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From: ryan@fremen.DEC
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Subject: College hockey
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Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 17:35:34 EST
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	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