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UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

The Exiled One said:
So 5-3 won't cut it? A sweep this weekend, a split at UND, and a sweep against DU followed by a quick exit from the NCHC playoffs won't get us in? I'm pretty sure it puts us on the bubble.
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That I couldn't tell you, I haven't crunched the numbers. But I'll be honest, if we go 5-1-0 in the next six then I'd hope we'd be able to do more than get swept in round one. Especially cuz 5-1 could get us home ice, and if not I'd imagine we'd be no worse than the 5 seed most likely in a building we could win a series. I get what you're saying, that it could get us in, but it'd likely have a lot to do with WHOM we got swept by.
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

SCSU Euro said:
Actually Tipsy said a road SWEEP, so only Miami and Western did that, it took Denver 3 games.
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Not only that, but SCSU was the 1st seed and before that sweep were 4th or 5th in pairwise. UND was 2nd seed and was probably 11th or 12th. This season we have 5 teams in the top 9. To say that that the top 4 teams are better this year is a huge understatement.
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

5thYearFreshman said:
Maybe UNO has struggled on the big sheet, but Blais is 2-1-1 against St. Cloud in the Herb and 8-4-2 overall.
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What? SCSU swept UNO in the playoffs 2 years ago, so where are you getting that he is 2-1-1 in the NHC?
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

Tipsy McStagger said:
What? SCSU swept UNO in the playoffs 2 years ago, so where are you getting that he is 2-1-1 in the NHC?
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You're right, selective memory as that game SHOULD have been in Omaha (yet another late season collapse) 2-3-1 in the Herb. Guess they struggle more than I thought
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

Can somebody tell me if there is any actual (free, and/or pay) parking right close to the NHC? As familiar as I am with St. Cloud, I don't know the SCSU campus at all. I'm taking MC's shuttle on Saturday night but I may want to park at the arena Friday as I am unsure when I will be getting up there on Friday. Plus, looks like it will be snowing some, too, now.
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

Red Cows said:
Can somebody tell me if there is any actual (free, and/or pay) parking right close to the NHC? As familiar as I am with St. Cloud, I don't know the SCSU campus at all. I'm taking MC's shuttle on Saturday night but I may want to park at the arena Friday as I am unsure when I will be getting up there on Friday. Plus, looks like it will be snowing some, too, now.
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Does this answer your question?

<img src=http://i.imgur.com/AxxwO0R.jpg></img>

The big lot and side streets will fill up quickly, but there will always be some free street parking within three blocks, even for Gopher games.
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

This isn't good news for this series:

https://twitter.com/ThorTripp/status/568134922000412672

Thor Tripp is one of the sports guys at KETV in Omaha. Your captain not even making the trip isn't a good thing.


More from KETV on this series:

http://www.ketv.com/sports/uno-hockey-stays-in-the-top-five-rankings/31303860

http://www.ketv.com/sports/uno-hockey-goaltender-enters-hobey-baker-award-conversation/31347004

Note how even Omaha media call us "UNO" and not "Omaha".
 
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Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

The Exiled One said:
Does this answer your question?

<img src=http://i.imgur.com/AxxwO0R.jpg></img>

The big lot and side streets will fill up quickly, but there will always be some free street parking within three blocks, even for Gopher games.
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Are you staying downtown or going downtown after the game? If you can, park on 13th Street S pointing west as it is a straight shot over to 9th/Clearwater Road, which will get you back to downtown easily
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

Anyone need tickets? A buddy of mine was supposed to have 4 tickets to Saturday's game, so I bought 4 for tonight and now I have 8 for tonight
 
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Man, St. Cloud has a high opinion of their team. I have been trying to sell tickets all day and can't give them away
 
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I see the NCHC predictions on USCHO have UNO sweeping St. Cloud. Don't see that happening. Guessing a split. UNO wins Friday, SCSU wins Saturday. Going to be a tough task without Zombo, but if Massa plays as well as he has recently, UNO should squeak one out.
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

5thYearFreshman said:
Man, St. Cloud has a high opinion of their team. I have been trying to sell tickets all day and can't give them away
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Good luck. Looks like there are plenty of tickets left at the box office, so maybe you shouldn't have purchased excess tickets to a game that's not close to sold out.
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

Red Cows said:
Can somebody tell me if there is any actual (free, and/or pay) parking right close to the NHC? As familiar as I am with St. Cloud, I don't know the SCSU campus at all. I'm taking MC's shuttle on Saturday night but I may want to park at the arena Friday as I am unsure when I will be getting up there on Friday. Plus, looks like it will be snowing some, too, now.
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Parking is free on campus on the weekends. I believe after 4pm. They have huge lots directly south of the arena and they are all free.
 
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5thYearFreshman said:
Man, St. Cloud has a high opinion of their team. I have been trying to sell tickets all day and can't give them away
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Peopel don't care about the team any more. It is quite sad considering they have won their conference title the last two years. There was a time for a 5 or 6 year stretch it was hard to get a ticket.
 
scsutommyboy said:
Peopel don't care about the team any more. It is quite sad considering they have won their conference title the last two years. There was a time for a 5 or 6 year stretch it was hard to get a ticket.
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The late '90s/early 2000s will probably never come back. 5100 for a Gopher game is disappointing when we used to get 7051 for every Gopher and Sioux game. However, it does appear to me that they are more accurately counting attendance, so that while the official average is way down, the actual attendance isn't down as much. Also, back in the '90s when I was frequently attending games in high school, student tickets were $10 and I think adult tickets were $15. I attended my first game in St. Cloud in 4 or 5 years this past Nov. vs. UMD and tickets were either $30 or $40, depending on location. I realize there has been some inflation, but that's still a big jump. I wouldn't be surprised if ticket revenue is higher these days, even with lower attendance and adjusted for inflation, due to the significantly higher ticket prices.
 
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Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

Currently sitting at the bar at the "Home of the Hairy Buffalo" in the Granite City w/Mrs. Red Cows.
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

Red Cows said:
Currently sitting at the bar at the "Home of the Hairy Buffalo" in the Granite City w/Mrs. Red Cows.
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Whichever the strongest one (Naked Buffalo?) is, I did 3 on my birthday one year and don't remember much after
 
Re: UNO @ SCSU Feb 20 and 21: Will the real St. Cloud PLEASE stand up?

Very strange.

Coach Blais just walked into MC's, went to the back of the bar, and then left a couple minutes later. Could not see from the bar what he might have been doing. Was wearing the suit and tie that he'll presumably be wearing on the bench tonight.

Is MC's some old WCHA haunt for him, or something? As I write this there is only like 20 people in the place and we are the only ones sporting UNO gear.
 
Red Cows said:
Very strange.

Coach Blais just walked into MC's, went to the back of the bar, and then left a couple minutes later. Could not see from the bar what he might have been doing. Was wearing the suit and tie that he'll presumably be wearing on the bench tonight.

Is MC's some old WCHA haunt for him, or something? As I write this there is only like 20 people in the place and we are the only ones sporting UNO gear.
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Blaiser needed a taste before the game. Classic Blais. Like they say, you can take the coach out of North Dakota, but you can't take the North Dakota out of the coach.
 
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