Hakstol Suspended Two Games by North Dakota

truck that adam deserved it thats bs
Feb 4 2008, 4:04 pm by sioux yea yea

That shouldn't bg a shock to any of us.
Feb 4 2008, 4:25 pm by Melvin, GF ND

As much as I dislike Don Adam (and, evidently, Coach Woog seemed to have a similar opinion on Saturday night), I do think this is a fair suspension. Every coach loses it now and again, particularly in heated games like this one, but that's no excuse for obscene gestures, TV or not. I'll hand it to Hakstol for owning up and apologizing right away, but a suspension is still in order. My hat's off to all involved.
Feb 4 2008, 4:49 pm by Chris Haake, Grand Forks ND

The actions of the head coach fits the actions of his players. He is a dirty coach and his players follow his example. Finley, pulling Wheeler out of the handshake line, come on. If Hakstol thought that that was a bad move he should be benched right along his coach. Same with Zajac, checking from behind after the horn, if Hakstol thought that was a bad move he should be sitting also. How about Oshie, being arrested twice in less that a year, and get only a one game suspension, I really want to see the UND's student code of conduct. I think that at anyother school it would have been way longer that that.
Feb 4 2008, 5:34 pm by MIke Minn

How about Peltier sitting on Trupp and punching him repeatedly... If Lucia was any kind of coach he would have pulled him and sat him for a game also! come on Mike, Minn
Feb 4 2008, 5:44 pm by Jeff, Fargo

MIke Minn. what color is the sky in your world? Is it a tie died swirl of maroon and gold? I'm getting a little tired of always reading the crap that comes out of your fingers.
Feb 4 2008, 6:32 pm by Jeff, Fargo

id have to say he got what was neccassary and very respectable to come out immediately and apologizing for it, and fightin has always been part of hockey and those that cross the boundaries get the consequences, Mike fom MInn thus those who did qualify for reprimand were suspended dont act like its just UND ur obviously upset cuz u have a bad team this yr and thats cuz they dont play like a team as was apparent in the second period wen peltier was left all by himself to fend off thie sioux because the gophers rnt playin like a team this yr they are playin as individuals.
Feb 4 2008, 7:13 pm by jeeps Minn

mike from minn lay off oshie, the kid made a mistake once for drinking and once for releiving himself in a stuck elevator OSHIE FOR HOBEY
Feb 4 2008, 7:34 pm by sarge, north st paul

To compare Lucia to Hakstol is like comparing an Arabian to a draft horse. The latter has no class. And that's exactly the point here. A high profile coach, one of the highest paid in the league, showing the finger? C'mon folks. One has to be really blinded to not see that Mike is right with his statement about the team and the coach. Hakstol is leading by example, which is evident in the style his teams plays and the behavior his players exhibit on and off the ice. Players arrested? Urinating in public? Underage drinking? Yes, young people make mistakes, but they're usually not up for any awards afterwards that require sound ethical behavior. And no, my colors are neither maroon nor gold. They're white. Because it helps me SEE better and not be color-blind!
Feb 4 2008, 8:00 pm by Pete, Minn.

Pete, Mike in Minn -- WTFU already -- I seem to remember more than just a few Gopher hockey players filmed in a bar by one of your local media outlets recently. What was the result there? NOTHING!!! I think you got the names backwards with your "class" assessment. Don Lucia's little prima donas lead with their hands checking, cross-check and hack with the best of them, and then hide from the consequences. A week or two in the USHL would have cured them all from their juvenile behavior. BTW, it was WHEELER who initiated the handshake altercation -- and your hired arbiter of "manliness" (who doesn't even have the balls to go bald naturally!) thought FINLEY wimped out for not cleaning his clock. Wake up Goph's -- your short season is almost over. Good riddance.
Feb 4 2008, 8:27 pm by Get a clue, Goofs! GF

I seem to remember a significant chunk of the Gopher hockey team caught underage drinking in the bar and what punishment did they get???? nothing!!!! get over it rodent fans, ur players make the same mistakes as college hockey players everywhere in the league. everyone screws up sometimes...
Feb 4 2008, 9:16 pm by Ryan, GF

Can anyone else read lips? I can and seem to have noticed Luchia, or should i say "the hockey coach also known as God in MN using the F word. It is funny how one coach who has been a class act and who's players strive to play as a unit rather than a bunch of prima donna's is ripped and the other is almost submitted for saint hood. And before all you MN lovers get your underwear in a bunch, I am a Gopher season ticket holder, so there is no bias
Feb 4 2008, 10:30 pm by MN\'s season won\'t be over soon enough

Not sure who schedules official for the WCHA, but Adam in not capable in most game situations and forsure not in UND/UofM games. What happened could have been avoided, because it was not we see all this stuff. Every Sioux - Gopher games will have hanging-on, holding, sticking and jawing, but if officiating doesn't do it's job, this stuff will try everyone including the fans. I would hope WCHA could do better!
Feb 4 2008, 11:41 pm by dj, egf,mn

