Maine will be losing the Fab 3 (Kariya and the Ferraros) and Snow to int'l tourneys, the Fab 3 to the World Juniors (I'm not exactly sure where Snow is off to - any info would be appreciated)... they'll be missing 3 tourneys - the Great Western Freezeout, the Columbus Tourney (name? I don't have the sched handy), and the Dexter... which brings up some issues/questions... How do coaches feel in general about their stars heading off to int'l tourneys in mid-year? I know at Maine it seems to be an integral part of the program, both in terms of well-rounded development and recruiting... Is this practice discouraged by anyone? Will Miami/Ohio and LSSU be losing anyone? Any other big names heading off and missing Xmas tourneys? Apparently Kariya (Canada) will be facing the Ferraro Bros. (USA) in game 1 of the World Juniors the day after Xmas... Any comments or other matchups? Does anyone have a way to arrange some on the spot reporting of the games? Go Blue (and good luck in the Tourney, Red) Larry Latour