Just my couple of comments here to preface today's article from the
Minnesota Daily:  I'm sorry to see Butters go.  He has
done a good job with the Minnesota defensemen the last few years,
especially two years ago when the defense was decimated by injuries and
the Gophers regularly played four freshmen on D.  I had heard of his
interest in the Bethel job a couple years ago, though, and was surprised
to hear of him taking it now, when he hadn't before.
 
But it is good to hear that Jason Godbout should be fully recovered by
next fall!
 
-Pam
Go Gophers!!!
1995 NC$$ Phinal Phour!!!
 
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Headline: U hockey assistant resigns
Publish Date: 04/06/1995
 
Gophers hockey assistant coach Bill Butters has resigned to take a
job as co-coach at Bethel College in St. Paul.
 
Butters, who is a former defenseman for the Gophers from 1969-73, was
in charge of the Gophers' defense and recruiting for nine years.
 
A native of White Bear Lake, Minn., Butters played professional
hockey for six years before he started coaching in 1979.
 
His son, Ben, will join Butters at Bethel as a transfer hockey player
from Dartmouth College.
 
Godbout update
 
Gophers rookie defenseman Jason Godbout, who suffered a minor stroke
before Minnesota's game against Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute on
March 24, is eager to get back on skates.
 
Godbout is seeing a speech therapist to correct slurred speech he
experienced during the stroke.
 
He is scheduled to have surgery in mid-May to repair a small hole in
his heart that was the cause of his condition.
 
It is suspected that the hole has been there since birth, but doctors
are requiring Godbout to have the hole repaired before he plays
again.
 
Godbout will be able to start conditioning two months after his
surgery and is expected to be fully recovered in time to start the
season next fall.
 
Bell goes pro
 
Gophers hockey co-captain Scott Bell has accepted a contract to play
for the Minnesota Moose of the International Hockey League.
 
Bell is expected to join the team this weekend in Las Vegas, Nev.
 
He had 18 goals and 21 assists for the Gophers this season.
 
-- Matthew Cross