James Holden writes...
>        I wonder if Northern Michigan's cries of love lost in downstate
>Michigan has anything to do with the fact that in recent years thye've
>been pushed around by the WCHA, while the CCHA becomes increasingly
>divided between the haves (MSU, Michigan, Lake State) and the have-nots
>(Miami of Ohio, Ohio State, Bowling Green).
 
I'd hardly call Bowling Green or Miami (not Miami of Ohio) have
nots.  BGSU was a 1980s powerhouse and has been the "13th team"
for the NCAA tournament for two years running.  Only upsets in the
ECAC tournament have kept them out.  Don't forget where the 1995
Hobey Baker winner came from, too.  MU is once again a middle-
of-the-pack CCHA club, but they won the CCHA regular season in
1992-93 and participated in the 1993 NCAA tourney.  Granted, MU
*appears* to be in a downward cycle that hasn't quite bottomed out.
Ohio State has been a perennial have not for over a decade, but
the Buckeyes are making waves about becoming a "have" by the
end of the decade.
 
As for the Michigan recruits posted to Info-H-L...finally!  I was beginning
to wonder when we'd get the official word on more signings.  Of course,
even though the Wolverines are the current NCAA champs, their
recruiting news is still buried in a small article in the middle of THE ANN
ARBOR NEWS' sports sections.  And, even though brief, the article
contains at least one blatant error.  Typical.  Both are expected, but
I find the constant inaccuracies far more annoying than the level of
coverage.
 
(begin quoted material)
Sean Peach, a 6-0, 180-pound defenseman, played this past season
with the Powell River Paper Kings of the British Columbia Hockey
League.  Current Wolverine Robb Gordon is also from the Paper Kings.
(end quoted material)
 
Either the article was written over a year ago, or someone failed to
realize that Robb Gordon bolted from Ann Arbor last summer to play
for Kelowna in the WHL.  Robb scored well over 100 points for Kelowna,
picked up a gold medal with Team Canada at the WJC and inked a
deal with the Vancouver Canucks.  I believe he joined the Syracuse
Crunch in time for the AHL playoffs (if Syracuse was/is in the playoffs).
But, I don't think Robb will be fitted for a 1996 NCAA ring.
 
Fwiw, the BCJHL has been very good to Michigan in the 1990s.  The
five Wolverine BCers that immediately come to mind are:
  (1) David Oliver -- All-America, Hobey Baker finalist, currently with
the Edmonton Oilers.
  (2) Brendan Morrison -- two time All-America, two time Hobey Baker
finalist, NCAA winning goal, will be a senior at UM.
  (3) Bill Muckalt -- the sniper on Morrison's right wing, will be a junior
at UM.
  (4) Robb Gordon -- tremendous talent, played only one season at
UM.  I can only imagine Michigan's firepower with Gordon on the
1995-96 and 1996-97 rosters.
  (5) Sean Peach -- the only defenseman on the list, entering UM.
 
With the current incoming freshman class at three, Michigan's 1995-96
roster breaks down like this:
FORWARDS (14)
  seniors(5) -- Botterill, Legg, Luhning, Madden, Morrison
  juniors(2) -- Herr, Muckalt
  sophomores(6) -- Assenmacher (did not dress in 1995-96),
    Clark, Crozier, Hayes, Ritchlin, Rominski
  freshmen(1) -- Merrick
DEFENSEMEN(8)
  seniors(4) -- Bourke, Frescoln, Schock, Sloan
  juniors(1) -- Fox
  sophomores(1) -- Berenzweig
  freshmen(2) -- Magnuson, Peach
GOALTENDERS(3)
  juniors(2) -- Malicke, Turco
  sophomores(1) -- Daddario
 
 
John H ([log in to unmask])
 
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