Mike is the same person you see poping up and off all the time when something happens to the Gophers I also think he is the same clown/shill that was quoted in the article about why Minnesota is the most hated team in the College hockey, of course he is pro minnesota. Wheeler started the exchange and Finley tried to end it like men. It will be fun watching Minnesota get swept by DU this weekend and all we will still hear is how UND is a bunch of goons.
Feb 5 2008, 12:28 am by E! Grand Forks

I love how this is just another my team is better than your team. Let's get over this already.
Feb 5 2008, 1:22 am by Simon, St. Paul, MN

I don't see why all of you are so surprised that the Gopher fans support their team and coach and the Sioux fans support theirs. No Sioux fan is going to say that they were in the wrong and the same with the Gophers. Seriously, it is just a game and it is for entertainment. And don't get me wrong, I am a die hard college hockey fan, but to argue about the punishment and get angry about people who weren't suspended or any other crap like that. Cmon and get a real life and find something real to complain about next time.
Feb 5 2008, 1:32 am by Tom, Woodbury, MN

Ahhh, where to start? I'm not a fan of Adam, nor of the Gophers, but the two should never be paired together. Hakstol comes off the worst in this game, much more than Adam. Peltier should have been sent out of the game earlier for a series of punches- it only took seven seconds to send Duncan out. Blake Wheeler shouldn't have taken a penalty late in the game, but he has a two and a half year history of showing class in the league. Oshie had the most talent on the ice, but should not ever win the Hobey. Lucia the son, is emerging as a leader. USA hockey is in trouble if Flynn and Carmen on the national teams. Even after this game, Wisconsin and Denver are tops in the "ugly" teams of the WCHA.
Feb 5 2008, 1:35 am by

You U of M people never get it. First off, the incident at the Bar in Mpls, that should have warrented arrests and suspensions. But wait, UM athletes are above God in Minnesota. Oshie' incidents were both simply a matter of bad luck. One he was picking up his teammates, the second the elevator broke down for 1.5 hours. "Necessity" is a legal word. Look it up. The Hobey Baker is not given to the absolute best player in college hockey. Should he be in consideration, YES. Why? Because if you had a chance to watch him, see him in the community, you'd understand the GF Police Dept has a hard on for Sioux hockey players. The game was out of hand at the beginning and continued throughout. Old Man Sheppard needs to be fired and bring in a new breed in the WCHA refs to clean up the league. Adam shouldn't ever be allowed to ref UND. One broken neck should be enough of a reason. UM fans were classless, rude and drunk and disorderly this weekend. I'm ashamed I claim I'm from MN.
Feb 5 2008, 7:04 am by Wilbur, MN

Congratulations to Coach Hakstol for handling this perfectly: admit you made a stupid mistake, accept responsibility and the suspension, don't try to blame someone else, and pledge to do a better job in the future. What more can anyone ask of this coach or ANY coach?! Well done. "This too shall pass." (King Solomon)
Feb 5 2008, 10:29 am by Nelson, Lansing MI

"I love how this is just another my team is better than your team. Let's get over this already." -- Amen, Simon!
Feb 5 2008, 11:50 am by Chris Haake, Grand Forks ND

After watching many games over the last 4 years at Marriucci, I'm amazed that Haystol only did what he did. No one watching knows what the players said to each other in the last few minutes, or in the line afterward, but I'd bet that those in Maroon&Gold knew that if something came out of it, they would get the upper hand and be on a power play. There's no place like home, and for Minn Gophers, there's no place like a HOME JOB, quite like what everyone seems to get at Marriucci - everyone but RIT, that is.....
Feb 5 2008, 12:36 pm by Ferd, Rochester

What did Genoway say to the gopher to get Wheeler so mad?
Feb 5 2008, 2:49 pm by down low GF ND

Is this a riddle?
Feb 5 2008, 6:15 pm by Jeff, Fargo

I'm not justifying Hakstol's behavior but correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Woog flip off a ref about 10 years ago? I merely mention this to point out how ridiculous it is for Gopher fans to be "outraged" over Coach Hakstol's behavior. Hakstol has apologized, he sounded sincere in his apology, he has been suspended for 2 critical games, what more do UND enemies want? Do you want him burned at the stake?
Feb 5 2008, 6:57 pm by Dan, Parker

UND are a bunch of thugs this season led by Hastol, Finley, Genoway and others. They have repeatedly behaved as thugs in mutliple games this season. Did you see what UND did in the first minute of the game vs St. Cloud this year. Duncan should have been thrown out of that game as well. Then they go ahead and recruit more thugs like Hextall and others. Too bad...they used to be a great program to watch. Hastol should be out.
Feb 5 2008, 10:58 pm by Joe, Waterloo, Iowa

Joe you are really sounding like sour grapes gopher fan. First off Hockey is a contct sport played by men. Second UND is not a bunch of thugs and play a good up tempo game of hockey. Jim did you want the sioux to recruit a bunch of pretty boys that don't want their uniforms to get creased...
Feb 6 2008, 12:05 am by Melvin, Grand Forks

