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Minnesota Gophers 2024-25

You guys had that ridiculous run from 11-12 to 15-16, 4 natties and the top loser trophy one year. That did end 9 years ago. Don't y'all think UW's burner run will extinguish at some point? TWSNBN came back to earth this last season. Once KK and Simms are gone after this upcoming year, that superstar core will be too thinned out to sustain it.
 
Timothy A said:
You guys had that ridiculous run from 11-12 to 15-16, 4 natties and the top loser trophy one year. That did end 9 years ago. Don't y'all think UW's burner run will extinguish at some point? TWSNBN came back to earth this last season. Once KK and Simms are gone after this upcoming year, that superstar core will be too thinned out to sustain it.
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I absolutely do think Wisconsin won't be that good forever. O'Brien leaving means they probably won't be damn near unbeatable, even if they remain the best team.

I just don't trust Minnesota to step up, is all.
 
Something notable, not saying anything's right or wrong, just notable:

On next year's projected Minnesota roster, assuming #18 returns:
10 players from Minnesota
15 players from outside of Minnesota

Never thought I'd see the day.
 
eastcoastgopher said:
15 players from outside of Minnesota
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What I think is noteworthy about this over the years is where UM's go-to recruiting locations outside of Minnesota have been. Europe is definitely a change that started with the first two Finns and has picked up steam in recent years. But as far as the rest of North America goes ... Chicago and British Columbia. Just about everything else seems like an isolated event. Makes one wonder just how proactive scouting is, if proactive is a word that even applies.
 
Seven total from the tunnelers have gone into the portal...Let that sink in.

Tunneler manglement has had trouble recruiting for awhile now and I guess this should not be surprising that this is happening.
 
Timothy A said:
Rumor on the web that Little Ms Sassy Pants is heading back into the tunnels.
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If you believe people who make lists, she would most likely be the number one choice in the draft. Is it possible that due to how the league and the CBA allocate salaries and total team maximums she could demand a higher salary by waiting until the league's fourth year? On the surface there doesn't seem to be a benefit to playing another year for the Gophers.
 
I think there is a benefit to maxing out your collegiate eligibility, at least until there's more certainty among PWHL salaries and opportunities. For the American players at least—where there's not as much in terms of endorsements on this side of the border—she probably feels a little more secure in college than she would on an expansion PWHL team or the New York Sirens, especially knowing she's not going to need a higher level of competition to make the Olympic team.
 
eastcoastgopher said:
I think there is a benefit to maxing out your collegiate eligibility, at least until there's more certainty among PWHL salaries and opportunities. For the American players at least—where there's not as much in terms of endorsements on this side of the border—she probably feels a little more secure in college than she would on an expansion PWHL team or the New York Sirens, especially knowing she's not going to need a higher level of competition to make the Olympic team.
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I hadn’t considered that college kids also get back into their training environment in August vs late October(?) for PW, which favors returning to college. J&J or Salvian pointed that out.
 
Lindsay said:
I hadn’t considered that college kids also get back into their training environment in August vs late October(?) for PW, which favors returning to college. J&J or Salvian pointed that out.
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It seems like it would be a rather complicated decision. Sure, there are monetary considerations. Depending on what and where somebody is studying, combined with NIL potential, it isn't as simple as with or without a pro salary.

PWHL is now the highest level at which they can play, but the PWHL regular season is currently only 30 games, and one in three teams is then done. Maybe that increases with expansion, but so does travel. In most NCAA leagues, the travel burden isn't nearly as high, because you don't travel hundreds of miles to play a single game very often. Players also have more control of where they'll play in the NCAA ranks. In the pro ranks, a player could wind up on either coast, in a city that may not be where they want to live.

I certainly don't expect it heading into the Olympics, but it wasn't that long ago that the top women's league folded. This isn't exactly the NFL that we're talking about.

It would be interesting to know how the logistics and support for a PWHL club and a top NCAA program compares. It wasn't that long ago that if you played for the Whitecaps, you were expected to figure out a lot of things for yourself, like where to practise in the offseason. When you're part of a college program, you have a nucleus of players who are living in the same place as you are for most of the year, with the same needs. Even in the places where support isn't great, at least misery loves company.
 
Ditra said:
If you believe people who make lists, she would most likely be the number one choice in the draft. Is it possible that due to how the league and the CBA allocate salaries and total team maximums she could demand a higher salary by waiting until the league's fourth year? On the surface there doesn't seem to be a benefit to playing another year for the Gophers.
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Kennedy is not that great but he's something I guess. I don't think she's the #1 pick. OB scores more and her intangible are off the chart. There could be a Euro who is that is the #1 pick.
 
eastcoastgopher said:
I think there is a benefit to maxing out your collegiate eligibility, at least until there's more certainty among PWHL salaries and opportunities. For the American players at least—where there's not as much in terms of endorsements on this side of the border—she probably feels a little more secure in college than she would on an expansion PWHL team or the New York Sirens, especially knowing she's not going to need a higher level of competition to make the Olympic team.
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especially if revenue sharing starts and she can get some money from that. Why not stick around another year when you can potentially go 1st next year?
 
Looking back, college was the best time of my life. Didn't have much money, but more money, more problems.
 
ARM said:
Looking back, college was the best time of my life. Didn't have much money, but more money, more problems.
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College was not the best time of my life. I went home every weekend to work and do no skool werk, so Monday through Thursday it was a heavy skool load and I went home after the Friday am class. Once I got married, that started the best time of my life. And it continues.
 
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