Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
Merrimack doesn't exactly put the fear into you now does it...
Merrimack doesn't exactly put the fear into you now does it...
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2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
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Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
*except for the Gophers of course. We all know they belong there.
*except for the Gophers of course. We all know they belong there.
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Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
That would work...if Indiana was bad at basketball.
That would work...if Indiana was bad at basketball.
Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
It has more to do with the coaches IU has had. Although maybe you need to have a sense of humor to survive with those guys....
It has more to do with the coaches IU has had. Although maybe you need to have a sense of humor to survive with those guys....
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He fixes the cable?
'Mack just swept Vermont in Vermont. Something the Gophers couldn't do in Mariucci.
JDUBBS1280
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Minus a buch of retaliatory penalties in a ten minute stretch of the second period, they would have.
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
Last time I checked, keeping your cool and not doing stupid things are a couple of things really good teams do.
I'm not saying that Merrimack is definitely better than Minnesota, but they aren't a slouch, either. They made the NCAA tournament last year.
JDUBBS1280
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Never said they were a slouch. Not ready to say they are better than Minnesota because they swept Vermont and we didn't though.
JDUBBS1280
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Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
SCHEDULE UPDATE
Lucia said he is happy North Dakota is playing the Gophers at Mariucci Arena. The Gophers have played nine of the last 11 games in the series at the Ralph. That's partly because Minnesota had to travel there for a three-game, first round WCHA playoff series at the end of the 2009-10 season.
Lucia said he hopes to play North Dakota when the Gophers join the Big Ten Conference in 2014-15 and the Fighting Sioux become members of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. But how often will depend on how many conference games the NCHC will play. The new conference could play up to 28 league games, he said, leaving room to schedule only six nonconference games.
He said the Gophers and the Fighting Sioux would play at Mariucci one year and at the Ralph the other in any scheduling arrangement they make after they are in different conferences.
Boston College coach Jerry York e-mailed Lucia about a fourth-year scheduling agreement. One year, the Gophers would head East and play Boston College and Boston University the same weekend, Lucia said, the next year, Boston College would play at Mariucci, then the Gophers would play at BU and BC and, in the fourth year, BU would visit the Gophers.
Lucia said the Gophers and Notre Dame have discussed playing each other, too. The Irish and Gophers*play one game, the U.S. Hall of Fame Game, in early January this season.
<A HREF="http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/132972948.html">http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/132972948.html</A>
SCHEDULE UPDATE
Lucia said he is happy North Dakota is playing the Gophers at Mariucci Arena. The Gophers have played nine of the last 11 games in the series at the Ralph. That's partly because Minnesota had to travel there for a three-game, first round WCHA playoff series at the end of the 2009-10 season.
Lucia said he hopes to play North Dakota when the Gophers join the Big Ten Conference in 2014-15 and the Fighting Sioux become members of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. But how often will depend on how many conference games the NCHC will play. The new conference could play up to 28 league games, he said, leaving room to schedule only six nonconference games.
He said the Gophers and the Fighting Sioux would play at Mariucci one year and at the Ralph the other in any scheduling arrangement they make after they are in different conferences.
Boston College coach Jerry York e-mailed Lucia about a fourth-year scheduling agreement. One year, the Gophers would head East and play Boston College and Boston University the same weekend, Lucia said, the next year, Boston College would play at Mariucci, then the Gophers would play at BU and BC and, in the fourth year, BU would visit the Gophers.
Lucia said the Gophers and Notre Dame have discussed playing each other, too. The Irish and Gophers*play one game, the U.S. Hall of Fame Game, in early January this season.
<A HREF="http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/132972948.html">http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/132972948.html</A>
JDUBBS1280
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gopher wes
Dammit, Gorilla!!
Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
That sounds like a lot of fun. I truly hope they keep the sue rivalry but I don't see that happening. That is a lot of high quality nc opponents in that list there. Don't the Gophers need a cupcake in there? Also, does this list include the Classic?
That sounds like a lot of fun. I truly hope they keep the sue rivalry but I don't see that happening. That is a lot of high quality nc opponents in that list there. Don't the Gophers need a cupcake in there? Also, does this list include the Classic?
Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
Well, it does list UND.
Well, it does list UND.
gopher wes
Dammit, Gorilla!!
Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
I figured someone would make that joke regarding MSU-M being on the list(I almost did myself actually), but not sue.Well, it does list UND.
Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
I love the rivalry between UND and UMD etc but i will take a pass on that schedule.. I hope they steer clear of non-conference set rivalries after the conference moves. SOS is my reasoning.
The Gophs true rival is the Fighting Nucks and no other team even comes close. But to other teams, their #1 rival is the Gophs (Badgers).
I'd be very happy with that
I love the rivalry between UND and UMD etc but i will take a pass on that schedule.. I hope they steer clear of non-conference set rivalries after the conference moves. SOS is my reasoning.
The Gophs true rival is the Fighting Nucks and no other team even comes close. But to other teams, their #1 rival is the Gophs (Badgers).
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Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
I love that schedule if it's even remotely possible. Mix of old, new, powerhouse, MN based...
I love that schedule if it's even remotely possible. Mix of old, new, powerhouse, MN based...
Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
**** Notre Dame, bring in Bemidji. Otherwise looks pretty darn good.
**** Notre Dame, bring in Bemidji. Otherwise looks pretty darn good.
Re: 2011-12 Minnesota Season Thread (Pride On Ice Returns!)
"Then came the University of Minnesota and a unique relationship with a school that purposely recruited state-grown talent and coach Don Lucia who put academics first — even though Ballard would win national titles with the Golden Gophers in 2002 and 2003. Ballard also played with Hobey Baker winner Jordan Leopold, Paul Martin and Tomas Vanek but knew Lucia wouldn’t play mind games with any of them."
There’s no place like home as Ballard recalls rich Minnesota hockey history
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2011/1...allard-recalls-rich-minnesota-hockey-history/
"Then came the University of Minnesota and a unique relationship with a school that purposely recruited state-grown talent and coach Don Lucia who put academics first — even though Ballard would win national titles with the Golden Gophers in 2002 and 2003. Ballard also played with Hobey Baker winner Jordan Leopold, Paul Martin and Tomas Vanek but knew Lucia wouldn’t play mind games with any of them."
There’s no place like home as Ballard recalls rich Minnesota hockey history
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2011/1...allard-recalls-rich-minnesota-hockey-history/
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