January 11, 2009
Minnesota Hurting
CHN Staff Report
Already without their head coach, Minnesota lost a couple of games on the ice this weekend, and lost a couple of important players, too.
Ryan Stoa, whose return to the lineup this season after missing most of last year sparked the Gophers to an 8-0-4 start, sat out Saturday's 6-1 loss to North Dakota in Grand Forks. It's a leg injury, not believed to be serious, but if he's out any length of time, it could hurt Minnesota's chances in the very tight WCHA standings.
Meanwhile, defenseman David Fischer was hurt in Friday's game, damaging a tendon in his knee. He is expected to miss a few more weeks.
For the second straight week, the Gophers were withouth head coach Don Lucia behind the bench. The two-time national championship coach has been undergoing tests trying to determine the diagnosis for an undisclosed illness.
The two losses to North Dakota makes Minnesota 3-5-1 since the hot start, and place the Gophers in a tie for fourth in the WCHA with the Sioux.
SiouxperfanJan 11 2009, 10:56 pm
I wish Coach Lucia a speedy comeback. The Sioux just down right gave the Gophers a good old fashioned butt whooping. They limped back to Minneapolis with their tails between their legs.
donaldJan 12 2009, 2:31 am
Wow. Hey superfan ... did you really just come all the way to this little injury update on your recently vanquished foes to puff out your chest and crow under the faux-pretense of wishing Lucia well? That's beautiful in a sickeningly grotesque kind of way.
SiouxperfanJan 12 2009, 8:05 am
Say what you will but I can saw whatever I want and the fact that the sioux just laid a a"" whooping on the gophers is even better. I am shocked that you would question my sincerity regarding Coach Lucia. Geez I am human too.
SiouxluthJan 12 2009, 9:39 pm
I would also like to wish Coach Lucia a swift and speedy recovery, as well as Ryan Stoa and David Fischer. Sometimes you have to set rivalry aside and realize that there are human beings behind the team logo's and when it really gets down to it, we're all fans of top-notch, high-octane hockey programs. I will cheer against the Gophers every time, because I am a Sioux fan; but that does not mean I don't respect their talent, desire, or person. Now then, Donald, don't tell me you didn't enjoy seeing John Hill squirm a wee bit last weekend... Go Sioux!
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