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Tim Skarperud and Andy Schneider.

Tonight, UND will need to have their head on a swivel. There were a few WMU players taking runs at UND's top line players. Mike McKee was doing his best to be a prick all night long. Berry had the third and fourth lines play quite a bit at the end of the game. It was a very smart move.

Point noted and after attending last night's post-game presser, I didn't see any player suggesting they weren't going for the sweep.

I have to agree with you. During last season's regionals, they looked like a good 6-10 team, nothing special, but they're a good hockey team. I do remember their coach making a quip about the rink not being a neutral site.

My friend, sometimes we just have to roll with it.

Something to look at during the next commercial break. (scoring breakdown since Jan 1)

The human highlight reel.

It's loud in the Ralph tonight.

They're good. If I was a fan of their team, I would be concerned. They've won a lot of games in O.T..

The teams that's 4-10 since the first of the year.

Um, I traveled to Detroit this past summer and if you get out of the city, the suburbs are actually nice. Obviously, we stayed out of the "city"...

That sounds great.

But where are these teams going to go?

Of course, they're in one of the toughest leagues in college hockey. I've also thought it was interesting that the former CCHA teams have had little success in the new league. During the first Frozen Faceoff, I was talking to a Miami blogger and he was talking about how tough and expensive the travel in the NCHC was. I said that the WCHA traveled for years and you didn't hear them grumbling about it. Well except maybe the Alaska schools.

I know this for a fact. After a Saturday night game, a buddy and I drove from Grand Forks to Devils Lake. The traffic leaving town was very heavy. It would be interesting to know how many 1,000's of people travel to the Ralph from all over.

Not guessing. I have been told that it's in the 2 million dollar range.

The dissatisfaction is coming from a handful of beat writers and a blogger or two that hate everything NCHC. They started this grumbling before the NCHC played their first game. Seriously, If Miami, Western want to pay a an expensive fee to get out of the NCHC and go join a less attractive option, i.e.. the CCHA part two. By all means, know yourselves out.

I think those are sitting right next to the Trump Make America Great hats.

No political talk allowed.

Barring me getting lost, I will be there.

Pretty Much...

I think that's a horrible idea. The Little 6 would dictate the terms and the NCHC and the WCHA would be playing games at 1100 in the morning.

Anything less would be unacceptable.

Will we see these pictures?