Local players in the pros

Nate Schmidt will be on bar rescue this week.

[media] https://twitter.com/nateschmidt29/status/1238674674373943299 [/media]

[media] https://twitter.com/ICEHockeyAgent/status/1239957441179156484 [/media]

[media] https://twitter.com/GopherHockey/status/1245780612767715328 [/media]

Sheehy cleaning up the awards in his 1st pro season.

[media] https://twitter.com/AllenAmericans/status/1247225564836122625 [/media]

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This should go in the market place, but I think it would get more attention here. Ken Gernander, game worn, Binghamton Rangers, signed, St. Patrick's Day jersey. https://binghamton.craigslist.org/clt/d/binghamton-binghamton-rangers-ken/7101119441.html.

Watching FSN's unscripted with Wheeler and Okposo. Really a great interview, and Okposo hinted that if he could do it all over again, that he would have not left the way he did. Said he took a lot of heat from that decision for a while. I will admit that it took me years to let that go as a fan, but I have moved on.

Here is a small clip from the show with Wheeler talking about the Final 5 goal .

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Nick Bjugstad had spinal surgery on Tuesday will not be available for rest of season

I'll say it a million times. The nicest guy that deserved an epic career, derailed by a constant stream of bad injuries.

At least he's already earned $21MM playing hockey so he should be set for life in whatever career.

Well he was coaching in the Pro's now a college HC

https://dartmouthsports.com/news/2020/6/1/mens-ice-hockey-reid-cashman-named-koenig-family-head-coach-of-mens-hockey.aspx

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A few gopher signed banners: https://www.ahlauthentic.com/iSynApp/allAuction.action?sid=1102641&rc=20.

[media] https://twitter.com/Sports_PB/status/1281676199295516672 [/media]

The new version of the odd couple--

19 'U' Alums Named to NHL Camp Rosters

https://gophersports.com/news/2020/7/14/mens-hockey-19-u-alums-named-to-nhl-camp-rosters.aspx

Would love to see simulated NHL games on the PS or XBOX with rosters made up entirely of players from the same college.

And with Robson a Gophers roster would actually have a goalie.

Wheeler nominated for King Clancy Award, which is for leadership qualities. Wonder what Finley thinks about it?

[media] https://twitter.com/GopherHockey/status/1287863336617619461 [/media]

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[media] https://twitter.com/BenHankinson/status/1289682030343499776 [/media]

He might not be skilled at fighting, but all respect to Wheeler's hair:

https://streamable.com/4x8jwh

I wonder if there's a rule in the Guentzel household about diving like a soccer player? He's had a couple of those tonight

Not sure where to put this post, so I will throw it here. Cool bobblehead of Coach Brooks.

[media] https://twitter.com/StPaulSaints/status/1291111723869642752/photo/1 [/media]

My buddies didn't want to go to a game even though you can easily socially distance...

He’s a Gopher so I tend to watch him more closely, but Brady Skjei is not having a good series so far. A couple of penalties, a little slow, gets pick pocketed for chances, and doesn’t seem to be in the right spot all the time.

Former Cottage Grove player, Seth Appert, leaves NTDP to coach in AHL

[media] https://twitter.com/_Neutral_Zone/status/1295892861074972673 [/media]

I thought he looked a little lost out there on a couple of shifts, but when he does things right it hardly gets noticed. He can make a difficult escape from trouble or a nifty tape-to-tape pass look pretty easy when it's not.

Brandon Bochenski is the mayor of GF? haha talk about the only show in town...

Cammarata re-signs with Orlando.

https://www.echl.com/en/news/2020/10/solar-bears-re-sign-cammarata.

Travis Boyd signs with Toronto

Mark Alt signs with Kings

Lettieri signs with the Ducks

Vegas is close to signing Pietrangelo, so it needs cap space and Schmitty is the one that being sent to Panthers :puke:

[media] https://twitter.com/prohockeyrumors/status/1315426768484995073 [/media]

Well at least I have a Panthers hat because Bjugstad was drafted there.

Well Schmidt was traded, but to the Canucks than Florida. I would say Vancouver got a steal on this one as Vegas needed to dump salary.

[media] https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/1315815658286796805 [/media]

You and everyone else on earth would say that is an absolute steal.

Didn't see this anywhere, Pitlick re-signs with Predators.

https://theahl.com/predators-re-sign-pitlick-to-one-year-contract.

Fluff piece on Lettieri. https://www.sandiegogulls.com/news/detail/vinni-lettieri-ready-for-fresh-start-with-anaheim.

Szmatula heading south. The north conference of the ECHL isn't playing this season, not sure if that has anything to do with it. https://www.echl.com/en/news/2020/11/szmatula-joins-icemen.

Jack Sadek sent down to Greenville by Ontario. In Greenville training camp with Ryan Zuhlsdorf.

Scary story on former Mankato player, Geoff Irwin.

[media] https://twitter.com/puckato/status/1334300313638068224 [/media]

Wow... last seen in September, and they found his car a week ago

https://www.vicnews.com/news/police-search-for-colwood-man-last-seen-in-september/

Tyler Nanne assigned to South Carolina by Hershey.

Schmidt mic'd up:

For those of you who get the Athletic, there is a great story about Nate Schmidt. They interview Guentzel, Budish, Haula, and many former pro teammates. They discuss his struggles his freshman year, the return of Guentzel, rooming with Haula, Bjugstad and Budish, and many other Schmidtisms. Funny read with many "f" bombs

[media] https://twitter.com/ThomasDrance/status/1349023754177941506 [/media].

For those who get FSN, the latest installment of Becoming Wild is with Nick Bjugstad. It is full of former Gophers including Rau, Holl, Parenteau and Scott Bjugstad.

I would have never guessed that after his career at Minnesota that Justin .6 Holl would have a substantial NHL career. He has been a solid, stay at home defenseman for Toronto. You could argue that only Brady Skjei from that 2013-14 team has done better in the NHL. Reilly still has a chance to be ok. Boyd, Rau, Fasching, Kloos, Bischoff and Lettieri really have not done much.

[media] https://twitter.com/koshtorontosun/status/1351538687042060296 [/media]

Holl is like a utility infielder. I would not have predicted he'd stay up in the NHL, but it's good to see him make a career of it.

Reilly will be remembered as another dominant college player that didn't translate to the NHL. He's missing something.

For those wondering where Mat Robson ended up after being released by the Wild, he is in the DEL. It's the German League and he plays for Straubing Tigers with former Duluth player Mike Connolly.

[media] https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1353387163212197888 [/media]

Tyler Sheehy recalled by Iowa (AHL).

Travis Boyd with his 1st goal as a Maple Leaf. .6 and Joey Anderson were on the ice as Minnesotans have taken over the Maple Leafs roster.

[media] https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1354265723087028224 [/media]

Joey who? I did, however, see Justin Holl was one of the first on the ice to congratulate him :good2: :M2:

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