GFC79

It's the price of success. Both programs, and Wisconsin, have and will vie for the best players & coaches. Anything short of the National Championship is seen as some degree of failure. But when they win it, and the good ones "Go Pro", it's tough to argue their choice. That's their dream. At the end of the day, I don't think any of us really regret not having had these great players for a full 4 years (well, maybe a little). Not having had them in our programs at all would really be a regret! I get just as big a kick about being able to say "That guy played at North Dakota" when I see them in the NHL.

The fact is that for the last 25 years UND was getting almost all the "homegrown" talent. The fact that MN got the Potulny's and Irmen and the UND didn't, shows how far Grand Forks youth and high school hockey has progressed. I can remember when Dave Christian came to the UND and MN fans were yelling "traitor"! Great stuff for rivalries...

Actually, Gary was a nephew. Serge's sons Jim and Bill both played at the U of M in the early 70's.