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**Official 2021-22 Gopher Hockey Chat!**
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Mankato is by far best team in the nation.
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Should be a top notch title game....
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Well, I guess overall one has to call this year successful. The U of M has only won 2 NCAA titles in the last 43 years so can we even call our Gophers a national hockey power? Back in January it almost appeared the boys would not even make the NCAA's, but LaFontaine leaving somehow morphed into a turning point and we saw some of the best hockey we have seen in years.
Next year? Since lot's of players leave early these days we'll just have to wait and see who does and doesn't come back. Would be HUGE if Knies returned for one more year but I have a feeling he'll be gone. Apparently Logan Cooley is the real deal and maybe him coming to town will persuade some on the fence to stay.
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Next year? Since lot's of players leave early these days we'll just have to wait and see who does and doesn't come back. Would be HUGE if Knies returned for one more year but I have a feeling he'll be gone. Apparently Logan Cooley is the real deal and maybe him coming to town will persuade some on the fence to stay.
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2 good games. Those Michigan kids are damm good. A bit surprised by Denver beating them.
Mavs just flustered the gophers.
Should be a good tilt on Saturday.
Mavs just flustered the gophers.
Should be a good tilt on Saturday.
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Time for the national championship game....wish our rodents were there.
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Mavs up 1-0 after 1. Incredible how well they play defense.
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Faber announced he's coming back!!
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WOW! I'm surprised by this...aren't you?
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btw word is that Knies is at about 50/50 on leaving. Ben Meyers is about 99.99% gone. LaCombe probably 95% gone and Johnson 90% gone. Brinkman is in the portal but he was never going to help much anyway.
Next season could see them flip from defensemen heavy to forward heavy as their incoming class is insanely good. If they can keep 2 of LacCombe, Johnson and Koster then the D will be fine,
Biggest ? is goalie as in is Close the real deal or could he regress like Laffer did at the start of the season.
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This is outstanding news!
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You got that right! This HAS to make the decision more difficult for the others who are considering leaving....
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Between him and Faber coming back I am sure that's on the minds of some of them. I mean even though UMi ultimately lost in the FF they had a hell of a run this past season. With the F talent the Gophers have coming in if they can keep the bulk of their D intact they're going to be a hall of an out next season.
Also: Brinkman to Notre Dame and Cruikshank to SCSU via the portal.
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Outstanding Hale!
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My uneducated guess is that Johnson stays! Oh, and if you'll stop being a dick then so will I!
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"The United States Anti-Doping Agency has announced that Minnesota State goaltender Dryden McKay has accepted a six-month suspension for violating the organization's anti-doping regulations."
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I suspect it was legit unintentional, but he and MSUM using every loophole they could to delay any announcement ubtil after the season ended is certainly not very Hobey Baker like.
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I'd like to see his Hobey award taken away from him...teach him a valuable life lesson.
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Here's a good article explaining the timelines and everything that happened with McKay. Looks like he did everything that he needed to do, and w/in the timeline that the rules lay out, including proof that he wasn't even aware that it was in his vitamins.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article ... substance/
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article ... substance/
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That's 3 future Gophers in on the scoring. I gotta wear
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God damn that was a fun season.
God damn that was a fun season.
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4 months to puck drop. Fucking A! Sadly I don't think I can extend my trip home this time long enough to see a game in person this year.
Ski-U-Mah!
Fucking sick!
Ski-U-Mah!
Fucking sick!
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No worries...I'll post game day recaps for your reading pleasure! The 2022-23 team looks to be SOLID!!
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LOL....LaFontaine gets released by Carolina.
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