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http://www.startribune.com/wheeler-helps-extend-wild-s-home-misery-vs-lesser-teams/365516181/
Wheeler was asked about another controversy:
The criticism that Don Lucia, his former coach with the Gophers, has been facing — particularly in a long, extremely critical piece in the current edition of City Pages. Wheeler is held up as an example of a player not reaching his potential with the Gophers.
“I haven’t read any of it,’’ he said. “I went to the University of Minnesota pretty raw … a lot of bad habits, a lot of things in my game that needed refinement. You look at me playing in the USHL and my three years at Minnesota, and I was ready from Day 1 to play in the NHL.
“They prepared me to hit the ground running in the NHL. Without that development, who knows where I’d be."
Wheeler was asked about another controversy:
The criticism that Don Lucia, his former coach with the Gophers, has been facing — particularly in a long, extremely critical piece in the current edition of City Pages. Wheeler is held up as an example of a player not reaching his potential with the Gophers.
“I haven’t read any of it,’’ he said. “I went to the University of Minnesota pretty raw … a lot of bad habits, a lot of things in my game that needed refinement. You look at me playing in the USHL and my three years at Minnesota, and I was ready from Day 1 to play in the NHL.
“They prepared me to hit the ground running in the NHL. Without that development, who knows where I’d be."