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?