.. and does it involve a baseball player or a woman??


On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:51:06 -0500, "Adam Parker" <[log in to unmask]>
said:
> I'd like to know what could possibly possess a senior (who's been to the
> title game before, only to lose) to risk missing out on what could be his
> last game with the team, and his last shot at an NCAA title.  Anyone hear
> what happened to him? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Maine Hockey Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On
> Behalf Of Deron Treadwell
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 7:44 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Damon Suspended?
> 
> I see in the latter part of the article that Derek Damon has been
> suspended
> for violating the student code of conduct.  Very disappointing for a
> senior
> leader.  Whitehead's quote after that is pretty classic too "we've been
> down
> this road before"... yeah, maybe that's the problem Timmy.
> 
> -dt
> 
>  
> > ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Harvard coach Ted Donato wasn't behind the 
> > Crimson bench when it happened, but he knows.
> > Everybody knows.
> > Two years ago, the Crimson blew a 4-1 lead in the third period and 
> > lost
> > 5-4 to Maine in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Now, the teams 
> > meet again in the first round on Saturday and at the same venue -- 
> > Pepsi Arena.
> > "Our guys don't want to talk about it, but it's there," said Donato, 
> > in his second year as head coach at his alma mater.
> > "It's a big memory for me," said Maine captain Greg Moore, who scored 
> > the game-winning goal to cap the memorable comeback. "It's kind of a 
> > coincidence that we're coming back here to the same building against 
> > the same team for the first game. At the same time, we have to look
> forward."
> > Harvard hasn't advanced past the first round since 1994, losing five 
> > straight times. The victor will meet the winner of the other 
> > first-round matchup here between CCHA champ Michigan State (24-11-8) 
> > and New Hampshire (20-12-7). The regional final is Sunday, with a 
> > berth in the Frozen Four at stake.
> > Harvard (21-11-2) is coming off an impressive showing in the ECACHL 
> > tournament. Behind goalie John Daigneau, who stopped 53 of 56 shots 
> > and was named tournament MVP, the Crimson humbled top-seeded Dartmouth 
> > 10-1 in the semifinals and scored five power-play goals to beat 
> > normally stingy Cornell, the defending champ, 6-2 in the title game.
> > "I think this year our team is about as confident as we've been since 
> > I've been here," senior defenseman Peter Hafner said. "Maybe that was 
> > a little bit of an issue coming into the national tournament the past 
> > couple of years."
> > "Our guys felt we were playing very well, and I think we wanted to win 
> > the ECAC championship in a big way," said Donato, a key member of the 
> > 1989 Harvard team that won the school's lone national hockey title.
> > "Obviously,
> > we got some breaks and bounces. We realize that the pot of gold we've 
> > had over the last few games may not be available (against Maine)."
> > The Black Bears (26-11-2) finished the season with eight wins and two 
> > ties before losing to Boston College in the semifinals of the Hockey 
> > East tournament.
> > "We had a tough loss in our own tournament, but we've had a great 
> > stretch run," Maine coach Tim Whitehead said. "We've been playing 
> > pretty strong as a team. We're pleased with where we're at, but 
> > Harvard's obviously a very hot team, a very strong team. We've got our 
> > hands full there."
> > The Black Bears lead the nation in penalty killing at 89.7 percent, 
> > and that's a good thing because they'll be short-handed for this game.
> > Senior forward Derek Damon, the team's fourth-leading scorer (14 
> > goals,
> > 19
> > assists), will not play. He received a one-game suspension for 
> > violating the athletic department's student code of conduct.
> > "We've been down this road before," Whitehead said. "The key is to 
> > focus on the task at hand."
> > If the Black Bears have a weakness, it's being caught off-guard when 
> > on the power play. They have allowed 11 short-handed goals, including 
> > the first goal in their loss last week to Boston College.
> > And this might as well be a home game for Harvard. The Crimson have 
> > played more games (10) at Pepsi Arena than at any other rink besides 
> > their home ice, Bright Hockey Center.
> > "We have a good feeling coming back here," Donato said. "Maybe this 
> > will be the year to exorcise some of the demons from the past."
> > ------
> > Notes:Maine is unbeaten in its last 106 games when leading after two 
> > periods, with 100 wins and six ties. ... Maine also beat Harvard 4-3 
> > in overtime in the 2002 East Regional at Worcester, Mass. ... Maine 
> > has been to nine Frozen Fours and won titles in 1993 and 1999. ... 
> > Harvard is
> > 14-28-1 in 20 NCAA appearances.
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>   Deron Treadwell
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