Lucky_11 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 We all know Dave Christian represented UND on that team. Did anyone else from UND get invited to tryouts and not make the team?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagard Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 The Sioux was a bunch of 27 year old Canadians then, so the USA team wasn't a good fit. Only kidding. Good question. I'm guessing there had to be some, the Sioux had a fantastic team in '79. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthDakotaHockey Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Scott Marvin, a Warroad boy also, might have given it a shot. Out of courtesy to the Marvin family if nothing else. He was probably graduated by try-out time. No, wait. Mike Burgraff. Roseau Rams. I'll bet that he gave it a go as well. Burgraff was a solid player for the Sioux in the late 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthDakotaHockey Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Tim Mischler, I believe an EGF product, may have also given it a go. I'll get off this thread, as most of you probably were hardly even born that far back in time, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7>4 Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Didn't Troy Murray play for Canada that year? As for team USA, I would guess Craig Ludwig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmidtdoggydog Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Didn't Troy Murray play for Canada that year? As for team USA, I would guess Craig Ludwig. Ludwig (USA) and Murray (Canada) both played in the WJC around that time and maybe that lead to an Olympic tryout for both? Kevin Maxwell left UND after his rookie season to play for Canada in 1980. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxfan82 Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Troy Murray would have been too young. He came to UND in the fall of 1980, and would have been finishing his last season with the Tier II junior St Albert Saints in the spring of '80. Tim Mischler would have been way too young. He graduated from EGF in the spring of '82 and came to UND in the fall. Craig Ludwig was still a diamond in the rough in the fall of '79 when picking the Olympic team, so I would doubt if he was given an invitation to try out. He certainly developed into a marvelous d-man. The Canadian Olympic team took Kevin Maxwell, who spent one season with UND in '78-'79, then went pro after the Olympics. The Canadian team should have taken Mark Taylor and Doug Smail, but I am ever thankful they didn't. Both were incredibly fast and extremely creative playmakers. I think the two of them must have combined for 15 shorthanded goals for the '80 champions. Good thread. It brings back some good memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 According to an SI question in the current issue, three of the following four played for the US WJC team in 1979: Dave Christian Tim Mishler Mike Stone Craig Ludwig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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