At 2:01 PM -0400 7/29/96, Lance Harry wrote:
> On Saturday night, late, a car carrying 4 Andover HS hockey players crashed
> returing from a concert at the Great Woods outdoor theatre in Mansfield Mass.
>
> One of the men in the car was Cornell recruit Ryan Moynihan whom was treated
> and released from a local hospital.  The driver, Jason Veilleux was drunk,
> registering a 0.16 BAC (2x the limit for a minor in MA)
>
> One of the passengers was killed, Peter M. Afarian a goalie for the Andover
> HS team and was reportedly headed for Fitchburg St. next year.
>  --end info from Boston Globe
>
> The news on Sunday reported the other three boys (the other was Scott Monroe)
> had received "scholorships" to Cornell.  Now we all know that this cannot be
> the case, but I was wondering if anyone could confirm the relationship that
> any of the others had with Cornell / Cornell recruiting.
 
Just to clear this up since it was front page news in our paper, the
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune.
 
All four are from Andover, Mass.  All but Ryan Moynihan graduated from
Andover HS in 1995; Ryan went to Andover HS but transferred to Cushing
Academy after his freshman year and graduated from CA in 1996.
 
Peter Afarian was a goalie for Fitchburg State this past season and would
have been a sophomore.
 
Scott Munroe is a recruit of Babson College after spending a year at prep
school.  Jason Veilleux, who was also a goalie at Andover HS with Peter
Afarian, is a recruit of St Michael's College after also spending a year at
prep school.
 
> This is truly a tragedy, but to deal with the Coll. Hockey aspect, how will
> this effect the Cornell recruiting class if all/some of these kids were set
> to go to Cornell???  I just saw a few days ago that Moynihan is Cornell's
> prize recruit!  I have to think this will have a lasting impression on him,
> especially on the ice - SAD!!
 
I do not know if Cornell recruited any of the other three, but their
collegiate status is above.
 
I don't know Ryan, but I do know his older brother Dan...actually I have
not seen him for a while, I think Heather has seen him more recently than I
have.  At any rate, yes, this was a sad story to hear about and one that
should never have to happen. :-(  It is bound to be something all involved
will carry with them forever.
 
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