Sure. No one from Minnesota got the joke at all. Only you.
All the old timers get the joke. It NEVER gets old.
Slap Shot - 444 might want to consider a restraining order. dggoddard - Minnesota is THE ELITE Program in all of college hockey. wasmania - you have to be the very best to get ice time with the great gophers!
Sure. No one from Minnesota got the joke at all. Only you.
I had a hunch that me having to explain it would bring some type of response like this. We can all stop holding our breath waiting now.
Hey, I heard there are a number of proposed changes to the NCAA tournament that will be reviewed this off season. Michigan has gone way too long without a title even with the top recruiting class each year. This means things have to change because they just aren't fair anymore.
No. There was one Michigan parent--whose kid hasn't played college hockey for like 5 years, so it was a long time ago--who used to talk up Michigan's recruiting, and about a dozen Gopher fans who got all offended, because how could any team recruit better players than David Fischer and Pat White? Those Gopher fans never seemed to grasp that the real joke was their lack of self-awareness.
Some things never change
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"And there is a banana running around the DECC." "Well you don't see that every day..."
-win a Calder Trophy
-win a Conn Smythe Trophy
-win 5 Vezina Trophies
-win 6 Stanley Cups
-make 5 All-Star game appearances
-have a member inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Not too shabby...
(oh - it was the class of '69, which included a goalie named Ken Dryden )
If you don't change the world today, how can it be any better tomorrow?
-win a Calder Trophy
-win a Conn Smythe Trophy
-win 5 Vezina Trophies
-win 6 Stanley Cups
-make 5 All-Star game appearances
-have a member inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Not too shabby...
(oh - it was the class of '69, which included a goalie named Ken Dryden )
Wouldn't that be the recruiting class of 1965? And no one else made the NHL as far as I recall. BTW, I still recall when that class as a freshman team soundly beat RPI's highly touted Watson-Scammell-Law freshman team.
Obviously a little biased and too early to tell, but I'd have to agree with FS23, UND '05 is pretty remarkable.
Brian Lee (2005, pick 9)
TJ Oshie (2005, pick 24)
Joe Finley (2005, pick 27)
Taylor Chorney (2005, pick 36)
Andrew Kozek (2005, pick 53)
Matt Watkins (2005, pick 160)
Jonathan Toews (2006, pick 3)
Ryan Duncan (Hobey Baker winner)
Obviously a little too early, but Toews and Oshie have had good NHL success and Lee, Finley, Chorney and Watkins (one game) have also seen NHL time. The argument gets a little strayed when you talk about Duncan, because there wasn't as much hype of him coming in, but he probably gave the most to the program. Kozek and Duncan both stayed in the AHL this season.
Obviously a little biased and too early to tell, but I'd have to agree with FS23, UND '05 is pretty remarkable.
Brian Lee (2005, pick 9)
TJ Oshie (2005, pick 24)
Joe Finley (2005, pick 27)
Taylor Chorney (2005, pick 36)
Andrew Kozek (2005, pick 53)
Matt Watkins (2005, pick 160)
Jonathan Toews (2006, pick 3)
Ryan Duncan (Hobey Baker winner)
Obviously a little too early, but Toews and Oshie have had good NHL success and Lee, Finley, Chorney and Watkins (one game) have also seen NHL time. The argument gets a little strayed when you talk about Duncan, because there wasn't as much hype of him coming in, but he probably gave the most to the program. Kozek and Duncan both stayed in the AHL this season.
That D-O-T line was something special. They scared the he** out of me.
