Didn’t he go after a ref and then join Detroit while he was suspended?
Didn’t he go after a ref and then join Detroit while he was suspended?
Don’t remember all the particulars, but yes, you are on the right road.
Didn’t he go after a ref and then join Detroit while he was suspended?
Don’t remember all the particulars, but yes, you are on the right road.
From Wikipedia………
Larson joined Detroit near the end of the 1976–77 season after Minnesota suspended him for assaulting an official during a WCHA game. He appeared in 14 NHL games that season and was also named to Team USA for the 1977 World Ice Hockey Championships but missed the tournament due to shoulder injury.
I think the incident was the during the last game of the season so any suspension would have been served the next season. Since Reed had a......um.....certain reputation I seem to recall Herb suggesting he turn pro since it could have been a long one.
I always thought it would have been awesome to see Reed as part of the '80 Olympic team. If you recall, either in real time or movies/documentaries, the grittiness O'Callahan and Ramsey brought to that team Reed's "grittiness" would have been the equivalent of a nuclear weapon. He was a beauty but we probably avoided WWIII with him in the NHL.
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EDIT - I was wrong. Larson was suspended by The U halfway though the season for the assault and then jumped to the NHL.
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Gopher Defensemen Stats Per USCHO, I included every one with 80 or more points that was listed as a defensemen . (I added the pts per game column)
Random Notes
- Mike Crowley's 1.26/ game definitely stands out, especially since it wasn't in the high scoring 70s-80s
- Todd Richards was a bit before my time, impressive totals.
- P Martin, J leopold, K Ballard all on the 2002 team, we were so spoiled.
- Mike Knoke is the only other D with over a point per game at 1.15 (But it was helped by being in 79-81 & limited to his upper classman years)
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- He Transferred from Colorado College, so only 2 years as a Gopher.
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| Name | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | Pts/Game | PIM | Seasons | 1st season | Yrs |
| Todd Richards | 167 | 30 | 128 | 158 | 0.95 | 194 | 1985-1989 | 1985 | 4 |
| Mike Crowley | 125 | 37 | 120 | 157 | 1.26 | 112 | 1994-1997 | 1994 | 3 |
| Jordan Leopold | 164 | 45 | 99 | 144 | 0.88 | 106 | 1998-2002 | 1998 | 4 |
| Travis Richards | 176 | 35 | 98 | 133 | 0.76 | 185 | 1989-1993 | 1989 | 4 |
| Dan Trebil | 164 | 24 | 100 | 124 | 0.76 | 84 | 1992-1996 | 1992 | 4 |
| Bill Baker | 154 | 30 | 88 | 118 | 0.77 | 142 | 1975-1979 | 1975 | 4 |
| Gary Shopek | 173 | 24 | 93 | 117 | 0.68 | 207 | 1983-1987 | 1983 | 4 |
| Tony Kellin | 165 | 37 | 75 | 112 | 0.68 | 247 | 1982-1986 | 1982 | 4 |
| Chris Harrington | 169 | 14 | 95 | 109 | 0.64 | 264 | 2002-2006 | 2002 | 4 |
| Cory Laylin | 170 | 58 | 49 | 107 | 0.63 | 123 | 1988-1992 | 1988 | 4 |
| Keith Ballard | 123 | 33 | 67 | 100 | 0.81 | 203 | 2001-2004 | 2001 | 3 |
| Tom Pederson | 121 | 25 | 74 | 99 | 0.82 | 150 | 1988-1991 | 1988 | 3 |
| Joe Micheletti | 114 | 23 | 76 | 99 | 0.87 | 143 | 1974-1977 | 1974 | 3 |
| Alex Goligoski | 117 | 25 | 73 | 98 | 0.84 | 158 | 2004-2007 | 2004 | 3 |
| Paul Martin | 127 | 20 | 77 | 97 | 0.76 | 62 | 2000-2003 | 2000 | 3 |
| Bart Larson | 123 | 14 | 82 | 96 | 0.78 | 26 | 1978-1981 | 1978 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | 104 | 34 | 61 | 95 | 0.91 | 161 | 1974-1977 | 1974 | 3 |
| Mike Knoke | 82 | 24 | 70 | 94 | 1.15 | 172 | 1979-1981 | 1979 | 2 |
| Cade Fairchild | 149 | 21 | 72 | 93 | 0.62 | 122 | 2007-2011 | 2007 | 4 |
| Mike Reilly | 117 | 18 | 71 | 89 | 0.76 | 76 | 2012-2015 | 2012 | 3 |
| Jackson LaCombe | 129 | 16 | 73 | 89 | 0.69 | 42 | 2019-2023 | 2019 | 4 |
| Randy Skarda | 128 | 28 | 60 | 88 | 0.69 | 270 | 1986-1989 | 1986 | 3 |
| Mike Guentzel | 143 | 12 | 75 | 87 | 0.61 | 92 | 1981-1985 | 1981 | 4 |
| Mike Vannelli | 150 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 0.54 | 129 | 2003-2007 | 2003 | 4 |
| Chris McAlpine | 157 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 0.52 | 453 | 1990-1994 | 1990 | 4 |
Gopher Defensemen Stats Per USCHO, I included every one with 80 or more points that was listed as a defensemen . (I added the pts per game column)
Random Notes
- Mike Crowley's 1.26/ game definitely stands out, especially since it wasn't in the high scoring 70s-80s
- Todd Richards was a bit before my time, impressive totals.
