Introducing... OlymPuck - The Olympic Ice Hockey Discussion List Okay all of you hockey nuts out there, we're (I'm?) really going to do it. After conversations with Wayne it seemed reasonable that we set up a separate list to discuss Olympic Ice Hockey. During the last '92 Olympics there was a good deal of discussion concerning the Olympics on Hockey-L, and in the interests of efficiency and focus, it seems reasonable to start a distinct list. The focus of the OlymPuck will be Olympic ice hockey. I'd like to interpret that in a broad way so as to include the actual competition, players, teams, and statistics but also the interaction between Olympic hockey and college as well as NHL hockey. Moreover, as women's ice hockey prepares to make it's Olympic debut, I'm sure there will be discussion on that subject. Now that the college championships are over, we need something to talk about, right? Well, the '94 games are right around the corner and no doubt teams will be forming over the summer. So here's your chance to talk some more hockey! Signing on to the list is precisely like signing on to Hockey-L. Simply send mail to [log in to unmask] (internet) or LISTSERV@Maine (Bitnet) and in the *body* of the letter put SUBSCRIBE OlymPuck your_name favorite country(ies) If you wish to get simply a digested compilation of the day's traffic on OlymPuck, that is just one piece of mail rather than each individual message, add a second line to your subscription letter: SET OlymPuck DIGEST Shortly after you subscribe you should get two messages. The first acknowledges your subsciption to the list. The second is entitled "Usage Guidelines" and is an introduction to the list that I wrote (stealing blatantly from Wayne's welcome to Hockey-L). After that I hope to see the messages flowing... If OlymPuck turns out to be only half as successful as Hockey-L, I will be pleased, and if (with your help) I can do a third the job Wayne does, I will be pleased *and* astounded. With best wishes, Charlie Slavin [log in to unmask] or Slavin@Maine Adminstrator for OlymPuck - The Olympic Ice Hockey Discussion List Department of Mathematics University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469-5752 USA