One has to also take into account that Morrison does play for the UofM,
and admittedly they are basically the best team in the CCHA this year.
It helps when the line your playing on can make the opertunities happen.
I take nothing away from the guy, he is indeed a great player.  The same
thing that might make Holzinger look bad (the line giving up a lot of
goals, etc) can have the opposite effect if the line is good and can keep
a player on a steady diet of opertunities.  I'm not saying they do feed
him the puck, so do not misunderstand what I said, though I think we
could make a case that MSU did with A. Carter (but that happens when you
have a "go-to guy).  I almost since a backlash here against Hobeyzinger-I
mean Holzinger.
 
On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Gerald Williams wrote:
 
> I don't believe that being the league's (CCHA) leading scorer necessarily
> makes you the 'best' in the league.  Infact, if you really sit down and look
> at Brian Holizinger's stats versus is closest competion you notice that while
> he may score quite a few goals and gain many assists, he is also on the ice
> when his 'line' gives up goals.  Here's the analysis:
>
> Holzinger has 41 points, but only has a +/- of +5, which is pretty poor given
> how many points he has. I feel this shows that he may be in the right place
> at the right time to create or convert scoring opportunities, but he is also
> there when a great deal of mistakes are made and goals are scored by his
> opponents.
>
> The next two highest point holders in the CCHA (Morrision and Hilton from
> Michigan) each have 40 points and 33 respectively and a +/- of +14 and +16.
>
> This great +/- total goes a long way in showing that yes Brian Holzinger is a
> good point generator, but he is NOT the 'best' college hockey player this
> year.  In fact, I think an arguement could be made for Brendon Morrison of
> Michigan (who trails Holzinger by only one point, but has a much higher +/-)
> before one would start considering Brian Holzinger.
>
>   Just my $.02           Jerry.
>