Harkness told me he left Union because they wouldn't convert the 
compressor so it could be turned off at only one end.

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Joe LaCour wrote:

> Cornellians can fill in the details but Coach Harkness left Cornell 
> for the Detroit Red Wings.  That was spectacularly unsuccessful in the 
> pros, but then again, the Red Wings were not very successful with 
> whomever was behind the bench in the mid 70's.
>
> He reformed the Union hockey program in 1976-77? but left after a 
> short stint in a dispute with management.
>
> And don't forget his stint @ RPI in the 50's.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Henry" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 8:33 PM
> Subject: Hockey History
>
>
>> While studying USIU sports history (my older son's club coach is the
>> soccer coach at USIU) I wandered into some college hockey history pages
>> (yes, USIU used to play DI hockey), and found the records of Ned 
>> Harkness,
>> former coach of RPI, Cornell, and Union.  What I couldn't find were the
>> reasons Harkness left maybe the best DI college hockey program at 
>> Cornell
>> to move to DIII Union, or why he left Union in the middle of the 77-78
>> season.  Does anyone have any memories of those days?
>>
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