Luis Valente writes:
..There's no question in my mind that the best defensive forward in the ECAC is
Brown's Eric Trach...
 
Briam morris writes:
...A lot of us out there might suggest Kelly Askew, winner of the ECAC best
defensive forward award two years straight, is the guy.  Maybe we'll see it
decided on the ice Saturday night.
 
The 1993-94 ECAC best defensive forward was Princeton's Ian Sharp, not
Askew. The 1992-93 winner (and first ever) was SLU's Greg Carvel. So Askew
will have to wait his turn to win once, but it is already too late for
the senior to be a two-time winner. Someone accused him of being a good not
too long ago, which is far from the truth (can you be a college hockey
goon? I consider a goon to be a one-dimensional, physical player who
relies on intimidation to earn a shift). Although Askew is not a goon,
I would like to point out that he had over 100 penalty minutes last
year and 89 as a sophomore. Yikes! It's tough to be the best defensive
forward in the league when you spend so much time in the penalty box.
 
Is there anything harder than naming the top defensive forward in the
league? Coaches (and fans) see opposing teams twice during the regular
season - I've seen Harvard six times this year, and I can't even tell
you which of several candidates is the Crimson's best defensive forward.
I suspect we are about to be inundated with postings nominating players
from each team. As I feel only qualified to speak on behalf of Princeton,
having seen the Tigers enough over the past four years to know their
personnel inside and out, Sharp is my pick - but only by a hair over
Mervin Kopeck.
 
Geoff Howell
The Trenton Times
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