Rich Boehme writes: >>* If you want statistics, he is the all-time leading scorer in Eastern >>college hockey. No other Eastern player has ever scored 300 points in >>his career (Phil Latreille doesn't count :-)). > >Yes, but who IS Phil Latreille? Latreille played for Middlebury from 1957-61. The 1989-90 College Hockey Record Manual has him listed as the NC$$ all-time leading scorer with 250-96--346. Yes, *250* goals in four years, 84 games. Phil Latreille by season: YEAR GP G A PTS 1957-58 20 36-16--52 1958-59 20 57-33--90 1959-60 23 77-19--96 1960-61 21 80-28--108 TOT 84 250-96--346 Back then, there was no ECAC. Many of the current DivII-III teams were lumped in with the DivI teams under the heading of "NC$$ East DivI" where standings are listed. That's because there were no divisions then in NC$$ hockey, not until the mid-60s. So some schools had impressive records but actually played competition that was not of the caliber of what the Ivies, BC, BU, RPI, etc. faced every night. I am pretty sure that this is what happened with Latreille and Middlebury. There used to be a Tri-State League (later to be called the ICAC), and members during Latreille's first two seasons were Clarkson, Middlebury, RPI, and St Lawrence. Middlebury won only 1 of 8 Tri-State games (outscored 59-29) during those two seasons and they dropped out after that. They are only listed as a member of the NC$$ East DivI the next two years. In 1960-61, Latreille's 80 goal season, they went 19-2-0 and are atop the NC$$ East DivI - but SLU and RPI got the bids to the NC$$ tourney. Strength of schedule looks to have been a factor back then, too. And if you thought voting for all-star teams is controversial today... Latreille did not get named to the 1958-59 All Tri-State Team. But he is listed as leading the nation with 90 pts and was named to the East All-America Team. It seems to me that Middlebury probably played weak competition and that Latreille's numbers are inflated as a result. So I don't really consider him as "the all-time leading scorer." Even the CHRM seems to waffle on this one. Latreille is atop the leading scorer list, yet the "NC$$ Division I Hockey Record" for goals in a season is given as Mike Donnelly's (MSU) 59 in 1985-86, not Latreille's 80 in 1960-61. But Latreille *is* listed as the all-time hat trick leader, both season and career. So what can you do. I would certainly love to hear more about Latreille, if anyone who follows DivIII or Middlebury knows. At the least, I bet there are some interesting stories out there. --- --- Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] Cabletron Systems, Inc. *HMM* 11/13/93 <<<<< Color Voice of the Merrimack Warriors (station TBA for 94-95) >>>>>