Now that I think about it, having one or a few players from very far away distorts the true picture of what is going on, recruiting-wise.  I wonder if the median distance wouldn't be a better number to use here instead of average.

What do you say, Bob - got those numbers too?

Tom

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Griebel [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 9:54 PM
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> Subject: What's your recruiting radius?
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> Chasing again after the annual Hockey-L Useless Information Award, I
> computed how far Division I colleges went to get this year's hockey
> players.  Alaska-Anchorage brings Seawolves an average of 1,794 miles
> from their hometowns, eleven times as far as Canisius.
>
> The D1 player who traveled farthest, 5,479 miles, is Colorado
> College's
> Peter Sejna from Liptovski Mikulas, Slovakia.  Anchorage could attract
> five players from the Czech Republic because it's just a
> short hop over
> the North Pole, less than 4,800 miles.
>
> Ohio State couldn't find anyone within 150 miles.
>
> Bob Griebel
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