- P Martin, J leopold, K Ballard all on the 2002 team, we were so spoiled.
- Mike Knoke is the only other D with over a point per game at 1.15 (But it was helped by being in 79-81 & limited to his upper classman years)
- He Transferred from Colorado College, so only 2 years as a Gopher.
Name GP Goals Assists Points Pts/Game PIM Seasons 1st season Yrs Todd Richards 167 30 128 158 0.95 194 1985-1989 1985 4 Mike Crowley 125 37 120 157 1.26 112 1994-1997 1994 3 Jordan Leopold 164 45 99 144 0.88 106 1998-2002 1998 4 Travis Richards 176 35 98 133 0.76 185 1989-1993 1989 4 Dan Trebil 164 24 100 124 0.76 84 1992-1996 1992 4 Bill Baker 154 30 88 118 0.77 142 1975-1979 1975 4 Gary Shopek 173 24 93 117 0.68 207 1983-1987 1983 4 Tony Kellin 165 37 75 112 0.68 247 1982-1986 1982 4 Chris Harrington 169 14 95 109 0.64 264 2002-2006 2002 4 Cory Laylin 170 58 49 107 0.63 123 1988-1992 1988 4 Keith Ballard 123 33 67 100 0.81 203 2001-2004 2001 3 Tom Pederson 121 25 74 99 0.82 150 1988-1991 1988 3 Joe Micheletti 114 23 76 99 0.87 143 1974-1977 1974 3 Alex Goligoski 117 25 73 98 0.84 158 2004-2007 2004 3 Paul Martin 127 20 77 97 0.76 62 2000-2003 2000 3 Bart Larson 123 14 82 96 0.78 26 1978-1981 1978 3 Reed Larson 104 34 61 95 0.91 161 1974-1977 1974 3 Mike Knoke 82 24 70 94 1.15 172 1979-1981 1979 2 Cade Fairchild 149 21 72 93 0.62 122 2007-2011 2007 4 Mike Reilly 117 18 71 89 0.76 76 2012-2015 2012 3 Jackson LaCombe 129 16 73 89 0.69 42 2019-2023 2019 4 Randy Skarda 128 28 60 88 0.69 270 1986-1989 1986 3 Mike Guentzel 143 12 75 87 0.61 92 1981-1985 1981 4 Mike Vannelli 150 23 58 81 0.54 129 2003-2007 2003 4 Chris McAlpine 157 36 45 81 0.52 453 1990-1994 1990 4
That list brings back memories. I always thought Goligoski and Vannelli deserved to hoist the NCAA trophy, but at least they both hoisted the MacNaughton and the Broadmoor.
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Of the 11 from the list above, I saw 8 of them play, starting with Todd richards his Sr. Year. Amazing to think that he and his brother are two of the top 4 scoring defensemen in Gopher history! What a family! Kind of forgot about Cory Laylin. Always a tough player and had great vision on the ice.
Another personal favorite was Tommy Pederson. Tough as nails SOB that didn't get a lot of PIM's but those he did get, he made them count.
Is my mahd wy’ry kicking in? When was Cory Laylin a defenseman?
