From HOCKEY-L.. thought some might be interested.  -dt
 
 
 
---Paul Gentile <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> What a major dissapointment this season has had to
> be for the former Maine player. The hopes were
> high for Amherst, but clearly they fell well short
> of expectations. I'm sure Lovell wishes he hadn't
> jumped ship and although he could be faulted for
> this ... I'm sure no one, including the Maine
> faithful could have wished this disastrous outcome
> and ending to an otherwise stellar HockeyEast
> career.
>
> Here is a recent USA Today snippet on Lovell. I'm
> not sure how much of this is true, it actually
> states Lovell was suspended for taking a penalty
> and I find that hard to believe. I thought it was
> for some off-ice behavior. Well, anyhow ... here
> it is.
>
> TORMENTED TIM: In 1996, Tim Lovell transferred
> from Maine to UMass-Amherst. Two years later, the
> Minuteman senior center has endured an up-and-down
> season, his first after sitting out 1996-97 to
> focus on academics. Lovell began the season as the
> co-captain and top center on a UMass squad
> projected to contend for home-ice in the Hockey
> East quarterfinals. And after scoring six points
> in the first two games, Lovell was doing his
> share. But he was held scoreless in 13 of the next
> 16 games, as UMass mustered only one tie against
> 11 league losses until a Jan. 30 win over
> Providence. After UMass coach Joe Mallen benched
> co-captain Brad Norton, the 6-6 blue-line behemoth
> bolted for the IHL, leaving Lovell as the lone
> captain. And when Lovell took a major penalty
> against UMass-Lowell on Feb. 8, Mallen stripped
> Lovell of his "C" and suspended him indefinitely.
> After the Minutemen upset UNH on Feb. 22, Mallen
> reinstated Lovell - sans the "C" - but the senior
> still feels alienated. "I wish there had been an
> alternate punishment," said Lovell, who has been
> demoted to the third line since his return. "But
> it's his team. It's his ship. He makes the
> decisions."
>
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