I, too have to add my sincere thanks for having this list!  I have made 
many, many friends in all different parts of the country!  There has 
been love, weddings, drama and tragedy all within this wonderful 
community known as Hockey-L.  And plenty of college hockey talk and 
information. Who has the worst ref in the country?! We all do!!! 

Do you remember the Hockey-L buttons, T-shirts & sweatshirts?  What fun 
that was!

I will never forget my first Phinal Phour in Albany, NY in 1992 where I 
met my dear friend-for-life Garrett Lanzy. Roomed with the Sweeney 
sisters, Pam and Lisa and hob-nobbed with the likes of George Gwozdecky, 
Neil Koepke and Jon Barkan in the Media party room.  Among many others!  
We also had the first Hockey-L dinner and took a group photo.

This is such a wonderful community that has spawned many lifelong 
friendships and that is the really great benefit of Hockey-L.  I am 
afraid of leaving someone out, so I won't be naming names.  Locally, and 
far and wide... we can say "You know me from Hockey-L" and instantly, 
sit down and enjoy a beverage and talk some hockey no matter which team 
you are rooting for.  What a wonderful concept!

THANK YOU  Wayne and Mike and Keith and Bill.  And I'm really glad it's 
still around. 

Carol
GO Gophers!!!



Wayne T Smith wrote:

>Happy Birthday, Hockey-L!
>
>It was April 27th, 1990 when the half-year-old "College_Hockey"
>distribution list came to Maine and was christened "Hockey-L".
>
>I've been pleased (most years!) to host the group for those 19 years and
>look forward to another resurgent season in 2009-2010.
>
>Special thanks go to our list administrator, Bill Fenwick
>([log in to unmask]) and the group instigator, some 21 years ago,
>Mike Machnik!
>
>To find posts about Hockey-L written on other birthdays, go to
>
>      http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?S1=hockey-l
>
>and enter as "search for":  birthday and April
>
>cheers, wayne
>
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