Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxn!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-fremen!ryan From: ryan@fremen.DEC Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey Subject: College hockey Message-ID: <125@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 17:35:34 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.125 Posted: Mon Dec 3 17:35:34 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 5-Dec-84 00:11:33 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 47 Yes, there is life in net.sport.hockey! In the interest of encouraging some flames in this previously comatose newsgroup, I offer the following proposition: RPI (my alma mater) will take it all this year!! Last year RPI completely dominated the East, but lost in the opening round of the NCAA playoffs to North Dakota (sporting their ugly green uniforms). All the western teams won their series against eastern opponents. The West has dominated college hockey for quite a few years now, but that is changing. The new Hockey East league (which includes BC, BU, et.al.) is playing (and beating) western teams on a regular basis this year, and parity appears to have finally arrived. RPI is in the new ECAC division, and thus does not get to play as many western teams as the Hockey East teams; however, they did play a two-game series in North Dakota, getting eked out in overtime 7-6 and then coming back to clobber the Green Machine (ugh) 9-2 (or something like that - the Boston Globe barely covers Hockey East, let alone other teams). RPI lost no major players to graduation (all of last year's stars were underclassmen), and recruited some fine freshmen. Allow me to quote an article (without permission) from North Country This Week (published in the vicinity of RPI's arch-rival Clarkson): RPI (32-6 overall in Div. 1; 1983-84 ECAC champions) Strengths: Tremendous offense, tough defense, solid goaltending, great fans. Adam Oates (26-57-83) is awesome. John Carter and George Servinis seem to score at will. Weaknesses: None apparent. Engineer fans felt RPI should have won it all last year, but they fizzled against North Dakota. Outlook: The only coaching Mike Addesa has to do is tell his players to change lines if they get tired. Prediction: First. I have to admit RPI has got off to a disappointing start (only 6-2) - the OT loss to North Dakota and a fluke loss to St. Lawrence (RPI outshot them 39-21) ruining hopes of a perfect season. Still, even those upstate hicks admit they're the best in the East, and the West had better be prepared in March! And RPI has the best fans (just ask BU, who was completely overwhelmed by being heavily outnumbered and outshouted in the ECAC title game in Boston Garden last March). Mike Ryan