Hi Bob, and to all members of the Friends of Maine Hockey on this list!!!

Our FoMH Editor-in-Chief, Denny Wallace, will be hard at work once again
this year providing a fact-filled, interesting, fun-to-read newsletter about
our UMaine Black Bears. The first issue has been delayed, but only slightly.
It either has gone to the printer this week or will in the very near future.
So, you should see it in your mailbox in the next week or so. You'll notice
it has changed a bit but I think you find that the changes are all very
positive ones.

Here is to a great season of college hockey and to the Black Bears!!!!

Enjoy,
Bob Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: The Maine Hockey Discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Bob Fitta
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:02 AM
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Subject: Readying for Dakota and misc.


The BDN reports this morning that along with John Ronan's injury, Gray
Shaneberger is out with a broken rib.  Unfortunate, since he was off to a
good start.  It goes on to say, not surprisingly that Anderson and
Richardson will play in their place.  I was also under the impression that
Lawson would have to sit tonight based on his 5 minute major against St.
Cloud.  Can anyone confirm that, if he does sit who is the third forward
in?  Lyall or one of the freshman.  Evidently Mantenuto (sp) has left the
team as he is not listed on the website roster, and others had discussed
this on USCHO.

The USHR reported yesterday that Maine is close to signing an assist coach.
Tom Carroll is his name.  Most recently he was head coach at Des Moines in
the USHL.  Previous to that he was an asst for 11 years at Notre Dame, and
apparently he was at Wisconsin for a short time with Grant and the late
Badger Bob Johnson.  Sounds like a quality guy.

Living in NH I had a chance to see the Merrimack-UNH game in North Andover
last night.  UNH looked good offensively and outshot MC 47-13.  Aside from
Aquino, Parillo, and Rosa it could be a long year for the Warriors as their
defense looked weak.

Finally, does anyone know the status of this years Friends of Maine Hockey
Newsletter?  Given the terrorists attacks and Shawn's passing I understand
it could be delayed coming out.  However aside from getting a phone call to
renew my pledge for the Black Bear Club I have not received any
correspondence from Friends of Maine Hockey this year.

Here's to a great season.  I know as difficult has last month was on many
of us, that this hockey team is something we have to rally around.  This
years team will perservere, after all they all were molded and selected by
Shawn, and he was the ultimate man  when it came to getting through
difficult times!

Bob Fitta '83
Bears Back in 2002

Bob Fitta
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