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Time to drop a deuce: the second MN Gopher Offseason Thread

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Blackheart said:
What will be a 'monster' year for Hoeffel? 35 pts?
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35 would be a good-great year. 40+ would be a monster year, which I think he's capable of. It would be tough, but if he stays healthy, if the rest of the team picks it up, and if they play multiple games at the F5 and NCAAs, that would be achievable. My dislike of the Gophers is known but Hoeffel is one of those kids that I can't help but like even in maroon and gold.
 
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cross cheque said:
A: Being on a team that is awarded home-ice first round.
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The league is willing to do whatever it takes to give the Goofs home ice for the WCHA playoffs, Finals Five, Regionals, and the NCAAs. :)
 
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Two tidbits from Sid that semi-relate to Gopher hockey in a round about way...

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/149383157

U income improves

The University of Minnesota earned gross revenue of $17.9 million for the 2009 football season at the new TCF Bank Stadium compared with $10.5 million in 2008 at the Metrodome. Included in that $17.9 million figure is money generated from non-football events at the stadium.

The Gophers turned a profit of $1.9 million, which is near double what the Gophers athletic department earned from football during their last season at the Dome. I've heard that the $1.9 million was a disappointment and that it was expected earnings would be at least $3 million in the first year of the stadium.

However, when the Legislature refused to permit the school to sell alcohol in preferred seating, it likely deprived the university of another $1 million in profit.
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Incidentally, even the Wild is having trouble selling tickets, and the team's sellout streak at Xcel Energy Center is in danger. The team is selling ticket packages of 10 and 20 games for the first time.
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HarleyMC said:
Jared Larson article. Should be interesting to see how he adapts to the pace of the WCHA from the NAHL.
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Larson seems like a good fit for the Gophers who have had trouble with keeping players around for more than a couple years. Larson is the type of player that could develop into a good college hockey player if he sticks with the Gophers for all four years of his college career.
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After 4 years with the gophers he "could develop into a good college hockey player". :confused:
 
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Driftryder said:
I take the quote as he will have had a good college hockey career with the Gophers after playing for 4 years.
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He seems like a player with leadership skills, that has had to put in some hard work to get where he is now, and could be a team captain in a few years.:)
 
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