Since when can't you hit a player when their head is down???  We teach our 
Mite's to keep their head up when in possession of the puck.  If your a playing 
at any level, not just D1 hockey and think you can stick handle with your head 
down, you'd better stick to intramural hockey.  When I played defense if a 
player took a peak on a one on one situation they were going to get hit.  If 
it's not from behind (gutless play), a charge, or an elbow then it's not against 
the rules.

I personally love UND's style of hockey.  It's fast, highly skilled and 
physical, just how the game should be played.  If you don't want to get checked, 
don't play hockey.

BTW, any UMD fan who cheers for the Gophers should loose any right to cheer for 
a national championship this year.  That's just plain wrong.
 Matt Sullivan
Group Insurance Specialist
The Sullivan Agency, LTD.
www.sullivanagency.com 


University of Minnesota Duluth, 1998
BU-LL-DO-G-S GOOOOO Bulldogs!!!! 




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From: J. Michael Neal <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 8:56:07 AM
Subject: Re: observations of a weekend couch potato

Honestly, I don't care that Jesse Martin says it was a clean hit.  The WCHA 
disagreed, and watching it, I side with the WCHA.  Malone (and, yes, I know it 
was him; my point was that the announcers seemed to avoid discussing these sorts 
of things) was, at best, grossly reckless in hitting him when it was apparent 
that Martin's head was down.

As for who would watch it, the answer is those of us who do not derive enjoyment 
from watching athletes give each other brain damage.  In this particular case, 
though, the problem is that one team in the league consistently crosses the 
line.  As far as I can tell, that team's fans live in complete denial about the 
problem, but those of every other team in the league have noticed and view them 
appropriately.

On 3/28/2011 8:08 AM, Gregg Jensen wrote:
> Just so you know, Jesse Martin was checked by Malone, not Frattin and Jesse 
>Martin called it a clean hit. I suppose we could go the way of women's hockey 
>and outlaw checking but then who's going to watch it?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List 
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of J. Michael Neal
> 
> 
> What bothered me a lot more happened tonight during the North
> Dakota/Denver game, though off the ice.  It disturbs me that the
> announcers managed to have an extended discussion about Matt Frattin's
> character without once mentioning the name Kevin Wehrs.  They also
> talked about what an inspiration Jesse Martin has been to Denver since
> suffering multiple fractures in his neck in October without ever even
> hinting at how those fractures happened.  As some folks know, I've
> switched my primary rooting interest to the Minnesota women's team, and
> followed women's hockey much more intently this year than I did the
> men's.  There were a lot of factors that led to this, most of them
> involving off-ice aspects of the game.  However, the WCHA's complete
> refusal to step in and do anything to rein in North Dakota before they
> seriously hurt someone was a part of the decision process.  The Sioux
> are out of control, and before any of there fans accuse me of Gopher
> bias, it isn't just us.  Your team has sufficiently disgusted a number
> of Minnesota-Duluth fans that I know that they actually celebrate when
> the Gophers beat you.  That takes a lot of doing, but you have
> accomplished it.
>