Another Mike Chambers drive by shooting on former Fighting Sioux forward Brad Malone...

As a Sioux fan I have to ask is there is something wrong with Mike Chambers? Is he going to always refer to Brad Malone as the guy that broke Jesse Martin's neck every time he does a story or blog post on former Fighting Sioux forward Brad Malone? Seriously? What relevance does it have in regards to this discussion? In my humble opinion nothing. This is the same beat writer that asked George Gwozdecky about RIT after the Pioneers won their first game at the Final Five...

Mike Chambers; Denver Post ---- The Avs selected Malone in the fourth round (105th overall) of the 2007 draft. Malone played four years at North Dakota and served as the first-line center last season, when the Sioux were ranked No. 1 nationally most of the year and advanced to the Frozen Four. He (Malone) had 16 goals and 40 points in 43 games last season, a campaign marred by his controversial hit that nearly killed DU senior Jesse Martin on Oct. 30 in Grand Forks.

Malone is perceived as a third- or fourth-line grinder in the NHL, a gritty guy with good hands (fighting?) and decent wheels. Nicknamed “Pony,” he was one of the most popular players at UND.

What's the point, is Chambers trying to incite the Sioux faithful because of a sagging readership? What does he want to have happen to Brad Malone, does he wish him ill well? I had the pleasure of meeting Brad Malone at a golf tourney two season ago and I have to say that he was a very nice person and don't get the vilification of Brad Malone. Can we move on?

The end of the Colin Campbell Wheel of Justice.

It would appear that the Colin Campbell Wheel of Justice has finally been retired, this is good news because it will probably finally silence the conspiracy theorists who thought that Colin Campbell was in the tank for the Boston Bruins.

Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Yahoo.com --- The NHL has a new disciplinarian: Brendan Shanahan(notes). It has rewritten the rules regarding boarding and illegal checks to the head, broadening their scope. And now, every time Shanahan and his colleagues announce a suspension, they will release a video simultaneously explaining what they saw, everything they deliberated and why they settled on that certain sanction. It might be on a case-by-case basis, but they hope to release a video after each disciplinary hearing, not just each suspension, so they can give an explanation when they decide not to take action, too.

I think going forward that the NHL under the direction of Brendan Shanahan is going to be run more smoothly and be more transparent when making their disciplinary decisions than the league did under Colin Campbell… In the past Colin Campbell’s decisions seem to lack consistency and where far from transparent and most of the time Campbell's decisions just left people scratching their heads.

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Bigger NHL Rinks?

Image via WikipediaThis is a horrible idea; in my opinion there is no reason to increase the size of the ice in the NHL, as we have seen in the college game, bigger ice surfaces take hitting out of the game. Also, most NHL teams aren’t going to want to take out seats out of their arenas to increase the size of the ice surface, it’s an economic issue, that means less seats and less money for those arenas/teams.

Toronto Sun --- To my way of thinking, the NHL could increase goal-scoring and make the game more exciting with one simple change, without having to constantly tinker and retool. (And when a league is constantly retooling, it sends out the message, unfortunately, that there’s something profoundly wrong with the game).

Yes, I’ve harped on this before, but it’s necessary harp: The NHL should increase the size of the ice. Not even the length of the ice, just the width. More ice, more room to move, more creativity, more goals. More goals, more excitement, more fans.

I’m not a math guy, but that seems to be a winning equation. Still, opponents of the idea, including some very good friends of mine who write and broadcast hockey for a living, argue that changing the ice dimensions would result in a boring game, because there would be less hitting, as there is in European pro hockey.

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Sunday night humor

 One of my twitter friends sent me this tweet and I thought I was would share it with you.

Representative Al Carlson will not sponsor reversal of nickname decision

Image via WikipediaThis is breaking news on the Fighting Sioux nickname... Carlson won't introduce legislation that would repeal his law that required the University of North Dakota to be called the Fighting Sioux, on the other hand Carlson will not obstruct anyone that decides to introduce legislation to retire the Fighting Sioux nickname either.

Fargo Forum --- When asked this week if he would introduce legislation to undo the law, Carlson said he wouldn’t.

“I’m principled enough to know that I’m not going to do that,” said Carlson, who sponsored the controversial law that took effect this month.

However, Carlson said he also won’t discourage anyone else from submitting legislation to amend or repeal the law and said he would go along with what must be done.

“I’m not here to obstruct the process or to hurt UND,” he said. “We’re not going to damage the university.”

The New NHL Net...

