Siouxperfan7

The high that day in Omaha is supposed to be in the low 40's and probably will be colder than that when the second game starts. It is supposed to be cloudy so there shouldn't be to much ice melting. Chance of rain still pretty low, so I think the conditions are about as good as you can ask for. Hey Blackheart, You don't have to buy anything. these guy that put the ice in are the same guys who do the ice for the Winter Classic every year. When is the last time you heard about the Winter Classic ice being crappy? Its not going to be like the Hockey Day Minnesota day in Moorhead a couple years ago with puddles everywhere. Ice conditions won't be perfect, but they are not going to be terrible.

Why is it taking 2 years to get new green jerseys??!! I like the black ones...but I would like to see us wear the greens at home for most games. Only bring out the blacks for special games. Much like the hockey team does. From the sound of it, looks like they will be wearing the blacks for every home game next year.

Not sure what forecast you are looking at, but the one I see is 50 degrees, mostly cloudy, with only a 20% chance of rain. If it is gonna rain Saturday and Sunday, they could pretty easily move the game indoors. I am sure they can switch from basketball to hockey pretty quick. Probably do it all the time. Hopefully that won't happen.

Bisides football (which fans from both schools can obviously agree NDSU has the advantage) name one thing that NDSU excels in over UND...athletics, academics, facilities.....anything?!!!!

It would have been better if they moved the rink closer to home plate. I doubt they are going to sell many outfield general admission tickets. Moving it closer would make it much better for the people that sit in the lower bowl, especially towards the bottom. This view isn't bad...but upper deck is the way to go. If you go to ticketmaster and pic your seat, you can see that most of the upper deck is sold out. Sure you are higher up, but you will have a much better view of the ice.

When was the last time you went to the Alerus for an event and there wasn't enough parking?!!

They did. I wonder why they did that? Scheduling conflict at the Alerus possibly?

Omaha and Dakota are also both Indian names!!

Those 'Mutual of Omaha' logos on the front seem a little hostile and abusive to me!! Someone alert the NCAA Political Correctness Police in Indianapolis!!

Question for those of you who have road tripped to Omaha for games. What are some good bars/restaurants to go to down there?

That will deffinitely make it better for fan who want to go out and watch!! Sit on the dike around the rink and watch!!

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Seattle/Vancouver rivalry would be pretty sweet given the proximity!

Happy hour start a little early for ya today??!!!!

I find it ironic that the winner of "The Greatest Sioux Jersey Ever" contest was probably worn the least of any jersey that was in the tournament....or any jersey in UND hockey history!! I remember then wearing that jersey for a Gopher game...but how many times was it actually worn?? Just ironic that the most popular jersey in this bracket was one of the least worn jersey in Sioux hockey history.

Here is a question...Are they going to sell beer at TD Ameritrade Park next Saturday? I am thinking no...but wondering if anyone knows.

That MacWilliam penalty was a horrible call. Refs did not even see it. They may have caught it out of the corner of their eye, but totally made a reaction call on how the guy was selling it. Funny how Shephard is commenting on this article and he is guilty of calling these bull s#%& dives 5 minute majors all the time!!

Just read that the ice can hold up in temperatures up to 70 degrees!! Looks like the forecast for Omaha should be mid 40's and sunny. Should be a great day for an outdoor game. And, it doesn't look like we have to worry about the ice being an issue due to the warm weather.

I' be there!! Got a group of us driving down. Anyone here of any pregame festivities anywhere??

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/255112/group/Sports/ As good of a season Corban Knight is having, I think he can pretty much wave by bye to any chance of winning the Hobey Baker this year thanks to his actions with the team earlier this year Unfortunate, because he is a great player on the ice and from what I hear, a great guy off the ice as well. Sure he made a mistake and no doubt feels really bad about it. The fans can vote him into the Hobey Hat Trick, but I doubt the selection committee will give it to Knight after being charged with a Class A Misdemeanor the month before!!

If only there were a way to finally solve all these questions??!! Hmmm....let me think...oh yeah...PLAY THE GAME!!! If NDSU is so confident that they are going to beat UND and blow them out...then schedule the game!! UND want to schedule the game and NDSU does not. Perception is NDSU is worried about losing to UND. Reality is there are logistical reasons why NDSU does not want to schedule this game. Perception often trumps reality in the mids of the general public!!

How dare the Herald print those pictures of the players involved!! They made them look like mug shots!!!

Now imagine if these players were allowed to play and nothing was done to them. And then today we find out about it? Could you imagine what type of media firestorm that would create? Having players committing a crime and not being suspended immediately after it happened? And then having news outlets, University officials, and the public talking about how they weren't suspended, if they should be suspended, should they just wait for their day in court, etc, etc, etc!!! I wonder what that would have looked like?!!!

http://www.uscho.com/rankings/pairwise-rankings/d-i-men/ Looking at the Latest Pairwise rankings, I looked at how future NCHC and Big 10 schools were doing this year. Here's what I found: 2. Minnesota (Big10) 7. W. Michigan (NCHC) 9. St. Cloud (NCHC) 10. N. Dakota (NCHC) 13. Denver (NCHC) t21. Neb. Omaha (NCHC) 23. Wisconsin (Big10) 24. Ohio St. (Big 10) Can someone explain to me how the Big 10 is going to be a better than the NCHC??!!