Correct, though I doubt we'll play them in round one so there's not guarantee we'll play them in said tourney.

And yes, I stand by saying not a cupcake but not a powerhouse either.

Cardinal, So that means two home NC series, correct? Three. No trip to UAA means they get six non-conference games. Not sure if this has been formally stated or if it's an official rule, but history says that six non-conference games a year need to be @ home for financial reasons. Kind of sucks for...

Cardinal, So that means two home NC series, correct? Three. No trip to UAA means they get six non-conference games. Not sure if this has been formally stated or if it's an official rule, but history says that six non-conference games a year need to be @ home for financial reasons. Kind of sucks for...

Who are the non-conference opponents next year (besides Michigan, Michigan State), or is that still up in the air? They were going to play at Ohio State but with the expansion / new schedule the don't go to UAA, so thus they don't have those extra NC games on the road. Doubt you'll see any heavy-hi...

PS, speaking of cupcakes, I mean Alaska Anchorage? Really? Wasn't it those cupcakes that prevented you guys from getting home ice last year? IALTO :mrgreen: (Thought it was AA you guys played, I was hammered in Houghton so I don't remember! :lol: ) Wow, what a great college hockey mind... http://co...

Cardinal , I heart you! Didn't Bemidji score 6 on you? Just checking, because they have never pulled that one on us. Tougher test - yes I can give you that, does it mean our schedule just got more difficult, nope. Gophers Record vs. BSU: 7-1-0 (.875 win percentage) Bulldogs Record vs. BSU: 18-7-0 (...

Cardinal , I heart you! Didn't Bemidji score 6 on you? Just checking, because they have never pulled that one on us. Tougher test - yes I can give you that, does it mean our schedule just got more difficult, nope. Gophers Record vs. BSU: 7-1-0 (.875 win percentage) Bulldogs Record vs. BSU: 18-7-0 (...

gopher6 wrote:so what is the reason for us going to Michigan and Mich State again next year?

Strib story was inaccurate ... it's here next year.

3 pages of a thread and the series hasn't even started yet & none of it is really thrash talking from Chris tDHG. WOWZA! I'm going to take the high road and let my team do the talking this series. One bit of trash that I found hilarious, Ryan Cardinal on KFAN "UMD really hasn't had a tough...

Davey J. wrote:

Cardinal wrote:Walters and Schmidt dropped the gloves tonight in their USHL game.

Who won?

Didn't see it ... just saw it on Twitter that it happened.

The Bulldogs lost a pair of key players off last year’s team in the form of senior captain MacGregor Sharp, who led them in scoring a year ago, but more importantly than Sharp was the departure of junior Alex Kangas , who was the top goalie in the WCHA a year ago. :confused2: I'm used to saying Kan...

Walters and Schmidt dropped the gloves tonight in their USHL game.

streakygopher wrote:Apparently, this year's favorite whipping boy is David Fischer, a player who would be a first or second line defenseman on any D-III college hockey team in the country.

Fixed your post.

gophers79 wrote:

sunbone wrote:

gopher wes wrote:

sunbone wrote:Ness to continue his improvement and show us the player we all know he can be.

Really? Ness has improved?

Hell yes.

Agreed. Definitely.

+1

Gophers Return to WCHA Play vs. High-Scoring Bulldogs Coming off a disappointment split against the Bemidji State Beavers, the Golden Gophers get back into WCHA play this weekend by taking on another in-state rival in the form of the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, who return to the place where their br...

Lucia will be on with PA at 9:30 tomorrow.

New road unis look too much like the Nationals' jerseys I think, but not a massive 'miss' to me.

evegoe wrote:We'll have a much better idea of how the Gophers are going to do after the Duluth and Mavs series. Those are series they'll need to win if they want home ice in the first round of the WCHA playoffs.

It's come to that, eh? Hoping to get home ice? How the mighty have fallen.

