PuckU126 wrote:BC just won the Beanpot tonight. USCHO says it was a 7-6 Final/OT.
It makes me wonder... Why doesn't the UofM, UND, or other teams in this region have a Beanpot like tourney? It would bring great excitement and even more bragging rights to our WCHA teams. It's not essential to have a tourney like this, but it would be fun to see. UND, MN, UMD, WI would be sweet to have in it...
Just a thought.
The Gophers do a Beanpot every year. It usually involves RIT, Clarkson, Ferris State, Union and teams like that. So, they would never give up those rivalries.
I would love to see the king of Minnesota tourney. Mankato, St. Cloud, Bemidji and Duluth. The Gophs wouldn't want to participate because they would probably lose and that wouldn't look good for Coach Leechia.
I see what you are saying but the Mariucci Classic is nothing like the BU, BC, NE, Harv Beanpot. Nothing like it at all. And RIT, Clarkson, Ferris, and Union are rivalries to the Gophers? Not really, they are more like "cupcake teams" in their schedule (yet they still struggle...). The Gophers can do better... Get some better teams, and man up!
And I like the fight for MN idea; they should act on that some how...
Leechia... good one.
My sarcasm often goes over peoples heads. The Ucci Classic is a joke and a half. I wasn't however joking about Minnesota State, Bemidji State, Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State coming together for a little midseason tournament. Exclude the Gophers and broadcast it on FSNN. It will never happen, but I wouldn't miss it for the world and I'm a Sioux fan.
Or...it could be UND, UMD, Bemidji and Manitoba. Manitoba isn't quite as good as Tech but they often get the best players in the MJHL (which is good hockey).
I got all these ideas burning through my skull, buddy.
MNHockey75 wrote:
The Gophers do a Beanpot every year. It usually involves RIT, Clarkson, Ferris State, Union and teams like that. So, they would never give up those rivalries.
I would love to see the king of Minnesota tourney. Mankato, St. Cloud, Bemidji and Duluth. The Gophs wouldn't want to participate because they would probably lose and that wouldn't look good for Coach Leechia.
I see what you are saying but the Mariucci Classic is nothing like the BU, BC, NE, Harv Beanpot. Nothing like it at all. And RIT, Clarkson, Ferris, and Union are rivalries to the Gophers? Not really, they are more like "cupcake teams" in their schedule (yet they still struggle...). The Gophers can do better... Get some better teams, and man up!
And I like the fight for MN idea; they should act on that some how...
Leechia... good one.
My sarcasm often goes over peoples heads. The Ucci Classic is a joke and a half. I wasn't however joking about Minnesota State, Bemidji State, Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State coming together for a little midseason tournament. Exclude the Gophers and broadcast it on FSNN. It will never happen, but I wouldn't miss it for the world and I'm a Sioux fan.
Or...it could be UND, UMD, Bemidji and Manitoba. Manitoba isn't quite as good as Tech but they often get the best players in the MJHL (which is good hockey).
I got all these ideas burning through my skull, buddy.
From one Sioux fan to another, I think your second suggestion would be a great one. Hold it at the Ralph; everyone knows it will sellout each time.