Just noticed Chris McAlpine in the last row with 453 Penalty Min!!! Only Mat DeMarchi can match that with 473, while no other defensemen even get above 285.
Is my mahd wy’ry kicking in? When was Cory Laylin a defenseman?
He was a center. He should not be on this list.
Edit, At least I thought he was. He is listed as LW/D on Elite Prospects. He played quite a long time in various minor leagues....until 2008? Six different countries. Wow.
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/22073/cory-laylin
Also listed as a center on Gopherhockeyhistory.com
His wiki page states "Cory Laylin (born January 24, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey and roller hockey defenseman."
I thought I remembered him as a center.
Just noticed Chris McAlpine in the last row with 453 Penalty Min!!! Only Mat DeMarchi can match that with 473, while no other defensemen even get above 285.
Demarchi is way more valuable than most give him credit for. His junior and senior year he was awesome! Leo gave him credit for his Hobey and his steady stay at home play allowed guys like Leo and Pmart to take offensive chances!
Plus i will never forget going to Madison in '03 and in a tight game he called his shot off a faceoff to score the gwg and get the gwg! Singing The Minnesota March at Kohl Center leaving the arena was awesome! Grantzky and LW and I really enjoyed that weekend 
I think the incident was the during the last game of the season so any suspension would have been served the next season. Since Reed had a......um.....certain reputation I seem to recall Herb suggesting he turn pro since it could have been a long one.
I always thought it would have been awesome to see Reed as part of the '80 Olympic team. If you recall, either in real time or movies/documentaries, the grittiness O'Callahan and Ramsey brought to that team Reed's "grittiness" would have been the equivalent of a nuclear weapon. He was a beauty but we probably avoided WWIII with him in the NHL.
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EDIT - I was wrong. Larson was suspended by The U halfway though the season for the assault and then jumped to the NHL.
Going from memory, which is suspect since I'm old enough to have seen him play, I believe Reed was having a tussle with an opponent and his punch ended up striking the linesman/ref rather than the opponent, as they were jostling. No opposing coach was sad to see Larson leave the WCHA. I still remember seeing him shoot a slap shot from outside the blue line as he was coming off at the end of a shift, and it blew by the goalie. wicked shot.
Is my mahd wy’ry kicking in? When was Cory Laylin a defenseman?
He was a center. He should not be on this list.
Edit, At least I thought he was. He is listed as LW/D on Elite Prospects. He played quite a long time in various minor leagues....until 2008? Six different countries. Wow.
Also listed as a center on Gopherhockeyhistory.com
His wiki page states "Cory Laylin (born January 24, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey and roller hockey defenseman."
I thought I remembered him as a center.
Funny timing, Pioneer Press Has a new Article on Cory Laylin & his current role as an assistant coach at St. Thomas. Appears USCHO has him listed as D by mistake, probably because he played D in his post collegiate career in Europe.
Quote from article: "Laylin was a productive forward for the Gophers from 1989-1992. He collected 58 goals and 107 points from 1988-92 and ranks 15th all-time with 170 games played."
Quote On his Post College Career: “I went back on ‘D’ and scored as much as a defenseman as I did as a forward,” Laylin said. “I was a good skater, and I learned the game from the defensive side of things. I ended up playing a 16-year pro career as a defenseman.”
I always liked Chris Harrington as a player and thought he got a bad rap because he followed Ballard, Leo, Martin…. Looking at the numbers not too far behind Reilly, who was very fun to watch but certainly much less of a defensive player. Cool chart and man have I spent a lot of Fridays and Saturdays watching hockey
Gotta imagine Ohio State tickets will be flying off the metaphorical shelves, no?
Gotta imagine Ohio State tickets will be flying off the metaphorical shelves, no?
Agreed. Only a handful of chances left to see this special group play in front of the home crowd. Perhaps if the regular season is wrapped up by then, could there be some kind of trophy presentation to celebrate with the home fans? I think that would help get bums in seats.
Jess with an article about what the players do during their off time.
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Gotta imagine Ohio State tickets will be flying off the metaphorical shelves, no?
Agreed. Only a handful of chances left to see this special group play in front of the home crowd. Perhaps if the regular season is wrapped up by then, could there be some kind of trophy presentation to celebrate with the home fans? I think that would help get bums in seats.
Here’s a weird idea: banner raise before the Ohio State game? Idk something tells me Bob wouldn’t like that lol not to mention it’s always been done the next season.
