Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: March 2-3 - MacNaughton in the house

[The Rube]

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Hall of Fame material.

Indeed. I hope someone told Kyle Rau about it. And I hope Kyle Rau laughed.

[IronRangeHockey]

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Sniff. Sniff. An era gone by.

I agree, its a sad thing to see go away. Like mentioned below, some intense matchups.

[4four4]

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Indeed. I hope someone told Kyle Rau about it. And I hope Kyle Rau laughed.

You got to think. eh?

[burd]

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I'm with Tiggsy in one respect - I don't feel better by way of what UND or UW do - if the Gophers season was crappy nothing eases the suck. You'd think fans of programs with that many titles would have enough self-esteem to do the same.

You have to take into account the fact that the large majority of the hate stuff is nothing but humor--for most fans, I think. I love college hockey no matter who is playing and frankly don't get very bummed when the Sioux lose. It's more fun, though, when you can also give and take a little guff. That's why the titles are not that big a deal. The season gives us a lot of great hockey experiences, while the occasional banner is more of a bragging right than an experience. The bragging right means next to nothing to me now, except for the good natured teasing it is useful for.

Besides, it's harder to really feel the old Gopher hate when gopher players have been getting smaller, weaker and slower every year. I'd include uglier, but there has never been much room for change in that regard.

[IronRangeHockey]

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Besides, it's harder to really feel the old Gopher hate when gopher players have been getting smaller, weaker and slower every year. I'd include uglier, but there has never been much room for change in that regard.

Great example of what will be missed.

That takes decades to fully appreciate and understand.

[Tiggsy]

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Yeah, I'm fine with that. Is it ok that I really enjoyed it when Michigan beat UND last year? Mostly because that ******* UND Fan flipped the bird to the Michigan player after he scored the goal to put the game out of reach. I'm sorry, but I really enjoyed that.

Yes, that is okay. That one I really struggled with. Especially because I was there. I tried to be neutral and just enjoy the experience.

[SanTropez]

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That one I really struggled with. Especially because I was there. I tried to be neutral and just enjoy the experience.

I had hoped the roof would come crashing down during the game.

[Tiggsy]

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I had hoped the roof would come crashing down during the game.

Maybe.... but technically that isn't cheering against either team.

[ScoobyDoo]

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You are talking about this Letsgodu LOL

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved that. I'm sorry, but that was awesome.

[Driftryder]

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From Gophersports

Members of the Minnesota men's hockey team met with the media today and talked about this weekend's series against Wisconsin. You can listen to everything they had to say here

http://www.gophersports.com/blog/201...wisconsin.html

[Driftryder]

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Weekend preview from Gophersports

Minnesota vs. Wisconsin: Border rivals Minnesota and Wisconsin will play a two-game series for the second time this season at Mariucci Arena this weekend. The two schools have met at least four times a year every season dating back to 1969-70. Back on Nov. 11 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., The Badgers won a 3-1 decision to hand the Gophers their first conference loss of the year, but Minnesota salvaged a split the following night with a 4-1 win. All-time, the Gophers hold a 153-84-20 record against Wisconsin with a ledger of 89-26-7 at home. As a top-ten team under coach Don Lucia, Minnesota is 22-9-1 against the Badgers.

About The Badgers: Looking to avoid missing the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time under current head coach Mike Eaves, Wisconsin is heating up at the right time. After losing five straight games from Jan. 27 to Feb. 17, the Badgers have won three in a row, including a win over then-No. 10 Denver, to climb back into the top 25 of the PairWise Rankings. Wisconsin entered last weekend with just one win away from home on the season, but swept Bemidji State on the road with a pair of 4-2 victories. The Badgers are a young team that has only two seniors on the roster. They are led in scoring by sophomore forward Mark Zengerle (11g-33a) and junior defenseman Justin Schultz (15g-27a). Sophomores Michael Mersch (13g-15a) and Tyler Barnes (8g-15a) and freshman Joseph LaBate (5g-15a) each have 20 points or more.

Aside from Schultz, Wisconsin is led defensively by second-year skater Frankie Simonelli (5g-13a), rookie Jake McCabe (3g-6a), and junior captain John Ramage (3g-6a). Freshmen Joel Rumpel and Landon Peterson have played a majority of the time between the pipes. Rumpel has played more minutes, posting a 10-9-2 record with a 2.70 goals against average and a .910 save percentage, but Peterson has started two of the team's last three games. Peterson is 5-6-0 with a 3.02 goals against average and an .896 save percentage on the year.


Chasing The Cup: Minnesota is chasing its first MacNaughton Cup since 2006-07 when the Gophers finished with 39 points at 18-7-3 in the WCHA. This year, Minnesota is 19-7-0 and has 38 points with two games to play. Minnesota Duluth is 16-6-4 and has 36 points and is the only team capable of catching the Gophers. If Minnesota is able to secure two points against Wisconsin this weekend or if Minnesota Duluth suffers, a loss at St. Cloud State, the Gophers will capture their first MacNaughton Cup since 2006-07.

Home Ice: Minnesota has secured home ice and a top-two seed for the WCHA playoffs. Minnesota will host a soon-to-be-determined opponent in a best-of-three series on March 9-11 at Mariucci Arena in the first round of the playoffs. The Gophers are 14-5-0 at home this year and 10-2-0 in home WCHA games (overtime loss to Michigan Tech and a last-minute loss to Colorado College).

[gopher wes]

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Cheering against teams is something I try to stay away from......but I just can't do it!

A couple years ago when the regional was at tX, I was a huge NMU fan in the hopes that SUCS would still be irrelevant in NCAA tourney games. NMU fans applauded our effort, but we just couldn't make it happen. The last thing I wanted was for SUCS to win a tourney game and all of the sudden feel like they are worth two craps.

And I watched the Michigan/NoDak Frozen Four game and hell yeah, I stood up and cheered in my apartment when Michigan hit the empty net!

I know there are a lot of people that can watch college hockey neutrally, but if it is a game with sconnie, SUCS, UND, etc, I am not one of those people.

[RonWolf]

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved that. I'm sorry, but that was awesome.

I just noticed the Michigan player shooting one right back to the fan. Classic.

[johnnypohlfan]

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Very stupid comment. It adds nothing.

I nominate this for best post ever. You truly are a genius among fools. Congratulations.

[SanTropez]

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Plenty of paint thinner in this one.

A Wisconsin husband busted for beating his wife in a domestic dispute over finances offered a unique defense: "A ghost did it." Fond du Lac cops arrived at Michael West's home to find his wife, Rebecca, "crying very hard and bleeding from her nose," according to a police report. She said her husband struck her, and tried to strangle her.

West told officers his wife had fallen repeatedly to the floor and was strangled by a "ghost." He's been charged with attempted strangulation, battery, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest—and has been ordered to stay sober.