Bottom Line: If you deserve to win the national championship then don't worry about who you play, when, and where. Just keep winning. Exception: You are right about the refs. They, no doubt, have it in for <insert your team name here>!
for me Wisconsin's 1990-91 class stands out (in terms of individual talent, if you read Mike Kemp or Jeff Sauer's accounts, they landed every player they targeted in these classes)
Jason Zent 92g-68a-160
Chris Tucker 37g-44a-81
Andrew Schier 53g-115a-168
Dan Plante 42g-49a-91 (3 year-player)
Blaine Moore 57g-72a-129
Jeff Sanderson
Matt Buss
the following year 91-92 they added more firepower
Kelly Fairchild 56g-83a-139
Brian Rafalski 20g-80a-100
Maco Balkovec 16g-64a-80
Jamie Spencer 46g-59a-105
Mike Doers
Mike Strobel 49g-51a-100
Mark Strobel 21g-42a-63
Chris Tok
Everything in its right place, Wisconsin Hockey National Champs!
"but you're not as confused as him are you. it's not your job to be as confused as Nigel". Tap pt 1.
"I think it's ****ing stock. What--? Which part of that is unclear to you? I think it sounds stock to my ears. I mean, do you want me to write it down?" Tap Pt. 2
Obviously a little biased and too early to tell, but I'd have to agree with FS23, UND '05 is pretty remarkable.
Brian Lee (2005, pick 9)
TJ Oshie (2005, pick 24)
Joe Finley (2005, pick 27)
Taylor Chorney (2005, pick 36)
Andrew Kozek (2005, pick 53)
Matt Watkins (2005, pick 160)
Jonathan Toews (2006, pick 3)
Ryan Duncan (Hobey Baker winner)
Obviously a little too early, but Toews and Oshie have had good NHL success and Lee, Finley, Chorney and Watkins (one game) have also seen NHL time. The argument gets a little strayed when you talk about Duncan, because there wasn't as much hype of him coming in, but he probably gave the most to the program. Kozek and Duncan both stayed in the AHL this season.
for me Wisconsin's 1990-91 class stands out (in terms of individual talent, if you read Mike Kemp or Jeff Sauer's accounts, they landed every player they targeted in these classes)
Jason Zent 92g-68a-160
Chris Tucker 37g-44a-81
Andrew Schier 53g-115a-168
Dan Plante 42g-49a-91 (3 year-player)
Blaine Moore 57g-72a-129
Jeff Sanderson
Matt Buss
the following year 91-92 they added more firepower
Kelly Fairchild 56g-83a-139
Brian Rafalski 20g-80a-100
Maco Balkovec 16g-64a-80
Jamie Spencer 46g-59a-105
Mike Doers
Mike Strobel 49g-51a-100
Mark Strobel 21g-42a-63
Chris Tok
Another great one. Pretty solid two-year stretch for Sconnie. Thanks for posting Solo!
Gopher fans - Consensus on the 1976-77 class, or does anyone have any others?
I am still amazed that a 3-year stretch of Gopher recruiting classes produced 8 Gold medalists. Gotta be considered the glory days of Gopher hockey. I guess that's why those classes stick out the most to me.
-win a Calder Trophy
-win a Conn Smythe Trophy
-win 5 Vezina Trophies
-win 6 Stanley Cups
-make 5 All-Star game appearances
-have a member inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Not too shabby...
(oh - it was the class of '69, which included a goalie named Ken Dryden )
I don't remember hearing of any of these awards in college hockey?
Shouldn't a college recruiting class be judged on how the players performed in college? Stu Bickel was a last minute pick-up for the Gophs, played one year with the Gophs (solid defender but not spectacular) and has played himself into an NHL spot. That doesn't make him a better recruit than Grant Bischoff or Ryan Duncan. (I don't think Duncan played NHL, did he?)
I don't remember hearing of any of these awards in college hockey?
Shouldn't a college recruiting class be judged on how the players performed in college? Stu Bickel was a last minute pick-up for the Gophs, played one year with the Gophs (solid defender but not spectacular) and has played himself into an NHL spot. That doesn't make him a better recruit than Grant Bischoff or Ryan Duncan. (I don't think Duncan played NHL, did he?)
Well, then. You'll have a hard time finding a better class than the one that entered Cornell in fall of '66. They weren't eligible to play their freshman year, but in their 3 years of eligibility, they went 83-4 (.954). I'm sure this must be the best NCAA record for any individual class.
If you don't change the world today, how can it be any better tomorrow?
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