Donald Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I don't think there are a lot of people that have said they are going to kick UAA out of the WCHA. In fact playing UAA in Alaska allows a team to add another game or two to their schedules. I haven't seen a lot of Sioux fans saying lets kick UAA out of the league. I agree ... I don't think "a lot of people" think it .... but it pops up every year. I don't think I meant to indict more than just the one idiot who made the ridiculous comment on my blog but also that I saw it as an opportunity to educate any other ignorant folks within Sioux-fandom as to the reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy1956 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I agree ... I don't think "a lot of people" think it .... but it pops up every year. I don't think I meant to indict more than just the one idiot who made the ridiculous comment on my blog but also that I saw it as an opportunity to educate any other ignorant folks within Sioux-fandom as to the reality. OK - give us some details on the benefits of UAA in the WCHA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I don't know how many fans are saying it will happen, but personally, if it came down to who I would want in the WCHA, it would be Bemidji State because it would mean more away games I could attend. Alaska isn't a big draw and Bemidji has produced some very exciting games with the Sioux in the past few years. I know the reason the WCHA accepted Anchorage was to expand hockey, but I think it was short-sighted in retrospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA Hockey Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Ryan Duncan, who usually plays the left side will be on the right side tonight with Kozek being on the left. It looks as if the VV, Watkins, Kaip line will stay together and the Zajac, Frattin, Trupp also. I'm not sure on the fourth line though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux_Yeah_Yeah Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Toews is in GF and will be at the game tonight, per Brad's article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Whistler Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Ryan Duncan, who usually plays the left side will be on the right side tonight with Kozek being on the left. It looks as if the VV, Watkins, Kaip line will stay together and the Zajac, Frattin, Trupp also. I'm not sure on the fourth line though. What's funny is that last year Duncan scored most of his goals from his offside. Moving him over sure makes sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Saw that about Toews as well. Won't make it to the game tonight but will be there tomorrow to see the stick salute. Sweep: 5-3 and 4-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Ryan Duncan, who usually plays the left side will be on the right side tonight with Kozek being on the left. It looks as if the VV, Watkins, Kaip line will stay together and the Zajac, Frattin, Trupp also. I'm not sure on the fourth line though. I think it's good to keep those lines together. I think the Sioux have the best/deepest 3 lines they have had in quite a few years. We could use a bit more scoring from the top line, and hopefully Frattin will start scoring a goal a weekend or something like that but I think the 2nd and 3rd lines are playing pretty well. Those lines are a threat to score at any time. It's hard to point to a year where we've had 3 lines of the quality we have now, at least since the 1990's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxdonyms Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Toews is in GF and will be at the game tonight, per Brad's article Good Lord, now he has a ton of dough to buy drinks for the boys! Wait until Saturday night Jonny, and drink at home!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux_Hab-it Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Good Lord, now he has a ton of dough to buy drinks for the boys! Wait until Saturday night Jonny, and drink at home!!! Maybe he will slip his old buddy Chief Wiggum a G-note to look the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808287 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 It's a great night for hats to hit the ice...the only question is...off whose stick? Sioux sweep! 7-2 4-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead_rabbit Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 What's funny is that last year Duncan scored most of his goals from his offside. Moving him over sure makes sense to me. I always thought that the right side was Duncan's side. His "spot" has definitely been from the right side. He never misses from his "spot." I'm calling Shenanigans that Duncs side is the left side. You must be talking about the goalies left side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaksHomey Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Phyllis is due for a shutout or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeboys Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Anybody have any ideas on who is playing on the fourth line tonight? I heard Hak say he liked the DOK line, and also the Zajac, Frattin, Trupp line, and the Watkins, VV, Kaip line. What about the Fourth line? