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> ... For example, in 1988 and 1989 then-commish
> Stu Haskell handed down suspensions to players involved in brawls.
Stu Haskell has lots of qualities I like to see in a commissioner.
I'll just mention two. First, Stu liked to be fair and consistent;
to this end, he instituted a policy to the effect "if you get a game
suspension (via NCAA playing rules), you may expect a second game
from the league office". Not every situation can be foreseen and
planned for, but a few simple rules, consistently applied make for
good relations. (Too bad the Hockey East Acting Commish dropped the
additional "league suspension" game. Was it dropped before or after
Jack Parker declared his suspended player would be back in their
second game? Hockey East led college hockey with that rule ... to
bad it now seems lost. :-( ).
Second, Stu liked "punishment" and "control" to come from the school,
not the league. When someone or something went awry, Stu would get
on the telephone to that school's AD. They'd make sure each knew the
circumstances. Stu expected the school to take action to address or
remedy the problem, and the school knew if they didn't, then Stu
would. As Stu tells it, the schools' actions were often stronger
than he would or could have taken. And I'm sure the schools felt
more comfortable dealing with the problems in-house.
cheers,
Wayne Smith
The College Hockey Discussion List administrator
Systems Group - CAPS BITNET/CREN: wts@maine
University of Maine System internet: [log in to unmask]
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