Some notes from this morning's Lansing State Journal:
 
1. Ron Mason needs 5 more wins to become the winningest coach in college hockey
        in North America.  He would pass Clare Drake, who coached off-and-on
        at the University of Alberta for 28 seasons and compiled a record of
        697-296-28.  Mason's record after 28 seasons is 693-302-49.  Scary
        thought:  Ron Mason is only 54 years old.
 
2. With the call-up of Brian McReynolds from Pheonix of the IHL to the Los
        Angeles Kings, there are now 17 ex-Spartans in the NHL, more than
        any other school.
 
3. When Ferris St. comes to Munn Arena on Friday, it will be the final appear-
        ance for E. Lansing native Doug Smith, who most recently scored 4 goals
        in FSU's 6-1 win over OSU.  Considering the nightmares that Ferris has
        given MSU the past few years, it seems Doug enjoys his trips home.
 
G. M. Finniss
Michigan State University
WVU '87, UTenn '92, MSU who the hell knows when?
 
P. S.  Hats off to Kentucky basketball coach Rick Pitino.  After discovering
        that three of his players were involved in a free-throw swapping scheme
        in their recent victory over Vanderbilt, he suspended all three for
        tonight's game against Tennessee.  "This type of behavior cannot be
        tolerated from a Kentucky basketball player.  It's important that all
        the kids that look up to Kentucky players as role models understand that        they made a mistake."  The three players: Travis Ford, Jared Prickett,
 
        and Gimel Martinez.  Would that more caoches in other sports acted this
        way.