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Thursday, January 25, 2007

New WCHA.com UMD article by John Gilbert


Click the blog title to go to the full article.... some highlights:

"We lost Kim Martin at the Four Nations Cup," said Miller, starting her recount with the freshman and former Swedish Olympic star who aggravated an old leg injury. "We got Elin Holmlov back for one game at 100 percent against Ohio State, then she went home to Sweden and hurt her back... Sara O'Toole suffered a back injury in the first game against Niagara... And Samantha Hough twisted her knee while dancing."

Miller was asked if she was not about to outlaw dancing, and was she reconsidering her willingness to send her players back to assorted countries for mid-season tournament play.

"No way, it's what's best for them and for hockey," Miller said. "These players are some of the best young players in the world. They need to come here to get better than they might get in their own countries, then they need to go home and help their countries. You've got to look globally at the big picture. I've coached seven years at the national level."

"I got into a real bad slump," said Schaublin, after blanking St. Cloud. "It was mental. Kim came in, but that wasn't the problem. I had one bad game, a really horrible game against Mankato, and it broke my confidence. I lost my cockiness. It affected me everywhere in life. I don't know what it was, and it came back gradually. Finally, I believe in myself again."


The last quote, by Riitta basically sums up her season perfectly

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