Fellow Hockey-lers:
 
I INADVERTANTLY sent a message to the list yesterday (June 10).
I was working from home and I don't know how it happened.
Obviously the message was not intended for Hockey-L.  I'm
sorry that I filled your mail boxes with my personal drivel.  I'll
endeavor to make sure it doesn't happen again.
 
Mandatory hockey content:  I am very glad that the administration
at Cornell woke up and got rid of McCutcheon.  Although his overall
record is slightly better than .500, his record since the team
has been made up entirely of his recruits has been pathetic, including
failing to make the ECAC playoffs one season.  It seems to me
that Cornell can not compete for talent with the BU's, Maine's,
Michigan's, and Minnesota's because they do not offer
athletic scholarships.  However, they SHOULD be able to compete
with the other Ivies and field a competetive ECAC squad. This
certainly has not been the case the last 3-4 seasons.  So my
advice to AD Moore:  1) Hire a proven DI recruiter; 2) Hire a
coach that will be able to motivate those recruits (McCutcheon sure
couldn't); and finally 3) Hire a coach that will stress the
fundamentals (passing, skating, defensive assignments, forechecking).
I'm already looking forward to next season.  As my mother-in-law
(Ithaca resident, Cornell '64) so aptly put it: "McCuthcheon was
fired.  I guess we'll keep our season tickets." :-)
 
Eric Hoffman
Cornell '88
SUNY-Albany '95 and ??
Let's Go RED!