IMHO Baker was selected as rookie of the year and to the all star
team for the exact criteria that Blackthorn Zaban gave: "exhibits the
skills and abilities that most benifits their team and themselves."
        My arguement deals with the rookie of the year selection.
        First off Baker carried the major part of the offensive all
season for PC.  She was the leading scorer on the team and often had very
timely and needed goals.
        These stats sound very much like Zaban from UNH.  Who lead her
team in scoring.  Also while providing huge goals.
        I think that at least for the rookie of the year selection the
difference would be the depth of the team these players acomplished their
feets on.  Baker played on team that is basically three people deep in
consistant goal scoring.  Zaban on the other hand came from a team where if
she didn't score there was a larger number of talented players behind her
who could.
        So as for the criteria of who contributed more to their team, the
case could easily be made for Baker who might not of scored as many
overall points as other rookie candidates but contributed more to her team
because she provided something they absolutely needed.  For if Baker was
scoring for PC then only two other players that were.
        But that leads to the classic arguement what is more important
cold hard numbers or the little intangibles.  It is all a matter of opinion.
 
 
                                                Dan Ouellet
                                                UNH '97
 
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