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I feel for Porter and Fabian, they probably still have their jerseys on.

The Porter interference penalty is a clean check in every league on the face of this earth. The puck was about two or three feet from both players, he squared up and checked him clean. The calls and make up calls were really sad. Regardless of outcome, I hate to see ticky tac and make up calls in a national semi final. Let them decide it five on five. The funniest was after the Porter boarding call, which was boarding, the BC player who had been laying on the ice like he'd been shot was all smiles back on the BC bench.

Tough loss, BC is a great team and deserved to win. They were quick and tenacious. Lammy kept us in the game, the Sioux D were not up to snuff, even normally rock steady Taylor Chorney looked like he was having problems. Penalties are part of the game, however, I ask what the refs are doing taking their whistles out every minute in the last five minutes of a national semi-final?! Best part of the end of the regional final against the goofs was the refs let the boys play. I am not going to spout off about reffing, as they don't dictate the outcome of the game, the boys on the ice do. However, NCAA officials: You wrecked the ending of a great hockey game regardless of the outcome. You should not be calling ticky tack penalties in the last five minutes of a national semi-final. The refs didn't cost us the game, but the refs hurt the overall quality of the game. Side note: I met some grat Gopher fans 2 weekends ago, but I may have met the worst Gopher fans in history last night, cheering loudly for BC, spelling Minnesota when BC scored, AND get this MAKING FUN OF BINA'S BROKEN NECK, I haven't been in a physical altercation since early college, but I almost did last night over that.

45 minutes!!! Get your mean-on! Game is won or lost by the second and third lines. Porter, Fabian: go out on top guys! Rylain, Matt, Dutchman, Kozek, make me excited about 2008. DOT just keep on doing. Are we undefeated with Zajac jr scores?! GO Sioux!!

If I ever meet Dubay in person, iam going to first make out with his girlfriend/wife and then take his mother out for a lobster dinner and call neither of them after. Any of you ss guys at or going to sensers? I would like to see who somw of you are

Wasn't Murray Baron on the PP on that 86-87 team? Hrkac circus was the greatest line ever in college hockey. The Broten Broten Erickson Rams in the old John was probably second all time. I'd be curious to see the greatest Sioux line in history in terms of +/- Did Troy Murray play with Sykes and Eades?...I was pre-kindergarten in those days. Ykes, Smail and taylor were great How about the power line in coach Hakstol's days: Greg Johnson with Russ Romaniuk and Dixon Ward? Hrkac Circus was unstoppable

"I want that Porter-VandeVelde-Fabian line to continue to contribute. We need a second consistent scoring line and it'd be a great way for those seniors to get some points on the way to #8." Not to be picky, but Watkins skates with Porter and the Dutchman. I like them to score along with the Kozek, Kaip, Fabian line.

Your right about the "lean" years at the end of the Gino era. I like to forget about those years from 91-96. From 86/87 to present: MN: 17 NCAA appearances, 8 Frozen Fours, 3 trips to the big game and 2 titles ND: 11 NCAA appearances, 7 Frozen Fours, 5 trips to the big game and 3 titles Obviously I cherry picked to 86/87...go 87/88 it knocks us down one on all of those.

Why would we be obsessed with the fourth most successful program in our conference as far as national championships are concerned? Obviously that is in jest, they are a great program and have a winning record vs almost everyone (including us). But we have the best winning percentage in NCAA post season history!!!! AND we're still playing hockey!!!!!! I am waiting to hear about EJ turning pro. As for biggest rivals, it depends on who you ask, and what era you refer to. Same with us, I bet if you asked a lot of Sioux alumni who were in school between 80-84, they would vote Wisconsin number one rival. Mn and NoDak have been the most consistent front runners in the WCHA over the past 15-20 years, obviously Denver had a good run and CC had a good run, but consistently, you know the Sioux Gopher games are going to matter at the end of the year!

Subcomment: Due to fear of the DOT line exploiting Boyle (and others) on D, and the lack of offense out of the BC D-men, will the Eagles simply not involve the D in the offense except in powerplays? I want to see Toews and Duncan on an odd-man against Boyle!

