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Genoway out for Denver Series.
6 days ago by
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This is bad news for UND but I guess I can't say that I all that surprised based on the brutal hit that Genoway took last Friday night. Hopefully Chay can be back for the Thanksgiving Holiday Tourney when the Fighting Sioux play the Miami Redhawks.GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The country’s...
Detroit gets screwed by ref.
6 days ago by
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It’s not just the refs in the WCHA that make big monstrous glaring mistakes, referees Stephane Auger and Dennis LaRue really blow this call and need to be sanctioned for this mess up. The puck was in before the ref was going to blow the whistle. In this situation Toronto should have...
My Favourite Hockey Moment
6 days ago by
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I got an email from somebody the other day, asking me to describe my favourite moment or event in hockey. Is it the gold medal game in Salt Lake City? Was it Jason Pominville’s goal in O.T. against Ottawa in 2005? I can't pin point one thing but a recent series of events is a...
Guess who is playing for the Wild tonight?
7 days ago by
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Former Gopher and North Dakota resident Danny Irmen will be making his NHL debute tonight with the Minnnesota Wild. Woodbury resident Danny Irmen will make his NHL debut tonight on the right side of Derek Boogaard and James Sheppard. Unless somebody pulls up lame before tonight'...
Lucic a game time decision on Thursday.
7 days ago by
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This is some really good news for the Boston Bruins. The Bruins forward Milan Lucic has been out of the line up since missed in the line up since the 17th of October and the Boston Bruins have missed his presence and toughness in th eline up. Lucic will definitely be a welcome addition...
Former Badger seeking converts
7 days ago by
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Robbie Earl was the guy that WCHA opposition fans loved to hate. Earl had a propensity to over embellish on penalties and got the reputation as being a diver. Now that he is a member of the Minnesota Wild I think I could learn to like him. Earl in two games has just as many goals as...
Something to ponder for Wild fans... Dive Earl Dive...
7 days ago by
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Gopher fan and celebrity Fire Helmet guy 26 said this on his facebook page: not a good weekend for Gopher hockey. :( And to make things worse Robbie "DIVER DOWN" Earl scored 2 for the Wild yesterday. Would rather see the Wild lose then to see that POS score!Here is something...
DU injury update.
8 days ago by
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Since the Fighting Sioux play their heated rival the DU Pioneers this weekend I have been conducting some recon missions and checking out their hockey blogs and newspapers. Denver University has had some injury issues so far this season. They have a three of their more talented players...
A few things going forward...
8 days ago by
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SCSU forward Aaron Marvin speaks out about his bush league hit on Chay Genoway. Apparently Marvin is feeling some remorse for his hit that took out a potiential Hobey Baker Memorial Throphy candidate. On Monday after practice at the National Hockey Center, Aaron Marvin spoke publicly...
Poll Monday (Sioux second)
9 days ago by
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USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll[November 16, 2009]Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll 1 Miami (42) 8-1-3 986 1 2 North Dakota ( 2) 7-2-1 916 2 3 Denver ( 2) 6-3-1 855 4 4 Mass.-Lowell ( 3) 7-2-1 824 5 5 Cornell 4-1-0 781 3 6 Michigan State ( 1) 9-2-1 727 13 7 Colorado...
WCHA Officiating Is Intolerable
9 days ago by
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On Saturday Goon had a post that showed how the WCHA officials absolutely failed in a dirty hit that led to the injury of last years WCHA Defensive Player of the Year. This year Chay Gennoway could contend for the most valuable player award (The prestigious Hoby Baker Award). Because...
INCH Power Rankings
9 days ago by
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As always for a good laugh the INCH power rankings. 1. Miami2. North Dakota — Saturday's loss to St. Cloud State in Grand Forks snapped the Fighting Sioux's 17-game home unbeaten streak. 7-2-1 (5-2-1 WCHA) LAST WEEK: W vs. St. Cloud State, 4-2; L vs. St. Cloud State, 3-2...
