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Note Ms. Price's comments on Maine.  Seems she has become a bit more
positive about our program since her son left...
 
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>From: Vicki Price <[log in to unmask]>
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>On Wed, Jan 9, 1999 at 8:54:37 PM Andrew Christianson wrote:
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>>this is only two bad years in a row....
>
>Defections to the pros certainly put a dent in Minnesota's ability to be
>competitive for the past two seasons. Boston University's slump this year is a
>comparable situation.
>
>>I guess my biggest complaint about Woog lies in the playing time some young
>players receive....
>
>This was certainly not the case with Spehar.
>
>>captain Wyatt Smith and the seniors are disgusting....
>>Mike Anderson has been a huge disappointment ...
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>Upperclassmen, Anderson and Smith have had two really different college
>experiences. Smith had a stellar career up till this year. He had plenty of
>ice time and was always on Woog's top lines. Anderson came from the
>Bloomington Jefferson powerhouse and landed up getting almost no ice time his
>first year. Subsequent years, in particular his sophmore season his playing
>time was minimal. Evidently he and coach did not see eye to eye, and Anderson
>was continually on a possible defection list his soph and junior year.
>
>Last season when Minnesota played Maine in the season opener, in print they
>admonished themselves for their poor showing. They were probably overrated
>back then. It's interesting to note that despite Maine's huge defection list
>the past several years, last year they managed to climb to the top of the heap
>without cream of the crop recruits! Maine stayed competitive. I believe this
>is a testament to the excellent recruiting of Grant Standbrook, and a great
>hockey program. To continue to be competitive despite huge player losses is a
>quite a feat, and to stay upbeat particularly in view of the barrage of anti-
>Maine sentiment is more incredible. This is a commendation to the PLAYERS
>themselves.
>
>>Minnesota's Mr. Hockey was accomplished before he got here.
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>This is a telling statement. First year players have to make an adjustment,
>but in Minnesota's case we hear about these kinds of stories all too
>frequently. Even, Rasmussen, who certainly was accomplished before stepping on
>Mariucci ice couldn't adjust to what Woog wanted him to do.
>
>>John Poll, Mr. Hockey last year and the state's leading scorer..
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>I don't want to diminish in any way John's accomplishment. But, he played his
>entire season in Red Wing, MN and high level competition was not something he
>experienced often. This is where Minnesota needs to revamp their amatuer
>system to compete with quality opposition. Not just in state. Players like
>Pederson and Clymer played the first part of their senior high school seasons
>on junior A teams. Of course this is the great Minnesota hockey debate.
>
>Happy New Year to all....
>
>Vicki Price
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