Fighting Sioux Coaches' Show

[PCM]

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From the Green Mill, it's the Fighting Sioux Coaches' Show with UND hockey coach Dave Hakstol and hosts Tim Hennessy and Scott Swygman.

TH: The Sioux are coming off a three-point weekend against Alaska-Anchorage and are heading into a home-and-home series with Bemidji State. Three out of four points on the weekend wasn

[NorthDakotaHockey]

Geez. Hakstol quoting the Bible. Ecclesiastes. Right time and a right place for everything. Turn, Turn, Turn.

Turn this season right around, that Kaip fight did.

Nice recap, as always, PCM. Thanks.

[Sioux-cia]

DH: We were playing well before the break. We just weren

[PCM]

Geez. Hakstol quoting the Bible. Ecclesiastes. Right time and a right place for everything. Turn, Turn, Turn.

Really? I thought he was quoting The Byrds.

[redwing77]

Thanks for the recap, PCM.

Maybe I missed something, but what is the fascination with Notre Dame? Why does a CCHA club make a world of difference to the Sioux or Hak?

[PCM]

Maybe I missed something, but what is the fascination with Notre Dame? Why does a CCHA club make a world of difference to the Sioux or Hak?

Good question. Tim and Swyg bring up the other UND. It's not Hak.

[AZSIOUX]

Thanks for the recap, PCM.

Maybe I missed something, but what is the fascination with Notre Dame? Why does a CCHA club make a world of difference to the Sioux or Hak?

they are #3 in the nation and would be a #1 seed if the ncaa's started today, probably just a random question about a team sioux fans dont get to see play....maybe they were not expected to do anything this year and have snuck up, who knows and who cares

[Diggler]

maybe they were not expected to do anything this year and have snuck up, who knows and who cares

Kirk, crackers are a family food. Happy families. Maybe single people eat crackers; we don't know. Frankly, we don't want to know. It's a market we can do without.

[dagies]

Caller: I thought you

[mikeypat15]

Notre Dame in general is having a great sports year, minus the Orange Bowl

[PCM]

I don't agree with this. I only watched on the internet but my impression this game got chippier and chippier, and frankly I expected to see another throwdown the way things were going.

I didn't agree with it, either. But then, I didn't want to be accused of giving the "PC version."

[Diggler]

I didn't agree with it, either. But then, I didn't want to be accused of giving the "PC version."

You'd have some 'splain to do, that's for sure. The citizens of North Dakota have a right to know!!!

[jk]

On the MN/Denver question, Hak said that the MN gap was one that they basically couldn't close. So if MN wins out, that helps to bring the rest of the teams back to UND.

[NorthDakotaHockey]

On the MN/Denver question, Hak said that the MN gap was one that they basically couldn't close. So if MN wins out, that helps to bring the rest of the teams back to UND.

Coach made a boner when he said that he hopes Minnesota runs the table in the WCHA. What about the games on Jan. 26-27 Dave?

[DAR]

Coach made a boner when he said that he hopes Minnesota runs the table in the WCHA. What about the games on Jan. 26-27 Dave?

Yeah good point...although I wouldn't be surprised to see us get swept.

[Goon]

On the MN/Denver question, Hak said that the MN gap was one that they basically couldn't close. So if MN wins out, that helps to bring the rest of the teams back to UND.

The thing is that Minnesota isn't unbeatable. I watched their god awful series against Wisconsin. If Minnesota play like that against us we will win one of the games. Lossing both against Minnesota is unacceptable.

[stickboy1956]

The thing is that Minnesota isn't unbeatable. I watched their god awful series against Wisconsin. If Minnesota play like that against us we will win one of the games. Lossing both against Minnesota is unacceptable.

Alot will depend on the zebra and how many power plays each team gets.

[AZSIOUX]

The thing is that Minnesota isn't unbeatable. I watched their god awful series against Wisconsin. If Minnesota play like that against us we will win one of the games. Lossing both against Minnesota is unacceptable.

everyone who playes sconie seems to get sucked ito that sucky ass hockey they play, boringggg, geeez......those games were pathetic to watch.........UNACCEPTABLE frikern halarious, this has to be your favorite word

[redwing77]

The thing is that Minnesota isn't unbeatable. I watched their god awful series against Wisconsin. If Minnesota play like that against us we will win one of the games. Lossing both against Minnesota is unacceptable.

Gosh, before Christmas I was saying I'd take ONE point vs. Minnesota at that rate. Now, I think we can make their lives a little tough for those two games.

ALl in all, though, Hakstol is right. Minnesota has won the WCHA outright if not this weekend, sooner or later. And, if Minnesota sweeps DU, UND sweeps Minnesota, and then Minnesota wins out, it will really help UND.

Ok, I don't expect UND to sweep Minnesota either. But that scenario looks AWFULLY nice.

[siouxnami]

ALl in all, though, Hakstol is right. Minnesota has won the WCHA outright if not this weekend, sooner or later. And, if Minnesota sweeps DU, UND sweeps Minnesota, and then Minnesota wins out, it will really help UND.

Also if UND wins out, every other game in college hockey is a tie, and every committed future NHL 1st round draft pick changes his commitment to UND, it will help UND.

[Goon]

Gosh, before Christmas I was saying I'd take ONE point vs. Minnesota at that rate. Now, I think we can make their lives a little tough for those two games.

ALl in all, though, Hakstol is right. Minnesota has won the WCHA outright if not this weekend, sooner or later. And, if Minnesota sweeps DU, UND sweeps Minnesota, and then Minnesota wins out, it will really help UND.

Ok, I don't expect UND to sweep Minnesota either. But that scenario looks AWFULLY nice.

I think its funny that with the dire straights our team faces for lack of showing up in the first half it really leaves them no room for error.

Losing at BSU will probably be not good in the PWR.

[Siouxman]

ALl in all, though, Hakstol is right. Minnesota has won the WCHA outright if not this weekend, sooner or later. And, if Minnesota sweeps DU, UND sweeps Minnesota, and then Minnesota wins out, it will really help UND.

Maybe what he means is that once MN has clinched the conference title, all of their games become meaningless (like third place games) and we know how the Gophers perform in those games.