>>>>> " " == FTMJS <[log in to unmask]> writes: > For the Minnesotas and Michigans of > the world, I offer this advice: Be proud of the fact that you have > such strong youth programs established from which you can recruit > in-state players of high caliber. But also remember where the game > was born and think back to a time when you too had to look > northward... I agree. I would like to point out, however, that Michigan works very hard to recruit out-of-state and Canadian players, as well as in-state players. I'm not sure they would be as much of a national power if this were not the case, especially since UM has to share the in-state talent pool amongst the likes of Michigan State, Western Michigan, Lake Superior State, Northern Michigan, and Michigan Tech. Is there another state with as many highly regarded hockey programs as Michigan? -Alan Harder [log in to unmask] Go Blue! The above commentary, which does not *even* represent the opinion of the American Mathematical Society, is sold by weight, not by volume. Some settling of the contents may have occurred during shipping.