From information in the Star Tribune 2/13/92 and 2/14/92 in articles by
 John Gilbert, Staff Writer.
 
 GOPHERS UPDATE
                The top two lines are set with Craig Johnson centering Darby
 Hendrickson and Jeff Nielsen, and Larry Olimb centering Trent Klatt and Cory
 Laylin. Some attempts are being made to boost the balance of scoring of all
 four lines this week. Woog ahas put Steve Magnusson centering Scott Bell and
 John Brill, with Tony Bianchi centering Justin McHugh and Joe Dziedzic.
 
                The Gophers lead the WCHA in goals-against at 2.83 and have
 averaged 5.0 goals per game. They are  scoring at 25 percent on power plays
 and have an 85 percent success rate in killing penalties.
 
 AROUND THE WCHA
                In the battle to avoid last place (and miss the playoffs),
 St Cloud State plays at Denver, where the host Pioneers need a sweep to have a
 chance to make the playoffs.  Northern Michigan, which has a 1-7-1 mark in its
 last nine games, faces a sudden neighborhood battle for third place in a
 home-and-home series against Michigan Tech.  Fifth place Minnesota-Duluth, one
 point out of third, plays at sixth-place North Dakota, with both still seeking
 third or fourth and home ice for the playoffs.  Wisconsin is solidly in second
 but only eight points separate third from eighth. With four weekends left in
 the regular season, the Gophers are the only team among the top six with a full
  complement of eight games left. Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Minnesota-Duluth
 and North Dakota each have six games and Michigan Tech has only four.
 
           As you can see, the WCHA is as tight as I've ever seen it.  Well this
  should make for an interesting final few weeks of the season!
 
 Someone brought up the topic of nicknames a few days back and here are a few of
  the Gophers' nicknames used by the players and the crowd (if they know them).
 
 Steve Magnusson   - "Maggie"
 Doug Zmolek       - "Zmo" or "Z"
 Sean Fabian       - "Fabs"
 Chris McAlpine    - "Mac"
 Jeff Stolp        - "Stolper"
 Darby Hendrickson - "Bambi"
 Travis Richards   - "Little Richie"
 John Brill        - "Brillo"
 Cory Laylin       - "Thugmaster"
 Jed Fiebelkorn    - "BIG Jed"
 Joe Dziedzic      - "MSC"
 Tom Newman        - "Newmie"
 
 I also want to thank Jim Love for posting the Hockey Ode to Joy again. It was
 one of my favorite postings last year!
 
             HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL MY HOCKEY-L FRIENDS!!!!
 
 Carol
 U of M
 GO Gophers!!!