And for the first time in a very long time, Maine has lost NO ONE to the World Junior roster. Finally, the Black Bear squad remains intact through the middle part of its season. It surely will help not only the skaters but the entire coaching staff to have the full roster of players stay around instead of juggling lines and such when players are away. Given the recent inconsistent play of our team, this measure of stability for the next few games seems a good trade off for the loss of whatever prestige would have been associated with having a player or players assigned to that tournament. And isn't it just our luck this year, Harvard is playing pretty good hockey right now... Dan