This is the video from the NHL introducing the new net that the NHL has been experimenting with during the Research and Development camp this past week in Toronto Ontario. There is a decent chance that we might  see this new net during NHL regular season. The more I read about this new net the more that I like it, if this helps make a more definitive ruling on goals I am all for it.

TSN.COM ---- The new design of net comes with a 40-inch frame as opposed to the traditional 44 inches. It also features a clear plastic strip along the top, thinner mesh and a built-in high definition camera -- changes that should make the job easier for the league's video review room.

There will also likely be a new "verification line" that runs three inches behind the goal-line and can be used to determine if a puck completely entered the net.

Since the changes to the net won't directly impact the rulebook, the procedure for implementing them is still being ironed out. They'll be used during training camps and exhibition games before the hockey operations department makes a decision on whether they'll be on display in the regular season.

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UND working out details on timeline for transition to new logo

Image via WikipediaIn case you haven't seen this article it's worth a look, apparently the NCAA is more worried about UND transitioning away from the nickname and logo and retiring it than if our teams wear it this year... I find that interesting.

Dave Kolpack, Associated Press---  The higher education board has directed Kelley to "substantially complete" the process of retiring the nickname by the end of December. That doesn't necessarily mean that the Indian head logo will be gone from all uniforms by then, Shaft said.

"For instance, we know that through the ordering process, we probably won't have different hockey uniforms until well after Christmas break," he said. "The NCAA has indicated that those aren't the types of things they're worried about. They just wanted a solid commitment that the logo was being retired."

Some sports have already moved away from the Indian head illustration. The football team is using an interlocking "ND" that has been a secondary logo for several years.

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UND merchandise on NCAA site....

The University of North Dakota was put on the NCAA sanctions August 15th and the NCAA transitioned away from selling UND Fighting Sioux merchandise on it's webpage. It almost appears that the NCAA has stopped selling UND merchandise. Last night and this morning while doing a search of the NCAA site with North Dakota, UND and University of North Dakota the only thing that comes up is the God awful NDSU Bison merchandise.

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NHL changes coming?

Image via WikipediaThis week in Toronto, the NHL has been experimenting with some different things to tweak the NHL game. Apparently the dept of the nets is one thing that the NHL is experimenting with. The changes to the nets sizes in the NHL could come as early as this season.

TORONTO -- After using a shallower model over two days at the research and development camp, league executive Brendan Shanahan indicated that the new nets will likely find their way into NHL arenas soon.

"I think that the shallow nets are something that I'd really like to try in at least an exhibition game and see how players react to it," Shanahan said Thursday.

The new design is 40 inches deep as opposed to the traditional 44 inches. It also features a clear plastic strip along the top and thinner mesh -- changes intended to make video review decisions easier.

Shanahan also liked a new "verification line" that runs three inches behind the goal-line and can be used in video review to help determine if a puck completely entered the net.

The NHL Is also thinking about going to the hybrid icing rule, this is basically the same rule that the NCAA went to last season. Of course this rule change didn't go as smoothly as planned, there were a lot of calls where the play should have been called icing and wasn't, the WCHA officials had a tough time with this new rule change and I don't think it's an understatement to say that there was a lot of confusion with the Hybrid Icing rule. I would hope the NHL officials can do a better job calling this than the NCAA/WCHA officials because the NHL officials are full time officials.

The Globe and Mail ---- Under the hybrid rule, the linesmen will have to make a judgment call. When the puck is fired down the ice and icing is indicated, the closest linesman has to determine, by the time the first player reaches the faceoff dot, which player is going to win the race. If it is the attacking player, icing is waved off and the race for the puck continues. If it is the defending player, the whistle is blown to stop the play.

If the NHL adopts the hybrid icing rule you could see a lot less collisions at the end boards contesting icing and it could help prevent injuries like the one that where former Wild Defenseman Kurtis foster suffered when he was planted into the boards racing for an icing.

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College Hockey re-alignment affecting recruitment?

Image via WikipediaHere is an interesting blog post that I found on Buzzing the Net about Jacob Trouba of the U.S. National Team Development Program in Ann Harbor Michigan. Trouba is considering playing either for Michigan in the NCAA and or for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL. Sounds like the re-alignment that has taken place in college hockey this past summer “could” play a hand in where a kid decides to play.

Trouba said the changing face of NCAA hockey -- with the starting of the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference, putting some programs like Notre Dame in conference limbo -- has made his choice regarding the college route a bit more difficult.

"It's very big," said Trouba of the decision between the two paths. "School is where you're going for four years -- that's a four-year decision -- and the OHL you're not coming back (to the NCAA) if you go there. So you've really got to pick one way or the other.

