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Wayne wrote:
> >What does the Hockey-L think of a Soph... taking off for the NHL
> >and not completing their degree. Considering the current situation of
> >other players and their eligibility what does this say about Maine...
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> Comparing Kariya to the eligibility problems is ridiculous. Everyone
> at Maine would like him to stay (he is an honor student and a fine
> gentleman), but those that know Paul, know he will complete his
> degree, but probably not in 4 years.
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> The current conjecture is that Kariya will be offered a multi-year
> multi-million dollar contract after the Olympics. What would you do
> in that situation? That he seems to truely to not have made up his
> mind, is a credit to his intent to complete his degree.
>
I'll just chime in from a non-Maine address to agree with that. He can return
to his education any time, but he only has so much time to play pro hockey. I
know if I was a college sophomore and someone offered me half a million $/year
(I suspect he'll get more than this) to drop out of school and do something else
for a few years, I'd do it. I imagine it'd be a little bit harder to motivate
yourself to finish your education when you're a 32-year-old millionaire retired
hockey player, but that's a challenge I think most of us would love to have the
opportunity to face! :-)
Pam Sweeney Go Gophers!!!
[log in to unmask] 1993 WCHA Playoff Champions!!!
[log in to unmask] Ski-U-Mah!!!
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