82SiouxGuy Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 It looks like the Gophers will be back on the UND hockey schedule for 2016-2017 according to this, http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/274808/. Contracts are in the works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 FFaison for president! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 FFaison for president! Of what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 It looks like the Gophers will be back on the UND hockey schedule for 2016-2017 according to this, http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/274808/. Contracts are in the works. Does that mean Lucia is retiring in the next couple years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodbuster Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Geez.....I hope I can get the game in whatever elderly care facility I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Unless they drop the spelling bee about the state they live in I could care less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Unless they drop the spelling bee about the state they live in I could care less buzzkillll.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Me. Excited! Beat the Rodents! I can wait. Hopefully we can take them out in the NCAA tourney a couple of times before 2016! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Does that mean Lucia is retiring in the next couple years? Funny, that's the exact same thought that immediately came to my mind too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 It looks like the Gophers will be back on the UND hockey schedule for 2016-2017 according to this, http://www.grandfork...icle/id/274808/. Contracts are in the works. Sounds unhealthy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFanatic Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Cool news but the rivalry isn't going to be like it ever was when they were conference-mates. Games against Denver and most likely Miami are going to be more hyped. Still, it doesn't hurt to continue playing the gophers. Won't be the same though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Funny, that's the exact same thought that immediately came to my mind too. I was just thinking his last kid will be done with college hockey so he will be ready to retire/get fired. So, might as well fire up the old rivalry with the Sioux for the new gofer coach/AD/team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Cool news but the rivalry isn't going to be like it ever was when they were conference-mates. Games against Denver and most likely Miami are going to be more hyped. Still, it doesn't hurt to continue playing the gophers. Won't be the same though. Who do you think Michigan football gets motivated more for...Indiana or Notre Dame? Conference affiliation be damned...this will STILL be a rivalry of epic proportions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Cool news but the rivalry isn't going to be like it ever was when they were conference-mates. Games against Denver and most likely Miami are going to be more hyped. Still, it doesn't hurt to continue playing the gophers. Won't be the same though. No offense, but I think you're wrong. I think the little break will ramp up the intensity quite a bit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 No offense, but I think you're wrong. I think the little break will ramp up the intensity quite a bit! I think the second year back in Grand Forks will be a little more heated, especially when they find players that they don't like from the opposition from the previous year in Minneapolis. Unless they meet in the NCAA's they won't have any history with the players. Hopefully most of our great '96 class is still around for the rivalry renewal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I think the second year back in Grand Forks will be a little more heated, especially when they find players that they don't like from the opposition from the previous year in Minneapolis. Unless they meet in the NCAA's they won't have any history with the players. Hopefully most of our great '96 class is still around for the rivalry renewal. We tend to recruit the same areas, and a lot of the kids come from the region with a history of playing with or against each other at the lower levels. To say they won't have any history with each other might not be accurate. College history, yes. If both teams are good, the rivalry will still be there. I think it will also carry the weight of NCHC vs. B1G conference supremacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fargosioux Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Unless the teams both end up as the same seed in the pairwise, they'll play each other at the XCEL Center in March at the West Regionals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Unless the teams both end up as the same seed in the pairwise, they'll play each other at the XCEL Center in March at the West Regionals. That's assuming Minnesota makes the tournament... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 That's assuming Minnesota makes the tournament... Mafia, Mafia, Mafia...think of who they play 20 times. They're already in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNState0fHockey Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 It looks like the Gophers will be back on the UND hockey schedule for 2016-2017 according to this, http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/274808/. Contracts are in the works. It will be a two-year deal. I'm guessing the teams won't play every year, but I'm hoping they can figure out a deal where they play at least on a 2-year on 2-year off rotation. “@SchlossmanGF: @MNState0fHockey 2 year. 16-17 in MSP, 17-18 in GFK.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82SiouxGuy Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 It will be a two-year deal. I'm guessing the teams won't play every year, but I'm hoping they can figure out a deal where they play at least on a 2-year on 2-year off rotation. “@SchlossmanGF: @MNState0fHockey 2 year. 16-17 in MSP, 17-18 in GFK.” The fact that it is going to be a 2 year deal was in the article I linked. My guess is that it will be a 2 game series every year, switching back and forth between Minneapolis and Grand Forks. Both sides already realize that the interest is very high for both fan bases. I don't think that everyone at U of M realized how high the interest was from their fans until they started getting feedback after it was announced that UND wasn't going to be on the schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNState0fHockey Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 The fact that it is going to be a 2 year deal was in the article I linked. My guess is that it will be a 2 game series every year, switching back and forth between Minneapolis and Grand Forks. Both sides already realize that the interest is very high for both fan bases. I don't think that everyone at U of M realized how high the interest was from their fans until they started getting feedback after it was announced that UND wasn't going to be on the schedule. I've heard it won't be an anual thing. Minnesota only has 4 available non-conference games a season and I think they are hesitant to lock down 2 of those on the same opponent every season. Which is understandable, because fans will want to see some variety too. I'm guessing we'll see UND on the schedule more than other opponents (outside the other MN schools) though. I'd like to see at least something like this: YEAR 1: AT UMN YEAR 2: AT UND YEAR 3: OFF YEAR 4: OFF REPEAT That way each class should get to experience the rivalry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82SiouxGuy Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 I've heard it won't be an anual thing. Minnesota only has 4 available non-conference games a season and I think they are hesitant to lock down 2 of those on the same opponent every season. Which is understandable, because fans will want to see some variety too. I'm guessing we'll see UND on the schedule more than other opponents (outside the other MN schools) though. I'd like to see at least something like this: YEAR 1: AT UMN YEAR 2: AT UND YEAR 3: OFF YEAR 4: OFF REPEAT That way each class should get to experience the rivalry. A few months ago they didn't have a way to schedule UND for 4 years. They got something done. You can believe what you want, I believe that they will find a way to play UND on a regular basis. I think that it's important to the fans on both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNState0fHockey Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 A few months ago they didn't have a way to schedule UND for 4 years. They got something done. You can believe what you want, I believe that they will find a way to play UND on a regular basis. I think that it's important to the fans on both sides. As a Gopher fan, I want to see UND on the schedule, but I'd also like to see teams from out East, DU, CC, etc.. on the schedule as well. I'm pretty sure most Gopher fans feel the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNState0fHockey Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 As an interesting and somewhat related aside to this discussion. There was an interesting comment in a recent NY Times article. "The Big Ten associate commissioner Jennifer Heppel, who oversees hockey, said she would not rule out adding associate members for hockey alone, as the conference did for Johns Hopkins in lacrosse, though not soon." Thoughts on UND perhaps becoming an associate member school for hockey in the Big ten one day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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