. ECAC Semifinal #1: Dartmouth defeats Harvard. ECAC Championship game: Colgate defeats Dartmouth. ECAC Consolation game: Cornell defeats Harvard. Hockey East Semifinal #2: Boston College defeats Maine. Hockey East Semifinal #1: New Hampshire defeats Boston University. Hockey East Championship game: New Hampshire defeats Boston College. WCHA Play-in #1: St. Cloud State defeats Minnesota-Duluth. WCHA Semifinal #2: North Dakota defeats Wisconsin. WCHA Semifinal #1: Minnesota defeats St. Cloud State. WCHA Championship game: North Dakota defeats Minnesota. WCHA Consolation game: Wisconsin defeats St. Cloud State. 1 Minnesota (Mn) 29 .5833* 2 Wisconsin (Wi) 28 .5759* 3 Michigan State (MS) 26 .5640 4t [AQ] North Dakota (ND) 25 .5614 4t Boston University (BU) 25 .5570

Best wishes for a full and complete recovery. Writing the check now.

I might be able to help, won't know for sure until around 4pm Thursday.

Without the RPI bonus the Sioux have one quality home win (Harvard), one neutral site (Miami), and no road wins. I believe the criteria is: 1. Conference games do not count 2. Win must be against top-15 RPI team. NH is currently 16th in RPI so the road win early this year doesn't count in the bonus. NH needs to get in the top-15 RPI, another reason to cheer for them against BC this w/e. Edit: Looks like jk beat me to it.