Wayne wrote: > >What does the Hockey-L think of a Soph... taking off for the NHL > >and not completing their degree. Considering the current situation of > >other players and their eligibility what does this say about Maine... > > Comparing Kariya to the eligibility problems is ridiculous. Everyone > at Maine would like him to stay (he is an honor student and a fine > gentleman), but those that know Paul, know he will complete his > degree, but probably not in 4 years. > > The current conjecture is that Kariya will be offered a multi-year > multi-million dollar contract after the Olympics. What would you do > in that situation? That he seems to truely to not have made up his > mind, is a credit to his intent to complete his degree. > I'll just chime in from a non-Maine address to agree with that. He can return to his education any time, but he only has so much time to play pro hockey. I know if I was a college sophomore and someone offered me half a million $/year (I suspect he'll get more than this) to drop out of school and do something else for a few years, I'd do it. I imagine it'd be a little bit harder to motivate yourself to finish your education when you're a 32-year-old millionaire retired hockey player, but that's a challenge I think most of us would love to have the opportunity to face! :-) Pam Sweeney Go Gophers!!! [log in to unmask] 1993 WCHA Playoff Champions!!! [log in to unmask] Ski-U-Mah!!!