"Then, you've got to live with your decision."

Hump Day links...

Coach Hakstol was on the Pipeline Show last night. [click to listen]

Here is an interesting story from HabsWorld.Net; How Danny Kristo could become unrestricted next offseason

There's one name that should stand out to most from that list, Danny Kristo. Drafted in 2008, he played in the USHL in 2008-09 before going to college the next year. He has completed two seasons at North Dakota and has said he will play again there this year which is his junior year. 2012 is also the fourth year since his selection which means Subsection c (iv) could apply to him. If he so desired, he could drop out of college and become unrestricted as early as next offseason.

You'll note the usage of the hypotheticals in the last couple of sentences. As there is no guarantee Kristo won't sign before then nor is there one that says he won't stay for his senior year, this doesn't mean for sure that he will become a UFA next season. In both of these instances, the Habs would retain his rights either by him signing or him staying at North Dakota (Subsection c (iii) applies here for those interested but I'll spare you reading through that in detail).

 Luke Johnson has verbally committed to play for the hometown Fighting Sioux. [click to read]

The forward (Luke Johnson) chose UND over Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Nebraska-Omaha. “I think it’s pretty obvious,” Johnson said. “Growing up here, I always dreamed of playing for the Sioux. It’s a no-brainer to play for the Sioux. With my dad and uncle going through the program and doing what they did, it’s pretty simple, pretty easy.”

Former head of the UND Alumni Association Earl Strinden says it’s time to move on from the UND nickname. [click to view]

Boston Bruins Defenseman Zdeno Chara is not expected to face any criminal charges for his hit on Max  Pacioretty. [Click to read]

A couple of Links

Image via Wikipedia
Here are a couple of stories of interest.

The Next Little Big Horn: Black Cloud Cloud Says NCAAs Actions Discriminatory Against Spirit Lake Sioux

Well ahead of the August 12 meeting, the Spirit Lake Chairman and Tribal Council wrote a letter to the NCAA asking if they could come to the meeting and represent their tribe’s position on the issue, but NCAA officials denied the sovereign nation’s request.

Here they are going to talk about the fate of the Fighting Sioux, and the name and the proper use that UND has given it, and the tribe that supports it, they don’t even want to hear from, said Frank Black Cloud, a Spirit Lake Leader, on the Scott Hennen show yesterday. “How do you not want to hear from the people that it affects the most?

The name was given generations ago,” stated Black Cloud, “and the NCAA really has no bearing as to what the tribe does and how the tribe gives their namesake away. We gave it in honor.

Carlson Says The Battle Is Not Over Yet on Sioux Nickname.

FARGO, ND - Those people [ND Legislators] don’t throw protest votes around. They were listening to the citizens of North Dakota when they cast their votes, and every one of them was well aware of what would happen in terms of conference affiliations and all of those things,” House Majority Leader Al Carlson (R-Fargo) said today of the legislature’s spring decision on the Fighting Sioux nickname bill.

Carlson went on to say that there is also no certainty that the law will be repealed in November.

At no point in time was there a promise made that we will change the law tomorrow, in spite of what was said in the media. I can't guarantee that those 93 people will all switch their minds, Carlson said in an interview on the Scott Hennen show today.

I think the name should have stayed, said Carlson. In the end if it can't stay, then so be it. But that day is not here yet.

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2011-12 UND TV Schedule

Image via WikipediaHere is the UND sports TV schedule for the 2011-2012 season.The television schedule includes Fighting Sioux Men's and Woman's Hockey, Men's and Woman's Basketball and Fighting Sioux Football... If you have Midco or Direct TV you will be able to watch Sioux Sports anywhere in the USA.