I think the incident was the during the last game of the season so any suspension would have been served the next season. Since Reed had a......um.....certain reputation I seem to recall Herb suggesting he turn pro since it could have been a long one.
I always thought it would have been awesome to see Reed as part of the '80 Olympic team. If you recall, either in real time or movies/documentaries, the grittiness O'Callahan and Ramsey brought to that team Reed's "grittiness" would have been the equivalent of a nuclear weapon. He was a beauty but we probably avoided WWIII with him in the NHL.
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EDIT - I was wrong. Larson was suspended by The U halfway though the season for the assault and then jumped to the NHL.
Going from memory, which is suspect since I'm old enough to have seen him play, I believe Reed was having a tussle with an opponent and his punch ended up striking the linesman/ref rather than the opponent, as they were jostling. No opposing coach was sad to see Larson leave the WCHA. I still remember seeing him shoot a slap shot from outside the blue line as he was coming off at the end of a shift, and it blew by the goalie. wicked shot.
My dad was a goalie back in high school (Vocational Volts!) and took a Reed Larson slapper to the chest that cracked his sternum.
I may or may not be alone in this sentiment, but I am a little concerned that the boys have had 4 games in a row where they don't seem to be able to get going until the second period. Even tBob said after yesterday's tilt that they may have thought the game started at 5pm instead of 4.
Might just be an anomaly, but 4 games in a row seems like a trend that they might want to start thinking about...
Slow 1st periods might be fine now when the games don't mean as much, but that could get them in trouble a little further down the line.
Cooley just needs to score faster than 9 seconds in I guess ?
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Kind of bummed at how expensive airfare is for the Frozen Four. Cheaper options don't really work with our schedule and Delta is around $800-ish.
If the Gophers make it do you think there might be any cheaper options via a charter?
Kind of bummed at how expensive airfare is for the Frozen Four. Cheaper options don't really work with our schedule and Delta is around $800-ish.
If the Gophers make it do you think there might be any cheaper options via a charter?
Maybe. SunCountry will probably add a flight if they make it, through the U, but it’s usually one flight and it fills up fast with alumni. You have to realize that the FF is also competing with Spring Breaks from all over the country, basic vacations and other stuff, it’s not just FF. Delta doesn’t have to offer a better price because of all that. Delta will be sold out, sooner rather than later. Start looking at other airlines, United or American. Look at traveling to Chicago or Detroit and THEN on to Tampa. Check out traveling to Orlando or Miami and then renting a car. You’re going to need to put in some work finding a work around if $800@ isn’t doable. Good luck.
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Kind of bummed at how expensive airfare is for the Frozen Four. Cheaper options don't really work with our schedule and Delta is around $800-ish.
If the Gophers make it do you think there might be any cheaper options via a charter?
Maybe. SunCountry will probably add a flight if they make it, through the U, but it’s usually one flight and it fills up fast with alumni. You have to realize that the FF is also competing with Spring Breaks from all over the country, basic vacations and other stuff, it’s not just FF. Delta doesn’t have to offer a better price because of all that. Delta will be sold out, sooner rather than later. Start looking at other airlines, United or American. Look at traveling to Chicago or Detroit and THEN on to Tampa. Check out traveling to Orlando or Miami and then renting a car. You’re going to need to put in some work finding a work around if $800@ isn’t doable. Good luck.
Yeah, it's kind of a combination of a tight schedule with my work, not wanting my kid to miss a bunch of school, combined with not wanting to risk an excessive amount of money if the Gophers don't make it. But this is the best I've felt about a Gopher hockey team at the end of January since.....2003.
You can always get a couple buddies to take turns driving and make a hell run drive…we did that for the 2003 frozen four (yea it wasn’t quite that long of a drive)…but where there’s a will there’s a way! 😉
The other part of the equation on the high cost of tickets to TPA is hurricane damage received at Ft. Myers airport. There are still limited flights going in to that airport making TPA, the next closest airport, being really busy right now.
You can always get a couple buddies to take turns driving and make a hell run drive…we did that for the 2003 frozen four (yea it wasn’t quite that long of a drive)…but where there’s a will there’s a way! 😉
It's so many years, I forget who was all there. Were you part of the old POI group that was @bert dad's house and after the Gophers won on Thu. night a group a of POI'ers decided to go to Buffalo?!?!?!
