Tony

I don't think it is that all surprising, given the (a) dilution of talent
(not a bad thing -- more college teams the merrier) and (b) emphasis on
defense over offense.

<SOAPBOX ON>
Would that college hockey would go back to the days of yesteryear where
coaches thought about ATTACKING rather than DEFENDING (see this year's
Boston Bruins for an example).  However, since this crop of talent has been
taught from Mites that DEFENSE is important, it may take another 10 years or
so for wide open offense to return to college.
<SOAPBOX OFF>

I am not advocating 12-10 games (I saw one once), but 8-10 goals or so a
game with 60 shots on net would be nice.

Joe LaCour
Clarkson College of Technology (not Clarkson University) '77/'78



----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony J. Buffa" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: CHODR 11/24/02


> What amazes me is the bottom line of 2.89 goals per game per team. This
> is lower than I would think. The NHL average is about 2.5 typically
> (altho this may be increasing with the tighter interference calls this
> year), and I would expect the college game to be >3.0 typically. There
> seem to be more high scoring games in the college ranks, but apparently
> this is just a subjective feeling that is wrong on my part. Do you have
> the goals per game per team at the end of the last few seasons, for
> comparison? Maybe this season is a low-scoring anomaly, at least to
> begin with? Then again, with teams like RPI who are lucky to get 2 goals
> a game, maybe it isnt. :-)
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to all.
>
> Tony Buffa
> RPI (not Rensselaer) '64
>
> ============================================
>
> Robin Lock wrote:
>
> >The College Hockey Offensive/Defensive Ratings (CHODR) are back for
> >another season.
> >
> >
> >
> >                        Division I      Offense        Defense
> >Overall
> >Rank Team                 Record     Rating  Rank   Rating  Rank
> >Rating
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >  1  Cornell              6  1  0      4.48    7      1.22    1
> >3.67
> >  2  Boston College       9  1  1      5.40    1      1.55    4
> >3.48
> >
> >- - - - - -
> >
> > 59  Iona                 2 10  1      1.24   59      5.32   55
> >0.23
> > 60  Canisius             5  8  0      1.24   60      5.47   56
> >0.23
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Average Team:                          2.89           2.89
> >1.00
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >