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I am not so sure I like it. 2 game on the road and then two at home. No subway tourney.Home and Home with BSU and no Canisus. Good for Duck Hunting in October because it will not interfere with the schedule, the first season of the Ralph they had hockey every weekend and you had no chance to hunt saturday evening because you had to rush home to get ready for hockey. Then your hung over in the blind in the morning. Not fun shooting when your head hurts. UND also has a nice Non-Conference schedule. It would be nice for us to beat UNH and MSU and NE during the firt 3 weeks of the season. October 2 MANITOBA; 8-9 at Lefty McFadden Tournament, Dayton, Ohio; 14-15 NORTHEASTERN; 21-22 at New Hampshire; (Three Weeks on the Road). 28-29 DENVER November 4-5 WISCONSIN; 11-12 at Duluth; 18-19 at St.. Cloud December 2-3 at Michigan Tech; 9-10 MINNESOTA: 16 at Bemidji State; 17 BEMIDJI STATE; 29-30 HARVARD (Oh great and EZAC opponent, we can spar with the EZAC fans this winter). January 6-7 at Alaska Anchorage; 13-14 at Minnesota; 20-21 MANKATO: 27-28 ST. CLOUD February 3-4 at Colorado College; 17-18 DULUTH: 24-25 at Denver March 3-4 MICHIGAN TECH: 10-12 WCHA playoffs; 16-18 WCHA Final Five, St. Paul; 24-25 NCAA regionals (at the Ralph) April 6-8 Frozen Four, Milwaukee

Thats not what I am saying at all. I am saying Lucia got a bunch of offensive defensemen, its almost like he sold his soul for offensive defensemen. I don't think that is going to serve UMN very well. Nor did the pylons serve the USA WJC team very well because both of them were burned on numerous time, that is why I decided to call them the pylons. There play didn't change all that much during the second half of the season for UMN. Besides I am not complaining since UofMN got the 2 Pylons UND is 3-1 against them. Briggs also has a horrible record against UND. So I am glad for he is playing too. I also think that UND are going to be powerful teams in the next few years. The Gophers will level off after Kessel leaves after playing one season in the WCHA. Besides aren't the Gopher fans the one that tells us look what God did in 2 years at UND. Your right a top recruit doesn't automatically make it possble for an NCAA title. I also think a lot of funs around the league are not realizing the signifigance of UND getting Toews, I think the makes the UMN pick up a wash. So I do think its funny when I read Gopher fans predicting many years of Frozen Fours when the whole league is just as strong as they are or if not better. The successful teams in the NCAA tourney this season were teams that played the shut down defense and not the teams that had the offensive defensemen ala C.C., B.C. and Minnesota. However, I hate to cloud the issue with fact.

I suppose they would get the return from NE for going out there and playing them this past year. Makes sense for the program and its a good non-conference opponent and it money as opposed to going to Columbus and spending money.

Jeff "after the wistle" Taffe was the kind of the face watch. I wish one of the Sioux would have pounded his @$$.

Try this on for size: BCHL Line Murray, Zajac, Duncan Manitoba Line: Zajac Toews, Murray PMS Line: Murray, Stafford, Porter

Like they said on the WoO broadcast from Fargo a few years back. -40 keeps the riff raff out. I like the fact that you don't spend a lot of time stuck in traffic trying to get to work. Rush hour in Grand Forks means you get to work 5 minutes later.

I agree Marto is a good raw talented player. I could see him playing some where, the kid can definately get the puck up ice.

Moron is probably the workd I was thinking. I thought UofMichigan had tough adademic standards? Yesh There goes my theory. I hope everyone has the same dumb pompous attitude he has about North Dakota. We will just keep telling people that hockey is the only thing that we have going on out here. It makes it less difficult to find a place to Duck and Pheasant hunt.

We only need a couple of Offensive defensemen, we don't need a bunch of Pylons like Minnesota had this season. They have hardly any defensive defensmen and it cost them against us. Defensemen should play defense. I think Lee will be that guy to lead the power play. I think Radke showed flashes of greatness so he probably can fill that role too.

TBD: @UNH October 20-21 TBDTBD: TBD:

New Hampshire is a really nice small beautiful state. However, I recommend visiting it in the summer, its too cold to swim in the ocean that time of year. Sqaum lake (the lake from on Golden Pond) is one of the nicest places I ever visited. Here is a clip from the story that I found. http://www.newhampshire.com/articles/showu...le.cfm?id=52582

Does anyone have a clue when the 2005-2006 schedule comes out? Apparently we play UNH in Durham next October 20-21.

He left for Hardford yesterday.

The rumor going around now from the Frozen Four that I heard yesterday is that Matt Greene will stay. That is just what I heard from someone yesterday. We will see what happens. I want him to come back. I love watching him crush people.

Is it Ducktober yet?

I have a feeling we might have seen the last of Matt Greene in a Sioux Uniform. Just a hunch. It will be interesting to see if he stays.

You have company if true. Actually Matt has played awesome and is getting some props for it. I wouldn't want to play against him.

Apparently the CCHA thinks he is one of their best officials. I think he is everything that College hockey doesn't need. Lots of penatlies and taking the physical play away from the game. In other words; in layman terms he sucks. I think I would rather see Sheppard than this clown. I am sure UND will get screwed and we will be rewarded with Shegos.