John Couture writes... >To try to make my point in less time, it seems to me that the coaches >of the CCHA are uneasy playing young untested potential players and the >ultimate question I have is why? I mean Joe is a Freshman although he >graduated from HS in 93 so he does have the experience under his belt >(1 year HS, 2 Years Junior A) Why would the coach of LSSU sit on his >instead of exposing it especially since LSSU is having anything but a >stellar year, why not mix things up and see what the younger guys can >do?? Actually, LSSU head coach Jeff Jackson has a reputation of playing his freshmen and giving them every opportunity to crack the regular lineup. Here's a look at games played by the Laker freshmen this season (through 24 games): Ted Laviolette 23 Bates Battaglia 21 Dave Lamberth 21 Bryan Fuss 18 Ryan Sharpe 15 John Grahame 14 (goaltender) Christian Graham 13 Joe Blaznek 8 Terry Marchant 6 Blaznek has not impressed me when I've seen him, but I have insufficient data given that it has been only 2-3 games and likely not too many shifts. John Haeussler Univ of Michigan [log in to unmask]