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerhouse901 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 The Sioux will sweep 3-0 and 6-2. By the way, the campus in Fairbanks is the original University of Alaska, and always has been. The Anchorage campus is a branch that was established much later. The people in Fairbanks decided to stick up for their heritage. The same thing happened a couple years ago when Nevada-Reno reclaimed the University of Nevada name to distinguish their fine institution from the wayward group at UNLV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA Hockey Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I think it's good to keep those lines together. I think the Sioux have the best/deepest 3 lines they have had in quite a few years. We could use a bit more scoring from the top line, and hopefully Frattin will start scoring a goal a weekend or something like that but I think the 2nd and 3rd lines are playing pretty well. Those lines are a threat to score at any time. It's hard to point to a year where we've had 3 lines of the quality we have now, at least since the 1990's. I like these lines also. The key is is to get them to play better on five on five. We struggled with that last weekend, despite being very good on the power play. This is a good test for five on five play because UAA plays similar to Tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Every member school contributes positive revenue to their respective community as well as the communities in which they play road games. The question isn't whether or not it is positive, but whether or not the revenue exceeds that of the potential revenue from a different school's inclusion. I do not believe that removing a team adds value, unless of course the costs associated with playing them exceeds the revenues. Anyway, enough finance. Sioux sweep. Fourth line I'd like to see Davidson, Radke and Malone (although we don't really have a center with that set-up) I like the idea of 3 deep scoring lines and one beat you up line. Forney and Miller are potential scorers, so they don't make sense on the fourth line, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Every member school contributes positive revenue to their respective community as well as the communities in which they play road games. The question isn't whether or not it is positive, but whether or not the revenue exceeds that of the potential revenue from a different school's inclusion. I do not believe that removing a team adds value, unless of course the costs associated with playing them exceeds the revenues. This response isn't directed specifically at you. I quote you but it is the latest entry referencing the situation. What you say is true .... except in the case of UAA. UAA contributes positive revenue to each and every opponent that comes to play in their barn. The NCAA grants "exemptions" to the schedule of each opponent that schedules a team from Alaska or Hawaii in those locations. This exemption allows the opponent to schedule an additional home game for each exemption they earn. That additional home game varies in worth. How much does UND get for putting an additonal 10K people from a home game? $50K? More? Also in UAA's case; for the first 10 years of membership in the league UAA paid the overwhelming majority of the travel costs for each opponent to come to Anchorage. Those cost savings were worth on average to about $18-20K each year for each WCHA school. After 10 years those costs were gradually phased out and I don't believe UAA subsidizes anyones travel any longer. So with a minimal amount of calculation one can see that UAA's inclusion in the WCHA has been responsible (at a minimum) for well over $1,000,000 in positive revenue to the WCHA community. Replace UAA with Bemidji? Ain't gonna happen ... dream on ... forgetaboutit ... WCHA schools ought to be kissing UAA's arse. And oh yeah Sioux fans ... good luck with the whole "sweep" prediction thing. There'll be a pretty determined hockey team facing yours on the ice in about an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franchise Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 This response isn't directed specifically at you. I quote you but it is the latest entry referencing the situation. What you say is true .... except in the case of UAA. UAA contributes positive revenue to each and every opponent that comes to play in their barn. The NCAA grants "exemptions" to the schedule of each opponent that schedules a team from Alaska or Hawaii in those locations. This exemption allows the opponent to schedule an additional home game for each exemption they earn. That additional home game varies in worth. How much does UND get for putting an additonal 10K people from a home game? $50K? More? Also in UAA's case; for the first 10 years of membership in the league UAA paid the overwhelming majority of the travel costs for each opponent to come to Anchorage. Those cost savings were worth on average to about $18-20K each year for each WCHA school. After 10 years those costs were gradually phased out and I don't believe UAA subsidizes anyones travel any longer. So with a minimal amount of calculation one can see that UAA's inclusion in the WCHA has been responsible (at a minimum) for well over $1,000,000 in positive revenue to the WCHA community. Replace UAA with Bemidji? Ain't gonna happen ... dream on ... forgetaboutit ... WCHA schools ought to be kissing UAA's arse. And oh yeah Sioux fans ... good luck with the whole "sweep" prediction thing. There'll be a pretty determined hockey team facing yours on the ice in about an hour. I haven't read the whole thread, so I might not have the right concept on what you're talking about, but that sounds like they have just paid a good chunk of travel fees? That huge cost of travel fees wouldn't be there if BSU took the place of UAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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