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Please Note: the weekly prediction/pontification are done by Sioux7 and not me. So please do not burn an effigy of the Goon for this weeks predictions, I am not responsible for the predictions nor do I edit my other team members work. If you have an issue with Sioux7's predictions please address them to him not me.

Some more pictures from the Final Five

Here are a couple pictures and video of the guy that passed out in the Xcel Energy Center. One of the Gopher fans that was sitting next to us said leave it to a Sioux fan to ruin a game that they aren't involved in, lol. I will be posting a final blog article on this years Final Five experience a little later on in the week. I am still picking through the 100's of pictures of mine and some of the other people we went to the Final Five with. I am actually still recovering from the damage that I did this weekend. Some call it a hang over I call it not being to keep like I once could because of my old age.
Drunk Passed out guy a day later after he was checked out by the paramedics. I would have been embarrassed if I was that guy.




Actually the snow set a very nice back drop for the Final Five this past weekend. Hey it is March so it can snow at any time and it did and it didn't stop snowing from Friday on. Even with the snow, this is the best time of the year and the Xcel Energy Center is a great venue for a hockey tourney. I also get upset when I hear fans complain about it being in St. Paul because it is in the Gophers back yard. Big deal, it gives guys like us an excuse to travel to a hockey game or 5.

End of the season awards

Top 10 Hobey Baker Finalists

The 10 finalists are:

Nathan Gerbe, Jr, F, Boston College
Ryan Jones, Sr, F, Miami
Kevin Porter, Sr, F, Michigan
Jeff Lerg, Jr, G, Michigan State
Lee Jubinville, Jr, F, Princeton
Simon Lambert, Sr, F, RIT
Ryan Lasch, So, F, St. Cloud State
Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, Sr, G, North Dakota
T.J. Oshie, Jr, F, North Dakota
Kevin Regan, Sr, G, New Hampshire

Congratulations to Oshie and Lamoureux. My prediction for the Hobey Hat Trick will be Lamoureux, Jones and Porter.

Fighting Sioux players on All-WCHA Team(s)

First Team

F T.J. Oshie, Jr., North Dakota (27 gp, 12-17—29)
D Taylor Chorney, Jr., North Dakota (28 gp, 2-14—16)

All-WCHA Second Team

F Ryan Duncan, Jr., North Dakota (28 gp, 9-19—28)
D Chay Genoway, So., North Dakota (23 gp, 5-13—18)
G Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, Sr., North Dakota (18-7-3, 1.74 gaa, .929 sv%)

All-WCHA Third Team

D Robbie Bina, Sr., North Dakota (28 gp, 1-16—17)

There was much discussion over how many Sioux players would be selected to be on the All WCHA team(s). When your team gets second or first in the conference your team is going to get a fair number of players on the first three teams. From looking at the various teams the Fighting Sioux did put a fair number of players on the first three teams. I am surprised that Mannino getting third team over Zacharias?

4 Mike Zacharias Minnesota State 2.08 .924
7 Peter Mannino Denver 80 2.26 .916

Are the black helicopters are circling in Madison?

Just for the record, I did study conspiracey theory in college so I can see where some WCHA fans might think the league has something against certain teams; say the Wisconsin Badgers. The Husky fans might have argument was well.

This past weekend there was another game with another blown call. This time the botched call was made by the WCHA head of official's son Derrick Sheppard, the team on the receiving end of that bad call; the Wisconsin Badgers. The game in question was also at the National Hockey Center the site of another blow call that went against the Huskies.

So does Greg give his son Derrick a weekend off? Is there another letter of apology for coming?