At 10:45 PM 12/4/96 -0500, Marcus wrote:
 
>   Shawn Walsh, formerly UMaine's head coach, said during the summer
>sometime, "UNH is picking up a great goal-tender (Matile).  They aren't
>going to be losing those 4-3 games anymore now that he's going there."
>(Or something very similar to that,  I suppose it isn't a direct quote.)
>But the goal tending is NOT what everyone expected it would be...The fact
>of the matter right now is that UNH's goaltending is where it was last
>year...NOW the OFFENSE has picked it up, a lot.
 
Just for clarity, Shawn Walsh is still the head coach at Maine.
 
Give Matile a chance though.  They guy hasn't been able to play competitive
hockey for a year or more.  He's bound to have some rust to work off and
take awhile to get used to Division I hockey.
 
Given his performance in the first period against Vermont, I think he'll be
fine.  He's got the tools, and once he gets comfortable Matile will do a
good job.
 
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