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2011 Minnesota Offseason Thread

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SoCalSiouxFan said:
Happy. By bringing up Hakstol in this discussion page, perhaps you mistakenly forgot that you were no longer trolling in the UND thread. Easy mistake for you since you spend far more time bad mouthing UND than actually providing any information relevant to Gopher hockey.

Hakstol's claim to fame is developing players for the NHL. His good reputation for developing players is spread far and wide (not just in Minnesota).

For example. Coaches, sportswriters, and millions of Blackhawks fans seem to pretty much agree that Blackhawks Captain Jonathan Toews was very well coached, and is now the one player that is most valuable to the future of their organization. At least in Chicago, this gives the impression that the coaches at UND can develop players for the NHL and leaves unanswered questions regarding Nick Leddy. Seems that Leddy was not ready for the physical play of the NHL.

Hakstol has been a step or two from that peak for about 8 years now and has stayed there. There is no indication that Hakstol is going to backslide down the slope anytime soon like Lucia has.

Looking forward to the many challenges in store for both teams in the upcomming seasons.
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LOL! Hackstol had a player talented enough to be captain on an NHL team and that resulted in runner up status, again. Lucia's best player in recent memory was Vanek and that resulted in a championship.

Toews' role in the Blackhawks has far more to do with Toews than Hackstol. If not, why was he drafted 3rd overall? If it was the Hackstol then where is the long list of NHL captains that Hackstol has molded?

I will give you the fact that UND does a good job of player selection and gets them to stay at UND longer than they might at other schools. That says a lot.

The fact that Hackstol regularly loses to lesser talented teams in the NCAAs is also a fact that you can't overlook. He is not a great game-day coach and does not adjust his team's game to overcome other coach's strategies. He just plays UND hockey...and loses.
 
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gopheritall said:
LOL! Hackstol had a player talented enough to be captain on an NHL team and that resulted in runner up status, again. Lucia's best player in recent memory was Vanek and that resulted in a championship.

Toews' role in the Blackhawks has far more to do with Toews than Hackstol. If not, why was he drafted 3rd overall? If it was the Hackstol then where is the long list of NHL captains that Hackstol has molded?

I will give you the fact that UND does a good job of player selection and gets them to stay at UND longer than they might at other schools. That says a lot.

The fact that Hackstol regularly loses to lesser talented teams in the NCAAs is also a fact that you can't overlook. He is not a great game-day coach and does not adjust his team's game to overcome other coach's strategies. He just plays UND hockey...and loses.
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As a long time Sioux fan, I regret to say that the above analysis is pretty much spot on. :(
 
Re: 2011 Minnesota Offseason Thread

Wayzata's Mario Lucia just informed me he's narrowed his college choices to Minnesota and Notre Dame. #NHLDraftCombine

Mario Lucia also said he'll either play with the #USHL 's Des Moines Buccaneers or the BCHL's Penticton Vees next season. #NHLDraftCombine

http://twitter.com/mike_morreale
 
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4four4 said:
Or is he?

He either plays in the Big Ten for most of his college career or the CCHA.
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Who knows what conference Notre Dame will be playing in a few years down the road. Various rumors have had them in the CCHA, Big Ten, WCHA, some sort of WCHA 2.0, Hockey East, etc...
 
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Greenbayguy said:
But his college career will likely be two years at most, so not sure it really matters.
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Second round picks play 2 to 3 years. IMO, his decision comes down to who the NHL believes is a better fit for young Mario. I hope the NYI pick him with their second round pick. Nothing would make me smile. LOL.
 
Re: 2011 Minnesota Offseason Thread

The Wild just released details on 2012 Hockey Day Minnesota. High school games will be on Lake Minnetonka, Gophers will host Colorado College. The Minnetonka vs Duluth East game will be awesome! East is returning most of a talented team that reached the State Championship and Tonka should have an exciting, young team. I believe their JV team went undefeated last year. I was hoping to see the Gophers play another MN team, but CC should have an exciting team next year, so it should be a fun game to watch.

http://wild.nhl.com/club/microhome.htm?location=/hockeyday#
 
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JDUBBS1280 said:
The Wild just released details on 2012 Hockey Day Minnesota. High school games will be on Lake Minnetonka, Gophers will host Colorado College. The Minnetonka vs Duluth East game will be awesome! East is returning most of a talented team that reached the State Championship and Tonka should have an exciting, young team. I believe their JV team went undefeated last year. I was hoping to see the Gophers play another MN team, but CC should have an exciting team next year, so it should be a fun game to watch.

http://wild.nhl.com/club/microhome.htm?location=/hockeyday#
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I agree, and not even for selfish reasons. Even if neither year was SCSU, they should have seen if they could play one of the other in-state teams the last two years they have MN teams in their conference.
 
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"Gophers assistant coach Grant Potulny said all rumors he is going to be next head coach at Lincoln of USHL are untrue."

"Potulny, an ex-Lincoln player: 'I have a wonderful job here. I am happy with my job.' He has been Gophers hockey assistant for two seasons."

http://twitter.com/RomanStrib
 
Re: 2011 Minnesota Offseason Thread

I got an e-mail saying that season ticket packages for students are down to $99+service fees for next season, and you can start to order them in June. This is a significant improvement from past seasons, when ticket packages were $50 more, you couldn't order them until September or October, and they didn't do anything to let you know they were going on sale. This might be the first time I've seen Gopher hockey make changes for the better, instead of making the worst decisions I've ever seen. Maybe they'll even give students a sheet of tickets this year, instead of one stupid giant ticket.
 
Re: 2011 Minnesota Offseason Thread

Driftryder said:
Any speculation on who Hill's replacement will be?
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http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=269485

One of the most respected assistant coaches in the nation, John Hill is entering his sixth year in his second stint as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota in 2010-11.
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How will the Gophers ever recover, if the rumor is true that they will be losing such a highly respected coach?

I truly hope and pray that instead the Gophers somehow find a way to extend John Hill's contract, and give him the contract he deserves. A contract that will insure that John Hill's services as assistant coach with the Gophers are retained for many years to come.:)
 
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