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. > > 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. > > 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!"