It seems to be more or less decided to have a women's D1 hockey team at RPI in the near
future. The present women's team at least advanced through the first playoff round and
seems to avoid the inconsistencies of the men.
 
As for the collapse, injuries haven't helped, but can't explain the whole thing.
Against St. Lawrence, there was (my opinion) individual hard play, but more like a
pick-up team, with lack of  discipline and an air of desperation. Actually, this is
just an extreme, and disasterously ill-timed, version of the slumps that they have gone
through most seasons over the past few years.
 
R. Bailey
 
 
"Anthony J. Buffa" wrote:
 
> Hello to all from soggy and getting soggier California,
>
> 1) Dick brings up a point I asked about several years ago, and did not
> get an answer to.  Schools like RPI can still, being retroactive,
> support one team for men AND one team for women at D-I? In ohter words,
> TWO teams are allowed at D-I, one of each gender? If so, has any one
> heard of a candidate for the women's team at RPI, or is it just gonna
> stay with one team at men's hockey and that is it?
>
> 2) On a different topic, the virus email I referred to IMPLIED TO ME
> that it actually carried the virus. I must admit I read it quickly while
> busy with other things. Tom Rowe has told me that it probably was just a
> warning (which apparently is verboten on the list, but WARNINGS don't
> bother me). If, in fact, it was just a warning, I apologize to the list
> and the sender... but when I glanced at the title and contents, it sure
> as hell didnt sound like a warning, it looked like the real thing - - an
> email containing a virus.
>
> 3) Lastly, anyone out there close enough to the RPI Engineers to talk
> about their recent meltdown and any chance of righting the ship before
> the playoffs??????  HOw can a team beat UNH and BU, and then go into
> such a horrendous slump... is it injuries? Perhaps a name change on the
> jerseys back to RPI might help :-)
>
> Tony Buffa
> RPI '64
>
 
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