runaroundsioux Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Have you been to a game at the Ralph in the last two years? Ask the players. Quote
bigskyvikes Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 1 minute ago, Goon said: I think it's just to get the snow off of the ice. Winnipeg's ice looked really good. Goon, Goon, Goon..... Quote
runaroundsioux Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Just now, Goon said: I think it's just to get the snow off of the ice. Winnipeg's ice looked really good. Do ya think? Why do you get a lot of snow on the ice? Soft ice. Quote
bigskyvikes Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, runaroundsioux said: Have you been to a game at the Ralph in the last two years? Ask the players. You're wrong dude! It's not because the ice is bad... I would bet the players will not side with you either. Quote
bigskyvikes Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 1 minute ago, runaroundsioux said: Do ya think? Why do you get a lot of snow on the ice? Soft ice. Lol, I can't believe you're serious... Quote
Cratter Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 16 minutes ago, Goon said: It's out there. You hear it all of the time. I heard it all season, actually. Oddly it's not out there anywhere. Unless it's only "verbal". Quote
Goon Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 1 minute ago, Cratter said: Oddly it's not out there anywhere. Unless it's only "verbal". The teams that came into the Ralph said it. Quote
bigskyvikes Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Just now, Goon said: The teams that came into the Ralph said it. They didn't want to show the love they had for the palace! Quote
runaroundsioux Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Just now, bigskyvikes said: Lol, I can't believe you're serious... At the Target Center they only had 3 man shoveling crews. They only shoveled from the dots down. Their shovels were full after 1 trip across the ice. Soft ice. I don't know if you get to games at the Ralph or not,but it has been an issue the last two years. Tumbling, rolling pucks that won't lay down are a sign of soft ice. It seemed better the end of the season. Last year and early this season was bad. In my opinion the building is too warm. Noticeably warmer than previous years. I think the new types of freon they have to use now are part of it, the new stuff isn't as cold as the old. Again,ask Schlossman or the players. UND or the Ralph certainly aren't going to admit it. Quote
bigskyvikes Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, runaroundsioux said: At the Target Center they only had 3 man shoveling crews. They only shoveled from the dots down. Their shovels were full after 1 trip across the ice. Soft ice. I don't know if you get to games at the Ralph or not,but it has been an issue the last two years. Tumbling, rolling pucks that won't lay down are a sign of soft ice. It seemed better the end of the season. Last year and early this season was bad. In my opinion the building is too warm. Noticeably warmer than previous years. I think the new types of freon they have to use now are part of it, the new stuff isn't as cold as the old. Again,ask Schlossman or the players. UND or the Ralph certainly aren't going to admit it. OK, I was in the negotiating room for Bobcat of GF to clean the ice. I can guarantee you it was NOT the REA trying find someone to clean the ice. It was a company that paid a ton of money to get to shovel the ice. It happens at every NHL game and it is a money maker, not an indicator of "soft ice"... 2 Quote
runaroundsioux Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 9 minutes ago, bigskyvikes said: OK, I was in the negotiating room for Bobcat of GF to clean the ice. I can guarantee you it was NOT the REA trying find someone to clean the ice. It was a company that paid a ton of money to get to shovel the ice. It happens at every NHL game and it is a money maker, not an indicator of "soft ice"... Nice story. What it has to do with the bad ice at the Ralph the last 2 years,I don't know. Quote
Goon Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 31 minutes ago, runaroundsioux said: Do ya think? Why do you get a lot of snow on the ice? Soft ice. I'd say it's not that soft. Ice looked pretty good. There wasn't a lot of bouncing pucks. 34 minutes ago, bigskyvikes said: Goon, Goon, Goon..... Yessssss. Quote
bigskyvikes Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, runaroundsioux said: Nice story. What it has to do with the bad ice at the Ralph the last 2 years,I don't know. Well OK, you said the ice shovelers are there because of "bad ice" I said they are there because of big league marketing, sorry but you're wrong. I'm done. Quote
Cratter Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Let's get a Best Ice in the NCHC award going...UND near the bottom. That leaves 4 teams at least with better ice. Even though UND had (one of the most) recent Cooling system in place (before the REA had the cooling system replaced it musta been damn near liquid water)? UNO#1 Du 2 Cloud 3 Duluth 4 ? 2 Quote
bigskyvikes Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, Cratter said: Let's get a Best Ice in the NCHC award going...UND near the bottom. That leaves 4 teams at least with better ice. Even though UND had (the most) recent Cooling system in place? UNO#1 Du 2 Cloud 3 Duluth 4 ? Lol, this is silly. Only the most, or one of the most, state of the art rink in hockey. Softer the ice, to a point the faster it is though. Fine line there.... 1 Quote
Cratter Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 4 minutes ago, bigskyvikes said: Lol, this is silly. Only the most, or one of the most, state of the art rink in hockey. Softer the ice, to a point the faster it is though. Fine line there.... Pretty subjective objective. Sometimes I wonder if UND fans actually know it's common for the puck to "bounce around" or players fall on any type of ice. Let alone make judgement calls based on tv.. 2 Quote
crb1 Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Hhound thanks for sharing. Appreciate your insight. To be honest NU was not even a test for us. We dispatched of them quite easily. Welcome to UND hockey. 1 Quote
MrEdway Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 51 minutes ago, bigskyvikes said: Lol, this is silly. Only the most, or one of the most, state of the art rink in hockey. Softer the ice, to a point the faster it is though. Fine line there.... Maybe we have sharper skates than anyone else. 2 Quote
Popular Post burd Posted March 25, 2016 Popular Post Posted March 25, 2016 58 minutes ago, crb1 said: Hhound thanks for sharing. Appreciate your insight. To be honest NU was not even a test for us. We dispatched of them quite easily. Welcome to UND hockey. I like to think UND fans usually rise above showing that kind of arrogance, crb. If this tournament hasn't humbled you in the last 15 years, you haven't been paying attention. 19 Quote
snova4 Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 7 minutes ago, burd said: I like to think UND fans usually rise above showing that kind of arrogance, crb. If this tournament hasn't humbled you in the last 15 years, you haven't been paying attention. I still have nightmares of '11 Michigan game. Thought that was an easy championship. .6, still makes me want to burn Dinkytown to the ground myself. Quote
XCheck Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 HHound....all fans ought to ge be as gracious and knowledgable as you. Good luck to your team next year. Quote
Sioux>Bison Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 Any injuries? I thought I saw someone crouched over coming off the ice Quote
choyt3 Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 17 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said: Any injuries? I thought I saw someone crouched over coming off the ice Probably #8. He was gassed at the end. Quote
Oxbow6 Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 11 minutes ago, choyt3 said: Probably #8. He was gassed at the end. He was terrific. Best player on the ice by a long ways today. 1 Quote
cowboys5xsbs Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 2 hours ago, snova4 said: I still have nightmares of '11 Michigan game. Thought that was an easy championship. .6, still makes me want to burn Dinkytown to the ground myself. I might have nightmares tonight again ugh Quote
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