Btw... it'll be GPL's 20 yr. anniversary this Frozen Four. When POI went down and @jupiter saved the day with putting up GPL.
Keep your stick on the ice...
I know I’m beating a dead horse here. I know I shouldn’t care. But the lack of coverage on this incredible Gopher hockey, both men’s and women’s for that matter, by the Strib is absolutely shocking. I get yesterday was conference championship Sunday. There’s a lot of different sports stories going on. But not only were the articles regarding the hockey teams basically non existent on the initial Strib sports page but when you get to the Gopher section of the sports section you still have to scroll past numerous articles of the abysmal basketball programs before anything hockey related. Btw every week there are numerous recaps AND in depth articles regarding the basketball teams. While the hockey teams are lucky to get three articles each. Two recaps and probably a brief, bullet point preview of the games that weekend. I know the journalists like Randy and Megan work hard and write good articles when they can for the hockey program. My beef is not with them. It’s whoever is calling the shots and not allocating enough resources for hockey. Two great programs that have been top 5 all season long from the flagship university in the state of hockey and this is the level of coverage we get from the primary newspaper in our state. Not to mention that when Ruesse does decide to comment on the hockey team, whether in an actual article or just on social media, half of the time it’s just to throw jabs for no reason. Borderline criminal.
Alright, that’s it. I’m done. Got it out of my system. Sorry for the rant on a Monday morning.
Unfortunately, newspapers are a dying dinosaur. The Cities are a NFL town 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Also look at the local newscasts. Down here, we have local news starting at 4pm thru 7pm, and there is NO sports segments during those hours. We get a small segment during the 10 pm news, and that is it. As much as Jess can be a little quirky at sometimes, at least we have the Rink Live and GPL to fill in some of the gaps.
I know I'm one of the lone Reusse defenders on here, but he has actually written a story on this years team, attended a media scrum and attended a game I believe(a low bar I know). He LOVES Bob, and on the rare occasion that he talks about Gophers Hockey on the various podcasts he is on, he really likes this team. Reusse HATED Lucia, mostly because when they had the coaches show on AM1500, Lucia didn't play along or give any info. They were used to Wooger before him, and who was, Wooger. Most of his anti Gopher stuff is based on the Football team, and he loves getting under the GopherHolers skin.
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Kind of bummed at how expensive airfare is for the Frozen Four. Cheaper options don't really work with our schedule and Delta is around $800-ish.
If the Gophers make it do you think there might be any cheaper options via a charter?
I know this doesn't help much based on your situation but when my friend and I went to Tampa for the FF years ago the prices were just as bad. (they get worse the closer it gets even if flights open up) We decided to look at other ways to go.
First option was to look at other airports driving distance to here. Both Fargo and Des Moines had cheaper flights. We chose Des Moines cause it is a super easy drive. Then we chose to fly in to Orlando instead of Tampa and rent a car. It is maybe an hour drive from Orlando to Tampa and it is all highway so it is super fast and easy. Even with the rental and gas and the money spent on the drive to and from Des Moines for gas and snacks we still ended up cheaper than any of the direct flights by a pretty decent margin. Plus lots of fun driving stories! If your son doesn't mind a drive this is a very solid style option.
