Mariucci

There are lot's of places but my typical pre-game spot in Madison is The NItty Gritty. It's basically right across the street from the arena. Wando's, The Red Shed, and State Street Brats are all good places as well.

Ok that I agree with. They're entertaining as fans and they make sure they have fun.

Really? I don't know anyone who think Kohl Center is a good hockey arena. I've seen about 30 games there and the sight lines for hockey aren't good It works well for basketball however.

Back in the 80's and early 90's prior to their football program getting good, UW fans and the Dane County Coliseum was the most hostile in the WCHA hands down. Night and day compared to what it's like now.

I doubt it's a huge secret but I don;t feel like posting the guys name on a message board is all. To be honest it's someone who I've never heard of and nobody has heard of him so it really would be anti climatic to find out. So I'll just keep my mouth shut after all.

No it's not. I know who it is but won't share it on here. PM me if you'd like.

3-0

Already 2-0 Gophers

If you ban cell phones the student section would be empty. Most arena's and stadiums around the country are improving the Wi-Fi service to make sure the students still show up.

Are you kidding?? Why do fans of UND, one of the greatest and most storied college hockey programs of all time, feel like the little guy of college hockey who gets picked on? It's nothing new and it's just never made sense to me.

The fact that he was snubbed is ridiculous and USCHO should be embarrassed about it but it has nothing to do with the conference he's in.

Again, that's a very short sighted view to take as It was only the first year of the conference. And you must be talking about the Big Ten tournament because the North Star cup or whatever it's called had good attendance. The playoff tourney didn't draw well but I'm not dumb enough to judge the success of a conference solely on a 2 day tournament.

Yep I'm well aware im in the tiny minority amongst my fellow Gopher fans but they're either short sighted or only looking through the prism of college hockey. We are a Big Ten school end of story. I also know how arrogant my previous post sounded but think about it from my perspective. Why would I want my hockey team to be in a different conference than the rest of the other sports? Especially after the WCHA added Omaha and Bemidji. I have zero interest in playing these schools. Im also for expansion and more exposure for college hockey and there's not one person on this board that can disagree that the formation of the BTHC has already raised exposure and will eventually lead to more schools looking at college hockey.

As hockey programs, no they're not any better but they are national brands which was my point. I love Gopher football and basketball and love being in the Big Ten and it always bothered me that the hockey team played league games against tiny schools that the rest of the country had never heard of and weren't members of the Big Ten. Fans of smaller schools who have sports at lower levels like UND don't mind playing those schools, it's very normal to them. But as a fan of a Big Ten school it just isn't attractive to me. It's the reason I was 100% for the BTHC from the start.

Actually we stay awake at night just wishing we could play the Western Michigan's and Neb Omaha's of the world. Seriously though, yes the BIG could be down this year but calling it a non competitive league is silly.

Gophers were picked to win the league if thats what your asking. It's almost impossible to envision anyone else winning the BIG this year. UW is down, MSU, OSU, and PSU just aren't there yet. Michigan may challenge but that's doubtful. It won't be a very strong conference, at least it's looking that way now but who knows.

It's bad luck to be superstitious.

The Prairie Voles.

Just pick an animal that is a habitant of North Dakota and go with it.

Yep and that's when I fell in love with the name. I was hoping they would use it again but that probably wasn't realistic. The Wild name has actually grown on me and I don't hate it like I used to.

Of the final choices my favorite was Voyageurs but my number one choice from the beginning was the Moose.

http://fans.wild.nhl.com/community/topic/21762-ever-wonder-how-nhl-teams-got-their-names/ Minnesota Wild In 1998, Wild was chosen as a tribute to the state's wildlife and outdoors reputation. It was chosen from a group of six finalists, beating out the Blue Ox, Northern Lights, Voyageurs, White Bears, and Freeze.

I've never been a fan of the Wild's nickname as well but I don't think it has anything to do with a "state of being" as you put it. I believe it's simply referring to Minnesota's wilderness.

Irish and Redskins are not even remotely the same and you know it. There is NO double standard, this is not apples to apples. Same with the Vikings name or any other nickname you guys come up with to rationalize this issue to make you feel better. Honestly though, if you truly think that Irish is the equivalent of Redskins than you are simply not smart enough to be in this discussion and I don't care how popmous that sounds.

Both "facts" of yours are completely untrue. It's not nearly that simple, not nearly.