(This posting is a combination of two recent press releases and has been slightly edited for your HOCKEY-L reading pleasure :-) wts) The Officers and Board of Governors of the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA)* have released the line-ups for the first Shrine East-West College Hockey Classic, to be played on Saturday April 10th at 7:00 p.m. -- Alfond Arena, University of Maine. Seventeen schools are represented among the 21 players and three coaches chosen for the West squad. Two players each from Miami of Ohio, Michigan, Michigan State, and Minnesota-Duluth lead the talented squad, which also features five players from Division II-III schools. The three-man coaching staff is made up of Ron Mason, head coach at Michigan State University, Steve Nelson, head coach at Wisconsin-Superior, and Jim Knapp, assistant coach at Minnesota-Duluth. Eighteen schools are represented among the 21 players and three coaches chosen for the East squad. Two players each from Boston University, Clarkson, Maine, and Yale lead the talented squad, which also features five players from Division II-III schools. The three-man coaching staff is make up of Shawn Walsh, head coach of the University of Maine, Bruce Marshall, head coach of the University of Connecticut, and Brian Durocher, assistant coach at Brown University. Sponsored by the Anah Temple of Bangor, ME, proceeds from this game will benefit the Shrine Hospitals for burned and crippled children. Any player unable to participate will be replaced by one receiving Honorable Mention. Note: NCAA regulations limit participation in this game to seniors only. -- WEST ALL-STARS -- ============== Defense - Joe Cook Miami-Ohio Brett Hauer Minnesota-Duluth Pat Neaton Michigan Barry Richter Wisconsin Michael Smith Lake Superior Chris Valicevic St. Mary's Forward - Chris Bergeron Miami-Ohio Chris Campbell Wisconsin-Superior Jamie Erb Bemidji State Brett Harkins Bowling Green Greg Johnson North Dakota Fred Knipscheer St. Cloud State Glenn Lang Wisconsin-Superior Derek Plante Minnesota-Duluth David Roberts Michigan Bryan Smolinski Michigan State Todd Tretter Wisconsin-Stevens Point John Young Michigan Tech Goalie - Shaun Gravistin Alaska-Anchorage Tom Newman Minnesota Bryan Schoen Denver Honorable Mention - Defense: David Harlock, MI; Chris Hynnes, CC; Travis Richards, MN; Jon Rohloff, MN-Duluth; Chris Tamer, MI. Forward: Joe Biondi, MN-Duluth; John Brill, MN; Pat Ferschweiller, W.MI; Joe Frederick, N.MI; John Hendry, Lake Superior; Wade Klippenstein, AK-Fairbanks; Mark Ouimet, MI. Staff - Jim Knapp Minnesota-Duluth Ron Mason Michigan State Steve Nelson Wisconsin-Superior -- EAST ALL-STARS -- ============== Defense - Jack Duffy Yale Chris Foy Northeastern Scott Meehan Mass-Lowell Aaron Miller Vermont Kevin O'Sullivan Boston U. Chris Potter Connecticut Forward - Ray Alcindor Middlebury Greg Carvel St. Lawrence Bob Cowan Providence Steve Dubinski Clarkson Dan Gravelle Merrimack Ryan Hughes Cornell Mark Kaufmann Yale Matt Mallgrave Harvard Chris McGee Babson Scott McNair RIT Jim Montgomery Maine David Sacco Boston U. Goalie - Chris Rogles Clarkson Garth Snow Maine Grant Wood Hamilton Honorable Mention - Goalie: Scott Cashman, BU; Vern Guetens, Dartmouth. Defense: Allen Kummu, RPI; Dan Murphy, Maine; Forward: Marc Beran, BC; Rick Berube, Army; Tim Craig, Middlebury; Andrew Dickson, Colgate; Eric Fenton, Maine; Terry Morris, Princeton; Mike Ross, Brown; Kevin Thompson, UNH. Staff - Brian Durocher Brown Bruce Marshall Connecticut Shawn Walsh Maine The officers of AHCA are President: Don Brose, Mankato State 1st V.P.: Shawn Walsh, Maine 2nd V.P.: Mike Sertich, Minnesota-Duluth Secretary-Treasurer: Bruce Delventhal, Union College The Board of Governors of AHCA are Terry Meagher, Bowdoin College Buddy Powers, RPI Lan Perrin, Wisconsin-Eau Claire Bill Wilkinson, Western Michigan Executive Director: Joe Bertagna 7 Concord Street Gloucester, MA 01930 Fax: 508/281-8021 Telephone: 508/283-2662