From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!5941ux!kpk
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Title: Eastern powers
Article-I.D.: 5941ux.194
Posted: Fri Feb 18 09:39:36 1983
Received: Sat Feb 19 04:49:32 1983


Although I'm not a Cornell fan (perish the thought!) I can sympathize with them.
Alas, it seems that most of the big powers of the ECAC from the 70's have fallen
on hard times. Cornell, BU, Harvard, and even UNH are not as awesome as they
once were. Instead, they have been replaced by erstwhile doormats such as
Providence and Northeastern.  I was wondering, has there been a recent change
in hockey scholarship rules to promote parity, ala football? If so,
I suppose I should be in favor of it, but still....

Also, to continue a previous discussion, the 1976 NCAA semi-final game between
Minnesota and Boston University was marred on several occasions by Golden
Gophers taunting the Canadian players on the BU team. I don't remember whether
BU retaliated at all, but there were several fights in the game, including
one where some Minnesota players from the bench jumped a BU player on his way
to the penalty box. Allegedly, the BU player spit at the Minnesota bench.
It was alo alleged that one of the Minnesota assitant coaches had pinned the
BU player arms down while his players took pot shots. By all reports I remember
seeing (eastern press, by the way) it was an ugly game.

				Go BU!!
				Ken Kretsch