InHeavenThereIsNoBeer

New ASU commit, Justin Emerson tweeted that Gage picked ASU over UMD and Boston College. They must've given him quite the recruiting visit... http://www.houseofsparky.com/2015/2/9/8007651/asu-arizona-state-hockey-gage-mackie-sun-devils-nhl-draft

Is it a nice selling point? Yes, but does it trump or even come close to everything UND has going for it? No way

Cute little story on ASU hockey http://www.si.com/nhl/2015/02/09/arizona-starte-sun-devils-college-ice-hockey-ncaa

It will be, both games sold out save a dozen or so single tix on Saturday.

That's a good point, 2 games seems a lot less taxing the Final Five 3 game weekend did.

Do we cheer for Wisco as we played them? Even still, I'll probably pull for the Nittany Lions.

Agree completely, where did you find that information?

THIS^

I guess my response then would be to tell those teams to have a better season and win more games so they earn home ice lol Is it fair that the Wild have to play the Blackhawks the majority of playoff games in Chicago? Yes IMO because the Wild are, so far, inferior during the regular season. I understand where the hesitation would be from smaller schools, but I don't believe it to be warranted or due to an unfair advantage for the simple fact that they're a small school. I believe we are on the same side of the issue but understand you're just playing devil's advocate.

Why would our advantage be bigger than MTU or BGSU? because they have less seats? because our team is consistently better and more often a #1 seed?

Is the word fart censored?

Agreed on Notre Dame but the elephant in the room, as he points out, is the tv deal. Not a fan of his regional take though.

Is he even close to his brother's level?

I'm surprised I don't remember it being cold. Although, I was a few beers deep knowing what scenario of events needed to play out for us to make the NCAAs

Honestly, I thought the fanfest they had setup outside was awesome. Unfortunately the temperatures were not as awesome so there was limited amount of people there. Sounds like they're planning for more upgrades this year with Fan Fest being right on 1st Ave in front of the Target Center Friday and in the skyway on Saturday, can't wait!

So would you like us to have the tournament during our 1st round playoffs or should we skip the NCAA and play on the weekend of regionals? There's no other weekend to do it.

The boards were terrible, ice was bad, sight lines were poor…. and I had a hell of a good time Don't go into expecting the X though, you'll be disappointed.

Am I being a sensitive or does that seem unfair that some games allow extra time for a win/loss decision? Not every team has the same amount of time to decide their games that have NCAA tournament implications.

Oh wow, I didn't even see that Omaha was 50/1! I might even throw $20 at that. Unfortunately I won't be getting to Vegas until May or I'd get in on this action. Probably $20 on Omaha and $100 on the Sioux.

BC the odds on favorite at 4/1? I feel like Vegas is remembering too many of the past BC teams. Denver at 50/1 wouldn't be ridiculous... worth putting $5 on at least Of course, UND at 5/1 would be a lock though EDIT: Just realized Minesota is 5/2, whaatttt?!

It's a prepay so the one downside is that you can't cancel or change your reservation once it's accepted. However, I did save about $160 on our stay versus booking straight through the hotel. But the map they show you gives you a good idea of where you'll be downtown Minneapolis and I believe all hotels would be connected by skyway.

FYI just booked my room through priceline 'name your own price'. Chose dowtown minneapolis, 4 star hotel, and it was accepted at $65/night at the Marriot City Center which is a couple of blocks from the Target Center.

Correct, Matej Tomek is from Slovakia. There was actually a good interview with him on the Pipeline Show where they talk to him about his commitment to UND. His English isn't perfect but it's much better than my Slovakian . My favorite part of the interview was him saying 'North Dakota is always one of the best schools in the country, and this year best' or something to that effect. http://www.thepipelineshow.com/media.php?s=1420088400&e=1438315200&sn=10 (Epsiode #9, Segment 5)

I kid, I kid. Seriously though, I've heard cops have cracked down on underage drinking to the point they're hassling students even if they aren't making a scene. I'm more in the camp of don't question college students for drinking unless they're being morons.

So you're saying every weekend used to be a 'blackout weekend' at The Ralph?