UND and MN play different styles of hockey and it is difficult to compare the two or their coaches. UND is more physical and MN tries to be more finess (it just isn't working this year). And yeah Lucia does protect his players because most of them are kids and play in arguably college hockey central. As for MN players drinking, if Grand Forks was such a high exposure media area like the Twin Cities, I'm going to be that Sioux players would be discovered to be drinking underage, college students drink, wow what a surprise. It is unfair to compare the teams or the coaches or the fans for that matter. Would anyone here want them to be the same team? How boring would that be. Isn't it more fun to watch this rivalry because they are different. Hakstol was punished and owned up for what he did. We should just leave it at that.
Feb 6 2008, 12:28 am by No one will listen to me anyway I\'m sure

As I read so many of these comments, I realize that a good number of people who post on these threads can't even spell and don't know what punctuation is for. Therefore I must ask myself: why on Earth should I listen to them?
Feb 6 2008, 9:26 am by Chris Haake, Grand Forks ND

Check the replay. The cause of the end of OT fight was the Gopher player sticking his knee out on Oshie. Zajac (who is not a fighter) immediately hits the guy who hit Oshie. Watch the replay. Knee on knee is one of the dirtiest hits possible in hockey.
Feb 6 2008, 10:27 am by Chris, Rochester, MN

Are we still talking about this?
Feb 6 2008, 11:17 am by

friends don't let friends cheer for rodents!
Feb 6 2008, 12:36 pm by

It was a dirty hit by R.J. Anderson and he got what he deserved.
Feb 6 2008, 1:37 pm by East Coast Flyer, Charlotte

Oh my gosh, I cannot believe the stuff that I have just been reading. Can we just all get along and watch two of the best hockey programs in the WCHA play and be nice to one another. What's done is done and we can not change that so make amends and be nice to each other. The game is hockey and if you cann't deal with the roughness of it than stop watching it all together. I just wish that we would all stop throwing mean things out without thinking about how it feels to either side of the fan pool. Sioux fans are good people and so are the Gopher fans. I happen to be a Gopher Fan that lives in North Dakota and the little town of Larimore and we (sioux fans & gopher fans) get along great and have a lot of fun doing it. Why don't everyone else try it.
Feb 6 2008, 3:33 pm by Cheryl, Larimore ND

I agree with Cheryl. This is college hockey and half the fun of this is when two opposing teams like UofM and UND play each other and we give each other crap. I am a Gopher fan and my wife is a Huskie fan and we have fun the week before they play each other. I also have a friend that lives in grand forks and we also trade e-mails back and forth through the whole season. This is the way it should be. The game is over and we should just let it go as it is and look forward to the rest of the season. Also I would like to comend to Coach Hakstol on his apology. He knew what he did was wrong and he apologized right away for it. Go Gophers!
Feb 6 2008, 4:57 pm by Mchael Sauk Rapids MN

Hey Jeff, Instead of ridicueling Mike why don't you answer his questions on Hakstols character etc (our beloved Sioux ARE one of the most penalized teams in the country!)
Feb 6 2008, 5:50 pm by Tom, Grand Forks

Life ain't easy for a boy named Sioux.
Feb 8 2008, 11:03 am by Alex, Grand Forks ND

I have to laugh when I read all this. For anyone to think that their coach and players behave better than another's is ridiculous. I was watching the BC BU game this past week and Jack Parker was freaking out and dropping F bombs, (I thought he was going to have a heart attack or something) etc. Why wasn't he suspended? Lucia said "no *#@$ way", etc. etc., It's a very intense physical sport. If you are sensitive to those things, you shouldn't watch the game. And I can totally understand the frustration of the coaches with the crappy reffing going on in the WCHA for ALL teams. I'm not saying swearing or flipping off the refs is ok, but a lot of the coaches lose it from time to time.
Feb 9 2008, 11:31 am by Diane, GF, ND

Hakstol and his goon squad players are DIRTY!!! Dirtiest team in college. His players follow his lead.
Feb 11 2008, 12:24 pm by Scott, Badger town

Scott, get a grip, the Sioux are no dirtier than anyone else. Now go shine your halo.
Feb 11 2008, 7:57 pm by Melvin, Grand Forks

iI JUST HAVE ONE THING TO SAY OSHIE FOR HOBEY
Feb 12 2008, 4:29 pm by SARGE, MN

WHEELER FOR HOBEY!!!!
Feb 15 2008, 6:44 am by

Wheeler for Hobey thats the dumbest thing i have ever layed eyes on, he should never be mentioned for another award unless it's for ducking behind a ref to avoid a fight. What a whimp
Feb 15 2008, 9:42 am by Chad , GF

well chad you are an idiot. all you people from gf are think that your team is the best and none of your players are should even be considered for the hobey except for JP Lam. And for not fighting, he did the right thing by not dropping the gloves. He is not a whimp he is just smarter than all of you players. Also, when hockey is over, what do you guys do, cow tipping?
Feb 18 2008, 6:00 am by

First of all learn to comprise a sentice that has some form of english sound to it or is this the wonderful Gopher educaction that you received.
Feb 18 2008, 9:39 am by Chad , GF

chad you are still an idiot. nice comeback. typical und response.
Feb 19 2008, 6:52 am by

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