This is something that I've always kind of wondered about.  Here at
UW-Stevens Point, the two teams on ly shake hands after the Saturday
Night (of a Friday/Saturday Series).  Now I do realize that things do
tend to pop up at the end of games and teams wouldn't want to lose
players for the Saturday game, but sportsmanship, is sportsmanship.
Back in youth hockey (oh so many years ago), we had to shake hands after
every game.
 
*drops in $.02*
 
Tim Somers
"Voice of the Pointers"
 
 
 
Brent Rogers wrote:
> I appreciate your "annual explanation", but it sure looked to me like the
> Cornell team was lining up to shake hands, since they first skated to
> their goal and waited before moving to center ice for the traditional
> stick-raising. Also, you can't deny that the Harvard team displayed some
> obvious animosity towards the home squad (not to mention the fans, who
> probably deserved it). If, in fact, tradition dictates that the two teams
> not shake hands before the end of the series, I have to say that this is
> a stupid way of doing things. Is the tournament so important that good
> sportsmanship is no longer a priority? I think this display of good faith
> does a lot to diffuse the tensions that build up over the course of a
> hard fought game (i.e. Friday's matchup). No matter what the tradition,
> it appeared to me that the Harvard team and coach would have sooner
> kissed a slug than shake hands with Cornell.
 
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