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It will be very interesting to see if Mannino and Fisher can stand up to the pressure next season. I don't see them winning three in a row. Denver definately has won two in a row with awesome goaltending. The part that sucks for me is DU's goaltenders weren't really much better than ours, however, DU has gotten all of the breaks to go their way. I hope and I think the luck can change for UND and we too will see a NCAA title in the next couple of years. I like the fact that we will probably see a two headed monster in net for the Sioux. I also think that Parise and Phil are both better than Fisher. I will be interesting to see if Mannino can stand the heat a second time around.

I have also been told that they could add bleacher at the north end and increase seating. I think the REA is much too big for basketball too. Plus the Betty is a nice venue for basket ball.

I suppose he can play hockey and Baseball at UND. If true that huge the kid is a great skater but needs some time in the weight room.

So what would be an uncommon duck hunter?

First off you really need to question someone that has a Michael Moore moniker on his avitar...

I know why because he didn't want to admit he was scored on.

I have to respectfully disagree with you. I remember from that night the replay shows the puck was in the net. In fact the puck and the goaltenders glove was inside the net. Of course not being able to see the puck because, duh, it was in the net. The ref was chicken to make the right call. I think it was a huge non call. I mean really the whole glove was in the net. However, I am ready to move on.

IF the administration monkeys with the Student Seating at the arena there is going to be a real problem with the atmosphere of the arena.

Northern Arizona had a team at one time.

Sounds like your dad chewed some of the same dirt as the boys from Easy Company in Band of Brothers.

edo1313=John Hoff perhaps.

Who are you and why are you enabling Josh? What the hell is this world coming to. Now we have people sticking up for Josh, apparently dorky reporters can't have their columns questioned and they have handlers even for college news papers, yikes. Take your geek logic and go away.

Actually I would call it more like Ward Churchill like. Basically the same Chicken S#!T stuff though. Only answer the questions you want to answer. I recommend writing or calling the papers editor if you haven't. Finally, you can put me in the don't respect Holman column, he is definately not Chuck Klosterman material.

Who is that kid and where does he play? Thanks in advance.

I am thinking the NCAA is going to force leagues to absorb them. I don't think the CCHA can take any more teams so my guess is the WCHA might have to expand. Honestyly I don't want to see the WCHA consider taking any of them mabye except BSU. Personally I think the Beavers would make a nice addition to the WCHA. However, I don't want to see the us lose games against great teams like UofMN and Wisconsin to play some team like BSU, Wayne or UAH.

Are you sure you not thinking about Landon Wilson? I know he almost lost his eye sight in one eye two years ago after taking a slat shot from a team mate in the eye.

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.