Johnny Five

No matter who makes the final decisions, the important thing is that they got it right with Will.

Highly skilled player as we all know, elite skating as he showed the burst on the breakaway when he split the D. Had a rancid turnover early in the game for sure and a bit on the small side but skating and hockey IQ can eliminate that 6 on 5, would've liked to see him possess that one a bit longer. But yeah you're correct, he's a bit light, all in good natured fun...

6 on 2 then? Seems odd.

You called it...or maybe your feed is that far ahead of mine haha.

USA defenders gotta put some bodies on the ice in that scrum. Dumb penalty by Reid blows USA momentum.

Great zone entry by Mooney. Puck comes back to him. Slides it over to Ryker Lee for an absolute snipe for the PPG.

Yeah we are so mean to Canadians in the US, lol.

Admittedly a Gopher fan living in Central ND. Never understood the obsession with Hockey attendance...if only that was the deciding factor in what defines the state of hockey, which is in itself a marketing phrase established when the Wild returned. But if you're gonna say ND or any other state in the country wouldn't trade the hockey experience with Minnesota from Youth, to HS to JR to D3 to D1 to professional men's and women's leagues all the way into beer league, coaching and paying it back to the game....well I got news for ya.

Yeah most of those teams (Bagley, KCC, RLF, LOW, etc) are a Hazen replica.

Mandan goes up 3-0 in second. Legacy chips away to make it 3-2. Towards end of second period Mandan scores on their own net on a delayed penalty. I didn't know how to clip the play so here's the PSP video if you wanna see it, forward to the 1:35:40 mark to watch it....crazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hgd7iPDG7g

Buium and Hughes both score in their debuts. Fun to watch Hughes with the Wild, paired with Faber. What an elite skating pair of D. Hughes was interviewed post game and stated how much he respected Billy G for sacking up and getting him, also how praised interactions with Billy from last year's 4 Nations experience. Have to believe they will find a way to make it work long-term.

Haha yeah this is exactly how the Vikings operate. Finish on a heater to end the season.....paper off-season champs....and then start it all over again the next year.

I don't think there's any chance Billy pulls off this deal and let's Hughes walk in a year and a half. He's shown to be an aggressive GM. Gave up a haul, I agree, Buium will be a stud....Rossi, meh. IMO it's a great move by the Wild to get a high, high end defenseman.

As I Bison fan I have no problem with ISU winning. Not due to conference affiliation, moreso out of respect for Spack....which maybe that's due to conference affiliation otherwise I wouldn't know !@#$ about him. Villanova coach seems like the real deal as well, enjoyed his emotions after the win yesterday. I as well was pulling for Tarleton, but after seeing the video with UND in the stands last week, was rooting for Villanova. Not sure either of them will beat the MSU, MON winner however.

Minot definitely carried play. Mandan's goalie held them in it.

NDSU loses guys every year. This year will be much the same. Izzo stated on his podcast on Monday it has been reported (rumored, however he finds out) that 2 of the players already at 6 figure NIL waiting for them. Pretty cool to see talented players from the Dakota and MVFC stick around no matter which team. Boumann at USD for example. YSU QB certainly could've left for a payday. Lance could've had a large bank account. etc....

Not that it would solve all issues regarding NCAA football, but wouldn't it be nice if coaching hires and the transfer portal was froze until after the final buzzer....

That's a 10 win team currently. Hardly a choke as I explained above, for anyone who consistently watched the offense. But in the playoffs, a loss is a loss....

Have had season tickets since basically mid 2000s. I had a HS hockey game to attend....however still wouldn't have driven 200 miles each way to go to this one. Playoff games I'd have gone to this year if the kids hockey schedule allowed it at the Dome on that side of the bracket are only UND and Tarleton.

Potentially a distraction I have no idea. But Polacek is far from arrogant...if you want arrogance see Jimmy Rodgers. I dare say, Polacek and Schmidt are cut from a similar cloth.

Meh..not shocked by the result. 1st of all, ISU gave them hell the first game this year. 2nd, interconference matchups are always tough. And...finally...NDSU offense showed glimpses of ass this year numerous games. Eventually woke up for a quarter or a half to pull through, it was only a matter of time before the inconsistency bit them in the ass.

Yeah 4 years ago CHS missed state. But that team would destroy this years version. I'd say it's going to come down to Mandan and Minot in the West and the East will have the easiest 4 game sweep in years come state.

Didn't have Mandan beating Shanley on the bingo card. Or Grafton over North.

Busy day: Visitor V Home H Location Status Minot United - Bismarck Legacy - VFW Sports Center, North Washington Street, Bismarck, ND, USA - Rink #1 5:00 PM CST Kittson County Central 0 MayPort Area 0 Kim Braaten Memorial Arena, Main Street West, Mayville, ND, USA West Fargo Sheyenne - Fargo Davies - Scheels Arena, 31st Avenue South, Fargo, ND, USA - Main Rink 7:00 PM CST Grand Forks Red River - West Fargo - The West Fargo Sports Arena, 32nd Avenue West, West Fargo, ND, USA 7:00 PM CST Grand Forks Central - Devils Lake - Burdick Arena, 16th St NW, Devils Lake, ND, USA 7:00 PM CST Mandan - Fargo Shanley - Scheels Arena, 31st Avenue South, Fargo, ND, USA - Farmers Union Rink 7:00 PM CST Fargo North - Grafton/Park River - Centennial Center - Grafton, ND 7:00 PM CST Bismarck High - Bismarck Century - VFW Sports Center, North Washington Street, Bismarck, ND, USA - Rink #1

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