>Mike Muller played two seasons for the Gophers, and developed into an
>excellent college defenseman.  The Winnipeg Jets, who hold his NHL rights,
>signed him to a contract and sent him to play for a year with Moscow
>Dynamo.  The Gophers miss him, as they are short of experienced defense
>this year, but the Jets certainly gave Mike a once-in-a-lifetime
>opportunity.
 
  The Jets did the same thing with Todd Hartje (ex-Harvard) after he
graduated.  Hartje wrote a book about the experience, which I thought was
quite good....  apparently the Jets general manager, Mike Smith, has a
degree in Russian Studies or something like that and has several contacts
in Russia...
 
Carl Lindberg
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