Thinking is one thing, saying is something completely different. If he
wasn't media-trained, I'd like to know why he wasn't. He isn't a freshman
in october; he's a freshman in April. Big difference. It was a poor choice
on his part. Who talks about retiring from the college game prior to the
Frozen Four? 

He says, "I'm happy with the decision to come here, but I feel now that
there's more opportunities out there for me, and it's kind of hard to say
no to playing hockey at the next level."

Hello? He said this with games still to be played? I read this and I
wonder just how important it was for him to win a national title at
UMaine.  

 
--- james acheson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> well, either that or he is just like everyone else in
> what he is actually thinking and he was just  not
> trained in what to tell the media
> --- Bob Fitta <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > Wow!  I respect any kids choice to sign and take
> > that next step in  
> > fulfilling their dream.  It means security and
> > opportunity that would  
> > be at risk were they to get injured.
> > 
> > Having said that, this is the most disappointing
> > interview I can  
> > remember reading.  Clearly Teddy had other things on
> > his mind, and it  
> > showed the second half of the season.  What Teddy
> > should have been  
> > saying is, right now I'm concentrating on helping
> > Maine win a  
> > national championship and everything else is
> > secondary.  Clearly one  
> > thing Teddy did not do this year is mature!
> > 
> > Thanks for sharing this William.
> > 
> > Bob Fitta '83
> > On Apr 10, 2007, at 8:13 PM, William wrote:
> > 
> > > Hmmmm. Maybe I read his quote wrong, but it sounds
> > to me like Teddy  
> > > is as
> > > good as gone ....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=20848&sc=83
> > >
> > > Excerpt from story, which ran prior to Frozen Four
> > ....
> > >
> > > "Right now, I'm looking at retiring (from the
> > NCAA) after the next few
> > > games, but that's kind of hard to think about,"
> > Purcell said in a
> > > telephone interview from Orono, Me., this week
> > before leaving for St.
> > > Louis.
> > >
> > > "You want to concentrate on your own team, but
> > those things are on the
> > > back of your mind because they affect the rest of
> > your life.
> > >
> > > "It's a big decision to make, but it'll come down
> > to which team is the
> > > best fit. I'll decide pretty quickly after this
> > weekend. I'm trying  
> > > to see
> > > where the most interest and opportunity is for me
> > and I think I have a
> > > pretty good grasp on it now, but there are still
> > three or four  
> > > teams in
> > > the mix."
> > >
> > > Purcell is expecting to hear from more teams once
> > the season ends  
> > > because
> > > some franchises choose not to contact college
> > players while their  
> > > season
> > > is ongoing.
> > >
> > > And in any case, he's got other fish to fry this
> > week.
> > >
> > > "It's real tough to concentrate, but luckily I've
> > been going  
> > > through it
> > > since January when the option of a pro contract
> > was there, and my  
> > > parents
> > > are doing a real good job of helping me out and
> > talking with me,"  
> > > Purcell
> > > said.
> > >
> > > "But that stuff can wait for another little while.
> > It's a once in a
> > > lifetime opportunity to get to the Frozen Four and
> > it's a really  
> > > exciting
> > > week and I have to be mature about it and keep
> > things in  
> > > perspective and
> > > concentrate on the task at hand."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- james acheson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Sorry, i did not mean to mislead, or lead.
> > >>   Levs is going to sign, i am sure... he is just
> > too good not to.   
> > >> derek
> > >> played last season in Lowell just as soon as
> > maine lost in the Frozen
> > >> Four and I think that Michel has all of the
> > talents that Derek had  
> > >> and
> > >> then a little more, Michel should get some sort
> > of offer.
> > >>
> > >>    In St. Louis, the rumor was that he would be
> > going to Europe,  
> > >> but who
> > >> knows.   As a francophone Canadien, I bet he
> > would love to play in
> > >> Montreal, but he does not really get to choose.
> > >>
> > >>   As Bob said, guys like Levs have to be snapped
> > up quickly, Hammy  
> > >> and
> > >> Lundin can wait and negotiate, or wait even
> > longer, till after Aug  
> > >> 1 of
> > >> this year and go wherever they want.
> > >>
> > >>   as for Teddy, I keep hearing that every scout
> > in the world was  
> > >> looking
> > >> at him, but people who spoke to the scouts all
> > said that the  
> > >> scouts were
> > >> not happy with his unwillingness to hit anybody,
> > ever.... I have  
> > >> been in
> > >> Nashville for the past month watching Paul Kariya
> > play, and I  
> > >> swear he
> > >> has not hit anybody YET, so maybe Teddy will be
> > fine.  (and in all  
> > >> the
> > >> games I saw Adam Oates play, he only hit one
> > other player, once:   
> > >> Chris
> > >> Osgood, MAN he creamed Osgood, but that does not
> > count).  I hope  
> > >> to see
> > >> Teddy back.
> > >>
> > >> Bob Fitta <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >>   James you mentioned Michel's next game, so I am
> > curious if he has
> > >> signed?  Have not read that anywhere.  Not a
> > surprise that Josh  
> > >> signed
> > >> so quickly as St. Louis may have wanted to get
> > him in for a look  
> > >> ahead
> > >> of other teams.  Hamilton and Lundin's right are
> > already owned by  
> > >> other
> > >> teams, so they will need to negotiate with those
> > clubs, which takes
> > >> longer.
> > >>
> > >>   As far as Michel it will be interesting to see
> > where he goes.   
> > >> Keith
> > >> and Brent I am sure will be signed, but it may
> > not be until this  
> > >> Summer
> > >> and it will likely be by a minor league club for
> > a tryout.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>   Now for those of you who know me, you know that
> > I am not one to  
> > >> spread
> > >> rumors and that I am a big supporter of this
> > coach and the Maine
> > >> program.  Having said that I had the opportunity
> > to have a  
> > >> conversation
> > >> with a coach of another NCAA team while in St.
> > Louis who indicated  
> > >> that
> > >> Teddy is "gone".  He indicated that their were as
> > many as 20 teams
> > >> interested (probably an exaggeration) but was
> > emphatic in saying  
> > >> that he
> > >> is leaving.  This is a coach that has lost
> > players in the past,  
> > >> and was
> > >> talking about the process when I asked about
> > Teddy.  It is because  
> > >> he is
> > >> respected and is not a Hockey East coach that
> > could have an  
> 
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