Let me add just one or two things to Jack's line of thought from the
perspective of a Connecticut person.   Both Fusco's and Lane MacDonald were
drafted by the Whalers.   While Mark Fusco spent a couple of pretty good years
with the organization as an undersized defenseman,  the other two never even
tried to make it with Hartford.   I suspect Cleary had some influence in their
outlook.   And,  of course,  they all had that Harvard degree which is one
marketable piece of paper in the serious world.
 
        To get back to generalities,  I suspect that the NHL puts a great deal of
emphasis on size.   That emphasis is by no means as prevalent (for whatever
reason) in college hockey.   So,  right off the bat,  we can throw out all the
winners who happen to be smaller than the NHL minimum criteria (perhaps 5-11
and 190,  or so,  unless the player has some extraordinary qualities  --
which Kariya obviously has,  for instance).
 
        Jack is right,  though,  this is an interesting topic that we ought to
re-visit once again.   Perhaps the stats geeks on the list could compile
(maybe even from the archives) the latest list of what happened to all the
winners?
 
        -- Dick Tuthill
 
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