This from an organization that last won the Stanley Cup about a quarter century ago.

--- Doug Peterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Apparently, all illusions are gone.  College hockey is just a minor league for 
> the NHL.  Yes, this the Snow below is Garth Snow.  Kyle Okposo has left the 
> Gophers mid-season to join the Islanders.
> 
> http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/12692637.html
> 
> Here are my two favorite quotes from the article.  I just love the "entrusted" 
> part.
> 
> "Quite frankly, we weren't happy with the program there," Snow said in a 
> telephone interview. "They have a responsibility to coach, to make Kyle a 
> better player, and they were not doing that."
> 
> Asked for specifics, Snow said, "[Okposo] just wasn't getting better -- bottom 
> line. And to me, that's the frustrating part. We entrusted the coach there to 
> turn him into a better hockey player, and it wasn't happening. We feel more 
> comfortable in him developing right under our watch."
> 
> 
> Doug Peterson
> 



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