my understanding is that Grant is around and teaching
a lot more than he has been in the past... he used to
be on the road, now he is teaching.  Am I wrong?

--- Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> This freshman class represents the foundation of the
> future of this
> program.  Simply put, we will find out how much
> trouble we are in
> without Grant Standbrook doing our recruiting (if
> any).  Maybe the
> program will be just fine, but early returns aren't
> great.  But they
> are JUST early returns. (For instance, a lot of
> people say Hillary
> Clinton will be our next president.  In other words,
> stay tuned.)
> 
> First and foremost, the sheer numbers.  Anyone who
> has been to a game
> or looked at a roster can recognize how many players
> were brought in. 
> Most of these players were given some amount of
> scholarship money which
> is not easily (ethically) taken away.
> 
> Secondly, this class was the first class in what
> 15-20 years to not be
> the work of Grant Standbrook.  Maine has enjoyed ALL
> of its success
> with Grant's work and while he is still around
> helping Ben Bishop work
> on the fundamentals of playing goalie (PS keep
> working), he isn't "out
> there" getting us the diamonds in the rough that
> someone referred to
> earlier.
> 
> No one can fill Grant's shoes, but the timing of his
> retirement could
> not have been worse for the program when the first
> freshman class would
> be this large.  I do not believe UMaine has the
> luxary to make many
> recruiting errors and remain competitive against the
> BCs, BUs and UNHs
> of the league.  This large class is the future of
> UMaine hockey and if
> Guy Perron is as good as we all hope he is, then we
> will end up just
> fine.  If he is average or worse.... in the words of
> a good friend of
> mine... we are done.  (At least for awhile)
> 
> -Deron
> 



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