An article from Tues. Oct 5 GT:
 
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`Teacher Lucia lets his Tigers out of the cage'
 
        The on-ice portion of Don Lucia's new reign at Colorado College began
Monday, and the hockey coach and his players were glad it finally arrived.
        "This gives the guys a better feel of me and what I try to do at
practice," Lucia said after the 2 1/2-hour workout at Honnen Ice Arena.
        "I'm not a screamer and yeller.  I want to teach at practice, not
intimidate."
        Lucia taught the Tigers maby new agility drills before sending
them to lift weights.
        "We're just trying to get everything at as high a tempo as we
can," he said.  "I like to try to play a skating kind of game."
        Team captain Jody Jaraczewski said the players like that idea
as well.
        "Coach Lucia has a different philosophy on the ice," the senior
from DePere, Wis., said.  "He is geared more to skating.  That's great
for me.  We have a lot of speed on this team.  That's going to be great
for us.
        "Coach is going to do a lot for this program.  He's ready to go
and so are we.  It's a fresh look for everybody, including our fans.
        "The guys are really hungry.  Hopefully, in the (Oct. 22-23)
opener against Minnesota, we can open some eyes here."
        Lucia said he hopes the 26 players who greeted him Monday can
maintain their attitude and health.
        Eleven of CC's top 13 scorers return, led by sophomore center
Jay McNeill of Cranbrook, B.C. (18 goals, 21 assists, 39 points) and
Jaraczewski (19-17 - 36).  Also back are goaltenders Ryan Bach, a
sophomore from Sherwood Park, Alberta (1-3-0, 2.76 goals-allowed average,
.875 saves percentage), who missed much of last season after wrecking a
knee; and junior Paul Frank of Spring Lake Park, Minn., (2-8-0, 5.93, .828).
        Add six freshmen, and Lucia becomes guardedly optimistic.
        "We need to increase the depth of this team," said Lucia, the
former University of Alaska Fairbanks head coach.  "We have to stay
healthy this year, more so probably than any other year.  If we stay
healthy, I think we can be right in every game we play.
        "The guys have a great attitude.  That's important.  We'll win
some games this year."
        CC finished in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association cellar
last year at 6-26 and was 8-28 overall.
 
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        From what I can remember, I think CC only lost about 5 people
to graduation.  I've heard that Ryan Bach is pretty good, but I've
never seen him play yet, as he only played in one home game last year
against Air Force which I didn't see, and then his knee injury
occurred 2 weeks later during a series at I believe Northern Michigan.
It will be interesting to see what they look like under a new coach
this year.
 
Karen
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