> Erik Wendell, a senior forward at Maple Grove, will play hockey at the University of
> Minnesota. Wendell called Woog to give him the news on Wednesday night . . . Krissy
> Wendell, Erik's sister, was very impressive in the camp for the U.S. Olympic women's
> hockey tournament. Krissy, who turns 16 on Sept. 12, had one goal and six assists in 2
> 1/2 games before suffering a separated shoulder. She still was the third-leading scorer in
> the eight-game round-robin that preceded the selection of the team. . . . Erik Wendell will
> play for the St. Paul Vulcans until the start of practice for the Maple Grove team. Krissy, a
> sophomore, plans to play for Park Center's boys' hockey team this winter.
> Plans for the new women's hockey rink and tennis building on the Gophers campus include
> an underground parking ramp. . . .
> University of Minnesota president Mark Yudof said he has approved the completed report
> of the investigation of hockey coach Doug Woog that was done by Gophers compliance
> director Chris Schoemann.
> The investigation followed the disclosure that Woog had given $500 to hockey player
> Chris McAlpine, in violation of NCAA rules. The only other violation uncovered by
> Schoemann was that Woog made beer available to players on a few occasions. The report
> will be sent to the NCAA, which has been kept informed of the investigation and is
> expected to approve the report. Woog, however, might have violated an NCAA rule by
> commenting to the media about Red Wing hockey star John Pohl committing to
> Minnesota. NCAA reruiting rules prohibit comment about recruits until they sign their
> tenders.
> "I think the report was fair," Yudof said.
> On another subject, Yudof said that the athletic department's deal with Minnesota Brewing
> Co., doesn't mean the coaches or the athletes endorse drinking beer. The company will
> spend $225,000 to promote Gophers sports. "I wasn't happy with the way this
> arrangement was announced in the media," Yudof said. "This is like the deal we had with
> Miller beer that meant that they had ads in our athletic programs and such but not any
> endorsement by our athletic department."
 
 
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