Beavers 6 Minnesota 2
9 days ago by
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Last week a few people had issues with me for not saying anything about the Beavers being ranked so high after I took the pollsters to task last season for having Air Force Academy ranked so high. I actually wanted to wait till after this weekend’s series with the Gophers before...
Coach Hakstol tells student forum to knock it off
10 days ago by
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Another reason to clean up the language. Check out his blurb from Ryan Bakken's weekly column. Instead, it’s because The Hammer, aka The Hakker, aka Coach Dave Hakstol said to knock it off at a student forum. The Hakstol glare can melt granite. “He definitely commanded the...
SCSU Diving team 3 and Sioux 2
10 days ago by
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I think that after watching this game tonight there will be a lot of us left the rink with a bad taste in our mouth. I think a blind five year old could have come to the conclusion that the officiating was horrid in this series but especially bad in tonight game. It doesn’t even...
NCAA Round Up: Questionable hits and the review process.
11 days ago by
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This is the article that I wrote for the Illegal Curve.Last night during the SCSU and UND game I witnessed one of the dirtiest checking from behind plays [ video included] that I have seen since the Geoff Paukovich hit on Robbie Bina during the 2005 WCHA Final Five. WCHA official Don...
Sioux 4 Huskies 2
11 days ago by
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As one of my friends said tonight Sioux win over the SCSU Huskies was a ho hum win. I think he is right and it wasn’t a very exciting game and the Sioux did enough to win the game. I also never felt like UND was going to lose this game or let it get away from them. The Fighting Sioux...
CCHA membership a foggy possibility for Mercyhurst
12 days ago by
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Here is an interesting Article about Mercyhurst College and their interest in pursuing membership in the CCHA. It would appear from the article that Mercyhurst is actually interested in joining the CCHA but also in the CCHA's geographical footprint as well. It would also appear...
SCSU hopes for success, harkens back to sweep at UND...
12 days ago by
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Here is what Huskies beat writer Kevin Allenspach has to say about this weekend’s series. Hopefully UND will welcome Mike Lee to the WCHA and the REA with hanging a bunch of goals on him this weekend. UND is 0-4-2 in it’s last 6 games against SCSU in the REA. Just before the Huskies...
REA enacts fan code of conduct...
12 days ago by
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Ralph Engelstad Arena and University of North Dakota[Fan Code of Conduct]Ralph Engelstad Arena and the University of North Dakota are committed to providing a safe, comfortable and enjoyable event experience for all fans and event participants. The Fan Code of Conduct is designed to...
Scott Hennen with Richie Smith on the restraining order.
13 days ago by
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For the Sioux fans that are interested, Scott Hennen of 1100 am the Flag interviewed Richie Smith the ND Board of Higher Education President on the temporary restraining order. Click on the link to listen to the interview. [Click here] It seems like the issue is now going to be...
Puck Daddy pick Holy Cross goal as #6 most significant goal of decade...
13 days ago by
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You have to wonder if Gopher fans realized that their loss to Holy Cross would end up be such a significant part of hockey history? Their team was the first number one seed to lose to a sixteen seed. You can bet that Sean Leahy is probably recieving some hate mail from angry Gopher...
Lucic close to returning.
13 days ago by
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This is really good news because Lucic have missed him and Lucic is one of the core players of the Boston Bruins and his toughness is needed in the Boston Bruins line up. If the Bruins can get Milan Lucic and Marc Savard back and David Krejci going again the Bruins could do some serious...
Weekend Match-Ups (Sioux 7)
13 days ago by
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The big shocker last weekend was the 7-3 win by UAA over DU on Saturday. The WCHA series last weekend ended in splits, except UND which swept MTU. Come Monday we'll be about 1/3 of the way through the WCHA season, it goes by so quick doesn't it.Current WCHA StandingsTEAM.....
Garrett Roe suspended for first game against Sioux.
13 days ago by
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The SCSU Huskies will be without one of their top players when they play the Fighting Sioux on Friday night. Garrett Roe as been suspended for violating a team rule. Entering perhaps their toughest stretch of the season on Friday at second-ranked North Dakota, the St. Cloud State men...
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