Bri writes: > Does anybody have any more on the Alaska-Fairbanks situation? I know they > had to forfeit 12 games due to an ineligible player but has anyone heard > what caused the ineligibility? Who leveled the penalty? Here's what I know about it: The ineligible player was senior defenseman Derek Linnell. Apparently he had played a year with a college team in his hometown of Red Deer, Alberta before he came here to UAF. I don't know exactly what happened as far as the screw-up is concerned, but I sincerely doubt that Coach Don Lucia was unaware of Linnell's experience. After all, what coach doesn't know where his players have played? I know Lucia personally, though, and I refuse to believe he would intentionally jeopardize the team's standing or violate NC$$ rules; I think it was an oversight. As far as I know, the UAF Athletic Department discovered the infraction themselves, and rather than try to cover it up, they came forward and admitted the infraction to the NC$$. If you need more info, I'll try to dig it up. James fsjwa@alaska