lurking from the office...
 
Just thinking:  How much of a "vote" do you think
would result from an incessant TV ad campaign for Cory
for Hobey  ?
 
What, if anything, has the Maine athetics office done
to promote his candidacy ?
 
--- "Wayne T. Smith" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Before we go too far astray ...
> >I agree with you about the stuffing of the ballot
> box for Cory issue...
> >inmy opinion, Barrett H and Metcalf, are more
> deserving than Cory ...
>
> Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and mine is
> that Larose is head
> and shoulders above any other conceivable Maine
> candidates.
>
> Just so we have a little focus, the Hobey Baker
> Award is not a "best
> player" nor "MVP", nor "most likely to succeed in
> the NHL", nor
> "favorite player" award.  Cory Larose may be a good
> candidate for any of
> these as far as the Maine team goes, but I haven't
> heard any reasonable
> arguments for anyone else when it comes to the Hobey
> Baker Award.
>
> Here are the Hobey Baker Award criteria:
>
> 1. Candidates must exhibit strength of character
> both on and off the ice.
>
> 2. Candidates must contribute to the integrity of
> the team and display
>    outstanding skills in all phases of the game.
>
> 3. Consideration should be given to scholastic
> achievement and
>    sportsmanship.
>
> 4. Candidates must comply with all NCAA rules: be
> full time students in
>    an accredited NCAA or NAIA college or university;
>  and complete 50%
>    or more of the season.
>
> For more information on the award, I invite you to
> the Hobey Baker Award
> web site:
>
>       http://www.hobeybaker.com/
>
> As for the fan vote ...  Yes, the fans do have a
> vote:
>
>       http://uscollegehockey.com/
>
> The initial selection of ten finalists is done by
> the 60 D-I head
> coaches naming their top 3 candidates.  The fan
> vote, ending March 8th,
> is counted as approximately 60% of an additional
> vote.  Thus, my reading
> of the process, there will be approximately 60.6
> votes cast to determine
> the list of 10 finalists.
>
> A second fan vote will be held for the 10 finalists.
>  A selection
> committee (including, again, a 1% fan vote)
> determines the HB winner and
> runner-up.
>
> So, to be heard ... vote!
>
> To have a non-trivial effect, influence 1 or more of
> the D-I head hockey
> coach votes or votes of the HB selection committee.
> By the way, the
> selection committee includes Tim Brule (USCHO) and
> Larry Mahoney (BDN
> for HEA) and Dick Umile (UNH) and 17 others.
>
>    Please don't vote for a person just because
> they've scored a bunch of
>    goals and please don't vote for anyone from
> Vermont!
>
> I don't expect him to win ... too quiet, too much a
> team player, but ...
>
> cheers from someone voting for Cory Larose,
>
> Wayne T. Smith
> [log in to unmask]                          Old Town
> Landing
> Co-owner of the College Hockey lists - Hockey-L and
> Hockey3
>
>
>
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