Gopher fans care more where players come from than anybody in the nation. You folks are so proud of your Minnesota boys that players from other teams hometowns get mentioned in every sentence that appears in print. Also - you go so far as to BOO players from Minnesota that decide not to play for the goofs ie. Z.P. Oh yes, a few years ago when Prpich scored one of his goals at the John - one one your more intelligent and hockey savy fans said to me "well, at least he's a good Minnesotan boy"