I know this will probably sound like an uneducated comment, but that's
mainly because I don't know the process very well, and I don't know Grant at
all.

However, my thought would be that a player would chose to come to Maine for
certain reasons.  The history and power of the program, the competition that
they will play against (probably the best college competition in the
country), or the coach that he will get to play for.  I agree that losing
Standbrook will be hard for Maine, but the players don't come here to play
for him, so I think it will be something that we can rebound from.  When
Walsh passed, the coach that many players wanted to play for was no longer
there.

--Adam


-----Original Message-----
From: The Maine Hockey Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Deron Treadwell
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:39 PM
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Subject: Re: Rant on Shields Quote

Excellent point Nonni.

I think I speak for a lot of fans when I say that the loss of Standbrook,
whenever he does leave Maine, may be more devasting to the program than
Walsh's untimely passing.

-Deron


--- nonni daly <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>  I *LOVE* this recruiting class and this group of
> > players that Timmy has brought in.
>
> Can't agree with you more, but let's not ever forget the impact that
> Grant Standbrook has made both to the groups that "Shawn brought in"
> and "Timmy has brought in."  The man has no equal in seeing potential
> in youngsters and watching that potential develop -- he has been and
> is as important to Maine Hockey as any conversation we can have about
> any head coach, too.
> His
> contributions to all those banners is so often overlooked ...
> Nonni