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Nice...I guess I stand corrected. I still 100% do not want to get rid of the nickname because some liberal radicals say we are using it for the wrong reasons.

I was typing too fast....I meant Lucia got bad mouthed and believe Garth Snow simply hates players going to college route so he plucks them early. Okposo, Ness, Nelson, etc. Sorry for the mistype, again I never heard anything bad about Hakstol but I have read that Garth hates when players go to college.

Yeah, Phil's year was nice. So was parise's. Dell had an extremely strong team in front of him, one that should have been handed the Nat'l Championship if it wasn't for one of the most unlucky hockey games I have ever seen. That game proved to anyone watching that the better team does not always win.

Haha yeah, but I would've taken him in a second for our team. He would have came here if Eidesness wasn't already here, only to have Eidesness lose his job halfway through that season.

Sorry but I respectfully disagree. They should always be the Fighting Sioux. Yes, you seem to know a lot about this so I guessing you are correct in saying the agreement was signed by all parties, blah blah blah. However, we are not looking at this from 5,000 ft. By that I mean why the name is being taken away in the first place. Certain people find the name offensive except the tribe which our school is named after. That is silly to me. You are correct in saying we will lose potential games (WIS, MN) however, I believe that will only be in the short term, also, we will not be running into them much any longer due to the conference realignment. As for the other sports, you are correct, while I am a fan, I am not a die hard fan. Simply because the division they play in. I lived in GF my whole life and went there, however, besides hockey I only follow football and I much rather watch Div 1-A football. You all may be correct that the name should go, but that is simply the easy way out because the NCAA has pinned us into a corner. I just think this isn't a fair way to go about things. MN is full of BS, don't they have the Warrod Warriors with an Indian head logo?

Oh OK.

You're crazy and not completley accurate as well. Native elders were not allowing their people to speak out. Get your facts straight....most of us know this by now. It wasn't until there was an uprising within their communities that this recent call to keep the name even started. I have a boyhood friend who is from the standing rock tribe (actually sent him what you just wrote) and he said you are absolutely full of bologna.

The NCAA is trying to wear down the ND people into doing exactly what a lot of you are already doing....giving up. I am glad there are true Sioux fans standing their ground and voting to keep the name.

That's all I was trying to say. With all our good recruits it seemed as though what we have been lacking is a goalie who will simply steal the game away right from the get go. It's funny how St. Cloud always seems to have good goalies (plural). We can out shoot them by 25 and still lose 2-1 even though they only had 11 shots on net. I am excited for next year though.

Yeah, true. He is clutch and hasn't dissapointed at the end of the year.

Yes, you may be right. I guess with all the outstanding forward and defense recruits who come in, I have always waited for an awesome goalie (one that will make it to the next level). Dell did just fine, however, there were a few times he let some softies in which I cannot forget. I still think his numbers are strictly a product of the defense we had. If the gophs goalie from last year was playing on the Sioux's '10-'11 team...end of story. I mean look at Chris Noonan (NIA), Parker Milner (BC) and Conner Knapp (miami). Every other teams top goalie has a good GAA and save %...except ours. Even in '10-'11 dell was first in GAA but 8th in save %. A couple other top GAA goalie from that year were also top 5 in save %. Long story short, I should have never said he was a terrible goalie...point taken. He is just simply one of the worst goalies in the WCHA at controlling his rebounds. That's it. Alright, I'm done with this topic. I hate arguing with fellow Sioux fans. Sorry for mentioning this.

Although from the looks of the numbers you produced Eideness's save % was not all that bad last year. 92% or 92.5% and up should be the norm if you have a low GAA. Anything below that means either you let in a few softies each game without getting too many shots or you never bail your team out when they let someone through.

OK, I don't think you are following me. Yes I agree because Saunders was on the WORST team in the league and, I guess, he was a decent goalie his save % was decent and his GAA was not all that great (opposite of Dell). Well that just leads me to believe that he may be a decent goalie, because his save % is good. However, due to the terribleness of his team, his GAA will be bad. You sort of made my point. Now if a below average goalie plays for an outstanding team, yes I would expect his GAA to be low, because his defense is good. Now if you had a great goalie, on a great team, I would expect both the save % and GAA to be pretty high (thus "follow" each other). I am a Sioux fan, but if you would go take a look at other good goalies you will notice those two goaltending stats usually follow each other unless for two reasons. 1. There is a good goalie on a terrible team, 2. There is a weak goalie on a good team. If you don't agree, then don't. We'll agree to disagree. I would simply like to give someone else a shot this year. I know last year we didn't have the options and Eideness never really panned out either. But yes, he too had a lot of wins and a decent GAA because he was on awesome teams. Went down way too much and could not cover the top shelf.

Yes I do agree with you regarding the style of defense played by the Sioux, however, where I don't agree with you is that a good save% can't follow a good GAA. I am not trying to sit here and bash Dell (although it kind of looks that way), because all in all, the guy was never supposed to start in the first place, however, his rebound control has to improve before the next level, which is also the reason I think he comes back for sure. He was decent in all facets of goaltending besides rebound control. Even two seasons ago when we had the most outstanding D core I had seen in some time (on any college roster) I just thought he let in too many softies. Last year was a terrible season for him (not counting the end of the season, which I guess matters most) but I really have never seen a goalie get pulled that much. All in all, yes he has been an average goalie with a great defense and some would argue that is all we need to get where we have the past few years. Also, he has played well in the playoffs for the most part. I am just really excited to see what Gothberg has to bring. I was able to watch him in the playoffs this year (against Lincoln) and he is very good. Hakstol will have a pretty tough decision to make.

