At 2:55 AM 3/7/96, Leigh M Torbin wrote:
>> My second choice for Coach of the Year would have been BC's Jerry York.
>
>        While I agree that Crowder should have won this award in a
>run-away, there is no doubt that Paul Pooley had to be the second place
>candidate.
 
I certainly didn't mean to slight Pooley, and I figure he and York were 2-3
in some order.  Both PC and BC finished three spots higher than they were
picked by the coaches, and the battle for fourth was won by PC over BC by
one point.
 
My nod went to York because of the way the season went.  PC struggled in
the second half while BC moved up and barely missed overtaking the Friars.
BC probably had the tougher schedule in the second half and had to beat
Maine and BU (and tie BU) to make the battle for the last home ice spot as
close as it was.
 
But either coach would have been a good selection and might have won the
award if Crowder hadn't taken Lowell to second place.
 
BTW, Deron is absolutely correct that PC beat BC tonight 5-2, not 4-2.
That was a typo on my part.  Deron corrected it before I even saw my post.
Thanks!
 
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