In regards to Maine's incoming recruits, one is from my hometown: > > White, a 6-foot, 195-pounder from Burlington, Mass., tallied 7 goals and > 28 assists in 26 games for Class 1A (elite division) runnerup Arlington > Catholic High School. He was chosen to the All-Boston Globe and > All-Boston Herald dream teams. > > "Brian has a terrific shot. He's a great hitter and he has good hands > for a big guy," said Arlington Catholic coach and AD Dan Shine. > What I am wondering is if there is anyone out there who was following Eastern hockey back in the late 70's and early 80's who knows what happened involving a goalie from Burlington. Getting a *slightly* slanted view from around here, (without much detail, though) there was some goalie from Burlington who went to Boston College after Burlington's '78 season. (last public school to win EMass State Title) He was supposedly very good, but got "screwed over" by BC. The barbers in town say that, "It'll be a LONG time before we send another player over THERE again!" It seems like he was thrown off of the team or something when, they claim, "He didn't DO anything!" Anger and resentment over some incident (or stupid things said) seems to still linger. Although the Fusco brothers were Harvard material anyway, (so BC would not have gotten them) Burlington has recently sent 4 players to div I schools on scholarship, Pandolfo (BU), Pierce (BU), Peterson (NU) and now White (Maine) without any of them considering BC (at least that is what I am told). #1, What happened 15 years ago? #2, No matter what happens in the media, as long as the local boys do well up in Maine (gee, sound like Minnesota for a second there :-)), Walsh will keep getting Mass talent. If the barbers start talking badly about Maine, THEN Maine is in trouble. :-) <with a hint of truth> #3, Having seen Brian White, although he will not dominate the league or throw off the balance of power, he appears to be a descent defenseman who, with some coaching, could be a good, solid player for 4 years at Maine. He is a good pick-up, IMHO. Tony BU'92'93 Former Ogre Long-time Burlington resident (and BC hater)