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Minnesota Cup

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Maturi said this is the way the Gophers play all the MN teams... anyone else scared that means not making trips to their barns?

And Minnesota Cup... its ok, but can we get something cooler sounding? Like the DQ Cup?
 
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SCSU Euro said:
Maturi said this is the way the Gophers play all the MN teams... anyone else scared that means not making trips to their barns?
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I don't know about St. Cloud, but I know we'll never see the Gophers in Mankato again.
 
willythekid said:
4 girls, 1 cup is the name. video sales should be outstanding... minnesota's economy could use all the help it can get.
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Minnesota's economy is probably ten times the size of North Dakota, so not sure where this is coming from. Oh yeah, I forgot you are borderline retarded.
 
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Tipsy McStagger said:
Minnesota's economy is probably ten times the size of North Dakota, so not sure where this is coming from. Oh yeah, I forgot you are borderline retarded.
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I can see how jan fans would be a bit testy about this subject as they realize they will probably never be able to drink from this cup...
 
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willythekid said:
4 girls, 1 cup is the name. video sales should be outstanding... minnesota's economy could use all the help it can get.
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Now now now, we all cannot find oil in our state...
4four4 said:
http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/137984168.html

Looks like this tourney is going to happen. It should be a fun tourney.
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Beersong had a great post on tPB. Basically the question is how many people will be there? They tried a similar thing a few years ago and 5,000 (or less) showed up for a game that didn't include the Gophers. And when the Gophers are playing, how many will be in attendance? 10,000? 11,000?

Plus you can say goodbye to UMTC visiting your arena.

I am excited of the possibility of this being a Final Five 2.0. And by 2.0 I mean a sequel to a blockbuster hit that won't come near what the Final Five.

Minnesota Cup is a dumb name, call it "The Hotdish"
 
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Biddco said:
Now now now, we all cannot find oil in our state...
Beersong had a great post on tPB. Basically the question is how many people will be there? They tried a similar thing a few years ago and 5,000 (or less) showed up for a game that didn't include the Gophers. And when the Gophers are playing, how many will be in attendance? 10,000? 11,000?

Plus you can say goodbye to UMTC visiting your arena.

I am excited of the possibility of this being a Final Five 2.0. And by 2.0 I mean a sequel to a blockbuster hit that won't come near what the Final Five was.

Minnesota Cup is a dumb name, call it "The Hotdish"
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The days of Minnesota visiting your arena often are going to be gone regardless. That's the reality of the situation.
 
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Biddco said:
I am excited of the possibility of this being a Final Five 2.0. And by 2.0 I mean a sequel to a blockbuster hit that won't come near what the Final Five.
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Obviously. Without drunk UND fans to annoy everyone and puke everywhere, it just won't have the same charm.
 
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Dirty said:
Obviously. Without drunk UND fans to annoy everyone and puke everywhere, it just won't have the same charm.
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:( Or to mistake you for a Gopher fan because you're wearing maroon and gold
JDUBBS1280 said:
The days of Minnesota visiting your arena often are going to be gone regardless. That's the reality of the situation.
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Fine by me, I'll just miss some good friends who come to Duluth. It makes for a great time.
 
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Maturi seems to be telling us expect to see more Sacred Heart series and less in state rivalry games against other Minnesota schools. My take read between the lines old WCHA if you want to see the Gophers at your barn. I am not thrilled by his statement.
 
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Basically this tournament is the Goofers saying we are helping the other Minnesota schools, we just won't go to their barn to do it. We will play them at the X or at Mariucci so that we don't have to leave the 494-694 loop for any non-conference games........
 
beaverhockeyfan said:
Basically this tournament is the Goofers saying we are helping the other Minnesota schools, we just won't go to their barn to do it. We will play them at the X or at Mariucci so that we don't have to leave the 494-694 loop for any non-conference games........
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Well, they do have a scheduling agreement with Notre Dame already, and I heard they are working on one with BC/BU. So, it's not like they aren't ever going to leave the Twin Cities for out of conference games.

If they are going to maintain their 20 home game minimum (2 of which would be games in this tournament at the X), plus 10 road conference games, it doesn't leave a lot of non-conference games to play on the road.
 
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willythekid said:
I can see how jan fans would be a bit testy about this subject as they realize they will probably never be able to drink from this cup...
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Well, they'll always have one of these to drink from:

solo_cup.jpg


:p
 
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I don't get why so many are focused on the negatives here. The biggest loss from the WCHA splitting up is the revenue sharing from the Final Five. The gophers do not need the MN tournament. But schools like SCSU, BSU, MSUM, and UMD this is a big time deal. The specifics have not been released, but I imagine there will be a revenue sharing deal that will very important to help offset the losses of the WCHA Final Five cash cow going to slaughter.

Personally, I like to thank Lucia, Maturi and all others involved in getting this done. This will be great for College Hockey in Minnesota. I will be in the seats for the tourney.
 
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Bronzebacks said:
I don't get why so many are focused on the negatives here. The biggest loss from the WCHA splitting up is the revenue sharing from the Final Five. The gophers do not need the MN tournament. But schools like SCSU, BSU, MSUM, and UMD this is a big time deal. The specifics have not been released, but I imagine there will be a revenue sharing deal that will very important to help offset the losses of the WCHA Final Five cash cow going to slaughter.

Personally, I like to thank Lucia, Maturi and all others involved in getting this done. This will be great for College Hockey in Minnesota. I will be in the seats for the tourney.
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Shhhh. Clearly Minnesota was the frontrunner in breaking up the WCHA, and I know for a fact they NEVER wanted Bemidji State in the WCHA in the first place.
 
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Of course not. Minnesota is too arrogant too do anything that might benefit another program.....

John Mariucci would be proud of this tournament.
 
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