2011-12 UND TV Schedule
Date Sport Opponent Time
Sept. 1 FB Drake 7:00 pm
Sept. 6 VB North Dakota State 7:00 pm
Oct. 1 MHKY Regina (Exh.) 7:00 pm
Oct. 6 VB NJIT 7:00 pm
Oct. 7 MHKY Ice Breaker Tournament
Michigan State vs. Boston College 4:00 pm
UND vs. Air Force 7:00 pm
Oct. 8 MHKY TBA 4:00 pm
UND vs. TBA 7:00 pm
Oct. 14 MHKY Maine 7:30 pm
Oct. 15 MHKY Maine 7:00 pm
Oct. 21 WHKY Ohio State 7:00 pm
Oct. 22 FB Cal Poly 1:00 pm
Oct. 28 MHKY St. Cloud State 7:30 pm
Oct. 29 MHKY St. Cloud State 7:00 pm
Nov. 19 FB South Dakota 1:00 pm
Nov. 23 MBB Montana 7:00 pm
Nov. 25 MHKY Colorado College 7:30 pm
Nov. 26 MHKY Colorado College 7:00 pm
Dec. 2 WHKY Minnesota 7:00 pm
Dec. 3 WHKY Minnesota 7:00 pm
Dec. 4 WBB Montana State 4:00 pm
Dec. 9 MHKY Nebraska Omaha 7:30 pm
Dec. 10 MHKY Nebraska Omaha 7:00 pm
Dec. 17 MHKY Russian Red Stars (Exh.) 7:07 pm
Dec. 30 MHKY Harvard 7:30 pm
Dec. 31 MHKY Harvard 7:00 pm
Jan. 13 MHKY Minnesota 7:30 pm
Jan. 14 MHKY Minnesota 7:00 pm
Jan. 17 MBB North Dakota State 7:00 pm
Jan. 21 WBB Utah Valley 2:00 pm
Jan. 26 MBB NJIT 7:00 pm
Jan. 27 MHKY Wisconsin 7:30 pm
Jan. 28 MHKY Wisconsin 7:00 pm
Feb. 2 WBB Houston Baptist 7:00 pm
Feb. 3 WHKY Bemidji State 7:00 pm
Feb. 9 WBB Chicago State 7:00 pm
Feb. 11 WBB NJIT 7:00 pm
Feb. 17 MHKY Michigan Tech 7:30 pm
Feb. 18 MHKY Michigan Tech 7:00 pm
Feb. 23 MBB Texas-Pan American 7:00 pm
Feb. 25 MBB Houston Baptist 7:00 pm
Mar. 2 MHKY Minnesota State University, Mankato 7:30 pm
Mar. 3 MHKY Minnesota State University, Mankato 7:00 pm
Mar. 9 MHKY WCHA Playoffs, First Round 7:30 pm
Mar. 10 MHKY WCHA Playoffs, First Round 7:00 pm
Mar. 11 MHKY WCHA Playoffs, First Round (If nec.) 7:00 pm

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The University of North Dakota Athletics Department will make 41 live game appearances, along with 30 weekly episodes of Sioux Sports Extra, on national and regional television during the 2011-12 academic year.

All home men's hockey games will be televised, including all four games of the Icebreaker Tournament in October. The 2011-12 television schedule also includes five men's and women's basketball games, four women's hockey games, three football games and two volleyball matches.

"Again, this year, our expanded schedule of live television efforts and Sioux Sports Extra will get Fighting Sioux Athletics in front of a potential audience of millions each week," said UND Director of Athletics Brian Faison. "This is a true team effort between Forum Communications, the Fighting Sioux Sports Network, Midcontinent Communications, Fox College Sports and Ralph Engelstad Arena."

UND games will be produced by Forum Communications, with veteran WDAZ sports director Pat Sweeney handling the majority of the play-by-play duties.

"WDAZ-TV, a division of Forum Communications, is pleased to continue the long tradition of covering Fighting Sioux athletics," said WDAZ-TV station manager Rob Horken. "Our production of UND coaches' shows dates to the 1970s, and we have regularly produced live coverage of UND Athletics events since the 1980s. We look forward to another exciting year on WDAZ-TV and the Fighting Sioux Sports Network."

UND games will also air nationally on Fox College Sports (FCS), and regionally on Fighting Sioux Sports Network (FSSN) and on Midcontinent Communications' MidcoSN3.

Scott Hennen interview of Frank Black Cloud (Fighting Sioux related)

Image via WikipediaYesterday Scott Hennen interviewed Spirit Lake Tribal member Frank Black Cloud on the Fighting Sioux nickname and the UND delegation's trip to NCAA headquarters. If you haven't heard this interview it's worth a listen. [click to listen]

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Dillon Simpson interviews with Cult of Hockey

Image via WikipediaHere is a nice article that was written by Cult of Hockey on Fighting Sioux Sophomore defenseman Dillon Simpson. In my opinion, it was pretty nice accomplishment by the young man to do so well in the classroom this past season. Not many people can claim to have gotten a 4.0 grade point average but then to be a division I athlete and have that accomplishment is even more impressive in my opinion.

Cult of Hockey --- Dillon Simpson seems to have it all going for him. Son of former Oiler star Craig Simpson, the youngster seems to have inherited his dad’s smarts, good looks, and at least a portion of his hockey talent.

