fightingsioux4life

Maybe someone should start the 2017-18 discussion thread tonight?

I was just thinking that. Often times, when you win a national championship, players leave early because they figure they have nothing left to prove at this level. That is playing itself out this season.

I don't think Hak or Blais or anyone else could get much more out of this team. They have been lacking that extra special something all season long. Too many players lost last offseason. We all knew this was going to happen at some point. We'll be back.

Wow, you have quite the dystopian vision for UND and Grand Forks, don't you? UND ain't going anywhere, and neither is Grand Forks. Both were around long before "Clueless Al" Carlson and both will be around long after he is gone.

Maybe Schlossman has a personal connection to WH that is not publically known? I don't know how else to explain his thin-skinned defensiveness regarding WH.

So now we are going to regulate which teams UND employees are allowed to cheer for? Baloney. What Murphy does on his own time is his own business. He is paid to teach and do research. As long as he does those things, I don't think anyone should care about which teams he supports.

Man, wouldn't that be awesome?!?!

Then what do you call last night, huh? Quit trolling and add something constructive to the conversation.

Central will overcome whatever they need to overcome to win this game. Too much is on the line. These kids are sick of finishing 2nd. I don't care if Bismarck has the second coming of Patrick Roy or not, the Knights will prevail.

Central is now 51 minutes away from taking their place in history alongside the 1966-67 Central and 2015-16 Red River teams. Keep the game simple, don't be reckless with the puck and try to be pretty with it. Play loose and have fun; many teams and players will never get a chance to experience what you will experience tonight. Relish it, it will come and go way too quickly. Prediction: Central 5 Bismarck 2 Go Knights!!!

Easy people, let's not start turning on each other.

R-I-G-H-T O-N

Yep. We are way, way past any game being "only one game". We are running out of time and games to get our mojo back.

Well, he is good enough to be on the number one ranked, undefeated team in the State of North Dakota.

Thanks for the props, but to be honest, I don't give a rat's arse if people like my comments or not. And neither should you. FWIW, you and I agree about 95% of the time. But even if we didn't, your input on topics wouldn't be more or less relevant than anyone else's.

The answer to that question is spelled I-D-A-L-S-K-I

I suppose Idalski could use the Brad Schlossman Rule to explain it away.

I was there. Berg really let loose in front of everyone! He ripped the Herald a new one. And he lead the students in a cheer that went something like this: Berg: Who are we? Students: REDSKINS!!! I think we repeated that about three to four times. I think he was speaking for most of us.

I think darell1976 is correct for the seasons before this one and hoops44 is correct for this season only. I just hope this is the beginning of a trend and not a one-year flash in the pan team.

I still have trouble forgiving the people who branded GFC as a racist school because of the Redskins name. They got what they wanted.....but they had to smear an entire school to get it.

You missed the point entirely my friend. I was targeting people who think Class A hockey =JV, which is preposterous. I agree with you that high-level Class A schools should at least consider "playing up" like Roseau does. And the private academies should be required to "play up".

I think that is possible. Blaiser is a living legend and has nothing left to prove in this game. He deserves a retirement more than anyone else I can think of.

I still think it is stronger than the Great West FB conference was when we were in it.

My take on high school hockey in ND/MN/SD: 1) Moorhead used to come up to Grand Forks to play both Red River and Central. And I know Central used to travel down to Moorhead to play the Spuds. This was back in the mid 1990's. 2) It's only a matter of time before all that oil money starts to build up some better programs out west. That would be welcomed, as better competition makes everyone better in the long run. 3) Minnesota Section 8A has sent some pretty solid teams to St. Paul the past five years or so. I enjoyed watching EGF win back to back titles, rubbing the noses of the Metro hockey snobs in it in the process! 4) The reason Warroad is down is because they can't recruit players like they used to, when you didn't have to sit out a year if you open-enrolled someplace else. 5) The "Class 2A" hockey snobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul think Class A is equal to JV. That makes the NHL careers of T.J. Oshie and Brock Nelson all the more impressive, don't you think? 6) The above mentioned "2A" hockey snobs are the same people who root for the Gophers and who think the team should be all-Minnesota all the time and think UND has 25 year old Canadians on it. 7) It would be nice to have South Dakota improve their programs and schedule some teams from ND and MN. The more hockey is promoted in this country, the better. 8) A combined GFC-GFRR "Knightrider" boys team would compete for the Section 8AA title on an annual basis. Too bad it will never happen...unless we throw in EGF! 9) I have many fond memories of attending the ND State Hockey Tournament and I hope the kids today (both fans and participants) appreciate it as much as I did. 10) Go GFC Knights.....make some history on Saturday night.