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Is there a uniform way of reporting a player's "class standing?" This came up a while ago when the Denver coach was remarking on what "fast progress" Tony Szabo, who played for the NMU Wildcats in 1990-91 and 1991-92, made--he was a "freshman" in 90-91, and a "senior" in 91-92. This year he's in the Italian pro leagues. I asked Rick Comley aobut this, and he explained that due to his time in the juniors (plus, I presume, his age) Tony only had two years of eligibility at Northern Michigan. My question is--is it common for schools to list "class standing" in terms of hockey eligibility and/or years' service with the team, rather than in terms of actual academic class standing? (I know about redshirt freshmen in other sports, but that's always clear anyway.) BTW--since the Great Lakes Invitational was carried so widely around the hockey-conscious areas of the country I won't try to add to the TV coverage, which I thought was excellent. (At least in terms of camera work--guess I gotta disagree a bit with my good buddy Bob Gilreath, up at Michigan Tech. But man, are those announcers pro-CCHA, pro-Michigan/ pro-Michigan State--eh, Bob? At the least, they could keep the two U.P. teams' names straight!) I do feel the weekend can be a very positive experience for NMU, in a co couple of very different ways. They played very well against MSU in the first round, and scored a 4-1 win which I know was considered a major upset "downstate." The 8-3 loss to Michigan in the title game was--I hope--a major learning experience. The 'Cats were unbelievably careless and lackadaisical in the early minutes, and the Wolverines with excellent opportunism (and, I suspect, a fair amount of disbelief at how easy it was being mde) took advantage of them to get four goals in the first seven minutes. Corwin Saurdiff's goal tending was REALLY disappointing, after being so strong the night before against MSU. But so was the defensive play of NMU in the early minutes. Boy, that play where Jason Hehr gave up the puck right in front of his own goal when he was seemingly unaware of the UM player right next to him, and as a result the puck was easily flicked behind Saurdiff, would have had a Midget League coach screaming, I imagine. Although the 'Cats really improved their play for the rest of the game, the goal tending was an exception. Saurdiff gave up two very stoppable-looking goals in the third period--hard, low sliders he had a good view of, but just didn't get his stick all the way down, so the puck went under it. Rob Kruhlak wasn't much stronger. Hockey's a funny game--Saturday UM beat Michigan Tech by just one goal (basically), yet outshot them on goal by something amazing like 41-11. In the championship game, the shots on goal were almost even, something like 29-26, yet the score was 8-3. Ah, what price good goal tending and close-in defense? ********************************************************************** * Steve Christopher, NMU [log in to unmask] * * * * * * NCAA Division I Hockey National Champions 1990-91 * GO * * * NCAA Division I Hockey Final Eight 1991-92 * * * WCHA League Champions 1990-91 * 'CATS! * * * WCHA Playoff Champions 1989-90/1990-91/1991-92 . . . * * * * * **********************************************************************