Tony Buffa writes: >On the subject of HE vs ECAC, I, for one, believe they made the right >decision. I feel better, as an alum, playing in a league with schools >that have good academic standards (not to slight the HE schools!! :-))... You may say "not to slight the HE schools", but I still take your comment that immediately precedes this as an insult. The implication still is that the ECAC was a better decision because it has schools that have good academic standards, while HE does not. Otherwise, it is not a factor and not worth mentioning at the same time that you try to explain your reasons for supporting one over the other. And as people who are familiar with the HE schools know, it couldn't be more wrong to suggest that the HE schools do not have good standards. Just as an example, let's take Merrimack, since I am most familiar with them. Perhaps other students/alums/fans of other HE schools may wish to follow up with details on their own schools. In the five years since joining HE, Merrimack has placed 31 players on the HE Academic Honor Roll. Each of the last two years, 9 Warriors have made the roll - half the team. Two Warriors, Quentin Fendelet and Guy Ragault, have been named Distinguished Scholars for making the roll each of their four years at Merrimack. Fendelet had the highest GPA in Hockey East each of the last three years while majoring in Accounting, and Ragault achieved that honor in 1990-91 while majoring in Electrical Engineering. At the same time, there have been three times since 1989 that players who were considered among the best on the team were placed on academic probation and had to miss a semester of play. It is clear that the integrity of the school's academic standards, which are stricter than those of the NC$$, has never been compromised at any time. --- --- Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] Cabletron Systems, Inc. *HMM* 11/13/93