From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxx!fargo
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Title: Sioux
Article-I.D.: ihuxx.338
Posted: Tue Feb 15 08:49:15 1983
Received: Thu Feb 17 07:07:20 1983
Reply-To: fargo@ihuxx.UUCP (Matt Noah)
References: uwvax.756

The Fighting Sioux play aggressive, defensive hockey.  The intensity
of their play - as well as all other WCHA teams - makes the WCHA the 
premier college hockey conference in the nation.  They are certainly
not a goon squad as one subscriber described them.  Ask their
opponents - they will assure you otherwise.  The Sioux have been
involved in fighting incidences with other teams but I, for one,
don't like to point fingers unless I know the reasons leading up
to the altercations.  One fact - the Sioux recruit heavily from
Canada.  Some incidences have been linked to cheap shots (both ways)
between players regarding their national origins.  May I further
suggest that the problem is magnified by the fact that the Sioux
have been doing well the last few years.  As a long time follower
of UND athletics, I can state that fighting was not a problem or
a topic of debate (relatively speaking) when UND was at the bottom
of the WCHA.
Regarding Sioux fans:  Not nearly as vocal as Wisconsin fans but
certainly more knowledgable of the game.  I've never know the
Sioux fans to be "gross" as one subscriber described.  Let's
keep cheap shots off net.sports.hockey.  I am interested in hearing
about hockey in other parts of the country - not debating the
fighting issue or defending UND.  What'ya say hockey fans?