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You gotta be kidding--It was well known in the hockey world that if you were a defenseman and wanted to go to the NHL--you payed for the Sioux.

Been watching Sioux hockey since 1954. Season ticket holder beginning when the old Ralph was built. It seems that letting Eades go changed the dynamics of Sioux Hockey. He like Gasperini (for most of his tenure) and Blaise had the respect of the players. Never was good at spelling.

Not investing any emotion in the Hak coaching job. Will continue enjoying watching the Sioux--a group of young men who have provide years of entertainment/enjoyment. With the current Alumni Director/Coach relationship--the only coaching change would be if Hak decided to retire. In the meantime resigned to the fate that, for whatever reason, a Hak coached team will most likely never win a national championship.

The injustice was moving Denver from Providence. Not an injustice to Denver but a great gift to BC. Now they play Union. It was a given that the Sioux would be moved to West or Midwest. Paranoia tells me they wanted to make sure in wasn't a WCHA final four and didn't want the Sioux and Minnesota playing for the championship.

That's probably the bottom line.

No one thinks so except BC and the committee. It would be quite a deviation from past history for BC not to end up in Providence. They won't have the Sioux playing Denver.

Sioux will be in WEST or Midwest Region--most likely West BC will be in Providence.

Hastings-Coach of the year in the WCHA