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sprig, You might want to ask around, we were in Dag Woods for the games against MSU-Mankato and the bar maid gave my buddies tickets out of the blue for free. There seems to be a lot people that have had simular types of things happen to them. With the way the team has played there are probably going to be extra from people that doing something else those evenings. Good luck to you...

I hope a year in the Jr's Will Fylling because that kid can fly. I think it was also a smart decision because he can probably come back more mature and seasoned. Lane Sedivie looked like his injuries weren't slowing him down to much in the all-star game as he made some great saves against the World all-star team. It made me kind of excited about the future...

Coach talked various things during the coaches show. He didn't get into the reffing. At first Blaiser was kind of avoiding talking about the games at all, but he got on with it after they talked around the subject. As someone had eluded to, Forward Ryan Connelly is out for the season he had surgury on his shoulder. Blais said in fact he maybe in surgury as we speak. Hopefully he will make a speedy recovery and be ready to go next season. UND will open up with the University of Michigan in the Ice Breaker tourney, I think that is the tourney that is out in Maine, that SCSU won this season. I personally think that is good thing, we will get some good competion to start the season off. I know we also have a christmas tourney with Yale and Bemidji State and Harvard. UND also gets Canisus and Niagra in additon (this was from a previous show earlier in the season). Blaiser also is not happy with this season past schedule and has talked to the league commish about it. Dean said that even if they run the table they are not probably going to get a home seed. I am sure most of us realize that. Blaiser said he would love to play the Badgers. On Ballard from Minnestoa, Blaiser said he would not trade any of his defenseman for Keith Ballard. Coach Blais thinks the defensemen are comming around nicely. The forwards are all working real well in practice. Sounds like they are clicking real well. Unforunately it looks like Andy might start one game in net this weekend. Injuries: Schneeclopt is still questionable. Chad Mazurak's ankle is still hurting and he can't pivot right.

Dagies, I watched some replay of the USHL all star game last weekend. Matt Green was in the ushl all star team although he didn't stick out he did ok. Quinn Flyling was pretty good too buzzing all over the place. Lane Sedieve (sp) look real good so maybe he will be the man next season. I am getting rumors that UND is looking at another forward to bring in next season, but that is all I know.

I think that in the Saturday night game Reffing was the difference, there is no question about it. Minnesota and North

Actually you can weigh in on Demarchi on http://www.USCHO.COM

Sprig I am going to go out on a limb and pick BU and MSU as my teams for the NCAA title. For some reason I don't like any of the WCHA teams this season. Denver is falling like a rock (so we might be playing them at the right time), UofM has peaked and can't get two consistent game back to back. I think UND will get a lot of these teams at the right time., C.C. is good but I think if UND played them in the WCHA tourney I think we would beat them this time. SCSU they are really falling too. I think some of these team peaked to fast. I just hope UND can get to the WCHA finals...

If you look at teams that moved into new building you will see that it takes time to get used to the new building. Check out the NHL, Montreal, Boston, Chicago, LA all moved into new building in the last 1-10 years all had some degree of trouble with their new buildings. The Boston Bruins is the most notable. I think also Minnesota had trouble when they first moved into the new maryucci... It is just part of the transition period. I am sure there will be a few quirkes to the new building that will take some time to fix. When I sad down in the lower bowl last series I didn't realize how on top of the ice the lower seats are...

Heck I was booing what a terrible display during the MSU series and I was booing the play the goaltender. Andy should step aside with grace he has no leg to stand on to make a bunch of demands. Taz I don't think you will see Andy play anymore, maybe one clean up/back up game. I really feel Josh and Jake are better psyically and mentally. No Really its crunch time and UND can't afford to give points away, because we wan't to protect a players ego. Let him sit on the bench. Blais did it to Toby and to Schwitzer to a certain degree. Blais is probably going to give his team that speech if we don't win almost every game everynight were done, stick a fork in us. (From what I hear Blaiser is an emotional coach and the players get used to this intense coaching) Really if we have to play UofM or UofW in the first round we probably won't go to the final five. UND can't afford to give players that haven't met the mustard to get one more charity start. Andy has not proved he deserved to play this season he had 13 starts with a high GAA 5-7 and poor record. What else do you guys want?

It looks more and more like UND could be playing the Dirty Badgers as a first round opponent in Madison. If UAA can't beat the dirty Badger tonight they will only be able to get probably 6th place finish at best... I think the Sioux would welcome the opportunity.

How can employers be like that work their employees from sun up to sun down. I am sure coming back to the Midwest must have been a shock after experiencing some nice weather... Oh well maybe this make your day UMD just beat UofM 5-2. Sad thing is they can't blame Hauser tonight.

Sprig did you get a chance to play golf in AZ?

Does that mean that the students cant throw dead frozen Gophers on the ice too?

