>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...
 
   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.
 
   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.
 
 
>Is it a University or a NHL training camp?
 
   When "athletic" scholarships were introduced, it became a bit of both.
 
   I do not mean that athletes are treated differently wrt admissions or
   academics, just that given their talents and goals, we can expect a
   number of them to be preparing to play in the NHL.
 
>I know Im going to get flamed for that...I surely consider Maine a
>University but their current statistics are painting a poor picture.
 
   No flames on HOCKEY-L.  But as Ryan's recent post implies, I think
   Maine is taking these (eligibility) problems very seriously.
 
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