stoneySIOUX

Hahahahaha yes, yes he is.

I didn't? Buddy, you're grasping for straws.

Buddy, it was a typo, which I corrected lol. You thinking ND is a UND rival and would drive attendance is comical and using it to say we should switch to the Big10 is even funnier.

Uh, what? We've played them like 30 times in our history. When's the last time? Not even close to a rivalry.

Can you explain what makes you think that? This is hockey, not football. They have zero national championships and UND has played them maybe 30 times period. So, they're not a powerhouse traditionally have no history with UND.

If that team were Minnesota or Wisconsin, there'd be a bump, but we have them on the schedule often. Do you really believe our opponent last night being Notre Dame would have drawn a sell out ... on a three-day, hunting opener weekend?

I don't know the reasons that people don't want free tickets. So see my point about wins. Just keep winning. I'd be very surprised to hear of any fans being drawn to the REA because of Notre Dame hockey.

Again.... three day weekend, opening hunting, two years of not making the tournament.

Peski

Yup, I get it. Doesn't solve our "problem". This thread points at a larger problem for sports as a whole that I'm not convinced UND has.

Yup. I read it. Did it say it's increased attendance? No. These things are great, but the REA would make less money.

So, in short.... 1 -- Leave the best conference in the country The rest (other than the Grandma, because we all love that) -- The REA decides to make itself less money. Seems like a solid plan

I think a lot of fans had a bad expectation for him. We've been strapped for scoring for a couple years now and a lot of fans expected him to put up Top 6 points, but he's more of an energy guy. Any goals from him were going to be a plus and it's been great this year.

This... it's pretty easy. We're also two years into a NCAA tourney drought. Wins drive the boat. Not worried if we continue to play like we have this season. Deer opener has always seen an attendance drop and always will.

Hockey players have a lot of pride. Sounds like JJ wanted to be there for his team.

No reason to let off the gas. Get the sweep. 4-1 good guys. Michaud, Guchi, Yon, Senden

I wasn't there in person, but I can imagine watching UND pick corners consistently is fun to watch Watching with a buddy, I tried to think back to how many times in the past two season we saw our team beat a goalie clean with a wicked wrist shot. I could think of less than 5. Tonight, I think we had 4.

Love this lineup.

Yup yup. Looking forward to playing them after we take care of Miami.

Spot on. I understand they beat us a bunch last year, but those games we're one bounce games.

Sounds like a party, my friend.

Don't be ridiculous... no way we get two

What size beers we talking?

Unless they took a really massive step forward from last year, I don't believe they are that much better.