No way they split up the Parks-Rowney-MacMillan line....at least not to start the year. As for the first line, I say they go with fire works right off the bat since they know they have an abundance of dudes who can fill that 3rd/4th line, by that, I mean Kristo-Knight-Grimaldi. Let's see what happens. Pattyn should definitely get the first crack at filling a fourth line role. Plug the rest of the third/fourth lines with harding work frosh's and defensive minded, energetic forwards. As for the Dmen, no need to discuss. They are jacked up. As for goalies, hopefully Dell leaves and we can all start watching a goalie who's save % follows their GAA. No super knock on Dell, but besides the end of the season, the guy was pretty terrible given the pedigree of many of the players in front of him (especially two years ago). His save % has always been absolute garbage considering his GAA. As for the team (as a whole), I hope this is the year. We're due.

Ditto

Yes, now we are talking. For the last 30 years or so MOST (but not all) blue chips have been going to the CHL. Excluding the last 2-3 years, US college hockey has started to pull some of these top prospects (Parise, Toews, Van Ryiemsdyke, Erik Johnson, etc) and the the CHL knew things were starting to turn. They then had NHL GMs bad mouthing college coaches saying college hockey stunts these prospect's development (Lucia and now Hakstol). I somehow wish college hockey could leave the NCAA and start their own governing body. With all the NCAA regulations it is true, it's not even a close fight with the CHL because they offer money under the table. Also, players actually get NHL experience (for either 9 to 17 games) and they can still get sent back to their major junior team. College needs some sort of perk like this to get these top end recruits.

Long story short....I really hope Berry comes back because that guy's earlier post is somewhat correct. He did pull in a lot of top end recruits that probably would have been playing in the CHL without Berry great recruiting efforts.

Haha yeah right, the Sioux have lost out on some defectors but please do not say they have poor recruiting. You watch....Parks and MacMillan will be studs.

Settle down buddy.

I didn't know about this forum until I started tracking to see if S. Jones was coming in or not.

Those are two players....two. yes they would have lit up the CHL....I agree. I am just saying more go the CHL route.

1 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 2 Gabriel Landeskog (RW) Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 3 Jonathan Huberdeau © Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) 4 Adam Larsson (D) Skellefteå AIK (Sweden-SEL) 5 Ryan Strome © Niagara IceDogs (OHL) 6 Mika Zibanejad © Djurgårdens IF Hockey (Sweden-SEL) 7 Mark Scheifele © Barrie Colts (OHL) 8 Sean Couturier © Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 9 Dougie Hamilton (D) Niagara IceDogs (OHL) 10 Jonas Brodin (D) Färjestads BK (Sweden-SEL) Taylor Hall Canada Ontario Hockey League 2 Tyler Seguin Plymouth Whalers Ontario Hockey League 3 Erik Gudbranson Kingston Frontenacs Ontario Hockey League 4 Ryan Johansen Portland Winterhawks Western Hockey League 5 Nino Niederreiter Portland Winterhawks Western Hockey League 6 Brett Connolly Prince George Cougars Western Hockey League 7 Jeff Skinner Kitchener Rangers Ontario Hockey League 8 Aleksandr Burmistrov Barrie Colts Ontario Hockey League 9 Mikael Granlund HIFK SM-liiga (Finland) 10 Dylan McIlrath Western Hockey League 1 John Tavares London Knights Ontario Hockey League 2 Victor Hedman Modo Hockey Elitserien (Sweden) 3 Matt Duchene Brampton Battalion Ontario Hockey League 4 Evander Kane Vancouver Giants Western Hockey League 5 Brayden Schenn Brandon Wheat Kings Western Hockey League 6 Oliver Ekman-Larsson Leksands IF Allsvenskan (Sweden) 7 Nazem Kadri London Knights Ontario Hockey League 8 Scott Glennie Brandon Wheat Kings Western Hockey League 9 Jared Cowen Spokane Chiefs Western Hockey League 10 Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson Timrå IK Elitserien (Sweden) This is the top 10 picks in the NHL draft for 2011, 2010 and 2009. Just making a point. OK, I will no longer post on this topic as a hate arguing with my fellow Sioux fans. Just trying to make a point and end a pointless thread. What we need to talk about is the CHL pulling COMMITED players away.

Ditto, too small of a sample size. Take the last 10 draft years and look at the top ten in each draft class. Done, arguement over. Still though, if you want to talk about which college team pulls more top recruits, the arguement is over,UND by a landslide. But please do not compare which league TOP prospects go to more....because the CHL will win by a full blown landslide.

Again, I am a huge Sioux fan simply letting others (unfamiliar with the CHL) in on some facts. BTW, Portland is in the US Division of the WHL. Every other team in that division is IN the US. So ND is more in the US than Washington? Well I guess it is based on geography...but that's it :o).