Bemidji Blasts Gophers 6-2 In Series Finale It appears as though the Golden Gophers may have been turning the corner after their 0-3-1 start to the season, as Minnesota had won four of their previous five games heading into Sunday’s series finale against the Bemidji State Beavers. However, the Goph...

Hoeffel - Schroeder - Sacchetti
Lucia - White - Budish
Carman - Matson - Birkholz
Hansen - Larson - Miller

Ness - Fischer
Fairchild - Schack
Wehrs - Helgeson

Kangas
Patterson

BSU going with freshman netminder Mathieu Dugas tonight.

Special Teams Key In Gophers 4-1 Win Over Beavers The Minnesota power play has been anything but an asset this season, but thanks to a pair of timely power play goals and a key second period penalty kill, the Golden Gophers were able to upend the Bemidji State Beavers by a 4-1 score in front of a c...

Kinda like Vanek-Riddle and Troyriddlefan What ever happened to this individual?? Well, this site appears to still be active as of a few months ago... :crazy1: Jeezus H chri$&!! What a loon! Best part of the whole site: Because of a couple ass-clowns ruining it for everybody else, I have taken ...

minnhkyruls wrote:Any new news on Sahira Gill (sp)? I thought we really, really wanted him and was wondering if he committed anywhere? Thanks. GO GOPHERS!!!!!

With Barriball red-shirting, I think that pretty much takes us out of the Gill sweepstakes.

Cardinal, If I may ask, what is the story with the axe you have to grind with Lucia? Did he do something to you personally? Your commentary about him seems far too emotional for it to be that simple. Others comment about reasons they would like to see a change and seem more logic based and less emo...

According to Fiona's Twitter account, it's Schroeder.

http://twitter.com/QuickFacts

Gophers Kickoff Non-Conference Schedule With Bemidji State Coming off a successful road split in Madison against the Wisconsin Badgers, the Golden Gophers will look to put another off-ice distraction behind them as they heading into a key non-conference series against the Bemidji State Beavers this...

Would it really surprise anyone if -- at this point -- a team pulled another high-end kid out of there due to the lack of development? Kids who come here and make positive strides in their play from their freshman year have been few and far between lately, despite what some Kool-Aid drinkers would l...

Okposo has H1N1 according to reports.

sb24 wrote:where does this potentially leave the gophers for D during the world juniors?

I doubt Ness or Leddy will be picked for the team, so they should be fine. Leddy would have had a great shot had he not broke his jaw. I guess Ness has a shot but I'd be pretty shocked if he made the team at this point.

Strib report doesn't have quotes or cite anything, but it's now online:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophe ... _Yyc:aUUsZ

This still makes no sense. This isn't Jake Taylor, or Bickel, or even O'Brien we're talking about here. Unless there is a huge academic issue we're not aware of I've yet to hear a legitimate reason. He was scratched for Schack on Saturday night ... there's your reason. Is this your speculation Card...

ScoobyDoo wrote:This still makes no sense. This isn't Jake Taylor, or Bickel, or even O'Brien we're talking about here. Unless there is a huge academic issue we're not aware of I've yet to hear a legitimate reason.

He was scratched for Schack on Saturday night ... there's your reason.

Lofquist Reportedly Quits Team, Heading To OHL 2031 According to sources, Gophers sophomore defenseman Sam Lofquist has quit the team and will head to the Ontario Hockey League, according to multiple online reports. GPL poster Hammy was the first to break the news. The University has yet to comment...

SmokinGopher wrote:LOL. Lucia "Schack gonna get to play more with Nick out." No mention of Lofquist.

Between both answers to the e-mail questions, you could kind of tell in his voice and words that Lofquist is gone.

The situation with Lofquist falls on Lucia for taking him as such a young freshman. He turned 18 the spring before getting here ... given his slight build and lack of success in his time with the NTDP, he should have been told to play a year in the USHL or go somewhere else. I'm not sure if when he ...

