Steven M. Bernhardt wrote:
 
>Yea, let's add several new D1 hockey schools to create opportunities for
>Canadians to come to the US at taxpayers expense.
>
>Mankato State makes sense.  Nebraska-Omaha doesn't.  Why?  Minnesota
>produces the most US born D1 players (169 this year), only second overall
>to the province of Ontario (184 this year).  With more D1 Minnesota talent
>available, Mankato State will be able to fill out their roster with US born
>talent.  Any other new D1 schools, except for the New England area, will
>have to recruit heavily into Canada.
>
>The Canadian's have their own systems (tier I & 2 junior, collegiate, etc.)
>to develop and educate their players.
 
>You are correct sir!  Minnesota does have enough additional players to
>compete at the D1 level if given the chance.  Let's hope this is the
>direction Mankato State takes, rather than heading for Canada.
 
I for one hope we're not going to start kicking this dead horse again.  I'm
sure there are Canadians o'plenty who would love to ram Yankee football,
baseball and (now) basketball players down our collective throats.  (Seems
like a fair trade to me, though...)
 
Mark J. Sonnier, C.P.M.
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