I wish to respond to Bob's comments, which have a lot of merit.

First, as far as BU's hockey history goes, only the first game vs.
BC (2/6/1918) was played under to old rules of 7 players per side
which included the position of Rover.  When BU next iced a team
in 1919-20, for two games, they played under the current 6 players
per side (although the defensive positions were still known as Point
and Counter Point for that season).  Beginning with the third
season of BU hockey they played the standard three period, 6
players (with the defensive positions called Left and Right) per side
game.

Second, I am not trying to compare records from the past to today,
I am trying to research and compile records from the past.
Although BU's Sports Information Office does have information and
records from before WWII it is not complete and there is also no
goalie information until the sixties. Also, I am researching individual
game information and BU's records are not complete for this until
the late sixties.

I understand that once (if) I finish my research that any information
I compile will then be subject to comparison.  As Bon mentioned,
comparing any stats from the different times is not fair, as the rules
were different over the years.  However, I believe it is important to
research and compile this information anyway.  I will worry about
how to identify the different eras once (if) I finish my research.

I do want to thank everyone again who has responded to my
request both publicly and privately.  It has made me realize what
an important resource this list can and should be.  So, once again,
I appeal for help in my research.  I am looking for
information/history on the following:

The New England Intercollegiate Hockey League (NEIHL)
The current location of the Sands Memorial Trophy (awarded to the
NEIHL champion [based on varying criteria from season to season])
The 1930-31 NEAAU 1932 Olympic Tryouts
The MIT program for 1922-52
The Tufts program for 1942-57
The AIC program for 1959-51 and 1956-57
The Bates program for 1922-23 and 1931-32
The Boston AA for 1928-29
The Boston Hockey Club for 1929-30
The Bowdoin program 1924-48 and 1961-62
The Brae Burn club for 1930-31
The Briarcliff Lodge Club for 1924-25
The BU Alumni teams for at least 1951-52 and 1960-64
The Concordia team for 1989-90
The Colby program for 1936-49 and 1958-66
The Dalhousie teams of 1960-61 and 1983-84
The Eastern Olympic program for 1965-68
The Hamilton College team for 1924-25
The Holy Cross program for 1928-29 and 1946-48
The Junior Olympic program for 1939-40 and 1946-47
The Lake Superior team for 1972-73
The Lewiston ASD team for 1923-24
The Loyola of Montreal team for 1967-68
The Maine team for 1923-24
The Maple AA team for 1923-24
The Mass. Devens program for 1946-49
The Memorial University team for 1967-68
The Middlebury program for 1937-38, 40-41, 47-48, 53-55 and 57-58
The Needham Hockey Club for 1946-47
The New Brunswick program for 1963-69
The New Haven Club for 1922-23
The Nichols Club (of Buffalo) for 1925-26
The Northern Arizona team of 1983-84
The Norwich program for 1942-48 and 1960-61
The Notre Dame team for 1970-71
The Pennsylvania teams for 1972-73 and 1975-76
The Queen's University teams for 1961-62 and 1964-65
The RMC team for 1964-65
The St. Louis program for 1970-75
The St. Nicholas Club (NYC) for 1925-26
The Tech Beavers (of MIT) for 1925-26
The Toronto program for 1925-26, 78-79 and 82-85
The Union Boat Club for 1930-31
The University Club for 1926-27 and 1929-31
The US Olympic teams for 1951-52, 67-68 and 87-88
The Western Michigan team for 1983-84
and
The Williams program for 1925-26 and 1929-30

If you can help me with any of this information, or old BU programs,
media guide, etc., please contact me.  Thanks again.

Sean

On 3 Mar 01, at 17:51, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Sean:
>
> As a long time D1 goalie coach, I have some misgivings about trying to
> equate the past and the present. When I was a young player in the
> '40s, many coaches did not let their defensemen cross center ice.
> Also, isn't this the time frame (late 20's) when the extra position of
> "Rover" was in effect? It also bridges the span that causes some
> center ice lines to be still checkered. There was no checking over the
> center line and then later none was allowed in the offensive zone and
> finally it was eliminated.
>
> Different times, differing formats all add up to knowing that whatever
> the records are, they are what they were at the time of creation. An
> Olympic gold from 1932 is no less valuable because the same
> measurements today wouldn't have been sufficient to make the tryouts
> or in some cases, a high  school track team.
>
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>
> Bob Saunders
> NU Staff
>


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