Derek will be in Lowell tomorrow night with the river
rats.  We will be there, assuming I want to drive...
(it is only about 10 miles)

UNH... this is about the least chatter ever prior to a
UNH whiteout at the Whit... 
my question is ... does the team remember the running
of the Bishop last season??? Ben was injured when a
UNH star, Trevor Smith took him out with a (kinda
arguably) cheap shot... Ben has unarguably not been
the same since.  I will be taking my daughter to this
one... and a friend is looking for a single ticket...
anyone???

I spoke with an old BC captain 2 nights ago and he
said a few things  that were  mentioned on here by
different people in response to my question "WHAT is
wrong with your Eagles this season, and what is wrong
with all of Hockey East.?"

He said, first that nobody tries to win every game,
right now, you try and get your team to learn how to
play together and you win some, you lose some... (I
think some people took issue with my theory that Tim
does not try and win every game when I said that a
year or so ago)...
He also said that based on his [York's ] track record,
he had faith that Jerry York would have his team
playing its best in time for the playoffs....( I think
that this is a Fitta-ism, but only reference to Tim
and the Black bears)  It may also have been a
Wollstadt-ism... but certainly not a quote that I can
claim as my own.

anyone have anything to add (at all, anymore)


--- Bruce Hale <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> List, I thought the List would enjoy a positive
> success story on one of our 
> former and local players. I saw Derek play for the
> Albany River Rats (AHL) 
> vs. the Hershey Bears in Hershey last night. He was
> called up from the 
> Florida Everblades a couple a weeks ago after
> leading the league in scoring 
> for a couple of weeks. He played well in front of
> the net and on the boards 
> on offense and is being used on the Power Play in
> front of the net.  He had 
> a rebound goal on a power play in the second period
> and then had the 
> winning goal in the shoot-out after a scoreless
> overtime. He made a great 
> fake on the goaltender and got him to go down and
> then held the puck until 
> the last minute and wristed a forehand over his
> blocker to score the second 
> shoot-out goal. Albany ended up with the win after
> the 3-3 tie in 
> regulation. 
> I talked with Derek after the game and he looks
> great and is excited to be 
> playing in the AHL. He knows he needs to work on his
> speed and skating, but 
> is confident he can play and score goals. He is
> using Ben Guite as his role 
> model of hard work and perseverance in front of the
> net and on special 
> teams. He has grown into a serious, hard-working
> young man since I advised 
> him at Maine. A true example of Shawn's motto of
> making the best of what 
> you have! Enjoy the holidays. Bruce Hale, Director
> of Academic Support for 
> Student-Athletes, 1998-2003. 
> 



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