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florida said the same thing last summer about bjugstad but their GM is on record saying he will not pressure college kids to sign. even recently- the GM said they want bjugstad but if the kid wants to return to college for a third year- it is his decision. so for bjugstad its a matter of waiting for his decision after the frozen four

i also cannot watch the game- i am out of area and it is blacked out despite me having the fox sports package on directv. i called directv and they said it may just not have been picked up by FSN in a way that allows it to be covered out of area like the college games generally are with the sports package

well in painting a little more clear picture- denver has won the most regular season/wcha playoff/ncaa titles at 35. UND has 33. minnesota has 32. so historically denver is the premier program of the league. recently UND has won 3 playoffs championships in a row- but duluth has the most recent ncaa title- then wisconsin in 2006.. denver going back to back in 04/05.. gophers back to back in 02/03.. sioux's last is 2000. so this has been a great conference with no one team being the dominant team. there is no "michigan" of this league- from a historical standpoint in terms of titles it would be denver. from a hatred stantpoint it would be minnesota. for the western michigan fans- the sioux have a great top line. if you can keep that line limtied to 1 goal on the game your chances will be good of pulling off the win. blood and forbort are two big defensemen that will play big minutes. dell has been good when it counts. what are the keys to western michigan winning? are they a deep team.. and do they have any shut down D-men??

rocco is a great prospect- but i doubt florida would like hearing he was put in the lineup at 65% health for a regular season game in november. and where did that stat come from?

you know wehrs received a concussion with the first hit? not something a sioux fan or otherwise should laugh about IMO

siouxforever- bjugstad would be the one outlier from the last 10+ years that hasnt been a bust? about half made it to the NHL. paul martin, johnny pohl, brian lee, ryan mcdonagh, nick leddy, aaron ness.. all guys that made it to the NHL. bjugstad will be on that list in a few months..

i hope coaches dont decide to start recruiting kids who have made verbal commitments. i really like the gentlemans rule in college hockey. has there been any talk of what changes may be made to the NHLs CBA this fall? specifically about entry level contracts..?

i would assume it was in reference to the UNO coaching staff and not the program. if so- that is probably the case.

the fact that any city in the US is above Vancouver on that list tells me all i need to know about the credibility of that list

alright. well then- maybe he is eligible afterall. hope he goes the college route..

sorry- i think it was a fall camp. not a summer camp. and if i understand it correctly you cannot attend college if you attend an nhl fall camp.

regarding daniil- it was asked on GPL a couple months ago and it sounds like he participated in a penguins camp this summer that dis-allows him from playing ncaa hockey. beyond that- my guess is if he was eligible for ncaas he would be in college now. i think he is 20 or 21 years old..

i thought he was a junior but maybe thats his brother?

ok? using the theory that teams shouldnt keep banners from prior leagues- should the sioux remove wcha banners in 2014? a title in 1940 counts just the same as one in 2000. at what point do you decide a title isnt worth honoring?

will usa hockey call up another under 17'er to fill voltin's spot on the roster for the second half of the year?

anyone else see Around The Horn on ESPN discussing the ben blood hand shake incident? not often college hockey is talked about on ESPN..

come on. frattin admitted to intentionally taking that run at wehrs to get the energy level up on the sioux bench. intentionally made a hit (launching himself in the air) that gave an opponent a concussion for the sake of getting his team momentum. no apology. the only achnoledgement on the hit was that he felt his team needed a pick-me-up. look at what malone did to players last year. and you want to talk about dangerous runs at opponents? lucia benched parenteau last year for dropping the gloves against michigan tech. but you wont hear about that on this forum. as for the hansen hack- it wasnt a fraction of what zajacs cross check on anderson was- and alts hit wasnt a fraction of what kristos was. all of them were in the wrong- but it goes both ways.

never like to see checks from behind. especially ones that cause injury. alt probably did earn a little "face time" with macwilliam. about as much as kristo earned for his hit friday night.

are these kids using ncaa commitments to bargain for trades to junior teams they prefer?

THAT is something i can agree with. i just dont think the 1 and dones are remembered much unless they are nhl GREATS (especially on defense where the numbers arent there showing in the record books like they might with a nathan mackinnon).

ok then hes going to play for the sioux. to be honest he has been pretty open about not being thrilled with cold winters (as dumb a reason as that sounds- it is a factor for some kids). he is from texas and i just dont see him choosing north dakota. hes friends with a lot of guys going to michigan and miami so i would guess one of those if he goes to college- but i dont see him going to college at all. but crazier things have happened eh. as for the erik johnson reference- would you really want seth jones to come in for 1 year anyway?

seth jones? really? the kid might be the second overall pick- hes not playing college hockey.

well its not ncaa- but it is non sioux hockey.. link to a derek forbort interview at the world juniors.. http://www.thepipelineshow.com/media_detail.php?show=1324357200&sn=7

isnt that what people do on a forum?

i think most sioux fans would agree don isnt one to talk !@#$ to opposing players. i have serious doubts about tech's ASSistant coach making that claim to warrant his antics.. he couldnt handle losing with any class and he clearly cant man up to acting like a clown.