InHeavenThereIsNoBeer
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Just saw this tweet. not surprising with potential opponents and their pairwise ranking besides SCSU
@chranked: #10 #PWR @UNDMHockey highest ranked team with a chance of falling out of contention for at-large bid. Full story tomorrow. #collegehockey
Ugh, I don't want to hear about this. Let's just beat CC in 2 and be done with it.
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As a Sioux fan, you have to love reading the following paragraphs from the article:
'So it would only be natural for the Chaska, Minn. native to follow his dad and uncles to Dinkytown, right?
Instead Gersich, an Under-18 forward at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, will move on next season to the Gophers’ longtime rivals, the University of North Dakota.
“Obviously, it was between Minnesota and North Dakota,” he said. “North Dakota’s facility speaks for itself. The coaches are professional. I just like it. My dad didn’t give me any grief. He told me it was really up to me.”'
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Well, let's be clear about that photo. Thorson said in the paper he was taunting Sioux fans, and that team mates thought it would be cool.
I didn't see Caggiula say that anywhere, and it's not uncommon for a player to scream and jump into the glass, even if there is only 1 fan of his team in the vicinity. I think any attempt at comparing this photo to the Thorson thing is manufacturing something that isn't there.
I had mentioned that I thought it was pretty hilarious and quite a compliment that SCSU players actually planned out a celebration towards our fans if they scored...especially since uh, it was at their home rink
It shows you that they recognize and are affected by the travelling Sioux fans, which is great.
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Please don’t lecture us about Sportsmanship. Over the years, some of the worst behavior I have ever witnessed at the Final Five has come from Saint Cloud State fans. I had some buffoon from your fan base threaten me because I wouldn’t call Mario Lamoureux a goon and our head coach a Hack. I almost had to get the security guard at the Liffy to have this rude, drunk behemoth get out of my way. My crime, I was leaving the bar wearing a Sioux jersey.
During a Final Five, either four or five years ago, we had to move our seats at the Xcel Energy Center because of the SCSU fans that were sitting behind us. They absolutely ruined the whole experience. They were some of the rudest fans I have ever met. They hockey knowledge was less that stellar, too.
I can see why the Gopher fans refer to your school as Jan Brady State University. Your fans fit the stereotype to a “T”.
Funny you should lecture UND fans about Racism… In 1992, one of my buddies was a RA at St. Cloud. At that time, your beloved school was a mess and had many racial incidents. So spare us the lecture.
For the most part SCSU has done nothing in the NCAA tourney. Your team has what? Four NCAA wins, 0 = NCAA titles. Let’s not forget a measly two league regular season titles. You’ve been to one Frozen Four.
I also found it humorous that your school was begging to get into the NCHC after your now retired former president opened his mouth and inserted his foot. Talking about class, you come on here to lecture us on a UND fan message board. Dude you should probably go to USCHO or the Husky fan message board where you can celebrate your team’s second league title… I wonder if your university will hang another participation banner?
Goon 7 Jan 0, which is also the total amount of each school's nat... well, you get the idea
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Seasons not over, still #10 in pairwise so let's not all jump off the bandwagon at once and look for someone to blame after a one goal loss to a tough WMU team. Disappointing not to get hardware for sure but let's get the important trophy!
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So, are we putting a side bet on it? I am game.
I guess I don't see a way they emerge as the victor...By the way, I would love to pay up if I lost. I would giggle my ass off is the Huskies lost to Miami.Haha no thanks although nothing would me make me happier too
Go Hawks. For whatever reason I like us playing CC better, just a feeling -
I don't know, there's a reason this team is where they ended up. Any bets on Miami having a mass exodus of players at the end of the season? Probably starting next weekend after SCSU eliminates them.
The whole season is the reason they ended up last but it would be foolish to ignore the play of each team most recently. Neither team is great but Miami seems to be on the upswing beating SCSU and Denver recently.
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The only silver lining in last night's loss is we play CC instead of Miami, Blake Coleman is on a tear right now
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When's Yon supposed to get to UND? Really impressed with his skating and quick shot after watching today.
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so off topic,but in 1980 they have two WCHA playoff series, go 4-0 and don't win the tournament??? how was the post season tournamnet crowned back then?
No idea, I wasn't around until the '87 championship
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going back to 1980 and correct me if I am wrong, but every UND team that has a won the national title has also won the post season conference tournament.
Looks they did not win the conference tournament in 80 & 82 but did win it in 87,97, and 2000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_North_Dakota_men%27s_ice_hockey
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Correct me if I am wrong but didn't BC have a weekend off between the conference tournament and the regionals?
No, they did not have a weekend off although I'll admit I had to go back and look.
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Agree that the Sioux are looking much better, but the Broncos have a lot on the line as well. I think Andy Murray's teams are hard working and will give us fits. And while you are trying to school a Bronco fan on the history of Hak's teams, you might want to school a lot of UND fans of the same. It has come to the point where when we lose the Fire Hak thread is active, and when we win a bunch in a row, many fans get cocky. That brashness has come back to bite Sioux fans in the past, because when everybody thinks they can't be beaten, inevitably, that is when they lay an egg. It is one thing to be confident, but sometimes it borders on overconfidence.
