David Parter writes:
 
> I have heard that he has had a role in getting Minnesota to start
> recruiting USHL players, not just fresh-from-high-school Minnesotans
> (I believe that the USHL recruits are from Minnesota, however).
 
> Any comments from the Minnesota followers on this?
The Gophers have had the occasional recruit from the USHL, but never any
large number of them.  The most recent non-Minnesotan of the bunch was
Steve MacSwain, from Anchorage.  I have heard that Mazzolini is keeping an
eye on the USHL, though, so we may be seeing more Gopher recruits with
junior hockey experience.
 
-- Erik