Aaron White writes regarding college hockey players leaving school for the minor leagues: >...Sure maybe a few will get pulled into the parent NHL teams and >play a few seasons but it is hurting college hockey as a whole and >if these guys have what it will take to progress into the NHL it can >wait a few years. ...this is getting out of hand, finish school if >not for your hockey team for your damn diploma. I appreciate his frustration, and as an educator I wish every student-athlete would stay in school and complete a degree. However, reality intrudes: some young men go to college, not to get an education, but to play hockey. School is distinctly secondary (or less). For these, leaving college for a "career" in the minors is a logical and not necessarily an unreasonable decision. Whether it's the wisest decision is another matter... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Stephen E. Roth BITNET: ROTH@CANISIUS Dean of Student Services Canisius College PHONE: (716) 888-2522 Buffalo, New York 14208 FAX: (716) 888-2525 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------