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I think that Rau and Gaudreau are all but gone. I have a gut feeling Rocco will be back based on the character of the guy and the way this season ended. Of course this is just wishful thinking I suppose!!

Been to a couple game there. There are shuttles that run from a couple places. Not as many as in GF. Of course that would most likely change if we are there. Lookinf forward to the possibility of playing a regional game there. Talk about intimate atmoshpere!! That place would be rediculous when we scored. Bring back some Old Ralph type atmoshperes!! When are tickets on sale!!!

Coming thru in the cluth once again. I think we all needed a little positivity today. Thanks Dave!!

I spend most of the night and this morning thinking about and evaluating last nights heartbreaking loss. All I kept thinking about was, oh great, another semifinal loss in the Frozen Four. But after thinking about the other losses in the Frozen Four, for some reason, this one doesn't sting as much. And it should since it was against the Gophers. Our biggest rival. But as the morning goes by, it doesnt. Getting beat by a Michigan team when we were clearly the better team sucked. Getting our butts handed too by BC 6-1 sucked. Shoot, losing to Denver in the Regional Championship 1-0 with Parise and Bochenski in a season where we won 30 games was almost a worse loss. Yes this loss was to the Gophers. A rival. The biggest one. But it is somehow nat as bad as I thought it would be. Maybe it because this team over exceeded expectations. We were in last place at thanksgiving. We were a period away against CC from losing that game and not even making the Frozen Faceoff and having our season end. We were 5 mins away from not making the playoffs when Sconi was down 2 goals. We weren't supposed to beat Wisconsin since they had one of the beat goalies in the country and a 1 seed. We were outplayed by Ferris state but Gothberg stole that game and we scored in double OT. The Gophers are a rival and they say you can throw out the record books when you play a rival. But in this case versus Minnesota, they were the clear favorites. Had they won 5-1, it wouldn't have surprised me. We played them better than anyone has all year. No one had shut them out in the first two periods except last night. Did we have our chances to win , sure. But the Gophers got a lucky bounce and won. In a game where Minnesota had the advantage in almost every category, we hung with them when yet again, no one was giving us a chance. We should be standing up and applading these guys for what they have accomplished this year. I am not trying to call this a moral victory. This was a season that we were almost left for dead and this team had the will, determination, and pride to fight back and get better. Many teams would have not had the resolve this team did. They would have called the season a loss and finished 500 and starting looking towards next year. One thing that we can always appreciate about Sioux hockey teams is their determination and their never give up attitude. Sure sometimes it takes a a loss to St Lawrence at home to get that fire going, but they always seem to finally get that. Sure I hate losing to the Gophers. It sucks we lost in the semifinals. But, every person who has ever cheered for the Univerity of North Dakota hockey team should be pround of not only this team, but every team that we see skate year in and year out. I am glad that I am a fan of this team. Couldn't imagine ever cheering for anyone else. Proud to be a Sioux fan whether we win a NAtional Championship, or lose in the final secon in the Frozen Four to our biggest rival. Sioux fan for life....not just something we hashtag at the end of our posts. We as Sioux fans mean it.

Alright. I think we could all use a little positivity. Someone want to break down what next years team will look like? Who do we have coming in. Who are our the studs coming back. Never too soon to get excited for next season!!

You can't help but be proud of this Sioux team. From where they were in November to barely squeezing into the frozen Faceoff and the postseason. These guys played with passion and heart tonight. Even though we lost, you got to applaud these guys for the way they left it all on the ice and gave the Gophers all they had.

Why do I see this game going into OT being 0-0!!

Game time! Let's do this boys!!

You beat me too it. If Jason Blake were on any other team we played, he woudl be hated more than anyone. But because he was a Sioux, we love him!!

This is how it might go.. NACC - "We are here to talk to you girls about the insensative and offensive sign you hung from your house the second week of April. We think it is not appropriate to blame us Native Americans for removing the nickname that is used by UND." GPB - "We weren't talking about you. We were talking about the NCAA." NACC - "Oh......ok....well then.......this completes the training. Have a nice day."

If the summer consists of purchasing 2014 National Championship merchandise, it's not gonna be that dark!!

Don't forget one of the all time hated Gophers of all time, David Spehar!!

The video on the ice was awesome!! Deffin itely makes the laser show look old and outdated. Someone send this to the powers that be at the Ralph! How sweet would it be at the home opener if the entire ice sheet was a video of UND winning their 8th National Championship!!!

Hak deffinitely made his point saying that the UND/MN rivalry is not dead and that they should be playing twice a year every year.

https://twitter.com/karabara9/status/453695835771916288/photo/1 Someone notify Kelley!! Kappa Alpha Theta is promoting violence against women with their sign!!!!

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So I think it all comes down to who "You" in the statement on the banner "You can take away our mascot" is referring to. Kelley ASSumed they were referring to native americans. Obviously they were referring to the NCAA. Kelley ASSuming that they were referring to native americans in that banner is the most offensive part of this story!!

The PC police at UND are in full force. http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/und-sorority-trouble-pro-nickname-banner-during-indian-themed-time-out-week

Native Americans are not mascots.....unless they are being represented by native americans. I guess that is their logic.

Both photos will be trumped by the picture of UND hoisting the 2014 National Championship trophy on Saturday night!!!

Facts, stats, and logical explanation......You know that Gopher fans don't use that type of information when formulating opinions!!

Pat Sweeney's mustache looked awesome even in the 80's!!

If the timeout is #3. I can't imagine what #2 and #1 are going to be. Assuming they will follow suit with the other 8 and be pro UND, I would assume we aren't going to see the 1979 Championship game or the Wheeler OT winner in the Final 5. Any guesses on what they might be? I am probably guessing Porters wrap around OT game winner in the Regional Championship in Denver is going to make the top 2. But what will the other one be?

MT State, as well as several others, also use the "Stand Up and Cheer" for their fight song.

Don't know much about Ohio University, but their fight song is pretty solid!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbnaJtd9r9I