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I was hoping we wouldn't have to ressurect another thread regarding a Gopher recruit but so be it. I got to watch some of the games on TV while I was up in Ottawa and the Refs were calling penalties on what would be clean hits in the WCHA. Hence by the end of the tournament the games looked more like a scrimmage. Canada was missing most of their top players due to the major junior playoffs, which includes Crosby. The second best Canadian U18, Brule, was injured and Toews couldn't join the teams training camp in time. You can talk up the Goofer recruits all you want but we all know that the WCHA is a completely different game and story. Size and toughness wins championships not doodlebugs.

I think we have all had enough of Josh's bantering and it is time to move this thread where it should belong, the basketball chat. Josh has already admitted that he is more of a BB fan anyway. So Josh how about you give us your take on your Low-Down University and it's serious recruiting violations that lead to the infamous team ban a couple of years ago. What a scum-bag DI school and program, and damn glad you are a part of it and not me. Just in case anyone has a short memory: http://www.detnews.com/2003/um/0305/08/a01-159031.htm

Based on some of the flawed logic he has offered on this site, I believe that a successful career in law is wishful thinking on his part. At best he'll probably find himself cleaning out the estates of little old ladies in some backwoods town.

If you want to watch some old time hockey (it will be physical), Portage is just over a three hour drive from Grand Forks. Just take the Perimeter Highway West around the south end of Winnipeg and Portage is just over a half hour drive once you pick up the Trans-Canada.

That would be impossible as Toews only has Canadian citizenship. The only reason some players like Murray and Brett Hull can do it is because they have dual citzenship. Although the Murray family is originally from Brandon, I believe that Brady may have also been born in the US while his dad was either playing or coaching.

PCM, you may have been wasting your time with this loser. He actually wrote back to me and revealed he was from Fargo. Given that he isn't that interested in hockey I am willing to bet he grew up an NDSU fan in which case Michigan must truly seem like a vast improvement and their was no hope for him anyway.

I don't beleive for a minute that Toews' decision will impact his play on Team Canada in any way. In fact Boston College's Bertram is currently with Team Canada at the U18s. The only reason Toews isn't with the team is because he couldn't break away in time for the current teams training camp. He may not make the coming years junior team but you can bet he will be on the Canadian junior team the following year.

Yeah, he got his lights punched out (broken orbital bone) over a month ago by Manchester's Joe Ruiller

Someone needs to tell Parise that is what Gophers do when you squish them, they squeal.

Unfortunately there weren't enough gitsch sniffing canucks invited to the selection process in SPRINGFIELD MA USA, which is why you have such a DUMB-A$$ selection.

Please share the link and email address with us so we can all extend him our best wishes.

I agree, and how many other 20+ goal players might there be between Zajac, Spirko, Stafford Toews and Duncan.

Wow, great story Rick. MSU's error was our gain and did they ever go in a different direction.

You made me laugh so hard at suggesting Lucy that I almost blew my coffee out my nose. Although rumour has it that Lucy may be up for some form of Psychiatric Award.

Brady Murray was expected to be this teams offensive leader. Given that he was a non-factor most of the season and the teams sub-par performance right up until two months ago, there can only be one answer. Runner-up is always a tough pill to swallow but I am still pleased that they managed to make it this far.

As the last few seconds were winding down, the ESPN announcers revealed that Matt Greene's elbow had been bothering him all through the playoffs. They claimed that he only had the strength of a 10 year old in that arm yet he was still able to out-muscle all other players. I haven't lost hope that he will give us one more year.

Thanks for the great season and good luck to all the seniors in their future endeavours.

Mannino can have bad games. Just remember that the Dogz pumped 5 goals past him in only a period and a half. http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20050219&vi...ome=du&gender=m

That is too funny Perhaps those are surgical gloves and Gwozdecky is also the team proctologist

What are they thinking. I believe he could have been awarded the hit of the game.

One minor correction, Michigan officially ended Bucky's season.

One last piece of praise from the ESPN2 crew that I don't believe has been mentioned. Clement also praised Schneider's ability to poke-check opposing players at the blue-line.