On Sun, 15 Jan 1995, lesley bricker wrote: > John-last year,BG was still being coached by Jerry York who is currently > coaching BC.York had a great run at BG,but like many other long term > coaching,it was time to get a new face in to change things around.BG had > bad records the past few years and it was time to move on and see if > things could change.York is a great coach,but honestly,I know for a fact > that most of the guys did not particularly enjoy playing for York.I've > talked to a few guys this season who left BG in the past year or two and > they have all said"Why couldn't Buddy Powers come to BG while I was > there?"I know of one guy who is currently playing for BG that was going > to join his pro team (that drafted him) this summer because he no > longer wanted to play for York.Then he found that York was going to BC > and Powers was coming back to BG so he decided to stay for his final > year.I'm not going to mention this guy's name,but if York was still here > and this guy had left,there is no way whatsoever that BG would be where > they are today.In order for a team to be complete,they have to have a > coach that they enjoy going in to play and practice for.Powers gets along > great with his players and that is the big change for this year.He is a > "players coach" and that is what was needed.Powers deserves coach of the > year and I'm confident that we will all see BG in the NCAA tourny for the > first time in years,and BG will have their first Hobey Baker award winner > since George McPhee won it. > > > Holzinger for Hobey Baker! > > Alex Bricker > It must be that great training Powers got at BU :-) Arthur Berman [log in to unmask] GO BU!!!