We know what's going on, but are waiting to get some confirmation from the 'U'.... So, on a scale of 0 (Kessel leaving early) to 10 (Okposo leaving early), how much anger, frustration, and shock is this going to cause? Based just on the player, like a two. But when you factor this in with everythin...

Turnovers Costly In 4-2 Loss to Badgers The Golden Gophers fell back into some old habits as the competition level went back up in Madison against the Badgers, as Minnesota fell to Wisconsin by a 4-2 score in the first of two contests at the Kohl Center this weekend. It didn’t take long for the Bad...

Guess I'll have to pray that Barriball's injury is not as serious as feared. I agree with Scooby - seems the Gophers have been snakebitten with season-ending injuries recently: Stoa, Matson, potentially Barriball, and it's leaked down to the recruits: Budish, Hoeffel. IF Barriball is out for the se...

Gophers, Badgers Set To Renew Border Battle After a pair of winless – and nearly goal-less – weekends to start the 2009-10 season, the Golden Gophers did exactly what they needed to do in a near-perfect sweep against Alaska Anchorage last weekend and now have momentum heading into this weekend’s Bo...

Don Lucia has now done a 180 on his view of the Leddy situation: http://www.startribune.com/blogs/68444522.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUgOy9cP3DieyckcUsI Good news: Now it's a maximum of 6 weeks, with a probability of being less than that. What does he want to get out of thi...

Larch wrote:

Greyeagle wrote:Oh that wacky Chilly! He dressed up as flight attendent...not sure if it on the way there or back.
http://twitpic.com/nk7us
http://twitpic.com/nk7ku

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That was on the way back from the Pittsburgh game.

It was on the way to Pittsburgh.

Lucia Leads Offensive Charge As Gophers Win 5-1 vs. UAA http://www.gopherpucklive.com/image/game/103009_AA.jpg Held in check by a pair of the nation’s top teams over the first two weekends of the season, the Golden Gophers played their best game of the young season on Friday night en route to a 5-1...

Leddy left the game after getting his clocked cleaned carrying the puck into the offensive zone and it looks like a knee injury occurred as well that could be pretty bad. He was dazed getting up and couldn't put any pressure on his knee. Hit was somewhat dirty but the UAA guy didn't target his knee ...

Wonder why they don't go with Lucia - Carman - Flynn at this point ... I know they want balance, but right now, things are equally crappy across the board, so why not go back to something that's worked reasonably well in the past?

Hoeffel - Schroeder - Barriball Lucia - Carman - Matson Hansen - Sacchetti - Flynn White - Budish - Birkholz Leddy - Fischer Ness - Fairchild Helgeson - Wehrs Kangas Patterson Grant - Lunden - Clark Haddad - Naslund - Brihsten Portwood - Parkinson - Crowell Spencer - Gellert - Wiles Baldwin - Tuton ...

http://host.madison.com/sports/columnists/andy_baggot/article_c37a6ed4-c51a-11de-9887-001cc4c002e0.html Interesting read on Eaves' take on future scheduling. Affects the Gophers in that it sounds like Eaves wants to pull Ohio State in to the College Hockey Showcase, presumably in an effort to contin...

DrunkHockeyGuy wrote:I am going to re-listen and count the "you-knows" ala Danard Span.

I think it was more than six, so you may need help in this quest sooner than later I'm afraid.

More self-promotion ... but ... pretty cool video recapping last Sunday's game with some inside looks at different aspects of things.

http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/vide ... af65eb38b2

Ex-Vikings safety Orlando Thomas dies at 37 of ALS The Minnesota Vikings say former Vikings strong safety Orlando Thomas has died after suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease. The team says Thomas died early Wednesday at age 37. He began feeling symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2004, and t...

Ex-Vikings safety Orlando Thomas dies at 37 of ALS The Minnesota Vikings say former Vikings strong safety Orlando Thomas has died after suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease. The team says Thomas died early Wednesday at age 37. He began feeling symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2004, and t...