Friday night, MTU defeated Laurentian 8-3. It is doubtful that Laurentian plays at the same level as our WCHA opponents; however, I was struck by the aggressiveness of our Freshmen. It appears that that Coach Mancini has recruited well to fill problematic areas observed last year. Goals were scored by seven different players Friday. In addition, it was nice to see more than forty shots on the opponent's net while they had half as many on ours. A good test will be this week when we play both Ferris and Lake State. It is also good to be at the bottom of the preseason polls this time of the year. Any move is an improvement and may allow our young the time to develop. Of course, in March, I hope the polls are saying something else. Walt Olson MTU