Let’s talk about those smarts for a moment. Young Dillon carried a 4.0 grade point average in the first semester last year, pursuing his business degree with a major in finance. He managed to do this while playing hockey fulltime at the University of North Dakota, where the freshman was reportedly the youngest player in the entire WCHA. Playing against much older men, the 17-year-old defender kept his head above the water line on the ice (30 GP, 2-8-10) , and did much better than that in the classroom.

Milan Lucic with the Stanley Cup...

Here is video of Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic picking up the Stanley Cup at the Vancouver Airport. Milan Lucic had to have a more subdued celebration in his home town of Vancouver with the Stanley Cup because "some" Vancouver Canucks fans acted like a bunch of entitlement brats at the annual Greek summer festival earlier this summer and there were concerns that some Vancouver fans might act up again.

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So does UND need to select a new nickname?

As UND moves away from the Fighting Sioux nickname one of the first questions that is often asked,  "can UND just be "North Dakota or UND?" In my opinion that would be the best option instead of picking another nickname that will no way ever match the Fighting Sioux Nickname. It would appear from the settlement agreement that was signed by the Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem that UND is going to have to select a new nickname in the future or face possible NCAA sanctions.

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It's official...NDBoHE again votes to drop UND's Sioux nickname, logo

As most of us know, the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education will Retire the Fighting Sioux nickname and it looks like most of the leg work will be finished by the New Years Eve (December 31, 2011) of this year.

Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald --- As they returned from their last-ditch effort to defend “Fighting Sioux” as a beloved, noble and ennobling nickname, the state’s emissaries showed disappointment, frustration and — perhaps most of all — fatigue.

“We have exhausted all avenues,” State Board of Higher Education President Grant Shaft said on Monday, “and we are now going to have to retire the nickname.”

The state board voted unanimously Monday to do just that, approving a motion to have the process “substantially complete” by Dec. 31.

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UND to resume planning process for retirement of nickname and logo

Image via WikipediaUND President Robert O. Kelley posted this on the UND Nickname/logo blog today and you can almost feel the glee and excitement in his voice as President Kelley wrote this blog post, but I digress, most of us knew this day would come but it doesn't soften the blow any easier either.

Dear Campus Community:

I want to bring you up to date on recent events related to the nickname and logo. But first let me a take a moment to welcome everyone to the start of a new academic year. I can feel the energy, enthusiasm, and excitement in the air as many return to campus from being gone all summer. We also have the privilege of welcoming our new students and families in the upcoming Welcome Weekend. I encourage you to participate in these events so you can meet some of our new students. A special welcome to our new faculty, as well. We look forward to you joining our community.

As you may know, our university had been directed by the State Board of Higher Education to retire the nickname and logo of our athletic programs by August 15, 2011. The transition was proceeding when the state legislature passed a bill requiring UND to retain the name and logo. After the Governor signed that bill into law, the State Board directed me to suspend any further activities associated with its retirement.

Following a meeting last Friday between North Dakota officials and the leadership of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the State Board of Higher Education held a teleconference meeting today and instructed me to resume the process of planning the retirement of the nickname and logo nickname consistent with prior Board action. The State Board of Higher Education extended the deadline to complete that process through December 2011. I will resume the planning process, mindful of the state law which, as of Aug. 1, directs the University of North Dakota to continue to use our nickname and logo. Gov. Jack Dalrymple has indicated that he will urge the North Dakota Legislature to readdress that law in the special session of the North Dakota Legislature planned for November.

The controversy surrounding the name and logo cannot be permitted to deter us from our core missions of teaching and learning, research, and service. We begin the 2011-2012 academic year as strong as our university has ever been. Our talented and dedicated faculty and staff, supported by our committed alumni and friends, will sustain the momentum that has been generated in recent months around the Exceptional UND initiatives that can establish our position as a world-class institution of higher education.
[Read the rest of the blog post]

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The NCAA a bunch of hypocrites?

Image via WikipediaS/T to Rob Port and his sayanythingblog.com Now that the NCAA has told UND that they can't use their UND Fighting Sioux logo, why is the NCAA still selling merchandise that bears the Fighting logo, this is the same historic logo that the NCAA says is hostile and abusive. Wouldn't that make them a bunch of hypocrites? Kind of sounds like a do as I say not as I do mentality.

I am not making this up, I am serious, all you have to do is go to the NCAA site and you can buy UND Fighting Sioux merchandise on line. I would urge UND fans to buy shirts, hats and merchandise at the REA Sioux shop and boycott the NCAA site. I believe that the University of North Dakota should sue the NCAA for befitting from the use of their logo that the NCAA claims is hostile and abusive.

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