Yikes, Holly Cow that is a lot of points in any league. If I was coach I know where I would put this kid. I would put him with Bochenski and Bayda. I think this line could put the Heatly, Reino, Hukalo line of two years ago to shame. I smell a championship comming soon...

Personally I think the SCCC president is a Bafoon, a president a second rate University with a horrible track record of its own on racial issues. Second this clown should worry about the lawsuit on his own campus now. Who the #### does this guy think he is? Personally I very much doubt the NCAA is going to come out and say ok college and universities that use Indian Monikers you now have to change your logos, no really. I mean what are they going to say ok big time Universities which includes the likes of The University of Illinois (ILLINI), Florida State University (SEMINOLES), San Degio State University (AZTECS) , Utah State (UETS), CMU (CHIPPIWAS) and lastly UND (FIGHTING SIOUX). What grounds do they have? This is just PC hand wringing and idiocy...

I just hope the Golden Gophers play Hauser in one of the games in Grand Forks. Hauser, well he looked like the ussual Hauser, in other words, He looked horrible on Friday night. With Hauser in net the Gophers are very beatable, with Weber in net (which UND is 0-2 against) they look tougher. :eek: The Golden Gophers dismantled Denver last night, and old fashion @$$ whooping. Actually after watching the Denver Denver Pioneers (In other words they are a cleaner, more talent version of Wisconsin) they are definately a clutch and grab, clogg up the neutral zone, hang on to the shooter down low and hope you don't get called for a penalty type scheme. Denver is also a team that goes into a defensive shell, they are good at it too. They get great goaltending. However, they are beatable as well. Swarm the net... We all know what a one game playoff can do, goalie has a bad night it is all done for the year and I suppect that could be their demise this season. Denver, really didn't impress me that is past weekend. Denver looked a lot like MSU Spartan team of last year. We all know what skating teams like UND can do to teams like the Sparts. Lots of skating in the neutral zone. But I see the resembulance since denvers coach (no way in He!! I can spell his name) was a Ron Mason assistant for many years, according to Village Idiot Doug Woog.

Siembida has an ankle injury, it sounds like someone rolled over it, hopefully it won't keep him out long. Connelly according to Blaiser has been hurt most of the year and he is going to have surgury right after the season ends. Same with James Massen, who has a bad shoulder as well. I know that Tyler is just starting to feel better after his mugging in Minnesota... Like most teams they are held together with tape and ice. Just imagine if this was an NHL team, ouch they must have more ailments. They go trough 80 games of this an not the ussual 35-40 games college go through. Actually I think UND has done pretty well with injuries now if we can start pulling down some wins...

Dagies so are you saying that Marvin is like a Commodore (rough and tumble) type player, if that is true that would be great. We will need it if we keep getting itty bitty goalies too. I liked the fact that when Commodore played people were afraid to go tip toeing around UND end, if you took liberties with the more skilled players UND's Commodore was going to smoke you later and he was one tough SOB. I think Hale is good but he is not Mike. I would love to see that fear returned next season. Sounds like Andy Schnider could also fill that void. I think last Year not having Commie for a 4th year hurt us in the toughness department... I hope it returns. I mean toughness not Demarchi gooniery...

I got these from the Hockey_L interesting. I think SCSU is a little high they didn't figure in the Dahl Factor...I got to Think MSU is the favorite this season what does everyone else think, I know the Gophers are good but I can't see them winning it all with Hauser not with his five hole problem... Odds to Win 02 College Hockey Tournament at Bally's. The current odds, as of 1/17/02 are: Minnesota - 5/2 St. Cloud State - 7/2 Denver - 5/1 Boston U - 5/1 Michigan State - 6/1 Boston College - 7/1 New Hampshire - 8/1 Michigan - 8/1 North Dakota - 10/1 Colorado College - 12/1 U Mass-Lowell - 12/1 Northern Michigan - 12/1 Field (All Others) - 18/1 Maine - 20/1 Harvard - 20/1 Nebraska-Omaha - 22/1 Wisconsin - 25/1 Dartmouth - 30/1 Ohio State - 30/1 Clarkson - 40/1 Providence - 50/1 Rensselear 60/1 UM-Duluth - 60/1 Alaska-Fairbanks - 75/1 St. Lawrence - 100/1

Well on the Coaches show tonight I guess Blaiser and Sertich will be a taped interview. Sertich was supposed to call the TIM and SWIG show this moring but never actually got around to it. I guess UND hockey is leaving today/tonight after practice. I will still listen though. Thinking of coaches show Gene Robuck was pretty tough on his women last week, the team has only lost like 3 or 4 times this year and he was talking as if they Sioux women were a botom tier team. If we lay an egg in the games this week it is going to be a tough two weeks of practice. I really think if UND plays the level they are capable of playing it should be a sweep. The Sioux still need to forcheck and crash the net, because you know a Mike Sertich coached team is going to play rough and run the net...