In a message dated 96-09-18 10:21:33 EDT, you write:
 
<< The scuttlebutt I've heard is that it's pretty standard for the team
captains
 to run unofficial practices (or at least skating-informal scrimmage
sessions)
 as part of the "Pre-season" practice.
  >>
 
That is absolutely true.!!!  When at Union we had practices (usually 2 weeks
before the real ones) that were run by a student figure skater, who whipped
us into shape!!  She ran power skating drills that would make your legs burn
within seconds!!!!
 
It was pretty much a conditioning camp, run "through" the captains under the
{non} direct instructions of the ex-coach Mr. Delventhal.  I am quite sure
this is common among most major college hockey programs.
 
Just a players thoughts
 
LDH
Union '92
B.U. '94
 
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