NCAA Tourny

[cbrooks]

Yeah we had a Denver fan this weekend. I was a little surprise. I think Steve Foss is a Badger fan when not playing North Dakota. I guess he doesn't count. I hope to see other fans on here representing.

[&JAG]

Just so you all know... I will put it in writing. I AM THE BIGGEST SIOUX HOCKEY FAN IN MINNESOTA! A big fan of their coaching staff through the years and always the hardest hitting team in college hockey! I was even fortunate enough to share a conversation with Sioux Legend Coach Blais at the X last weekend. A very important moment in a Sioux fans life

[cbrooks]

Jag are you from ND or did you go to college there? Maybe both? Maybe none of the above?

[&JAG]

Kind of funny how it started... Grew up near St. Cloud and went to all the Huskies games before D1 was even a conversation. So the Gophers weren't my team outta the gates, but since the Huskies weren't playing against them yet I rooted for everyone else... Then I began to see the stlye of play UND put forth. That was it hooked at the age of 7, now 25 years later it keeps getting stronger! Even went to college in Mankato and rooted against my own school . I have some family in Winnipeg so the Canadian players are all good with me... I sure hope they can put together a Tourney this year the last six have been a nightmare!!!

[Shorelunch]

1-Miami

4-New Hampshire

2-Merrimack

3-Notre Dame

Winners:

Miami

Notre Dame

Miami

1-Yale

4-Air Force

2-Union

3-Minnesota Duluth

Winners:

Yale

Minnesota Duluth

Minnesota Duluth

1-Boston College

4-Colorado College

2-Michigan

3-Nebraska-Omaha

Winners:

Boston College

Nebraska Omaha

BC

1-North Dakota

4-Rensselaer

2-Denver

3-Western Michigan

Winners:

North Dakota

Denver

ND

Frozen Four Semisfinal Winners:

Miami

ND

2011 NCAA Champion:

North Dakota (love their goalie)

[cbrooks]

Kind of funny how it started... Grew up near St. Cloud and went to all the Huskies games before D1 was even a conversation. So the Gophers weren't my team outta the gates, but since the Huskies weren't playing against them yet I rooted for everyone else... Then I began to see the stlye of play UND put forth. That was it hooked at the age of 7, now 25 years later it keeps getting stronger! Even went to college in Mankato and rooted against my own school . I have some family in Winnipeg so the Canadian players are all good with me... I sure hope they can put together a Tourney this year the last six have been a nightmare!!!

I like it Jag. I can't think of a better reason to like a team than for there style. Go Sioux

[solbes]

Yup, a good goalie in the NCAA's is like a get out of jail free card. Unless you have 3 lines that score night in and night out, you almost need that hot goalie to bail you out when you can only squeak out 1 or 2 goals.

[scsavre]

I visited with Blais just for a minute. Is it just me or is he a little intimidating? Seemed like I was talking to more then just a college hockey coach. Hard to explain.

I came out asked if he was going to save the Gophs.....a chuckle is all I could get.

Yes Brooks, I am still big time.

Jag, I cant believe you have been confused and brain washed for 25 years. That sounds like permanent damage now.

[brmuskie]

My wife just asked me "Are you looking at fishing porn again?" She just rolls her eyes. She would really be mad if she knew I was only here for the hockey forum right now. I think she is afraid of hockey - she doesn't want her kids to grow up and play for the gophers!

[solbes]

For Goodness sake, please get Blais and Guentzel to make their case to Maturi. Someone has to talk some sense into that man. You are kind of big time, hope you can still hang with the little people that got you there

[scsavre]

I'm still try to find a way to get the wife to rub my back while I type on here.....she's still at the stage where she turns the computer off on me though. Yah, she found out I was on talking hockey and fishing and was pretty mad. Darn wives.

If I run into blais at the 4 I am going to recruit him to coach. If uno is there id have to lay off tho. I don't think he'd like that.

