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I'm more of a lurker on this site than a poster, but thought I might give it a try on this thread. Please be gentle on the bashing.... While I wholeheartedly disagree with the manner in which this thread was started, maybe there is some truth to the title. I'm not saying there is a need for a change in coaching staff, but maybe this team is due for a change in team preparation (especially in the post-season). This loss is certainly not completely the fault of the coaching staff, but they certainly play a role in any team performance, whether good or bad. It seems a little strange to me that we would lose to the exact same team in the exact same game 3 years in a row. This leads me to believe that the team just wasn't prepared to handle BC. Of course this could also stem from the fact that the Sioux were very lucky to even be there in the first place. I can recall a couple of times this season coming home from the Ralph thinking, "How did we ever win that game???" or "JPL saved us again." Those wins to me are not very satisfying, and a championship team they do not make. It all boils down to a mixture of factors--no one person or entity lost yesterday's game for us, but everyone definitely had a hand in it, including the coaching staff. I would also like to mention that there are a few intelligent posts on this thread, and I don't necessarily think that just because some people happen to have some negative opinions of the Sioux coaching staff or style, that they should automatically be shut up and the thread shut down just because some individuals don't like what they have to say. If this thread had been started in an intelligent, well thought-out manner, I think some great discussions could be had. We don't all have to agree on everything, but of course starting the thread out by saying, "Fire the whole staff," is totally ridiculous.

I got my shirt from the RLS club. They were selling them on campus a couple of weeks ago. I'm not really sure who you would contact, but maybe if you check on the UND Student Organizations web site, you could find some contact information.

Can we really gauge a conference's strength by the number of teams it has in the FF? In a one-and-done elimination situation, any team in the tournament could be playing in the FF--all it takes is a couple of lucky bounces to completely upset even the best of teams. I'm not saying that the CCHA teams in the tournament are good or bad teams, just making a point that anything can happen in the tournament, and don't understand how the number of teams a conference has in the FF says anything about the strength of the conference. We will never know how Oshie's numbers would look in the CCHA, but it's fun to speculate...

Here's the link: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...099/1048/sports

This is coming from an article in the Detroit Free Press... The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation on Tuesday announced the three Hobey Hat Trick finalists for the 2008 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, honoring college hockey

Rumor's will have it on tonight

I checked with Southgate, and they will not be showing the game tonight.

Is this certain? I thought we wouldn't know anything until tomorrow.