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>Could someone please explain why UMaine is being penalized twice for the same
>infraction?
I would have hoped this was old news by now, but IMHO, this was no
different than any other violation. Cal played in 14 games when he
was not eligible, thus the next 14 games will take those Fall 91
games' place. No *punishment* was given to Cal, since the NCAA
deemed that is was simply a mistake (it was really a collection of
mistakes by the school that led to the problem.; It was mistake by
Cal to think that failing a course would have no effect on
eligibility, yet he may have been given bad advice from the school
due to the school's mistakes in entering data).
Maine played 14 games with an ineligible player in Fall 91. In any
league under any governing body I have ever heard of, if you play an
ineligible player, you will forfeit that game.
IMHO Maine was *not* penalized (further) because they were able to
show that it was a series of mistakes, none of which were intentional,
that led to the problem *and* Maine has made corrections to its
procedures and staffing so that it shouldn't happen again.
Here's hoping the BU at Maine series this weekend is a barn-burner,
Wayne Smith
The College Hockey Discussion List administrator
Systems Group - CAPS BITNET/CREN: wts@maine
University of Maine System internet: [log in to unmask]
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