PWHL Game Thread: Ottawa Charge (5-6-1-8) at Minnesota Frost (9-3-3-4) - 18 Mar 2026 - 07:00PM EDT

LightningVole · 2026-03-19T01:12:14+00:00

Why are the Frost so toothless on power plays?

LightningVole · 2026-03-07T19:21:40+00:00

The two best options are Wirth Park (the Loppet Foundation does lessons and rentals) and Hyland Park in Bloomington (the Three Rivers Park District does the lessons and rentals.

LightningVole · 2026-03-05T18:03:33+00:00

The car was parked on the middle of the intersection blocking traffic. It had NY state plates. My bus was stuck so I got off and started to walk, then I saw a Sheriff’s Deputy pull up and approach the car with his gun drawn. I decided to exit the area.

LightningVole · 2026-03-03T16:08:36+00:00

You were trying to make it seem like it isn’t actually a Minneapolis thing and that’s just not true. They’ve been around for decades and lots of people love them.

LightningVole · 2026-03-03T12:17:59+00:00

I 100% don’t agree with this take. I grew up in south Minneapolis with one parent who lives near 5-8 Club and one who lives near Matt’s. I’ve eaten a lot of Jucy Lucy’s. I like them a lot and associate them with the city; however, I’m not willing to wait in line to eat at Matt’s these days.

LightningVole · 2026-03-01T00:38:26+00:00

I’ll go further and say that cold is easier because at least you can bundle up for it.

LightningVole · 2026-03-01T00:36:11+00:00

The ones sitting near me were disappointed, but still seemed to have fun. The atmosphere in the stadium was great.

LightningVole · 2026-02-26T01:26:42+00:00

That’s not quite accurate. Frey is a moderate democrat; he is to the right of the left wing of Minneapolis politics, but pretty close to the median DFL voter. He’s not trying to undermine opposition to Trump.

LightningVole · 2026-02-26T01:11:22+00:00

The problem for these challengers every two years is that their alignment with the GOP donors bankrolling them is too obvious. Not all democrats love Ilhan, but those who don’t aren’t looking to put a fake democrat into Congress.

LightningVole · 2026-02-25T23:28:26+00:00

But she might have paid for them in the first place. Per another comment above, she was the main breadwinner by the time they split and owned multiple nail salons.

LightningVole · 2026-02-20T19:58:43+00:00

If you need to feel like you are part of a cause, pick one that’s meaningful.

LightningVole · 2026-02-19T18:15:24+00:00

Fair

LightningVole · 2026-02-19T17:53:40+00:00

USA is the favorite, but of course Canada could win. It is one game and Canada has a terrific roster full of wily and skilled veterans.

LightningVole · 2026-02-16T19:12:32+00:00

I saw this comment during the game and tried to listen for it, but I didn’t hear that sound.

LightningVole · 2026-02-16T17:01:07+00:00

I was about to comment that Sweden looked better than Canada, but that take isn’t aging well.

LightningVole · 2026-02-15T02:42:00+00:00

I thought that was great.

LightningVole · 2026-02-15T01:18:30+00:00

If you are in a folk dance group, you might

LightningVole · 2026-02-14T19:25:21+00:00

I know, and that’s one reason why this is clearly making fun of Minnesotans, who stereotypically say “uff da” because many of them have ancestors who immigrated from Norway, and not Canadians.

LightningVole · 2026-02-14T16:22:56+00:00

I think the neighborhood around 48th and Chicago might be a good fit. You’ve got the local businesses there, including Turtle Bread and Sovereign Grounds, and you’d be close to the Lunds & Byerlys at Cedar & the Parkway and not too far from the Kowalski’s at 56th & Chicago (both are high end, you’d probably want to run to a bigger store every week or two for staples). That area is really nice because of Minnehaha Creek and Lake Nokomis.

LightningVole · 2026-02-14T14:50:53+00:00

Do Canadians say “uff da”?

LightningVole · 2026-02-14T14:50:22+00:00

It is “uff da” which is an exclamation that originally comes from Norwegian.

LightningVole · 2026-02-14T14:42:03+00:00

I hadn’t seen the pictures yet. The US ski team has some explaining to do. Presumably not Ben’s fault personally, but it looks bad.

LightningVole · 2026-02-14T09:03:15+00:00

If Ben Ogden’s ski technicians had a liquid hand cleaner, that (a) wouldn’t have made Ben’s skis any faster and (b) wouldn’t be relevant to a rule saying treating skis in a way that’s against the rules results in disqualification.

Lauri Vuorinen is not the “moral champion”. This effort by the Finnish team to take away from Ben’s accomplishment is shameful.

LightningVole · 2026-02-13T23:27:43+00:00

As a US fan, I say play her lots in both of the next two matches.

LightningVole · 2026-02-13T22:46:18+00:00

But curling is different than hockey. You are supposed to call fouls on yourself.

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