[cbrooks]

The question is what would you do if you ran across Maturi at 4AM?

[Bear55]

The question is what would you do if you ran across Maturi at 4AM?

So many ideas and so little time before daylight arrives.

[scsavre]

1-Miami

4-New Hampshire

2-Merrimack

3-Notre Dame

Winners:

Miami

Merrimack

Miami

1-Yale

4-Air Force

2-Union

3-Minnesota Duluth

Winners:

Yale

Minnesota Duluth

Minnesota Duluth

1-Boston College

4-Colorado College

2-Michigan

3-Nebraska-Omaha

Winners:

Boston College

Michigan

Michigan

1-North Dakota

4-Rensselaer

2-Denver

3-Western Michigan

Winners:

North Dakota

Denver

Denver

Frozen Four Semisfinal Winners:

Mich over Denver

Duluth over Miami

Denver wins. For now.

[cbrooks]

Does anybody have any info on streaming some of these games ? Mainly the ones on ESPN 3.

[scsavre]

I saw the sioux will be caried on local tv

[cbrooks]

I want to try to catch all the games. Grand Forks doesn't have ESPN 3 availible . I hate ESPN

[Bear55]

Check out justin.tv - I have found random college hockey and world jr games there in the past.

[cbrooks]

I was wandering if there were any other ones. I'll give those a shot. Thanks

[Shorelunch]

I was wandering if there were any other ones. I'll give those a shot. Thanks

CBrooks, if you're in NoDak, the games are on ABC - WDAZ/WDAY, etc.

If you're not, PM me and I'll tell you the "work around" for ESPN3.

[TSteich]

Bridgeport, CT

1. Yale vs. 16. Air Force = Yale

8. Union vs. 9. Minnesota-Duluth= UMD

UMD over Yale

Manchester, NH

4. Miami vs. 13. New Hampshire= Miami

6. Merrimack vs. Notre Dame= Merrimack

Merrimack over Miami

Green Bay, WI

2. North Dakota vs. 15. Rensselaer= ND

7. Denver vs. 10. Western Michigan= Denver

ND over Denver

St. Louis, MO

3. Boston College vs. 14. Colorado College= CC

5. Michigan vs. 12. Nebraska-Omaha= Michigan

CC over Michigan

Frozen Four

UMD vs Merrimack = UMD

ND vs. CC = ND

ND over UMD (as much as I hate to say it, still cheerin for the dogs.)

Didn't see the college hockey pickem thread til after I did this, I made sure to do it through there too.

[cbrooks]

CBrooks, if you're in NoDak, the games are on ABC - WDAZ/WDAY, etc.

If you're not, PM me and I'll tell you the "work around" for ESPN3.

PM sent. Thanks Shorelunch. Grand Forks is getting the RPI game but ESPN wouldn't give the local rights for the winner of that game should UND win. That one would be on ESPNU. I think the UMD game is on ESPN3 today at 2 PM. If I get a streamline and anybody at work needs a link just asked. I'll PM you. I'm ready for some WCHA whopping up on some Ivy schools. Go Dogs.

[cbrooks]

Well if your in Grand Forks there isn't a possible way to get streamlining direct from ESPN 3 or ESPN360. I tried going to there HSOforum to sign up and it would have been good but if your cable company(internet provider) isn't affiliated with ESPN(there's over a hundred that are)you can't get it. I think there's only four cable companies that aren't affiliated with ESPN and Grand Forks is one, midcontinent, they have the monopoly in GF. I bet the "Justin TV" will have it

[solbes]

UMD is playing on ESPN-U today at 2pm central. It also looks to be streamed on ESPN3 online.

I see UND on ESPN3 online for tomorrow also.

[solbes]

I hope for the WCHA whooping up on ECAC, but I seem to remember the Dogs having to score 2 goals to tie up and eventually beat Princeton within 40 seconds of regulation. And I seem to remember Yale doing a number on you know who last year. So I'm a little guarded.