Godsmack

Is Rowney playing tonight for Pittsburg? I haven't heard his name.

I say yes-the guy is a chump, he hasn't accomplished a thing in Chicago in over a season. Fire Quennville and hire Haviland!

Bummer!

I sure hope UND (the REAL UND) doesn't bolt the best college hockey conference for the B1G.

I wonder if DU might be a potential target of the B1G as their 8th member. Large market, known brand, good academics, large endowment. Wouldn't shock me in the least if they were to fail grabbing UND, they went after DU.

A former co-worker of mine is a Duluth alum and a few months ago, he told me that this year was the year the Dogs needed to win it all because next season will be tough for them personnel wise. Just one guy's opinion but he's a Duluth alum and close follower of Bulldog hockey so I tend to believe him.

Thanks.

Did they say which conference the officials for last night's game were from?

Who's Friedman?

My wife wants to add that I'm a dork...

I think DU's win along with UND from last year solidifies the NCHC as the second best hockey conference in the country....behind the SSAHL (South Suburban Adult Hockey League) of course.

Question: does the NCHC get any $ from the NCAA for getting two teams in the FF and then winning it all?

At what point does Sandelin decide to pull the John Kreese...

Totally. Thought for sure Olson would get a 5.

Don't recall seeing a pep band at Magness. Wonder if it's the Cherry Creek High pep band and cheerleaders?

So is it true that the Avs chose not to sign him last year and now this year he'll become a free agent and can sign with whomever he wants?

Rumor has it, when CC fired Owens, they were interested in Basin being he had ties to the program (former assistant) but he wasn't interested. He was interested in building Lowell into a powerhouse program and thus far, I think he's succeeded. Being upset two weeks ago to a Notre Dame team they had recently easily beaten doesn't diminish Basin's accomplishments of turning the Riverhawks into a Hockey East power and national contender, IMO.

Question: what does the NCHC receive for $$'s from the NCAA for having a team(s) make the Frozen Four and/or winning it all? Also, if our conference receives any money, is it equally distributed among the member institutions?

I'm going to bed. Wake me up if ND pulls a Miami of Ohio from a few tournaments ago...

Wonder if Jeff Jackson took this approach with his boys during the second intermission?

If Monty wins tonight and again on Saturday, I wonder if an NHL coaching gig will come his way? After all, he was a finalist for the Calgary Flames gig last year.

I'm going out on a limb by predicting DU wins this game. That said, I wonder if Duluth will try to muck it up with the Pios on Saturday?

After lots of first hand experience watching DU, it looks like the Pios are playing the CC Tigers!