Dave Hendrickson, responding to Greg Ambrose, writes:
 
>> Rumour has it that BU backed off of Harris because of his extra-curricular
>> "activities".  In fact, I saw an article in the Boston Herald today where
>> he alludes to apparent misconceptions about himself.  He talks about
>> wanting to play HE, even if it is Merrimack (this is a paraphrase of his
>> quote).  Sounds to me as though he is not getting the offers he thought he
>> was going to get.
>
>I thought his reference to Merrimack was more neutral than that, but otherwise
>I would agree that it's the off-ice stuff that has caused concern.  Even
>though he's only 18, he can play.  A high school defenseman that I respect
>highly, and who has been exposed to many great players, says that open-ice
>T.C. is the toughest player he's ever had to deal with.
>
>Things could be heating up, however.  I spotted a very prominent Hockey East
>coach at the FleetCenter.  Although I was there for all four games, I only
>saw him for the Matignon game.  Hmmmm....
>
>I expect T.C. will be somewhere in Hockey East next year.  Unlike most of
>the other schoolboy seniors at the Fleet, he needs no further seasoning as
>long as he has his off-ice act together.
 
While he probably will be, I have to think that most HE schools have firmed
up their commitments for next year, certainly on the scholarship front.
For any school that hasn't, he is a real coup, provided he has his "off-ice
act" together (and his grades/SAT's as well).
 
Greg Ambrose
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