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At 11:14 PM 3/11/96 EST, Tim Mustone wrote on INFO-HOCKEY-L:
>When reading the Media information given to us before each game, I was kind of
>surprised to read about Dan McGillis for NU. The Northeastern info office had
>labelled him a Hobey Baker candidate. Paul had wrote that he had a strong ga
>game for NU (in Game #1) and I must disagree with him somewhat. He obviously
>was the team leader out on the ice and he made sure to introduce himself to
>many of the Riverhawks and then drive them into the glass (McGillis is 6'3",
>220 lb). Once the team got behind at the start of the second period, he didn't
>seem to do too much out there. In the third, he took some real stupid
>penalties that hurt his team more than Lowell. He did draw a Lowell player
>with him to even it up, but NU couldn't skate with Lowell 4 on 4. Anyways...
This has been my largest knock on McGillis. Ever since the season got
rolling, I personally have not considered him a Hobey canidate. Certainly
he is a great defenseman. He has great skills, but he is not always a smart
player. Tim cites examples of him taking uncalled for penalties, and he
hurts his team when he does that. Such a good defensemen is better served
by being on the ice killing penalties, rather than putting his team a man down.
Tim also talked about McGillis' size (6-3 220lb). McGillis throws this
weight around, and is many times the cause for his penalites. McGillis also
seems to have a very short fuse, and begins to take his game to a more
personal level rather than do his job.
Let it be clear that I think McGillis is a great player. I can just think
of so many players who would be a better canidate for Hobey Baker than him,
even at defense. He is deserving of All-Hockey East, and of much of the
praise he's received.
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