I mean as long as the fans confidence doesn't affect how the team plays(spoiler alert:it doesn't) then it's not really an issue if some fans want to be over-confident or cocky. They only risk getting it thrown back in their own face so I don't have a problem with over-confidence. In fact, it's a 1000x better than woe is me, the Sioux suck, fire hak crap.
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Sioux fans better hope their players aren't looking past this weekend
While they picked up two 3-2 wins in November at Kalamazoo, in both game they were very much out played.
Different Bronco goalie this time around (hopefully)
Yeah, I'm sure UND is looking past the biggest weekend of the regular season and their chance to hoist the Penrose Cup in the inaugural year of the NCHC.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's going to be easy but echoing other's sentiments, we are a much better team than the one that swept the Broncos in their own arena.
Also, I see WMU's PP is clipping along at 12.3%, good for 4th worst in the nation and ahead of only CC, Niagra, and Huntsville...and Sioux fans were complaining about our powerplay.
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I have yet to hear about the Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy. Haven't heard the name or seen what it looks like. Are they going to announce that soon? Seems strange that we have not seen or heard about it and the tournament is 2 weeks away!!
I was thinking the same thing, no idea what the tropy will be.
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Where did BC have to travel in their regional?
As much as I agree that there is a certain advantage that BC(and other East Coast teams) enjoy for not having to travel for regionals, what does that have to do with your assertion that a frustrating loss would help this team going into the tournament?
I was simply pointing out that BC was able to win their conference tournament the past 4 times they won a national championship. So it would appear that playing(winning) more games does not hurt teams come NCAA tournament time.
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The parking area supposedly out back.
Ah makes sense, didn't even know a parking area existed.
I was trying to picture a tent on Hennepin Avenue and the method for keeping drunk people from falling into traffic
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The rumor is that they will have a tent just like McGovern's did. If you ever made it to that tent, you know the huge number of Sioux fans that gathered in there! Our group will be at the Pourhouse for sure.
Um... where will they put a tent in the middle of downtown Minneapolis? The set up is quite different from McGovern's in St. Paul, not nearly the room.
However, I will be at Pourhouse "tuning up" for the games as well!
Here's a picture of the outside of Pourhouse.
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Just remember all the tournaments we came into on fire after rolling through the end of the regular season and the final five only to fizzle after a game or two in the real tournament. I'd like to be on a roll but coming off of a frustrating loss that gives the team time to rest up.
Like last year? We lost a frustrating play-in game and still didn't win it all and were out-skated by the eventual National Champions, the Yale Bulldogs.
BC has won National Titles in 2001, 2008, 2010, & 2012. Guess what else they did every single one of those years? Won the conference tournament.
In other words, the argument that the team won't have their legs under them because they roll through the tournament doesn't hold much water.
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The Pourhouse is supposed to be the "UND bar." It's like two blocks from the Target Center and has a secret bookcase door upstairs.
I was highly intoxicated when I discovered the secret bookcase. Needless to say, I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen.
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Just win, baby...I don't care who we play!
If we're scared of getting past last-place Miami in a best-of-three at home, then what hope do we really have for the rest of the playoffs? Every team is "desperate" in the NCAAs.
Yup, well put. That's one reason why I never really care what our "draw" is in the regionals because we are going to have beat some good teams no matter what, might as well earn it. I kind of doubt anyone outside of Yale fans had Yale coming out of our region last year.
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Interesting story in St. Cloud Times about the SCSU player who skated over to the corner to rib the UND fans after he scored. The only problem with the storry is he had no choice - he couldn't have skated over to SCSU fans because there were UND fans in every corner.
I love the story because it means they notice that our fans are taking over their arena. We're in their heads so much they make plans to taunt us if they score, thanks for the compliment St. Cloud.
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I completely agree...personally I would rather face CC.
I would too, however that means we didn't win the Penrose so bring on Miami and the cup!
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Did anyone else have issues with the SCSU webcast? Mine was choppy and buffered a lot.
No, but I had a problem with the Charter feed in Minneapolis. And by problem, I mean the announcer mispronouncing Connor Gordon & Troy Stechler's name, calling the penalty box the "naughty box", and being such an unbearable homer it would make Paul Allen 'Voice of the Vikings' blush.
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What's most important?
in Men's Hockey
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I'd say my order and subsequent reasoning is:
NCHC regular season title (Penrose Cup)- Get to hang a white banner, 2nd best thing
Winning the NCHC postseason tournament- Another trophy for the case
Appearing in the national championship game (runner-up finish)- We were close but couldn't get it done, this one hurts
Advancing to the Frozen Four- Tells me we had a really great run but again couldn't close it out
NCAA tournament appearance- At least we have a chance every year
Hobey Baker award winner- would rather have a Ryan Duncan on the team than beat Niagra and lose to Yale
Making it to Minneapolis for the Frozen Faceoff- Extra hockey for me!
Home ice for the NCHC playoffs- Got a nice streak going
Winning a game in the NCAAs (appearing in the regional final)- Participation Banner territory
20 win season- Nice but not necessarily required to make the tourney
EDIT: There are many different ways to look at these. On second thought, the Hobey Baker is appealing because it's another trophy but as we have seen in the past, this is not always given to the best player in college hockey player which makes it fall out of favor for me.