> Mark Gibbons wrote: > As fate would have it, a couple of years ago the roundball team made the > "sleep 16" of the NC$$. Radio, TV and newspaper coverage was massive. The > ^ for bb'ers, hockey got little coverage^ > hockey team lost to a bunch of Canadians(i think they had red jersys that year) > in front of a packed house at the Civic Center for second place. If I'm not mistaken that "bunch of Canadians" was Harvard ('89). While perhaps not that bastion of American purity that Minnesota and BC profess to be, the Crimson are hardly a "bunch of Canadians." The MVP of that tournament was Ted Donato (an American). The top forwards were Donato, Lane McDonald, Allen Bourbeau and Peter Civaglia...all Americans. Other Americans that I can remember include: goaltender Chuckie Hughes and forwards John Weisbrod and Mike Vukonich. I'm sure there are several others, but my memory isn't that good. Bottom line: they were a team that had a strong American presence....in fact, strong leadership from American players. But even if they didn't, let's try to keep the list from degenerating into another us (or more accurately U.S.) vs. them debate. I worry when I see a quality team referred to as a "bunch of Canadians" as if that were a demeaning remark. Jon Greene RPI '82 Cornell '84 [log in to unmask] Data General, Westboro, MA P.S. Those who know me are aware that Harvard is hardly my favorite institution of higher learning...."who'd a thought" I'd ever be defending them. casually referred to as Bottom line: they were a team that had a strong American presence (if not American(if not American >