InHeavenThereIsNoBeer

Good 1st post

They said they'd be bigger UMD fans but they like teams that score goals

Wisconsin is 34th in PWR so it's not as terrible as losing to them last year. Obviously a game you'd like them to win but I think they've made up for it sweeping Denver and Duluth in back-to-back weekends

I think it focuses on hockey because that will grab people's attention. Hockey is the big game in town and also is the most exciting atmosphere of all the sports (could argue this one but you'd probably lose). If I'm putting a documentary together that needs $50k to get going I'm catering to the hockey crowd in the trailer. And I have to be honest, that trailer is impressive. Also, the tie in with Ralph Engelstad, the arena, and the nickname is a huge component of the controversy. Just my thoughts

One could always go to the meet and greet and ask the producer yourself if it's important to know...

I'm glad siouxsports.com could make this moment happen. Doesn't someone have a picture of one of the Duluth guys in a spongebob costume? That always cracks me up. I'm sure we do, it's a matter of percentages so we probably actually have more of these because of our sheer number of fans. However, I can't think of any off the top of my head, must mean I'm one of them

Berry is an awesome guy, my family live across the street from him for a few years when he was first at UND and I was in grade school. He always had kids around the neighborhood over and told them hockey stories while providing candy and pop. Upon leaving UND and moving away he handed me a hockey stick he used in his NHL playing career. I'll never forget that stuff, still have the stick.

Holy crap.. I could've swore Compton was an old rink. Mind blown

Worked ok last year

Wait, so Baxter willingly put the benches on either side of the rink? Ugh, that looks so weird to me. I thought that was only something old arenas like Compton Ice in South Bend had.

Not hate the Gophers? No thanks

I couldn't believe Tuch and Roslovic weren't on the roster...

Agreed, specifically towards the end of March and beginning of April

<sigh> Nope, not gonna go there.

Grandma's is a big meet up spot. Good little buffet, pitcher drink deals, and short walk across the bridge to Amsoil.

Your avatar makes this and many of your other posts about 3x as funny.

I challenge you to find one person on this site that has ever stated that.

I'm not saying that you're necessarily wrong but do you have specific examples of what you're talking about. Like, at X:XX of the 1st period Player A carried the puck in as opposed to dumping it which I think would've been encouraged with Hakstol. Again, not saying you're incorrect, but speaking in generalities just doesn't convince me of your point quite yet.

I talked to most of the students and they were actually really big Boo Weekley fans. Who knew we had so many PGA Tour aficionados in our student section?

Ugh, that hurts to hear. This team + Zane would be near impossible to beat... and we are pretty tough as it is. Goalie seems like a tough position to leave college early to go to the pros for. You're essentially hoping you have what it takes to be one of the 30ish best goalies in the world.

UMD coming off a no-contest series against a struggling WMU team. Hopefully we can surprise them with a couple of early goals to start the series in their own building. Thursday night can't get here soon enough so I can start the drive down Highway 2!

The current goalies are playing at or above Zane's career number so far. I think the factor that no one knew coming into the year was how fast could the freshmen contribute. The answer is pretty unexpected and has buoyed us so far this year. I think it's silly to say Hakstol would have or wouldn't have done this because you're talking about a parallel universe that will never exist. I could say Hakstol would have ben 18-0 and you couldn't prove otherwise so arguing the point is futile. I'm just enjoying the ride and finding very little to be negative about

FYI the 2nd goal on Saturday night was scored by "ringing the puck around the boards" to enter the zone that everyone seems so against and it was on a powerplay too. The situation dictates what a player does at the line.

Darn it

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