That was a very interesting trip though irregardless of the money saved. When we got to Orlando we looked up rentals (we looked before we left so we knew the range) and made our choice on the rental. Get to the front of the line and they won't honor the price we found online. We show them the price we saw and they keep refusing. We walk away. As we sit there we decided to see if we could just book it at the online price and how that would change things. The person at the counter mean-mugged us as we did it but we got the price and walked back to the counter where they had to honor the price. Then we drive to Orlando. During the championship game our original flight home was cancelled so we ended up on an earlier flight that had a layover in Dallas in the midst of a massive storm. Because of that we had to sort of bag our plans for the last night (mainly drinking with the fun people we met) and drive back to Orlando at like 3am. I had driven every leg of the trip and was going to get a break back to Orlando but since we were only going to have time for a couple of hours a sleep and I am an insomniac who often goes on very little sleep I volunteered to drive back. We packed up and left (I lost my late grandfather's wedding ring in that hotel) and drove back. Literally no one else was on the highway at first cause it was so early. Very dark and creepy then finally another car showed up and we shadowed each other so if by some chance a cop caught us (we were going quite fast) we were a bit safer. Now when we got our rental the guy at the rental place tried to convince us to "pre-buy" the gas so we didn't need to worry about getting gas before we brought the car back. The rate was stupid high, though not as high as the "penalty rate" if you forgot to fill up. He tried to convince us that it would be hard to find gas on our way back from Tampa anywhere close to Orlando. As we got closer I had my friend look and there was dozens of places, we got gas and dropped off the car. I was hoping the dbag who tried to con us was there but alas he was not. We fly into Dallas and our layover is not very long but the window between storms closed and now a monsoon hits! Flights are getting cancelled left and right and hours keeps getting delayed. I am trying not to have an anxiety attack because I really can't afford to be stuck in Dallas for a day. Pessimism is rampant in the airport and almost nothing is open so everyone is just sitting watching weather reports and looking out the windows. Ours is the only flight still going (I may be wrong but I dont think I am) and we are just waiting for the inevitable. Somehow though the rain lets up enough to let us board and we fly back to Des Moines where my car is waiting. I am not sure I dropped below 80 on that drive home.
I think your mention of Reusse is another strike against him. Whether or not he and Lucia got along should have had no bearing on how he covered the program.
Unfortunately, newspapers are a dying dinosaur. The Cities are a NFL town 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Also look at the local newscasts. Down here, we have local news starting at 4pm thru 7pm, and there is NO sports segments during those hours. We get a small segment during the 10 pm news, and that is it. As much as Jess can be a little quirky at sometimes, at least we have the Rink Live and GPL to fill in some of the gaps.
I know I'm one of the lone Reusse defenders on here, but he has actually written a story on this years team, attended a media scrum and attended a game I believe(a low bar I know). He LOVES Bob, and on the rare occasion that he talks about Gophers Hockey on the various podcasts he is on, he really likes this team. Reusse HATED Lucia, mostly because when they had the coaches show on AM1500, Lucia didn't play along or give any info. They were used to Wooger before him, and who was, Wooger. Most of his anti Gopher stuff is based on the Football team, and he loves getting under the GopherHolers skin.
That is because he is a miserable troll. He has no real talent as a writer (yeah his baseball stuff is fine...but so was Souhan's before he also became a full on troll) and unlike Sid who most of the coaches and players enjoyed talking to no one locally really likes Pat. That is why almost no one listens to his shows or podcasts and why he is relegated to mediocre stations. He tries to pretend he is the contrarian to the likes of Sid, but he is just a cynical dbag who has always been overshadowed by others who did his bit better. It doesn't matter how much he likes Bob he will turn on him too if he thinks it will get him a few clicks.
Reusse is the perfect example of why people hate most of the media when it comes to sports.
So @Handyman it's probably safe to assume you didn't send PR a birthday card?
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Great story by Jess Myers about the team and how they spend their free time.
https://www.therinklive.com/mens-college/big-10/from-skaters-to-settlers-old-school-board-game-groups-provide-gophers-some-fun-away-from-the-rink
This group reminds me a ton of the 2003 team. They genuinely seem to like each other top-to-bottom.
"I want to make it known that (Matthew Knies) is the worst player I’ve played with so far,” Koster said, deadly serious. “He thinks he’s the best, but as a group, collectively, we think Kniesy struggles the most. But he’s competitive. He tries.”
Reached for comment later, Knies issued a staunch denial of his reputation as a sub-standard settler of Catan.
Lets keep it this way the rest of the season.
https://twitter.com/USCHO/status/1620109497426644993?s=20&t=UsyiaijwqA0p0ivNJNI9Gw
Great story by Jess Myers about the team and how they spend their free time.
https://www.therinklive.com/mens-college/big-10/from-skaters-to-settlers-old-school-board-game-groups-provide-gophers-some-fun-away-from-the-rink
This group reminds me a ton of the 2003 team. They genuinely seem to like each other top-to-bottom.
"I want to make it known that (Matthew Knies) is the worst player I’ve played with so far,” Koster said, deadly serious. “He thinks he’s the best, but as a group, collectively, we think Kniesy struggles the most. But he’s competitive. He tries.”
Reached for comment later, Knies issued a staunch denial of his reputation as a sub-standard settler of Catan.
Yeah reminds me of the trip up to Ballard's resort and all the smack that team talked about each other.
