Nice work on the NHL update, Bob. Thanks. I for one really enjoy things 
like this. A great addition to the list.
I don't remember if it has been mentioned this year or not, but Chris 
Imes in back coaching professional hockey this year, after coaching a 
high school girls' team in Minnesota last year. They were defending 
state champs and he took them back and deep into the playoffs. He's 
having kind of a tough year with Chicago of the IHL (?).
This weekend is the make or break weekend for all the UM bandwagoners 
and I sense a nervousness on their part. We have to beat some teams with 
winning records, something we haven't done yet. It's now or never. Not 
to be a pessimist, but I've been saying all along this team doesn't have 
the consistency to be an NCAA team - offensively, defensively or in 
goal. Someone said earlier the #12 rating is largely based on 
reputation, and I believe that.  Now's the time for them to prove me 
wrong. I'll be a happy fan if they do.

Bob Fitta wrote:

> Well this list has become way too quiet.  Many too many have jumped 
> off the bandwagon!
>
> Thought it was worth noting that Ben Guite made his NHL debut with the 
> Bruins last night.  Ben played just 2 shifts in the 1st period but as 
> the game wore on, and the Bruins played perhaps their best game of the 
> year Ben got more and more ice time, and showed that he belonged on 
> the big club.  He managed to even get 3 shots on net killing penalties 
> for the B's and Coach Sullivan rewarded his efforts by putting him on 
> the ice in the last minute of the game to preserve Tim Thomas first 
> shut out.  Much like Mike Morrison, shows that perseverance pays off.
>
> Speaking of Mike he is back in the nets in Edmonton and won another 
> shootout the other night for the Oilers.
>
> His old buddy Niko had an assist last night for San Jose, and in case 
> you missed it Dustin Penner is back up with the Ducks!
>
>
>
> By the way our University of Maine hockey team plays a team from 
> Durham, NH this weekend.  But by evidence of this board one would 
> think the season is over. To quote the immortal "Blutarski" from 
> Animal House "It's not over, til (the team) says it's over"
>
> I hope this weekend will give us all something positive to talk 
> about!!!!!  And I'll be one of the may on hand to cheer on the Bears, 
> who we hope will gicve us 120 minutes of effort this weekend!
>
> Bob Fitta '83
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