Re: Minnesota Gopher 2012 offseason thread
BSU's AD Goeb has a few thoughts on MN cup and an upcoming MN visit to BSU:
Minnesota Cup
Goeb is working together with Minnesota’s four other Division I hockey schools, all currently in the WCHA, to create an annual “Minnesota Cup” midseason tournament at the Xcel Energy Center starting in 2013-14.
Minnesota would play in the four-team tournament each year with the other schools (Bemidji State, St. Cloud State, Minnesota-Duluth and Mankato) participating on a rotating basis.
Goeb said the Cup is “going to happen,” but Bemidji State is tentatively the first team out of the rotation and not expected to participate the first year.
“I think it’s going to be a lot like the Final Five in many ways,” Goeb said. “I think it’s a win-win for hockey and a win-win for Bemidji State with everything going on in the WCHA.”
Goeb said there is a tentative plan to have Minnesota play a non-conference series at the Sanford Center in 2013-14.
“It (Minnesota Cup) works for us,” Goeb said. “We’re trying to make it very attractive. That’s why it would be important that Minnesota comes here. That needs to happen. It’s good for our fans and us to have Minnesota come here if we’re not in it that first year.”
Should probably see Mall of America (as cliche as that is). In fact, if I were in town for a day, I'd probably stay by the U...and longer and I'd probably stay down in Bloomington at a cheap place as you can spend quite a bit of time there. Of course, the chain of lakes in the west part of the city or the Missippippi in the east are both great.
BSU's AD Goeb has a few thoughts on MN cup and an upcoming MN visit to BSU:
Minnesota Cup
Goeb is working together with Minnesota’s four other Division I hockey schools, all currently in the WCHA, to create an annual “Minnesota Cup” midseason tournament at the Xcel Energy Center starting in 2013-14.
Minnesota would play in the four-team tournament each year with the other schools (Bemidji State, St. Cloud State, Minnesota-Duluth and Mankato) participating on a rotating basis.
Goeb said the Cup is “going to happen,” but Bemidji State is tentatively the first team out of the rotation and not expected to participate the first year.
“I think it’s going to be a lot like the Final Five in many ways,” Goeb said. “I think it’s a win-win for hockey and a win-win for Bemidji State with everything going on in the WCHA.”
Goeb said there is a tentative plan to have Minnesota play a non-conference series at the Sanford Center in 2013-14.
“It (Minnesota Cup) works for us,” Goeb said. “We’re trying to make it very attractive. That’s why it would be important that Minnesota comes here. That needs to happen. It’s good for our fans and us to have Minnesota come here if we’re not in it that first year.”
Should probably see Mall of America (as cliche as that is). In fact, if I were in town for a day, I'd probably stay by the U...and longer and I'd probably stay down in Bloomington at a cheap place as you can spend quite a bit of time there. Of course, the chain of lakes in the west part of the city or the Missippippi in the east are both great.
