@@matthewokner8860 That is true. However, some of the most prominent and important players on that team, and in that game, were from Mass. Craig with his standout performance in goal, and Eruzione, the captain, with the game winning goal.
Matthew, There were several players who turned pro before their NCAA eligibility were up or went Junior route and were already pro players. These players would have been on the 1980 US Olympic Team. G - Steve Baker (MA) D - Rod Langway (MA) Gord Roberts (MI) Richie Dunn (MA) F - Joe Mullen (NY) Tom Gorence (MN) Mike McDougal (MI) Also don't forget Ralph Cox was injured and that was why he was cut and Mark Wells was on the team. So in retrospect, this was arguably the best of the talent pool of NCAA eligible player pool after 1978-79 season assuming everyone went the NCAA route and rosters were 22 not 20. Pretty stupid rosters were 20 instead of 22 or 23. G Baker-Craig D Langway - Morrow Roberts - Dunn O'Callahan - Ramsey Baker C-Johnson-Pavelich-Christian-Broten W- Mullen Christoff-Gorence-Silk- McClanahan-Cox-McDougal-Nilan Strobel So you now have 9 Minnesota players, 8 Massachusetts players and 3 from Michigan.
Dave, There maybe were three players not named who possibly should have been there and that was Ralph Cox, George Hughes and Tim Harrer and Harrer was another UMinnesota guy. Hughes would have replaced Suter. Cox would have replaced Wells with Strobel moving to center and Cox in Strobel's RW spot. Cox was cut because of injury and ultimately was why Wells was on the team.
Massachusetts has had 4 clear peaks in talent in relation to the US pool of HS aged players ending up impact players in the NHL, Olympics, Canada or World Juniors. 1972-73 thru 1975-76 G - Craig- Baker D - O'Connell - Langway - O'Callahan - Dunn F - Miller, Rowe (1st US 30+ scorer in NHL), Fidler, Silk, Nilan 1978-79 - 1980-81 G Daskalakis D Fusco Taglianetti F Brooke-Brickley-Kumpel-Carpenter-Fusco-Carter-Wood-Brown-Sweeney 1982-83 to 1987-88 G Barrasso D Norton F Stevens, Jensen, Noonan, Bourbeau, Leach, Hodge, Young, Sweeney, Fitzgerald, Corkum, Roenick, Amonte, Guerin, McEachern, Donato, Heinze, McInnis 2008-2009 thru 2014-15 G- Daccord D - Wolfsosky-Grezlyck-Hanifin-Marino-Fitzgerald F - Kreider-Coyle-Hayes-Brickley-Vesey-Vatrano--Wood-Eichel-Garland-Donato White
USA 1980 Hockey players from Massachusetts: Jim Craig, Jack OCallahan, Mike Eruzione, Dave Silk
12 were from minnesota
@@matthewokner8860 That is true. However, some of the most prominent and important players on that team, and in that game, were from Mass. Craig with his standout performance in goal, and Eruzione, the captain, with the game winning goal.
@@matthewokner8860 Well yeah, Herb Brooks also coached at the U. Lol.
Matthew,
There were several players who turned pro before their NCAA eligibility were up or went Junior route and were already pro players. These players would have been on the 1980 US Olympic Team.
G - Steve Baker (MA)
D - Rod Langway (MA)
Gord Roberts (MI)
Richie Dunn (MA)
F - Joe Mullen (NY)
Tom Gorence (MN)
Mike McDougal (MI)
Also don't forget Ralph Cox was injured and that was why he was cut and Mark Wells was on the team.
So in retrospect, this was arguably the best of the talent pool of NCAA eligible player pool after 1978-79 season assuming everyone went the NCAA route and rosters were 22 not 20.
Pretty stupid rosters were 20
instead of 22 or 23.
G Baker-Craig
D Langway - Morrow
Roberts - Dunn
O'Callahan - Ramsey
Baker
C-Johnson-Pavelich-Christian-Broten
W- Mullen Christoff-Gorence-Silk-
McClanahan-Cox-McDougal-Nilan
Strobel
So you now have 9 Minnesota players, 8 Massachusetts players
and 3 from Michigan.
Dave,
There maybe were three players not named who possibly should have been there and that was Ralph Cox, George Hughes and Tim Harrer and Harrer was another UMinnesota guy.
Hughes would have replaced Suter. Cox would have replaced
Wells with Strobel moving to center and Cox in Strobel's RW spot.
Cox was cut because of injury
and ultimately was why Wells was on the team.
Finally! Great Job!
Played for the vipers only place near me but seeing this is crazy
Massachusetts has had 4 clear peaks in talent in relation to the US pool of
HS aged players ending up impact players in the NHL, Olympics, Canada or World
Juniors.
1972-73 thru 1975-76
G - Craig- Baker
D - O'Connell - Langway - O'Callahan - Dunn
F - Miller, Rowe (1st US 30+ scorer in NHL), Fidler, Silk, Nilan
1978-79 - 1980-81
G Daskalakis
D Fusco Taglianetti
F Brooke-Brickley-Kumpel-Carpenter-Fusco-Carter-Wood-Brown-Sweeney
1982-83 to 1987-88
G Barrasso
D Norton
F Stevens, Jensen, Noonan, Bourbeau, Leach, Hodge, Young, Sweeney, Fitzgerald, Corkum, Roenick, Amonte, Guerin, McEachern, Donato, Heinze, McInnis
2008-2009 thru 2014-15
G- Daccord
D - Wolfsosky-Grezlyck-Hanifin-Marino-Fitzgerald
F - Kreider-Coyle-Hayes-Brickley-Vesey-Vatrano--Wood-Eichel-Garland-Donato
White
How long does it take to research all of the leagues and teams in different states
Roenick went to Thayer
Please do Connecticut
Please do Illinois
Do Utah next please
Advantage is the best hockey club in the world
Your joking right?
Absolutely not
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