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Does anyone know if there will be webcasts available for this weekend's games?

Cichy-Fri Malone-Sat

I'm guessing you meant Holy Angels and not St John's . Mattson had a great high school career and is still very talented. I think the Hak and company recognized that he needed to work on a few things in juniors, namely not being shy about going into the corners. My guess is that he'll make big strides this year in Chicago. I'm anxious to see him skating for the Sioux in the fall of 2011.

Fasching is not a D. Last night he was on a line with Michaelson and Justin Kloos (Lakeville South) and they were the best line on either team. Lots of talent on the SE and SW teams. Molenaar is smooth, not at the Leddy level but very talented. I'm not sure if he'll spend a year in juniors before starting his college career. No surprise but Michaelson stands out; big and fast. Fasching has a big body compared to some of the other sophomores in the Elite league. Both Michaelson and Fasching will play for Apple Valley this season. I don't know if AV will be coming to the Stadstad tournament in again this year but if they do that would be a great time to check out a very good high school team. The Sioux are also looking at a third Apple Valley kid, Vince Pedrie (junior D).

Kyle Rau has committed to the Gophers..... http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/news_article/sh...ferrer_id=32770

Does anyone have any recommendations on a good air show? I've never been to one so I'm looking for some advice. I've heard good things about the annual show in Oshkosh and I know the Blue Angels are in Eau Claire this summer (I live in the Twin Cities so either of those would be reasonably close). Thanks.

Sorry if this has been mentioned already but will there be any TV coverage in the Phoenix area (FSN Rocky Mtn?)?

They are Rochester Institute of Technology and they are your second favorite team this weekend!

It looks like we need to be RIT fans Friday night. If they lose their opening round game against Canisius we cannot flip with BC (at least I couldn't find a combination). But first things first....a Sioux win Thursday night!

Maybe I'm thinking of an old rule but does the winner of the UAH/Niagara game automatically become a TUC? If so, a Niagara win will give us another TUC win.

Does anyone know if there is a Pairwise "what if" calculator? The one on USCHO isn't up until March 14 and I didn't see one on CHN. I seem to recall reading one that someone from Cornell has one available. Thanks.

Trupp on Fri Gregoire on Sat

I was at his game last night (3rd time I've seen him this year). The kid is dynamic. I've been to many MN HS games over the years and Rau really stands out even against top competition. "tnt" stated that he is fast - that is an understatement. IMHO he's better as a junior than Danny Mattson was as a senior. Three words for Hak: please get him.

Thanks for the update. Isn't there a goalie from Warroad coming in? Maybe that isn't official yet.

Does anyone have a list of the commitments for next season?

Friday-Malone Sat-Vandy

Trupp and Gregoire

Zajac on Friday Trupp on Sat

Cichy on Friday Mario on Sat

Trupp on Friday Vandy on Saturday

Thank you, MissSioux85. You are correct about Osh; he had the "A" taken away after his elevator incident.

Can anyone list the captains and assistant captains from '01-02 through last season? Thanks.

Does anyone know if Carl "Buddy" Boone played for the Sioux? He's on wiki's list of "Fighting Sioux in the NHL" but the hockeydb website doesn't show anything about him playing at UND. He was born in 1932 in Ontario and began playing professionally in 1952 so if he played collegiately it would have been in 1950 or 1951. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Yesterday on XM's "Hockey this Morning" Pierre McQuire had this to say about the New Jersey-Carolina series..."Too much Parise, too much Zajac....too much North Dakota!"

PW gurus, If Bemidji State wins their conference tourney this weekend that won't help the Sioux in the PW, correct? IIRC conf tournament winners do not automatically become TUCs anymore (I think that changed a year or two ago).