Finally the Sioux get the sweep on the road 23 games into the season and with the win move into 5th in the PWR rankings. The wins did not come easy, the Sioux had to work for them as they gutted out a couple of tough wins in a hostile building against a tough hard working team this weekend further solidifying their hold on third place.
Over on USCHO I saw some various fans saying that the Sioux were handed Friday nights game by the refs. Sorry that claim is unfounded.
Of course I am going to say that I a Sioux fan. In my opinion I believe the refs got the calls right. First off; you can not run over a goalie to score a goal, it is not legal in any league. Second; on the Mankato goal that was waved off because the net was off before the puck went into the net; even the Mankato television crew said that the net was off before the puck went in the net, that fact does hurts your argument.
Fast forward to Saturday night, on the Mankato goal that was waved off tonight, the net came off a split second before the puck crossed the line. From the replay you could see that was a tough call to make; but the refs made the right call. I think the Mav's are going to make some noise before it looks like the refs made the right call when it was all said and done. On the people that said Kaip is nothing more than a hack and goon, that so called goon has more goals than Maverick's top scorer he fought. That is also the same Maverick forward that looked like a pro taking off his helmets and gloves during Friday's fight. They agreed to fight before the face off. This is the same angle that was feeding Kaip punches will Kaip stood there and took it. That is almost as classless as Downie punching Blake while the refs holding him.
The Sioux score 7 goals on the weekend, 5 were on the power play, 1 was short handed and one was even strength. While last nights game was a grinding game, tonight's game seemed more wide open. I think over the next couple of weeks your going to see the UND defense tighten up. The Mavericks definitely take the puck to the net and finish their checks.
Here are some pictures from day two of the final five. I must admit that my pictures are not as good as the pictures from the stalkerazzi camera and I have seen the camera it is an impressive digital camera. When I was in school I also didn't do very well in my visual arts classes. :) 
So if there is a hockey Jesus, I guess that makes Parise the hockey God?
Some one has to tell Pat M to smile. Craig Dahl got a pretty good reception when he showed up at the Great Waters Brewery. I recommend their steak sand which and their beer is absolutely amazing especially the dark ones. 
The SCSU Huskies mascot 
