Nonni Daly wrote:

>
> If Cliff Loya is suspended for "violation of team rules", which is the
> usual UMaine way of expressing it, why is the reason anyone else's
> business?  Being an avid Maine hockey backer as you have been for years
> doesn't mean that personal individual and team business needs to be
> hustled right onto the Maine Hockey List.  Whatever Cliff might or
> might not have done is personal and should stay that way.  These are
> college students and they are going to do things not unlike things we
> did when we were younger. Mine weren't publicized; doubt that yours
> were -- why should the athletes' rights to privacy be trampled?
>
> Just my opinion, Bob.  We've known each other for years and I felt I
> could write this way with no insult intended.  There just may be some
> dirty laundry that needs to be washed -- but not hung out to dry in a
> public forum.  I expect this may be the case with Loya.  We all know he
> won't be playing while he serves a suspension for violation of team
> rules -- that's all we need to know, IMHO.
>
> Nonni
>
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I think we are all more concerned with the WHAT being disseminated to this
list as opposed to the WHY.  The players and Team are certainly entitled to
their privacy.  Just a simple post once or twice a week to this list with
general team news would be greatly appreciated by many readers on this list.

John Duffill '86