On Mon, 29 Nov 1993, John Edwards wrote:
 
> >[...]
> >NATIONAL CAPITAL TOURNAMENT at OTTAWA
> >semifinals (11/26/93)
> >Merrimack 5, Western Ontario 3
> >at Ottawa 5, Colgate 2
> >
> >consolation
> >Colgate 8, Western Ontario 3
> >
> >championship
> >Merrimack 2, at Ottawa 1
> >
> >In the Ottawa Sentinel's pre-tourney story on Friday, Merrimack was
> >listed as being "an NC$$ power".  Holy cow.  Well, maybe someday.  I
> >know one guy I spoke to from the area seemed surprised when he asked
> >me what place Merrimack was in and I told him last. :-)
>
> That was the Ottawa Citizen that called them an NCAA 'power'. Bear in mind
> that University hockey here gets very little coverage. There were three
> articles this weekend on the tournament, that was all the ink Ottawa U. will
> get until the playoffs, assuming they make it that far.
 
Perhaps the Citizen saw the early Merrimack win over nationally (til now)
ranked RPI and made an assumption based on that.   The RPI fans I talked
to at that game were equally surprised to hear that the Warriors were
picked to finished last in HE.
 
> As I said in my earlier post, I was quite impressed with Legault as well. Is
> he the starter or the primary backup? I liked Jakopin's play, but I wouldn't
> have named him the MVP, mind you I only saw the final. I agree that Legault
> was by far the MVP in the final, but I don't think Rivard was for Ottawa.
 
Legault is the starter, as I'm sure Mike could tell you.  I believe that
Thibeault's start against WO was only his second this year- the first
being a 6-5 win in North Andover against Army.  Legault did not
distinguish himself against Vermont last week, giving up two soft goals
ina 4-2 loss.  Unofficial word was a "slight groin pull" after that game,
hence Thibeault starting on Friday.
 
Legault should have been the MVP.
 
> One question I have, how are the trees doing? Jakopin was the Tourney MVP, but
> how is McKenna playing. They could be forces when they adjust to the US game.
 
Jakopin played well.  McKenna also played well, probably one of the best
games I've seen him play (although  I have, unfortunately, missed all four
of the league games, in which MC is 0-3-1.  The "trees" are playing
together now, rather than having Jakopin paired with Mark Cornforth.  At
Vermont, it was quite a sight to see the two of them standing on either
side of Legault, who is barely head and shoulders over the crossbar even
on skates.
 
>
> Good luck to the "NCAA power" Warriors, :)
> John
 
Luck will be in order - BU will be a tough team to play next weekend.
 
David M. Josselyn
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