We got top tier performances from Porter and Oshie last weekend. Do your job and do it well performances out of The Dutchman and Watkins. Duncan, steaedy as usual. Toews, money on the faceoffs, but didn't have his best weekend as far as offensive output (althogh his set up to Bina was perfect). We get him going again, and we are a juggernaut. Out skill them and beat them up. That's Sioux hockey. At this time of year, we need everyone to have their best games every game, no matter what the job. BC weakness: Brian Boyle is a stud, but transitioning to playing defense as a defenseman when you've been a forward is not easy. He can stack up with the hard working SIoux big men like Fabian, Kaip, Porter, Watkins and the Dutchman, but I think that Oshie or Toews could really burn him on a rush or with any space down low. DOT can burn defensive defensemen who have played the position their entire lives, i think that the Sioux should try and explout that. SOLID D from the last d pairings like last weekend. Zach Jones needs to keep just working his tail off every shift. Big Joe is starting to come around ala Smaby. Chorney is the best D man we've had in years. Bina is playing well. Lee, well, i don't call for his head, but he needs to play the body. I bet at year end we find out he's been playing hurt, and all the Lee hating rubes wil feel stupid. These guys will dictate whether or not we win #8 PL: Please stay in the net...you almost gave me a heart attack last weekend.

Sagard, Next year at the John, show up at Stubs and I'll buy a round

It should be two Hockey East and two WCHA. Maine will be tough, BC will be tough...I don't know much about state, except that its pretty easy to get into.

agree 100%> as much as I hate the Gophers, they deserved to win as much as we did tonight. Great game, best game all year! I just wamt our Sioux fans to be classier and win with more grace than I dealt with last weekend. Two top programs, one helluva game!

I meant we "won" a hard fought contest...email. Surviving the 5 minute call was the turning point in the game. We might have what it takes...NUMBER 8

I have dealt with a lot of bad gopher fans, but I dealt with some great ones tonight. There is no one who should run this one in. It was the best played college hockey game I have seen in years. Gopher fans: great year, losing in OT to go to the FF is nothing to be taken lightly, it could just as easily be me bumming for 6 months. Sioux Fans: let's show class and grace ala Wayne Gretzky, we one a hard fought contest. The last two weekends were college hockey at its best.

Sagard, You are a class act and deserve to wear the M. This was the best hockey game that I saw all year. I don't smoke, yet I had a cigarette between each period. Two legendary programs, one helluva hockey game. I met a couple Gopher fans this weekend that taught me not to be so judgemental. True Gopher hockey fans know the game and saw this for it was, a clash of the titans. Just like last weekend, it was a coin flip of a contest. I am sure we will be on the short end of the stick again, as will you in the next couple years. Great season to the Gophers. They had some talented kids, and they are an elite program. Losing in OT to go to the FF is a great year. Thanks for being a class act.

Sioux are on at Senser's in bloomington... Last minute. I am at the bar and it is on!!!!!!!!!

I want Bobby G out of the tournament. I would hate to see him in the final. Holy Cross, more successful in the NCAA hockey tournament than SCSU

Maybe I'm just dumb, but I can't figure out cn8.com. I was trying to pick up the game on my pc, and I can get there, but I can't figure out how you get the webcast going. Little Help?

7>5, You win a free beer from me if you can pull a live game at Joe senser's

Good for Duncs. My question is how do you make Toews honorable mention? Look at the points per game...Look at the heroics for Team Canada...JT is best when the pressure in on.

There's a lot of speculation, but according to THE reliable source, as of now the television coverage is not finalized other than on tape delay. Have faith, it will be on...I am stuck in mpls and a bit more concerned> Interesting thought on college hockey. If you play a totally defensive system, looking for an occasional turnover goal, but focusing on winning the special teams battle, can you recruit the top players? Wisconsin wins like this, but other than Legacies and local kids, do they ever score the big coup recruit anymore? Maybe an occasional one who likes to party and thinks Madison sounds like fun? Comments?

7>5, I got told only FSN tape delay last night, but to call the same GM today. If you know him, sweet talk him. I might be able to be convinced to buy an EXTRA beer if he plays it.

I wonder if the proliferation of the american born player will increase the trash talk? This is not a pop-culture, today's youth, philisophical question; but rather a question of the difference in the game up there versus down here. An american born, high school player who has always played with a cage and an ejection rule plus a misconduct penalty for fighting would probably conduct himself much differently than a canadian junior product who played sans cage with fighting being a 5 minute penalty and used as an intimidation and protection tactic.