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2011 Minnesota Offseason Thread

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Seth Ambroz was projected by Central Scouting at 31 among NA skaters, the NHL mock had him going in the second round. Surprisingly he dropped dramatically in the NHL draft and was eventually picked by Columbus, 158th overall.

I read some felt he had not improved in his skating ability, but his last season with Omaha was his personal best. He finished with a career-high 24 goals on a league-leading 222 shots on goal, had 16 of his 46 points on the power play and a plus-3 rating in 56 games. For his career, he had 60 goals, including 25 with the man advantage, 126 points, 295 penalty minutes and a plus-15 rating in 172 games.

"He's a John Tonelli-type player, very strong," Central Scouting's Al Jensen said. "I've seen him run over players along the boards to get by them. He competes very hard and has good hands and puck skills. He has a strong skating stride, not lightning speed, but very effective and strong. He has a good, hard wrist shot and is responsible in his own end."
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Result: Seth will be playing for the Gophers next year with something to prove:

Ambroz said he'll get back to work on Monday in an effort to eventually make a name for himself.

"I have to improve my foot speed," he said. "I feel I have size and everything like that but it's going to be those first three steps. If I can do that, I might be able to get to where I want to go."
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CHN reporting an official announcement of Hill's departure and Guentzel's return will be released on Monday...very welcome news to say the least.
 
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Thank God that the proper head finally looks to be rolling!!! The team lost a lot of grit after MG was gone and it will be nice to have him back.
 
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Hammy said:
...I think it is fair to say he let his friendship get in the way of good judgment.
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When Hill was given the news, I wonder if it went more like:

A.) :( "You know if it was completely up to me John, you'd be the last person I'd let go.. "

-or-

B.) :mad: "Our program is headed in a different direction and changes have to be made!..

I'm guessing it was closer to the first.. but who knows?


Whatever the case, great point about friendship Hammy!! :)

Good luck to Coach Hill in his future endeavors.
 
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AlaskaRox said:
Whatever the case, great point about friendship Hammy!! :)
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The important thing is we are rid of a problem within the program and it has been a problem that has been eating away at the morale of the players for a while. If Guentzel does indeed come back, I expect it will re-energize the players and it will certainly help recruiting as Hill had too much influence in that regard with our program.
 
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No more "And Hill still sucks" chants when a Gopher player comes out of the penalty box. Sigh. The curse is over.
 
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Sid is back with another Gopher assistant coaching prediction:

"Look for an official announcement in the next 10 days that Mike Guentzel will replace John Hill as an assistant to Gophers hockey coach Don Lucia."
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That means it might not happen.
 
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I heard from a person in the athletic department the Mike Guentzel decision was made sometime ago. It is a done deal.
 
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This decision by Don Lucia (Maturi) basically kept his job for a couple of more years.
 
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I guess so! I guess that means Scoobs can take him off my wall now. Well, unless he ends up coaching for another WCHA team, which I highly doubt.
 
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Suze said:
I guess so! I guess that means Scoobs can take him off my wall now. Well, unless he ends up coaching for another WCHA team, which I highly doubt.
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I don't know - some of our rivals might be willing to take him since his resume includes temporarily ruining the Gopher hockey program. :p
 
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