On Wed, 3 Jul 1996, Cheryl A. Morris wrote:
 
> Lee Urton writes that Dave Spehar is the Gophers top recruit, a flashy, highly  toute
> touted scorer.
>
> Granted, I don'
> don
> Granted, I don't follow Minnesota hockey, in fact I'm not even a Western fan.
> But...
> What happened to Ben Clymer?  Isn't he the big recruit for Minnesota?  Did he
> opt out and decide to go Junior A?  He sure looked good in the Junior Worlds.
> In fact I thought he was the best looking American defenseman since Brian Be
> Berard.  Am I missing something?
 
Spehar and Clymer are Minnesota top recruits. Spehar is legendary in
Minnesota High School Hockey. He has led the state the last two years in
scoring totaling over 200 pts. He has been compared to John Mayasich,
the Gophers all time scoring leader at 297 career pts.
 
Ben Clymer is a great defenseman which Minnesota needs after graduating 3
key ones last year. But if you ask Gopher fans who they want to see, its
little Dave Spehar (5'7"ish).
 
Tim Brule
 
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