At 9:19 AM -0500 12/23/96, Paul Gentile wrote:
> >>> Mike Machnik <[log in to unmask]> 12/23/96 12:12am >>>
> >>> Eric Almon played a great game getting his first collegiate action in net
> >>> for Dartmouth.  He looked shaky early on but was only beaten once, and he
> >>> settled down after that.  Merrimack has made a lot of goalies look good
> >>> lately, scoring only 13 goals in their last seven games, but Almon earned
> >>> his status as #1 star with 42 saves.  He stopped about four breakaways,
> >>> most in the first and second periods when the game was still close.
>
> Does anyone know where is Dartmouth going with its four goalies? With the
> freshman Wong's impressive start ... and now with the other freshman Almon's
> good showing this weekend, you've got to wonder where the two seniors
>Baker and
> Heller are headed? Baker surely hasn't looked horrendous or anything, but his
> stats certainly don't warrant more starts in light of these freshmen's
> performance. Heller hasn't really played at all, has he?
 
No, not this year.  He had played 1232 career minutes through his first
three years.
 
With the way Almon played, I'd have to think he deserves another start
soon.  If he has another good outing or two, maybe you'll see a freshman
tandem at Dartmouth.
 
This bodes well for Dartmouth in upcoming years, not to mention the
remainder of this season.  It looks like they have a couple of good rookie
goalies to depend on, and many of their better players will be back next
year.
 
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