I like the "footrace", too. But I cringe at the check the defenseman often gets for his effort. I'd guess that the injury rate would go up and the number of penalties (boarding, hitting from behind) would go up. But then the pass to the breaking wing that just misses ... and is an automatic icing now ... just might continue play and interesting play at that. Wayne Smith The College Hockey Discussion List administrator Systems Group - CAPS BITNET/CREN: wts@maine University of Maine System internet: [log in to unmask] +------------------------Clip and save---------------------------------+ LISTSERV Gem: commands LISTSERV accepts commands via email or Message Send Protocol (MSP) messages. For email, always place the command(s) in the body of the mail as the "Subject:" line is ignored. For more information, send the command HELP to [log in to unmask] +------------------------Clip and save---------------------------------+