fightingsioux4life

The problem I have with the CHL is the sneaky and slimy tactics they use in getting kids to choose them over the NCAA. If a kid wants to choose the CHL path, that's fine. I just don't think they always have all the information they should have before they make that decision and this is because of NCAA rules and the deceptive tactics of the CHL.

The Senate approves the Vikings stadium plan......with more of the burden shifted onto the Vikings. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2012-05-09/Minnesota-Senate-approves-stadium-bill/54847396/1 Now it's on to conference committee.

Now that the Devils have disposed of Team Thug 'N Slug, I hope they are the Eastern Conference representative in the Stanley Cup Finals. I think they have a solid chance of winning it all this year.

Would the proposed renovations to the Target Center help in regards to the NCHC having their tournament there?

Vikings stadium plan clears Minnesota House...... http://news.bostonhe...position=recent ........and once again, Ziggy's favorite mouthpiece (Lester Bagley) is not happy: Now it's on to the Senate.

Without home playoff games, UND football will gradually decline in strength and vitality. Other schools can and will use that against us in recruiting. And the UND Women's Hockey team will suffer from this as well. Vote YES and help to ensure a healthy, successful future for UND athletics.

I am with you on everything you said.

Use this next time and no one will be confused.

I think there are rumors that the NFL would like to move the Buffalo Bills to Toronto; they already have some regular season games there. In any event, I want any and all Legislators who vote against the Viking stadium to run for re-election this fall as the "Let 'em Leave" candidates. Otherwise, they are being two-faced hypocrites.

No, but UND gets a big check from REA from the revenues that the arena generates.

Maybe there are budget issues and that is all they can afford? With a cash machine like REA, there shouldn't be, but it's possible.

Whatever happens next year, the twins have transformed this program from a glorified club team to a legitimate D-I women's team. Future recruits will continue to have UND on their list of schools they are interested in attending. If not for them transferring from Minnesota, this team would still be a .500 team at best.

Everything revolves around that for you, doesn't it? Didn't it occur to you that this could be related to the program? Naw, didn't think so.

That is just crazy.

Fair enough, but I think everyone in our fan base respects Eades. We are just concerned about who will take his place. And that is a very legitimate concern.

Speculation!!! On a discussion forum!!! How could we?!?! The idea that this situation is "none of our business" is absurd. An assistant coach for a major Division I hockey program is being let go. Like it or not, it's big news. Especially since nobody saw it coming. And that is what discussion forums are for. I for one will not apologize for speculating on what happens next. And no one else has to, either.

Dean Blais left the NHL for the USHL and then the NCAA. Not everyone loves the NHL lifestyle.

If it isn't men's hockey, he doesn't care. And if the name and logo are dropped, he won't care about that, either.

I just don't think "the folks" in North Dakota want to destroy UND athletics (well, except for the stream yellow crowd in Fargo). It might take more time than we like, but it will be resolved.

Once the name issue is resolved (and it will be, despite what some people on here think), I think this is something that should be pursued.

I half-expected to get smart remarks from Major Junior hockey fans when I drove to Winnipeg for the U.S. College Hockey Classic, but the Winnipegers I talked to were awesome. I think having WDAZ on their cable system and thus having access to our games all these years has something to do with it. I think Brandon and areas further west are more WHL territory than Winnipeg is. I think we should have a U.S. College Hockey Classic game every year and I would love it if UND was able to play Minnesota or Denver in this game. That would give Winnipegers a really up close and personal look at what a College Hockey rivalry is supposed to look like!

I half expect Al Carlson to demand that the Alumni Association get permission from the Legislature to spend money on this. It would be a logical outcome; he thinks the whole state should just bow down to him on everything.

''The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" - Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982).

Only the Sith deal in absolutes.