Hello hockey fans, Well Dartmouth's season ended this past weekend so I thought I share some of my thoughts and wish everyone luck in the playoffs. This really represented a turnaround year for the team. The five graduating seniors provided alot of leadership to the young team and showed how to stick with it through difficult times. The team record has not been spectacular over the last few years and the seniors have seen 4 coaches in four years (although one was only for 11 days). Our current coach, Roger Demment, has brought stability to the situation and a very positie attitude to the team. Recruiting has been outstanding with most of the scoring coming from Freshman and Sophomores this year. The Dartmouth administration has made a commitment to bring hockey back as a strong sport at Dartmouth and the future looks promising. I don't think the team has received enough credit for its play in the latter part of the season (since Feb). Whenever we have won or tied it seems to be the result of our opponents having an off night - not that Dartmouth has finally begun to click and play respectable hockey. Since Feb 1, our record has been 2-5-2, but all the games have been close. Three of the losses have been 2 point losses, each with an empty netter at the end of the game (St. Lawrence, Harvard, and Colgate), we tied RPI and Yale, and defeated Union and Cornell. I'd be interested in hearing some impressions others have had about Dartmouth's play at their home rinks during the latter part of the season (I've seen them at Dartmouth). It has been a long few years and about 10 years since our last winning season. With the renewed commitment to hockey on the part of the administration, two successful recruiting years behind us and this years recruiting apparently going well, I look forward to being in the playoffs next year. Bob Gross RPI '67 '68 Dartmouth faculty