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Bruce Ciskie
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Award losing 21st yr VOX of UMD men's hockey on KDAL in Duluth. Member of the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. Bacon snob. Unpaid Kwik Trip enthusiast.
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NEW 9 THOUGHTS

1,000 games for Sandelin, thoughts from the man who hired him, Zam Plante and Gajan head to Europe for the Spengler Cup in 10ish days, Arizona State this weekend, more
9 Thoughts: Sandelin Reflects on Hitting 1,000 Games
What do you do when the center of attention isn't a huge fan of talking about himself? You make him do it anyw...
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BLOG: Tonight's lines

Adam Gajan vs Connor Hasley

A few changes of note for UMD that you'll want to check out.
Game 19: Arizona State at UMD
UMD and Arizona State met six times last season, in ASU's inaugural run in the NCHC. The record will forever r...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Group photo.
December 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
PODCAST

Arizona State hockey coach Greg Powers fills us in on the Sun Devils, then we visit with UMD men's hockey sophomore forward Harper Bentz.

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December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reposted by Bruce Ciskie
NEW 9 THOUGHTS

1,000 games for Sandelin, thoughts from the man who hired him, Zam Plante and Gajan head to Europe for the Spengler Cup in 10ish days, Arizona State this weekend, more
9 Thoughts: Sandelin Reflects on Hitting 1,000 Games
What do you do when the center of attention isn't a huge fan of talking about himself? You make him do it anyw...
northlandnewsradio.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So the Oilers gave up the younger, cheaper, and potentially better goalie, AND they coughed up a second round pick?

Kyle Dubas doin' work here.
Trade details:

To #LetsGoOilers:
G Tristan Jarry
F Samuel Poulin

To #LetsGoPens:
G Stuart Skinner
D Brett Kulak
2029 2nd Round Pick
December 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Am I wrong here? Because I think Skinner might benefit more from this change than Jarry will.
Mirror mirror on the wall, even with Jarry, do the Oilers still have the most chaotic goaltending of them all?

Little K’s loss may be the Oilers gain, but at what cost? Waiting for the other skate to drop.

Xoxo.
December 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Fun read. Great memories.
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Happy Teddy Bear Toss Friday to all who celebrate.
December 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We're on the verge of people being able to ask me "What time is your apology to Marcus Johansson?"

Monitoring...
December 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Can thank Tarasenko for that one. Soft play near the offensive blue line sent Dallas the other way, Gus had to cover the puck, and they score off a faceoff win.

So two Dallas goals, both set up by bad plays by Wild veterans when they're playing short so many regulars.
A shorty for Dallas right off a faceoff. 2-1.

Previous play, things got dicey so Gus has to freeze the puck on the Wild power play.
December 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Unacceptable lack of discipline from a veteran player. Dude was 185 feet from the net, skating away from it, and Hartman hooks him. Now you're down 1-0 in a game you were dominating.
Wild outshooting Dallas 9-0 nearly nine minutes into the game, but Hartman to the box for hooking.
December 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The Brewers have signed Akil Baddoo to a one year MLB contract.

They have also signed Greg Jones to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.
December 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
NEW 9 THOUGHTS

1,000 games for Sandelin, thoughts from the man who hired him, Zam Plante and Gajan head to Europe for the Spengler Cup in 10ish days, Arizona State this weekend, more
9 Thoughts: Sandelin Reflects on Hitting 1,000 Games
What do you do when the center of attention isn't a huge fan of talking about himself? You make him do it anyw...
northlandnewsradio.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
PODCAST

The man who hired Scott Sandelin as UMD's men's hockey coach, Bob Corran, joins the show to talk about that decision and how well it's worked out for the Bulldogs.

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December 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What if the real Minnesota Wild are exactly what we've seen? You know, a team that's up and down like a toilet seat...
December 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What in the world
December 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
That said, anyone who puts pineapple on pizza should be arrested. 😁
one way to quickly earn an unfollow, mute, or block is to voice an opinion as though it's fact.

personal preference cannot be applied to the broad population...
December 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Today's media conference update:

UMD women's senior MK O'Brien is still trying to get her TikTok account back after it was hacked. Teammate Tova Henderson seemed upset when MK mentioned she might have to start over with a new account.
December 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is always fun.
The most viewed Baseball Reference team page in each U.S. state this year!

Which team page had the most views in your state? 🤔

See all the full recap here: info.baseball-reference.com/25-br-mlb-se...
December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Dang, wow.
Y'all, things might seem bleak right now, but last night the county commission of little Houghton County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula voted 4-1 against a resolution declaring that their government only recognizes two, immutable sexes. There were five hours of public comment.
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Freaking hell of a game in the old barn. Marshall and Hermantown 5-5 going to bonus hockey. Bennett Scissons leveled for the Toppers with 14 seconds left to complete a comeback from 5-2 down in the third.
December 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
PODCAST

Alan Horton of the Timberwolves Radio Network joins the show off a close loss to Phoenix last night.

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December 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Happy "My World Juniors Credential Was Approved" Day to all who celebrate.
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Jalen Hurts always looks like he's trying to read a language he doesn't understand.
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Hold up. I go take a shower and Phil is back?

Sign me up.
oh hell yeah do I want to see Philip Rivers quarterbacking the Colts
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM