"Arctic Blast" wrote:
>
> So, who is everyone picking to win the WCHA this year.  It would appear
> at first glance that Minnesota is the favorite with many of its top
> players returning.
 
Well, I don't know.  They did only finish FOURTH, you know.  CC finished
three places higher and I don't think they lost too many players.
 
Besides, although Minnesota IS returning many players, but they lost
goalie Jeff Callinan who led the league in goals against last year,
Jed Fiebelkorn's much-needed brawn, and Justin McHugh and Scott Bell,
two forwards with a LOT of hustle and heart who made contributions to the
team that don't necessarily show in the statistics (except the dip in the
won-lost record the Gophers suffered when both Bell and McHugh were out
with injuries around New Year's).
{Holy run-on sentence, Bat-Man!}
 
Minnesota's gonna have some holes to fill.
-Pam