Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdcsu!haapanen From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey Subject: Re: College hockey (actually Calder Trophy) Message-ID: <750@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 11:46:17 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.750 Posted: Fri Dec 7 11:46:17 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 8-Dec-84 03:45:39 EST Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 50 Note: I am posting this for carlo as he has problems posting articles at oscvax. \tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The opinions herein are not those of my employers, > of the University of Waterloo, and probably not of > anybody else either. Wanna bet?! I'm a somebody (although I haven't been to Speedy Muffler King lately) and I agree with: a) the meaninglessness of college hockey up here. b) the importance of Junior A c) discussions about the NHL d) Carey Wilson and Chris Chelios as some of the top rookies e) Mario Lemieux as OK but not near the other two And now for my opinions ... I think that Pat Lafontaine also should be ranked up there. I'm not sure if he's still a rookie, though. If I remember correctly, he's fourth in the Islanders' scoring race, behind Bossy, Sutter, and Tonelli. Also, how about Warren Young (Pittsburgh)? Is he a rookie? He seemed to come up out of nowhere. About Chelios, when I saw him last year in the playoffs, I could see that he had a very good chance of being the player that the Canadiens needed to stabilize their defense. He had a type of poise that you usually don't see in kids his age. I think that he has the potential to be another Rod Langway (except with more points). A person with no chance of winning the Calder but with a chance of developing into an excellent player is (surprise, surprise) Al Iafrate of the Leafs. Earlier in the season, he looked positively awful, making all kinds of rookie mistakes. He's steadily improved game-by-game (as opposed to the Leafs :-(). I think that the Leafs could now afford to trade Salming without being badly hurt on defense. Jim Benning has blossomed into a very good backliner, although he tends to get caught at times. Their first round pick last year (whose name strangely escapes me now) is tough, even though he still needs work. They've got other guys who can play too (Stewart, Gingras (if they ever bring him up from the minors), Farrish (ditto), etc.). I don't consider Bob McGill a good defenseman. --- Carlo Sgro Ontario Science Centre, Toronto ...!{ihnp4,allegra,linus,decvax,watmath}!utzoo!oscvax!carlo "Don't touch that dial!"