yzerman19

90% on board with you...just keep the mix...this is an on the rocks affair today.

Real question: How does an arena hosting an NCAA regional f this up? I'd fire people over less.

So was the ice bad all day? Thereby not allowing UND to get a good morning skate in? It would only be fair to George's boys who had to play late and will be too tired to skate or practice

Well, the ice wasn't really good last night, so that wouldn't surprise me. It does disappoint me. Did they give an estimate of when they'd know?

We gotta stay out of the box today. I've been disappointed in the apparent desire for the officials in this tourney to want to create games that are little more than special teams battles and to try and even things up when one team starts to dominate. The game is meant to flow and to be played 5x5. Too much special teams hinders our depth advantage as well. DU will try to get us to play undisciplined...keep it in check boys.

Nelson in is Sioux hockey. Tough. Way to go Brock!

Are you serious? I certainly hope it had nothing to do with the fact that DU is staying there and playing UND today.

With regard to the business suits, doesn't the home team have the right to pick their color? I thought they did...

I was 10 years old and my parents had season tickets, so I saw almost every home game. I did not go to Detroit, but I loved that team dearly and remember them like yesterday.

...or drive to Illinois...

I'm fine with our fourth forward line banging with DU's skill guys just as long as we have our best defensive d-pairing out against them.

I vote for the business suits today. Seems like the right time. Just that little extra jump.

I hear ya, but I really like Davidson on the off Kristo wing...Fourth line could be Mario, Dickin, and Rodwell I suppose. That enough grit for ya? Bottom line is 3 periods of hockey for a trip to the Frozen Four. Can't let DU dictate the style of game this becomes.

I'd say Rowney centers Kristo and Davidson and they put Gleason out with Mario and Rodwell.

Seeing the duplicate numbers on attendance means that they counted total gate not game by game...so 12,695 people over two sites and 4 games... kinda sad. Now, weekday afternoon games are tough to get a read on as many fans are at work. You could have conference champions host their regionals...adds to the thrill of the conference tourney that way too. Rotate which 4 conferences host on a yearly basis. I would like them to change the format to look more like the WJC, maybe make it best 2 outta 3 too. Round Robin in pool play, then onto the real tournament. Those that DNQ for the tourney could be sent to an NIT tourney. Shorter regular season, longer playoffs.

I am wearing my lucky cowboy boots!

Sioux have a .6818 win% (7-3-1) against remaining tourney teams (that we've played): Denver, Notre Dame, Duluth, CC. Go Sioux!!

First shift needs to show these guys what Sioux hockey is: Pony win the draw clean back to Chay, Chay walk around one defender, gain the blue line and flip it deep, Pony and Frattin then throttle the defenders with an aggressive forecheck down low, get the puck back out to Chay on the point, then Pony to the front of the net for a screen, Trupper on the half wall, Frattin on the dot, Chay fake pass to Frattin then over to Trupper on the opposite wing, Trupper slap pass through the Malone screen over to Frattin on the far post, goal. Physical dominance and top end skill: Sioux Hockey!

wasn't Herbie also instrumental to scsu

Call me myopic or call me insensitive or even an elitist, but I don't really care about the good of the sport, nor do I care about how many NCAA tournament bids there are: 12 instead of 16? Big deal... I care about Sioux hockey. As my friends who don't follow hockey have been saying for years "who's in the tourney this year? MN, UND, BU, BC, New Hampshire, Maine, Michigan?" Most years he's batting .750. Big programs in niche markets dominate the game.

That is why I said it is impossible to back into the number using points and caveated my calculation as an approximation. You are correct that there could be a bunch of offsets outside the score sheet. I counted 39 total goals against with #5 on the ice (all situations including pk where no +/- is awarded)

Focus on one particular aspect each shift: Centers focus on winning draws, wingers establish a relentless forecheck, dmen get pucks deep...it's really a simple game. We do those things, we'll score some goals. I agree with not getting too cute, as good as the Pony Express is, I've seen them get cutesy with the puck.

I have no idea about tourney only. I was thinking total rev.

Football is 1, Basketball is 2...hockey is wayyyyy down the list. Only in a few markets does it encroach on those top 2.

As to Chay being on the ice when a lot of goals are scored (responding to lomack who BNS responded to above). Chay had 32 points and 16 powerplay points. So, that leaves 16 even up points that impact +/-. It is impossible to back into the correct number, but a close approximation would mean that if he is +7 and scored 16 even strength points, then he was on the ice for 9 opponents' goals scored against on even strength. 9! 9! That is not a lot in 30ish games, he was on the ice for an even strength goal against every other weekend. The horror. He is one of the most dynamic players in the league. I am glad he is our captain.