This from an organization that last won the Stanley Cup about a quarter century ago.
--- Doug Peterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Apparently, all illusions are gone. College hockey is just a minor league for
> the NHL. Yes, this the Snow below is Garth Snow. Kyle Okposo has left the
> Gophers mid-season to join the Islanders.
>
> http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/12692637.html
>
> Here are my two favorite quotes from the article. I just love the "entrusted"
> part.
>
> "Quite frankly, we weren't happy with the program there," Snow said in a
> telephone interview. "They have a responsibility to coach, to make Kyle a
> better player, and they were not doing that."
>
> Asked for specifics, Snow said, "[Okposo] just wasn't getting better -- bottom
> line. And to me, that's the frustrating part. We entrusted the coach there to
> turn him into a better hockey player, and it wasn't happening. We feel more
> comfortable in him developing right under our watch."
>
>
> Doug Peterson
>
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