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I beg to differ here, Kevin. My sources said that it was Swanson's decision not to
attend the U and not because Woog told him no. Evidently, Swanson was leery of being
the only non-Minnesotan on the team and felt he would be something of an outcast.
-Carol
GO GO Gophers!!!
Kevin Ames wrote:
> This was the case with Brian Swanson (from Eagle River, Alaska). He now plays at
> Colorado College but wanted to play with the Gopher sand woog told him no. He
> would've been a nice addition to the team, that is for sure. I don't know if he
> is Paul Kariya caliber, but he is a good solid hockey player.
>
> John Gabarra wrote:
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> > This discussion of UMinn's tradition of recruiting only in-state players got
> > me to thinking....what would Woog do if an out-of-state player of, say, Paul
> > Kariya's caliber approached the school with the intention of playing there?
> > Could he, would he, turn that player down in the interest of a tradition that
> > is harder and harder to support? Or would that player be considered a walk on,
> > thereby retaining the purity of the recruiting policy?? I can't believe it
> > hasn't happened yet...some kid somewhere in east podunk, tennessee must be
> > dreaming of skating in Marriucci (sp?) arena...just wondering....
> >
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