I wouldn't put anything like this past York.  I have been following the
BGSU Hockey program for 8 years now and have gotten to be friends with a
lot of the guys.  I've heard so many stories about Jerry that I lost
respect for him.  There are a couple of goalies that you might be
referring to.  One is Aaron Ellis who left in 92(?) and Nathan Cressman
who left in 93(?).  I'm not sure of the years at all, just a guess.  I'm
sure both of them had hidden stories behind their departure.  That's the
way Jerry was, if you weren't a star hockey player every game, you
weren't good enough for him.  I didn't think he would accept special
talents like playing in the corners, or making nice passes, etc.  If you
weren't scoring 3 goals a game or making a shut out, you weren't good
enough.  A lot of people here in BG were happy to see Jerry go, and I
think it's only a matter of time until the people out at BC feel the same.
 
Alex
 
 
 
 
 
On Sat, 16 Nov 1996, Jack C. Berenzweig wrote:
 
> Ryan Mittleman, formerly of Boston College, is now playing with Windsor in
> the OHL.  Last year, Ryan was the third leading freshman scorer in Hockey
> East.  This year, in his first game for BC, he had a goal and three assists.
>  Immediately after that game, Jerry York benched Ryan, and purportedly told
> him that he was being benched for having "slow feet".  Shortly thereafter,
> Ryan chose to leave BC.
>
> The timing of Ryan's demotion is certainly suspicious to me, coming shortly
> before the NCAA early signing period.  Could it be that Jerry York was
> attempting to free up a scholarship by causing Ryan to quit?  If my memory
> serves me correctly, a similar incident, involving a goalie, allegedly
> occurred at Bowling Green a few years ago, when Jerry York was coaching
> there.
>
> How can a player who was the third leading rookie scorer in Hockey East,
> suddenly develop "slow feet" after only one game where he scored four points?
>  Perhaps Ryan overreacted by leaving school after being benched.  However
> IMHO the timing of Ryan's benching is awfully suspicious.
>
> Jack Berenzweig
>
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