The Hoggsbreath Curtain-Call

[MafiaMan]

March 19, 2016, coming off a tough Friday night semi-final loss at the Frozen Faceoff.  Two weeks later, we were NCAA champions!

 

 

[MafiaMan]

Just under 3 hours to showtime!

[Wilbur]

  On 3/22/2025 at 12:10 PM, MafiaMan said:

Just under 3 hours to showtime!

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Berry and the team are available.

[Blackheart]

  On 3/22/2025 at 12:32 PM, Wilbur said:

Berry and the team are available.

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Aren’t they scrimmaging at the Fan Fest today?

[Kevin G]

Please enjoy the get together!!!

[jimdahl]

Great to meet you all! And say goodbye to an era.

[Sweethockey]

Thanks to Mafia man for setting this up, the stories, and of course for the door prizes! Thank you! It was nice to put faces to the avatars.

[Goon]

This was a lot of fun today. The omelet didn't disappoint. I love that bar and grill. Thanks to @MafiaMan for setting this up. 

[Godsmack]

As they say, pics or it didn’t happen! 

[MafiaMan]

What a fun Hoggsbreath get-together today.  Thanks for the memories, everyone.  It was a fun 20+ year run doing this.  
 

Still can’t believe that the man, the myth, the legend, the one and only @jimdahl made a guest appearance here!  Wow!

[Goon]

The goat @jimdahlto get to meet him finally was there today. It was awesome to finally get to meet him. 

[MafiaMan]

I just want to thank everyone over the last 20+ years who ever showed up at this event, especially the group that came out today.  I started this in 2000 or 2001 I think as a way to put some faces to the names of the board monikers.  I had no idea it would go on this long. 
 

 @jimdahl, the fun you have brought us since you started SiouxSports.com way back when just never ceases to amaze me.  Many of these monikers on the board met in person thanks to you and I swear, most of us still don’t know or can’t remember each other’s real names!  We’ve said our goodbyes to online friends like @sprig and @Yttrium and made new ones along the way.  Others, like @YaneA and @redwing77have simply disappeared from posting, and I sometimes wonder, “whatever happened to that person?”.  I’m sure I’m not the only one.  I’ve become personal friends with folks on this board and again, I’m sure I’m not the only one here who can say that.  Thank you for all you have done to keep this site going over the years.    
 

A good chunk of today’s group stayed for almost 3.5 hours talking, laughing, and enjoying each other’s company.  Tom and Jossie, the owners of the Hoggsbreath, asked me to thank everyone as well for stopping in over the years.  
 

@Goon, thanks for convincing me to do this one last time, I wouldn’t have done it without you talking me into it.  For the folks who joined in along the way, @NorthDakotaHockey, @Wilbur, @Fader, @Blackheart, @Oxbow6, @Godsmack,@fightingsioux4life, @mn_sioux, @Ice Arena Man, and so many others, I hope our paths cross in person again soon.  It won’t be at the X or the Hoggsbreath every March like the good old days, but don’t be strangers.  You know where to find me.  
 

The last rodeo.  It was a fun one.  

[fightingsioux4life]

It is truly sad that this event is no more.

I know the neutral site concept for conference tournaments doesn't work anymore, but it's still sad 

Thanks to @MafiaMan for organizing this event. Thanks to our glorious benefactor @jimdahl for maintaining this forum for all of us.

[Blackheart]

  On 3/22/2025 at 10:47 PM, MafiaMan said:

I just want to thank everyone over the last 20+ years who ever showed up at this event, especially the group that came out today.  I started this in 2000 or 2001 I think as a way to put some faces to the names of the board monikers.  I had no idea it would go on this long. 
 

 @jimdahl, the fun you have brought us since you started SiouxSports.com way back when just never ceases to amaze me.  Many of these monikers on the board met in person thanks to you and I swear, most of us still don’t know or can’t remember each other’s real names!  We’ve said our goodbyes to online friends like @sprig and @Yttrium and made new ones along the way.  Others, like @YaneA and @redwing77have simply disappeared from posting, and I sometimes wonder, “whatever happened to that person?”.  I’m sure I’m not the only one.  I’ve become personal friends with folks on this board and again, I’m sure I’m not the only one here who can say that.  Thank you for all you have done to keep this site going over the years.    
 

A good chunk of today’s group stayed for almost 3.5 hours talking, laughing, and enjoying each other’s company.  Tom and Jossie, the owners of the Hoggsbreath, asked me to thank everyone as well for stopping in over the years.  
 

@Goon, thanks for convincing me to do this one last time, I wouldn’t have done it without you talking me into it.  For the folks who joined in along the way, @NorthDakotaHockey, @Wilbur, @Fader, @Blackheart, @Oxbow6, @Godsmack,@fightingsioux4life, @mn_sioux, @Ice Arena Man, and so many others, I hope our paths cross in person again soon.  It won’t be at the X or the Hoggsbreath every March like the good old days, but don’t be strangers.  You know where to find me.  
 

The last rodeo.  It was a fun one.  

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Sorry I couldn't make it Mafia, but I really enjoyed the one time I was able to participate.  Just know that any time you are in the Twin Cities you are welcome to come buy me a drink.

[Goon]

It was a fun weekend, and I caught up with people I hadn't seen in a while; regardless of the result, it was worth the trip. I think some changes are going to happen in the near future, and who knows what will happen? This final hurrah was fun. Currently, I sit in a cold, empty arena, watching two teams warm up. I like neither team, but WMU is the lesser of two evils. There can't be over 1000-1500 people here. 

[Blackheart]

  On 3/23/2025 at 12:17 AM, Goon said:

It was a fun weekend, and I caught up with people I hadn't seen in a while; regardless of the result, it was worth the trip. I think some changes are going to happen in the near future, and who knows what will happen? This final hurrah was fun. Currently, I sit in a cold, empty arena, watching two teams warm up. I like neither team, but WMU is the lesser of two evils. There can't be over 1000-1500 people here. 

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Sounds like Mariucci most nights.

[jimdahl]

Talking about 20 year old hockey games with other people who also remembered them was the most I’ve had in a while. Thanks again @MafiaMan. I’m glad I finally made one.

[MafiaMan]

  On 3/23/2025 at 7:28 PM, jimdahl said:

Talking about 20 year old hockey games with other people who also remembered them was the most I’ve had in a while. Thanks again @MafiaMan. I’m glad I finally made one.

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The tough part is realizing that chatting about the 2000 national championship…is going back 25 years now!

[Goon]

  On 3/22/2025 at 10:47 PM, MafiaMan said:

Others, like @YaneA and @redwing77have simply disappeared from posting, and I sometimes wonder, “whatever happened to that person?”. @Goon

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As I posted in another thread. Redwing77 and I chat via text message from time to time and he just posted on Goon’s World Yesterday. 

 

[MafiaMan]

  On 3/22/2025 at 11:40 PM, Blackheart said:

Sorry I couldn't make it Mafia, but I really enjoyed the one time I was able to participate.  Just know that any time you are in the Twin Cities you are welcome to come buy me a drink.

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I’d be happy to bring you a 12 pack of Spotted Cow as well…and then charge you triple the price of what I paid for it.  

[Blackheart]

  On 3/24/2025 at 5:10 PM, MafiaMan said:

I’d be happy to bring you a 12 pack of Spotted Cow as well…and then charge you triple the price of what I paid for it.  

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You work for the state of Minnesota?