Arthur, sorry to send this to you twice.  When I reply to a Hockey-L
posting, the default addressee is the poster, not Hockey-L.
 
Clay
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Satow, Clay
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 8:23 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      RE: NC$$ and junior hockey-Wash. Post article
>
> I was waiting for a comment from someone who has some current
> understanding of what's going on.  When reading the article, my reaction
> was that it was written by someone with somewhat obsolete information, but
> I didn't know for sure.
>
> When was the fund established?  And what educational support does the CHL
> give on the high school level.
>
> For many years, the NHL was somewhat legendary for the poor educational
> backgrounds of its players.  It may be a myth that Eddie Shore signed his
> name with an "X", but the fact that many people believe it is telling.
>
> Anecdotally, two years ago, Gord Kluzak gave a speech at my son's school's
> athletic banquet and noted that he and two friends left their home town in
> his teens to play hockey.  He said that he felt very fortunate to have had
> parents that really stressed education and that he had some very luck
> breaks.  He was about to get a degree from Harvard, but neither of his two
> friends finished high school.
>
> It is to the CHL's credit that they've instituted changes like this.
> While one might argue that it wouldn't have happened but for competition
> from US colleges and embarassments like the Graham James situation, if the
> CHL is taking steps to make sure that the players complete high school and
> to provide opportunities for them to go to college it's a big positive.
> To me, making sure the kid completes high school is the most important
> thing, and I'd rather see a kid who really doesn't belong in college to be
> playing juniors rather than going to a college and wink (sometimes along
> with his coach and other college officials) at the academic aspects of
> college.  Fortunately, I think hockey is much better in this way than
> major sports such as football and basketball.
>
> Clay
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arthur Berman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 10:35 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      NC$$ and junior hockey-Wash. Post article
>
> I'm surprised there has been no comment on list about the article
> previously cited today concerning the new eligibility rules.  The author,
> has the poster pointed out, had some very harsh things to say about junior
> hockey, mostly asserting that the powers that be in junior hockey have no
> concern for the educations of the kids who play.  I can't read the minds
> of those who run the Canadian Hockey League but the article did omit a
> crucial fact.  For every year the junior players play they get a year's
> scholarship at the Canadian school of their choice financed by a fund
> dedicated for that purpose by the CHL.  Canadian universities are full of
> ex-junior players taking advantage of that.
>
> Having said that, the new rules are bound to increase the number of
> Canadians playing US college hockey, and improve the quality of play as
> well.
>
> Arthur Berman [log in to unmask]
> North Vancouver, BC
> GO BU!!!
>
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