You guys sound surprised at this.  After all it is coming from the land of the fair weather fan.  if Merrimack was a contender for a year or two, they'd be known....then forgotten.........  ; )

Can we drop the damn puck already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> From: Steve Thibeault <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2003/08/10 Sun AM 09:26:15 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Trains and DII Schools
>
> True story...I was there.
>
>
> --- Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > --- William <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Although if you ask any train conductor on the inbound commuter
> > rail
> > > to Boston they assure you that Merrimack and Lowell are DIII ...
> >
> >
> > This actually happened.  Here is the story:
> >
> > A couple Maine fans are riding the train to Boston several years
> > back.
> > The conductor comes up to us and asks us why we are going to Boston.
> > We say that we are going to the FleetCenter for Hockey East
> > Tournament.
> > Using my best recollection, here are the quotes:
> >
> > Conductor (who is obviously from Massachusetts):  Oh, who is playing?
> > Us:  Maine, BC, Lowell and Merrimack
> > Conductor:  Merrimack, isn't that a junior college?
> > Us:  <laughter>
>
>
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