When asked why she chose to attend Duluth, Finnish National Team goaltender and Bulldog sophomore Tuula Puputti was brief.
"She's sitting right here," Puputti said in reference to Miller.
Rooth was similarily direct.
"I think for me it was because of the coaching staff," Rooth said. "I knew that they were very talented and they knew the game. I wanted to become the best I could be."
Miller's unique recruiting techniques have broad consequences for women's hockey at the collegiate level.
"It looks like we were going to get all the kids that were leftovers from Minnesota and Wisconsin," Miller said. "I am not a leftovers kind of coach...I went over to Finland a couple of times beating the bushes and started to assemble a very good team."
After Duluth's championship, more American coaches will be forced to look overseas. That will put Ivy league teams at a disadvantage: language obstacles and academic requirements will be real barriers to admission.
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