On Thu, 21 Mar 1996, Pam Sweeney wrote:
> Well, the "Travel Plans" section of my 1995-96 Minnesota Hockey Yearbook
> lists bus rides to St. Cloud, Duluth, Madison, and Milwaukee (College
> Hockey Showcase). The Gophers flew to Alaska, CC, Denver, Michigan Tech
> and North Dakota. (Minnesota did not play at NMU this year, but would have
> flown, I'm sure.) Milwaukee, at about 6 to 6.5 hours (With good weather -
> right Carol? - and depending on how the Wisconsin Highway Patrol is
> treating out-of-state motorists lately.) is probably about as far as they'd
> bus it. So even Minnesota, relatively centrally located in the WCHA, flies
> to 6/9 other WCHA sites. (Granted they're also much closer to an airline
> hub than most of the other schools...)
I find this interesting that the Gophers fly to North Dakota and
Michigan. St. Cloud buses to the Michigan schools. I don't know the
reasoning behind it (is it cheaper one way or the other).
This could also be one of the keys to success for the Gophers. Taking a
bus is far more stressful than flying. I wonder.......
William Groskreutz III
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