NorthDakotaHockey

Both Friday and Saturday tickets are sold.

While it has probably already been said, and as noted in the Heardit today, the Sioux are playing their last series in the DECC. For those of you who are able, and have not been to game in the DECC, get in your car now and drive there. It is a great old time venue. One of the last of the old great ones in the WCHA. The Barn. The Winter Sports Building. Dane County Coliseum. Williams Arena. The Broadmoor World Arena. There are probably others, but these are the ones that I remember best.

Sorry J.B. The Saturday tickets have been sold. Friday tix are still available.

Our thoughts and prayers to you and to your family here as well Yane. We trust that your life is all of the more richer in the only ways that really matter because of the raising that your father did with you. From where we sit, he did a great job. That is the lasting legacy of all good men and fathers. His passing is more proof of that old Kenny Chestnut adage, Don't Blink. God's Blessings to you and to your family this Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Holiday Season. Wrap yourselves in the warmth of his undying love.

We have five seasons, but we also have a big family, some of whom are coming into town for a yearly visit. Also, it is my daughter's 18th birthday so she and her friend, wild fans for years, are anxious to make the trip as well. In short, we are looking for most anything that you might have available. Thanks.

Friday: Blood Saturday: Gleason

Sadly, perhaps, our plans have changed. We now have two extra singles for both Wisconsin games that we bought on TM. Great seats. Center ice. Friday, 116/Row O. 101/Row E. Saturday, 116/Row O. 102/Row F. Paid the TicketBastard $48.93 each, with fees, and will round that up to $55 each to cover shipping, fast delivery to you, and handling.

I'll bite on this one MafiaMan. Especially it it will help keep your kid off of the street and going down the same paths in life taken by his old man. Besides, I probably owe it to you from our darts game a few years back. To whom shall check be made payable, and to where shall it be sent?

Ben Blood.

Standing rooms at The John are great. Railing at the top of the seats. Great view. Get there early for Sioux games to stake out a spot. They are not reserved. You can move into open seats, and only need give them up to actual ticketholders. Don't think that they put the Sioux fans in any particular section. Unless you have a thick skin, avoid the student sections. They are listed on the arena map at GopherSports.com. It is a blast, Sioux fans will come close to outnumbering Gopher fans so you will be in good and safe company so long as you do not cross the so-called line of hockey fan etiquette being bantered elsewhere on this board.

Nick Coleman. Straight from the Land of King Weenie. A bigger disappointment to a daddy there has rarely, if ever, been.

Perhaps not much unlike the beat down I had to put on 7>4 when that little whippersnap first came on this board. The alley of the Italian Moon. A late January night back in '06 as I recall.

Never liked the "Who's He He Sucks Sh*&" either. First, because I have never been big on scatological humor or talk, it's for youngsters, but as importantly, because our old Gopher Hole buddy, WPoS, a great guy, proudly claims to have originated this cheer, again, and appropriately, in The John. I would go, instead, for delirious laughter by the crowd as the opposition is being introduced. I think that that would be both original, and funny, without any hint of poor taste.

I am not much for the "That's Debatable" response, or the time and "thank you" retort, because I think that they may have originated at The John. Therefore, I think, the earlier reference to them being "Gopher chants." I much prefer the retort, "And they still suck!!" when the PA announces that the opposition has returned to full strength. If little ears are around, or if people are easily offended, it can be revised to "And they still stink!"

Kaip was, is, and always will be a stud in our view. A better epitome of a solid four year player does not exist. Best of continuing success to Rylan.

We have an extra upper for tonight and for tomorrow. Paid $54.09 each. Sell for $60 each, delivered. In Grand Forks by 3:30 or so. SORRY. THESE TICKETS ARE SOLD.

We have a few extra singles for both tonight and tomorrow. Paid $54.09 from TM. Will sell for $60, which includes delivery charge from Twin Cities. Leaving town now. Call *Sold* if interested.

Ralph Engelstad gave away more money to more people and charitable causes than most all of us, combined, will ever see in our working lives. His casinos, both in Nevada and in The Gulf, were the largest employers of disadvantaged and handicapped individuals across the entire gaming industry. Every year, he donated many many wheelchairs to those who were without and in need of the same. He lived his life with passion, with conviction, with pride, and with purpose. He was never shy to lend a helping hand, or a handful of dollars, to anyone who was rightfully in need. The tired old talk about FBI investigations that went nowhere, and about an ill conceived party for which he later apologized (a party tied to an unveiling of the world's largest collection of WWII vehicles, many of them German), comes from the lips of the uninformed and the downright ignorant. If the world had a much bigger raft of Ralph Engelstads, the world would be a much better place for all of us.

No, your Momma needs you on the milking stool down on the farm.

At least they look better than the Dekalb Corn jackets often worn by the Minnesota faithful . . . .

Holy Cross wear, particularly in The Ralph, is always appropriate if that is one's cup of tea. It serves as a constant reminder to Gopher fans, however much they might claim that they are indifferent to it, that Coach Lucy's teams have generally lacked commitment, heart, courage, pride, and work ethic over the years, except, of course, when it took two or three kids from North Dakota to show Minnesota's Pride on Ice what it takes to win a few championships. North Dakota boys graduate, Pride on Ice goes back on ice. Simple and true enough. Why Lucy does not look to land more North Dakota kids I will never understand. Maybe he oughta just stitch a small "e" on his team jerseys next to the much ballyhooed "M."

These ducats are done gone.

We have two student standing room tickets for Saturday, October 17. They are marked STUD G31/140 and believe that they are upper level. My Pa mistakenly bought them at The Ralph a few weeks or more back and we likely will not use them. Asking for what we paid, $45 each.

I will defer to folks selling to MafiaMan before me under these circumstances. However, once he is taken care of, please, everybody, keep me in mind for your next dump of tickets. Again, if you've a wedding, a work obligation, a husband who is insisting that you stay home for a change, an electronic home monitoring bracelet that is limiting your mobility, an opportunity to date a woman who does not like going to hockey games, a child stricken with H1N1, a fever for a hunt, or any other reason to not go to the games, please keep me, and first MafiaMan, in mind.

Time for a bump on this early entry into the Sioux-Gopher market. We struck out on the scattered singles. Looking for either two groups of two, or one group of four, both nights. Let us know if you've anything of assistance. Poppa bit on a few general admissions, without knowing that that means that folks get to stand in the bar and drink. Not that there is anything wrong with that. In short, we still need help from a couple of kind hearts out there who have tickets but are scheduled for weddings, youth activities, or are on the electronic home monitoring system that weekend.