The answer to the question of why did the Union fans throw oranges dates back to about 1988. We had an away game at Hamilton College(Div III days). After they scored their first goal, one of the Hamilton fans threw an orange at our goalie from the stands. It hit him square in the mask. After that, the Union faithful that attended that game decided that, like the Dartmouth fans, the school's honor was at stake. So...at the next home game against Hamilton, when we scored our first goal, the Union fans COVERED the ice with oranges. I mean COVERED. Well, since we made the move to the ECAC, we no longer play Hamilton. The fans here had lost a tradition, or had we? They decided to pass the tradition on to the team they felt the most animosity towards. Well, anyone who lives in the Capital Region of NY knows how much of a rivalry there is between Union and RPI, hence the Engineers were the chosen ones. This year's orange output was weak compared to a few years ago, but since than the AD here has policed the problem quite well. In fact, this year, our security force had a camera on the crowd, so that there will be more criminals charged than just those who got tossed on Friday. IMHO, if it weren't for colorful events like this in hockey, especially at the college level, the sport would lose its luster to other sports like baseball...zzzzzzzzzzzz. Oh well. I'm looking forward to Friday against Brown. Keith. -- ======================================================================== = [log in to unmask] (UNIX) [log in to unmask] (Internet)= = "Beef" [log in to unmask] (BITNET) "Beef" = = = = "Nice girl, but about as sharp as a sack of wet mice." = = - Foghorn Leghorn = ========================================================================