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From an article in the Star Tribune by John Gilbert (12/6/91)
STOLP HONORED: Gophers goalie Jeff Stolp is WCHA co-player of the week. After
the Gophers swept North Dakota 4-2 and 8-2 last weekend. Stolp lowered his
league goals-against average to 2.68 and his save percentage to .897. He
shares the honor with Northern Michigan's Dallas Drake, who had four goals and
five assists for the Wildcats last weekend, even though they split at Colorado
College.
The Gophers lead WCHA teams in penalty killing at 84 percent. The WCHA
statistics list Stolp as 2.79 and .898 for all games. The league has combined
nonconference games with league games in its statistics, making it impossible
to calculate WCHA leaders in any category.
U.S. JUNIOR TEAM PLAYERS: Gophers sophomore Craig Johnson and freshman Darby
Hendrickson have been selected for the U.S. Junior National team, which will
participate in the World Junior Tournament this month. Both linemates, have
put off deciding whether they will accept the honor.
"I left it completely up to both of them," coach Doug Woog said. "There are
some good reasons both want to go and other good reasons they both want to
stay with us. They have my blessing if they want to go, but I didn't say they
had to go. They want to think about it a little more, and they're undecided at
this point."
If Johnson and Hendrickson go with the Junior Team, they will miss the Gophers
tournament Dec 21-22, a Dec 30th exhibition against Calgary University and a
series at Michigan Tech on Jan 3-4. The tournament -- with Providence, Boston
College and Bowling Green -- could be important in national rankings for the
Gophers, who have won six straight. The Tech series could be important in the
WCHA race.
ETC: St Cloud State suffered a blow when sophomore defenseman Tony Burns left
school because of academic problems. He reportedly is headed for Toledo to
try to start a pro career.
That's all from Minnesota today.
Carol
U of M
Go Gophers!!!
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