Just a few thoughts from a (the Lone) Laker alum on the list. 1. I held my tongue after I saw the NC#$ seedings but now I have to say this: It seems to me that in the selection committee's eyes the CCHA championship game meant nothing, or would they have seeded LSSU fourth if they lost to U-o-M? Why have championship tournaments if they NC*$ ignores them. 2. Having said that, I think that getting the third seed in the West was the best thing that could have happened to the Lakers. Their goal production has gone up considerably ( 15 gaols in 2 games). I think that Jackson was able to use the "snub" to motivate his players. 3. I think that Darrin Medely deserves the Hoby. He plays for a generally low scoring team. Being a goalie myself, I can say that playing for low scoring teams is particularly difficult because you can't have an off night and expect that the team will make up for it. Also, even though this is his best year, a below 3 GAA as a sophomore is not so bad either, so I think that he has proven that he's a consistently good goalie. 4. Somebody asked for overview of the schools that have teams in the P squared. I don't know about the other teams but I did spend 4 years in the Soo. Lake Superior State University ( or before 1988 Lake Superior State College) is the smallest and cheapest state school in Michigan. It's located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the northern-most exit off of I-75 (5-6 hours drive from Detriot). The city of SSM, Michigan is a rather depressing town of about 20,000 people. There is no real industry and it's only claim to fame is that it's the site of the world famous Poe lock ( I'm not kidding, the chief engineer's name was Poe!) Oh, I guess that the Soo is also known for two other things. It's one of the oldest settlements in North America, and I believe that it still has the single season snow fall record of about 260 inches set back in 1983-84. Just across the border is Soo Ontario, population 150,000. There is a rather large steel mill in Soo Ontario and on a good night the northern sky is bright orange from the cooling slag pits. LSSU started out as an extension campus of Michigan Tech but in 1963 ( I think) the state legislators decided to make it a separate school. The campus is built on what was Fort Brady. Most of the old buildings are still in use. For example, the freshman boy's dorm (yes that's right it's not coed!) is the old enlisted men's barracks. I spent my freshman year in what was the saddle room. LSSU offers liberal arts and engineering degrees at the level of B.A. and B.S. and it now offers MBAs. Most students study electrical engineering or nursing. LSSU also offers in state tuition rates to residents of Soo Ontario. There really isn't much to do in the Soo during the long winter except go to the Lakers games so attendance is generally good even when the team isn't. I was there from 1980-84 and I don't recall us having a particularly good team during those years but most home games were sold out. There is one NC*# national championship trophy in the display case dated 1988 and at least one CCHA regular season trophy as for other awards I don't know. LSSU does not have any other division I sports teams. The Lakers play in the Norris center. Yes it's the same Norris as in the Norris division. They donated a boatload of money to build the place. I don't remember how big it is but something around 2,000 seats sounds close. Hope that gives you a general idea about the fantastic job of recruiting (lying) that has to be done to get folks to play hockey at LSSU! that's all for now aj LSSC '84