OK....who were the three stars of the blue/white..game??
also what were the stats on that game??
 
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> From:         Deron Treadwell[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Thursday, October 15, 1998 7:24 PM
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> Subject:      Goalie and Blue/White Comments
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> At 08:36 AM 10/13/98 -0400, Zolt, Jeff wrote:
> >Any thoughts on who will be starting goalie this year for U/Maine???
>
> I just wanted to weigh in on this question and post some other
> observations
> from the preseason as we get ready for Game 1 Friday night.
>
> The goalie job is Alfie Michaud's to lose, but Mike Morrison has
> really
> impressed me in the preseason.  In both the Hockey Maddness and
> Blue/White
> scrimmages, he may very well have been the best goaltender.  He's big
> and
> aggressive.  I like him and I think he's an excellent addition to the
> program.
>
> Matt Yeats won't be available till December, but I think he's clearly
> the
> #3 goalie and if he's not needed it might be good to try and red-shirt
> him.
>  The only problem I see with that is that he will have already been
> here
> one year as of January.  Tough to ask a kid to be a freshman NEXT fall
> after being here a year and a half.
>
> That said, Alfie looked good too.  However one problem is he still
> can't
> stop a breakaway to save his life.  One of the problems he has had
> over the
> past couple of years is stopping players in alone.  Now, you can say
> that
> should never happen, but it will.  In the Blue/White game Alfie faced
> two
> breakaways and let in two goals.  We'll see what happens.
>
> The defense looks great for Maine.  Metcalf and Janik are smooth
> rookies
> and while I haven't seen the starting defensive pairs yet, I'd expect
> both
> to be starting.  Defense was certainly a weak point and to have such a
> great recruiting class on the blue line is wonderful.  I've heard good
> things about Ed Wood too, but he was hurt during the Blue/White game.
>
> Up front, Maine looks much deeper than they have been in any year
> recently.
>  Many good players will sit for the Black Bears.  Barrett Heisten is
> the
> real deal.  This kid came in highly touted and so far he's shown why.
> He'll play with Kariya and could put up some big numbers.
>
> Another guy who I love early on is Brendan Walsh.  Every other team in
> Hockey East is going to hate this kid because he is so feisty on the
> ice.
> He is a scrapper and hopefully he won't take dumb penalities, but
> there is
> a lot of potential there.
>
> Kariya looks faster and more skilled every year!  Dan Kerluke has a
> new
> hair color and I was real impressed with him this preseason.  His
> intensity
> was terrific and he already has a cannon of a shot.  Anders Lundback
> continues to impress on defense, he'll be a mainstay.  Cory Larose
> netted a
> pair of goals in the Blue/White game.  Two straight 40+ point seasons
> for
> Larose, this is a key year for him.  It would be great to see him turn
> into
> an elite player in the league.
>
> A couple other notes.  One, the intensity in the two scrimmages I saw
> was
> incredible.  Everyone played hard and you could tell that both sides
> wanted
> to win.  I think this is important as we enter the season that the
> intensity is already there from the start.
>
> Finally, I want to give credit to BILL STEWART for his remarkable pick
> of
> the Three Stars of the Blue/White game.  He picked it exactly.. now
> I'd
> like to see him post his Hockey East/National picks!!  I'll throw my
> own
> out there for discussion later!
>
> Too bad no one locally is picking up the games this weekend on TV.
>
> Drop the Puck!!
>
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