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Date: | Wed, 26 Apr 1995 12:06:42 -0500 |
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On Wed, 26 Apr 1995, jwilson wrote:
> When Woog starts in on the "Us vs. Them", or "USA vs.
> European/Canadian" players, I think that he brings alot of the
> criticism on himself.
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> If a team like Denver, (whom Woog criticized for having non-US players
> this past season), chooses to use players from different countries,
> it is their choice, just like it is his choice to recruit only from
> Minnesota.
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I don't recall Woog ever criticizing Denver for this. Some
Gopher fans on hockey-l did. The only time I know of that Woog said
something about another school was SCSU a few years back. That was
because Woog had lobbied the State to help build their new arena so that
there would be another place for Minnesota kids to play D-I hockey
in state. I think it all got blown out of proportion from there.
I should like to add that I think that SCSU is living up to that
intention. They have tremendous recruiting class of nearly all(?) MN
kids.
Anyway, my main point is this: The "US vs. Them" mentality is more
from selected MN fans than it is from the Wooger.
Gary Hatfield
"RAH! RAH! RAH! for SKI U MAH! RAH! RAH! RAH! RAH!
RAH! for the U of M!"
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