Former Herald beat writer sums it up well.

I always loved Virg Foss’ work while he was a beat writer for the Fighting Sioux Hockey team and this article sums it up well. I think most of us are still in a state of shock.

Grand Forks Herald --- And so it stings and it will for a long while. It’s a bitter pill to swallow.

But remember this. The pain we feel as fans is nothing compared to what is felt by the players, coaches and staff. They formed a championship-caliber team, but couldn’t win the big one on the biggest of stages.

No matter how flowery the words of praise we heap on this team for remarkable and memorable achievements, the players, more than the fans, will never forget how this season ended.

It ended in shock, disbelief, great sadness and extreme hurt. And there re no words any of us can write or say to make that go away soon, if ever.