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And that's a big problem? Do you really believe that? Please come up with a better rationale than that.

And were the ticket sales all that great in Fargo last year? Hockey is still a second-rate sport in Imperial Cass County, I don't care how many parents have kids playing youth hockey.

Agree with you on the start time complaints. How about Fargo and Grand Forks rotate the boys and girls hockey tournaments each year? That way, we don't have two hockey tournaments to accommodate in one city. That might make the whole thing work.

We don't have to give up high school hockey tournaments in Grand Forks to allow our women's hockey team to have practice and game time on their home ice. That is the trap we must avoid falling into.

This is a false choice to begin with. There is no reason why this can't be coordinated ahead of time by all the relevant stakeholders. And that has to take place several years in advance.

I agree with this. The idea that Fargo should have all the state tournaments like the Twin Cities has all the Minnesota state tournaments is insane. If any issue could cause the western two-thirds of the state to secede from the Red River Valley, this might be it. And enough of the "scheduling conflicts" argument. Does anyone really believe that the Fargodome would ever give up the Dakota Bowl title games because of "scheduling conflicts"? Scheels Arena isn't exactly open all the time, either. So how can they ever host a tournament? It's called long-term scheduling and I think we have enough ice sheets in Grand Forks to make it happen. What we need is cross organizational cooperation to make it happen.

That guy was a piece of work.

Oh, I agree with you. But in sports, crazy things can happen.

I'd rather walk barefoot on hot, broken glass than cheer for NDSU.

Or if his team shocks everyone and wins the NCAA title next year. But I wouldn't bet the farm (or the house) on that.

The moments.....don't get me started on that butt-ugly trophy. What was wrong with the old Broadmoor Trophy; I loved that one.

I agree with you, but I also have fond memories of those Final Five titles we won in 2006, 2010-12.

Hockey used to have 8 teams and had best two out of three playoff series at the higher seed. The Hrkac Circus swept St. Lawrence at home in 1987. Mar. 20/Mar. 21 St. Lawrence NCAA Quarterfinal W 3-1/W 6-3

You and I feel this way. But there were people on this forum that wanted to keep the name and logo at all costs.

But he isn't the one skating out there and not making plays. So he should get as much time as he wants. Right? (extreme sarcasm) We took this approach with Mussman, let us not make that same mistake with Idalski.

It's never been said, but it has been implied many times. In any event, both those extremes are insane and take all the fun out of following this team.

#nattysonly.......no, that is silly. #nattysdontmatter.......equally as misguided.

Cripes, we don't need this right now!

Step away from the ledge. The weekend was ugly to watch, but a sweep is a sweep and I like our team this year.

Roche was one of the best skaters we have ever had on the blue line. His skating looked almost effortless, like he was gliding on the ice almost at will. I miss that guy.

Hey, I thought it was funny! And I think that's all it was, a piece of twisted humor.

Based on some of the other results around the league this weekend, it sure isn't "par for the time of year" for everybody. Cripes, SCSU and Omaha combined for 9 goals last night (3 more than both of our games combined). But when Duluth does such a good job of solid, fundamental blocking and tackling, I guess those are the results you will get. I think UND and St. Cloud have two of the most skilled teams in the league and I think it will serve them well when playing against teams that average 5+ goals/game like Boston College (maybe that's an exaggeration, but the point still stands).

But it's on you and me because we're not writing checks to fund it ourselves. The small-time thinking of UND is so discouraging.

I don't believe I said it was easy. And you are right, winning will help a lot. And Bubba is well on his way to doing that.

Well, when UND was a national title contender in Division II back in the early 2000's (and won a national title in 2001), the marketing efforts were almost as bad as today. So that isn't necessarily true.