Will Jess Myers bring this up to Bob at some point just to annoy the coach? ?
I think your mention of Reusse is another strike against him. Whether or not he and Lucia got along should have had no bearing on how he covered the program.
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I think your mention of Reusse is another strike against him. Whether or not he and Lucia got along should have had no bearing on how he covered the program.
To be fair, Lucia rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. I think John Gilbert was another Lucia hater.
Also, Reusse discussed the Gophers Hockey team today on one of his podcasts today for those interested ?
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I think your mention of Reusse is another strike against him. Whether or not he and Lucia got along should have had no bearing on how he covered the program.
To be fair, Lucia rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. I think John Gilbert was another Lucia hater.
Also, Reusse discussed the Gophers Hockey team today on one of his podcasts today for those interested ?
Yeah I'm not defending Don on the whole, but if a writer can't leave his butthurt at the door...
I think your mention of Reusse is another strike against him. Whether or not he and Lucia got along should have had no bearing on how he covered the program.
To be fair, Lucia rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. I think John Gilbert was another Lucia hater.
Also, Reusse discussed the Gophers Hockey team today on one of his podcasts today for those interested ?
Yeah I'm not defending Don on the whole, but if a writer can't leave his butthurt at the door...
I know. These things don't bother me as I try to sift through the biases as best I can. On another subject, why does Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have an anti Vikings bias. Just like Dandy Don Meredith did. Plus the NFL refs are against us too. ? ( I'm kidding BTW )
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People still click on that troll's articles so he won't go away.I think your mention of Reusse is another strike against him. Whether or not he and Lucia got along should have had no bearing on how he covered the program.
To be fair, Lucia rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. I think John Gilbert was another Lucia hater.
Also, Reusse discussed the Gophers Hockey team today on one of his podcasts today for those interested ?
Yeah I'm not defending Don on the whole, but if a writer can't leave his butthurt at the door...
I think your mention of Reusse is another strike against him. Whether or not he and Lucia got along should have had no bearing on how he covered the program.
To be fair, Lucia rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. I think John Gilbert was another Lucia hater.
Also, Reusse discussed the Gophers Hockey team today on one of his podcasts today for those interested ?
There needs to be a little more context on Gilbert. Gilbert wasn't happy about how his tenure covering the Gophers ended. He was definitely raw about it. That wasn't on Lucia though.
He was also a guy that didn't like the fact that the Gophers didn't stay all Minnesotan under Lucia. He didn't like that the program was evolving due to the competitive D1 landscape and he couldn't accept that there are occasions where it makes sense to look outside of the borders (especially as D1 hockey grew). It was one thing to think that way when MN kids didn't get as many opportunities (many decades ago)... but those times had ended and it made sense to take a more flexible approach. He just didn't like it.
Agreed. When there were two D1 programs in the state, and MN players weren't getting opportunities elsewhere, yeah, it made sense to focus on MN players.
By the time Lucia was here, there were six D1 programs, and MN players were getting plenty of chances with other schools/professional leagues, it wasn't necessary (or really viable to field a truly competitive team). And the focus is still MN players (20 of 26 are from MN)
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Yeah recruiting non Minnesotans was such a bad idea. Having Grant Potulny on the team was horrible. It's not like he scored an important goal or anything. ?
Time to bring this back as my avatar.
I think Bob does it fantastically. 11 of the 12 skaters in our pipeline are Minnesotan. The one that’s not? Cole Eiserman.
Honestly who cares if they’re not Minnesotan? I just don’t understand how that matters. Just win games and compete for the title every year.
Honestly who cares if they’re not Minnesotan? I just don’t understand how that matters. Just win games and compete for the title every year.
The Gophers won two NCAA titles with just in-state players. I don’t know of another college program, in any sport, that has done that.
When we could do it and contend for titles, it was a point of pride and helped build MN in a hockey hotbed because it gave local kids opportunities.
But now there are six NCAA programs in Minnesota, top-end players are developing in more-and-more non-traditional areas, and there is far more parity in college hockey.
The days of only in-state recruiting are long gone. Gophers need to focus both in-state and out-state to be consistently top-end.
But I would stop short of saying I don’t care.
I think Bob does it fantastically. 11 of the 12 skaters in our pipeline are Minnesotan. The one that’s not? Cole Eiserman.
Couldn’t agree more.