I thought the purpose of matriculating at Army (at the taxpayer's expense)
was to produce military officers, not NHL players who leave school after
one year.  Not something to take pride in IMO.

Arthur Berman [log in to unmask]
North Vancouver, BC (but a dual US/Canada citizen)

On Sat, 2 Jun 2001 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> As I watched the West Point Class of 2001 receive their diplomas today via
> the webcast; I have to reflect on the success of Army's first and only NHL
> player- Dan Hinote who has made a big splash with the Colorado Avalanche in
> the Stanley Cup finals. Hinote left WP after his Plebe year when he was
> signed to a contract by Colorado. He has never forgotten his WP experiences
> and said Beast Barracks was tougher than any NHL game. As a plebe Hinote
> played on Army's number 1 line with 2 of Army's all time greats (Ian Winer
> '96 & Bill Morrison '97). That team was 24-9-1 and beat RPI, Yale, Cornell,
> RMC, USAFA 2x). Outsiders may think athletes at WP live a privileged life;
> ironically both Winer (hearing loss) and Morrison (lost part of his leg in a
> helicopter accident) were permanently injured in the field but neither has
> any regrets about WP or serving their country. Hinote's guests for game 3
> included Winer, classmate/teammate Mike Duggan; and his squad leader from
> Beast Barracks. Something we can all be proud of.
>