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Originally posted by JDUBBS1280 View PostYou clearly don't understand the context of this discussion or the point I am trying to make.
As Gurt just pointed out, his son's team (from Wisconsin) went 3-1 against Minny teams. All these young hockey players nowadays come up through the same feeder systems and play at the same level of competition. One of my co-workers has a son who plays on a West Michigan travel team and he carts his kid all over the midwest to play. It doesn't matter where the kid comes from, it matters about the skills he/she can acquire and the smarts he/she can develop. Those kind of things aren't unique to kids from Minnesota who lace up skates; there unique to any kid from anywhere who decides he/she wants to get to the next level.
So stop with this whole Minnesota holier-than-thou BS.
Boston College (you know, the team that just won the NCAA championship) has a roster with players from:
Maine
New York
Connecticut
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Colorado
Minnesota
Michigan
Maybe if UMinny would give up its almost exclusive Minnesota roster they might be able to put together another championship team.
Oh, I'm sorry, the State of Wisconsin is also represented on the Minnesota roster.NMU Hockey Since 1976 ...there at the beginning.
Bill Crawford, LSSU radio announcer, on NMU hockey: "This is their MO right to the tee: get out shot, get out played, keep hangin' in there, just rope-a-dope it in your own zone, get it up the ice, bang it in and win the game."
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Originally posted by aygwm2 View PostWell, I'm not attacking you. The point is this: there is no "state of hockey" anymore. College hockey is so diverse with kids from all over the country and the world that no one gives a **** whether their state university teams are all born and bred in the motherland. Most of us just want to see good hockey, no matter where the players come from, and that's what we see most of the time.
As Gurt just pointed out, his son's team (from Wisconsin) went 3-1 against Minny teams. All these young hockey players nowadays come up through the same feeder systems and play at the same level of competition. One of my co-workers has a son who plays on a West Michigan travel team and he carts his kid all over the midwest to play. It doesn't matter where the kid comes from, it matters about the skills he/she can acquire and the smarts he/she can develop. Those kind of things aren't unique to kids from Minnesota who lace up skates; there unique to any kid from anywhere who decides he/she wants to get to the next level.
So stop with this whole Minnesota holier-than-thou BS.
Boston College (you know, the team that just won the NCAA championship) has a roster with players from:
Maine
New York
Connecticut
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Colorado
Minnesota
Michigan
Maybe if UMinny would give up its almost exclusive Minnesota roster they might be able to put together another championship team.
Oh, I'm sorry, the State of Wisconsin is also represented on the Minnesota roster.
Oh man...
You tried logic and reasoning? With Dubbie?
FAIL!
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Silly people. It's Dubbs. Dubbie is the ginger from DU.Hollywood Hair Care Tip for Infinity (Directly from Hollywood himself)
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Originally posted by Gurtholfin View PostI appreciate the vote of confidence, and we have come a long way over here, but our house teams can't quite beat your traveling teams just yet.
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Does the Somali team even know how to skate?Hollywood Hair Care Tip for Infinity (Directly from Hollywood himself)
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Aygwm2 - Again, you don't know the origin of the discussion, or its context, which is why you are WAY off on the point I was making. When you are ready to listen to my pount, let me know.
In regards to Minnesota not being the "State of Hockey", I'll politely disagree. Minnesota has more registered players than any other state (even states with 2-5x the population). Minnesota produces more D1 players than any other state on a yearly basis. It isn't even that close. And Minnesota has produced more NHL players than any other state. Again, not all that close. Minnesota has also produced the most US Olympic hockey players. In fact, theUS has never won an Olympic Gold medal without at least 50% of its roster being from Minnesota. The 1980 Olympic Gold medal team had 13/20 players born in Minnesota and a head coach from Minnesota.
Minnesota is the hockey capital of this country.
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Originally posted by JDUBBS1280 View PostAygwm2 - Again, you don't know the origin of the discussion, or its context, which is why you are WAY off on the point I was making. When you are ready to listen to my pount, let me know.
In regards to Minnesota not being the "State of Hockey", I'll politely disagree. Minnesota has more registered players than any other state (even states with 2-5x the population). Minnesota produces more D1 players than any other state on a yearly basis. It isn't even that close. And Minnesota has produced more NHL players than any other state. Again, not all that close. Minnesota has also produced the most US Olympic hockey players. In fact, theUS has never won an Olympic Gold medal without at least 50% of its roster being from Minnesota. The 1980 Olympic Gold medal team had 13/20 players born in Minnesota and a head coach from Minnesota.
Minnesota is the hockey capital of this country.NMU Hockey Since 1976 ...there at the beginning.
Bill Crawford, LSSU radio announcer, on NMU hockey: "This is their MO right to the tee: get out shot, get out played, keep hangin' in there, just rope-a-dope it in your own zone, get it up the ice, bang it in and win the game."
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Boston College (you know, the team that just won the NCAA championship) has a roster with players from:
Maine
New York
Connecticut
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Colorado
Minnesota
Michigan
That's the arguing point. In Dubbs world. Canadians can't vote, have to ride in the back of the bus, and have a back door entrance into the diner. Europeans were only allowed after the Vanek riots of 02-04."My greatest achievement."
Dirty on getting me suspended from USCHO.
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Originally posted by JDUBBS1280 View PostHahahaha..... We both know your youth programs are the equivilant of the Somalian national baseball team next to Minnesota Hockey.
And that's why you should be concerned considering that we, well...
Never mind. We probably just got lucky. 3 Times.
We were the luckiest bunch of suck-holes ever to lace them up.
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Re: MN Hockey - "We're So SPECIAL!"
Originally posted by Gurtholfin View PostExactly! We're terrible.
And that's why you should be concerned considering that we, well...
Never mind. We probably just got lucky. 3 Times.
We were the luckiest bunch of suck-holes ever to lace them up.
Hollywood Hair Care Tip for Infinity (Directly from Hollywood himself)
when its minus 20 and u have to go outside.. make sure u wear a winter hat as the mohawk does not enjoy the winter weathe(r)
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