The Big Red has already been hard hit by the graduation bug, as they will
lose nine players from this year's team -- and now it appears that a tenth
player will be leaving as well.  Sophomore defenseman Todd Chambers had some
academic difficulties last year and apparently will be withdrawing from
Cornell.  My understanding is that the university is not suspending him,
but rather that he is making the decision to leave on his own.
 
This may turn out to be a big loss for Cornell.  Last season was Chambers'
first with the varsity squad, and he developed into a pretty good defense-
man, playing alongside team tri-captain Dave Burke on Cornell's top line.
Chambers was also a force on the special teams and was even a scoring
threat, which is something the Big Red sorely needs.  He was the leading
scorer among defensemen last season, and while his 4-13-17 numbers don't
look like anything to brag about, the three returning defensemen (Etienne
Belzile, Blair Ettles, and Christian Felli) combined for *five* points last
season.  Chambers' departure also means that the Big Red's defense will be
that much more inexperienced next season.  Belzile will be a senior, but
both Ettles and Felli will be sophomores -- and thanks to a broken ankle,
Ettles saw action in only nine games last season.  The Lynah Faithful can
expect Parris Duffus, and probably Andy Bandurski also, to face a lot of
rubber next season.
--
Bill Fenwick
Cornell '86 and probably '94
LET'S GO RED!!
I know some people believe in astrology -- but do they follow it this closely?
"Balance that checkbook; it's easy, now that Mercury's touring Taurus..."
-- Joyce Jillson, horoscope for May 11, 1992