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It is unfortunate that people who wear Fighting Hawks merchandise with the new logo are going to be labeled as traitors and "not true fans." H ow A bout W e K eep cheering for The University of North Dakota athletic teams and student athletes and and unite under the new name S o we can move forward and focus this athletic department on on the field/court/ice success and winning as opposed to debating nickname issues.

We have one of the absolute best beat writers not only in college hockey, but in all of college sports. We really are lucky to have a guy like Schloss covering this team. Only hope that he will turn down the offers from bigger markets he is bound to get(or has already gotten, who knows) and stick around and cover the hockey team that we all love. Brad is a young guy and would be great to see him cover this team for the next 20-30 years!! Great article, great team!!

http://www.startribune.com/big-ten-will-not-pursue-arizona-state-for-hockey/377175691/ "In March, Big Ten hockey Commissioner Brad Traviolia said the conference would give consideration to various opportunities to expand. The Big Ten declined to comment Tuesday, citing its policy not to discuss specific details about future membership. The source, however, said the conference is developing guidelines for affiliate membership built around three key factors: history of success, academic standards and geographic location." So how does UND fit the Big 10's affiliate membership key factors: 1. History of Success - Check 2. Academic Standards - Debatable 3. Geographic Location - Check Not sure how other schools stack up against the Big 10's key factors, But UND makes a strong case. We can debate academic standards, but no school comes even close in regards to history of success and geographic location.

Just received my first official Fighting Hawks merchandise of any kind in the mail yesterday. Not a bad way to start!!

I think that the WCHA is the best fit for Arizona St. (for now). Sure NCHC fans are all excited to have the Sun Devils in the conference so they can take trips to AZ in the summer. But from a purely hockey standpoint, they are not a good fit for the NCHC. I get the big school name aspect, but I always like that the NCHC schools put hockey as a #1 priority in their athletic program. At Arizona St., that is not the case. Having them in the WCHA would help out that league tremendously which would be great for college hockey as a whole. And I am all for that. But for now, I believe the Sun Devils are a better fit in the WCHA.

Someone needs to convince these boys on the fence that if they come back they can be apart of something very special. No UND team has ever won back to back National Championships. Also, one more title and we are tied for the most Championships in NCAA history. Both can be accomplished next year!!

Jack is back!!!

Best line of the article!! "Yes, North Dakota is not really a Big Ten university. That's fine. The Big Ten isn't really a hockey conference."

16 years in the waiting, the "insert" may be more like a 10 page section!!!

Yes, some people accepted the new nickname the day it was announced, and others will never ever refer to UND as the Fighting Hawks. And everyone else fits somewhere in between. Of course it will take awhile for most to adjust to the new nickname. But really he does bring up a good point. Yelling "Go Sioux" when our nickname is the Fighting Hawks, from an outsider, does seem strange. I get it during the so called" cooling off" period when we had no nickname to continue to refer to the teams as the Sioux. But now that we have a new nickname, we have to all at least try to adjust to the new name. I am not saying you have to burn all your Sioux apparel and buy hundreds of dollars of new Fighting Hawks apparel. Everyone can move at their own pace. But when you are ready to make that transition, the first step might be just to refer to the team by their actual nickname. It's really not as bad as you think.

http://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/636536?referrer_id=701370

I would hope that if he was really serious about his fundraising efforts, he wrote more than just one email. Did he send an email once a week till he got a response? Did he request a meeting with Faison?

Bucci seemed to love them!!

When the new logo is revealed, you can either tip toe the rollout of using it or you can flood the market and embrace it full on and put it all over everything. I think UND is smart and will do the later. UND needs to stop being worried about offending the "Sioux Forever " crowd and just embrace it 100% and throw it all out there.

GOBC motto - "I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought that I was once."

I am definitely celebrating this Championship like everyone else. I just wish the hockey people at UND would not be so afraid to offend the "Sioux Forever" fanbase (which is mostly hockey fans) and call this team, and others, by our new nickname. During the rally last night, there was zero reference of "Fighting Hawks." Now I can see why they might have stayed away from using it as many would have booed or jsut started a "Let's Go Sioux" chant. But if the President, AD, and coaches can't even say the name of our new nickname, then there is zero chance that UND will ever transition to a new nickname. People can resist change. But those people shouldn't be the ones that are supposed to support it.

Wow. How many NHL teams can make that claim?!!

Right. I was meaning for future jerseys.

So who fills in the "C" of the CBS line if Schmaltz does return?!!

So there is a a lot of talking about what is to be done with the new banners that will be going up on other threads. Will be curios to see what they do when the new logo comes out in May. Will the new logo be on the 2 new banners going up? An even bigger question will be will the REA put the new logo at center ice?!! Also, new jerseys are going to be ordered. Will the new jerseys have the new name and/or logo predominately on the front of the jersey?

Love the new avatar!! Glad you could finally change it from the one you had for years. I do appreciate you cutting out the guy standing next to you in that pic!!

Some Gopher fans aren't taking our wins to good!! Used to like Dubay back in the day. Sure UND plays hard. Did they go after Anas a little more Saturday and finish their checks a little harder on him? Sure. But wouldn't any other team do the same thing? Nothing they did to him or anyone else was illegal. Love how Gopher fans always complain about how dirty UND players are and try to convince us that Gopher players are innocent little choir boys!!

I guess I am not old enough to remember what they had way back in the 60's for Championship banners. The old Ralph did have all 7 with the Geometric logo on them. So it's not like the ne Ralph is doing anything that hasn't been done before.

http://www.shopncaasports.com/COLLEGE_North_Dakota_COLLEGE_Hockey_Gear If you are looking for the official NCAA gear the players were wearing during the post game celebration as well as other great items, here you go!! Get over the fact that you are supportting the NCAA with your purchase you can see there is some sweet merch here!!

Well the logical answer is everybody. If you are a UND hockey fan and you are too stubborn and selfish that you won't buy a National Championship shirt that says Fighting Hawks on it, honestly turn in your UND fan card right now. These Fighting Sioux Forever fans need to grow up and realize that this is more about them. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks won a National Championship on Saturday. Not the Fighting Sioux. Accept that fact and move on Ok. End rant.