Brian Morris writes "who are the freshman goaltenders that have made their mark so far? ... In fact, other than Blari Allison, it looks like a disappointing year for goaltenders so far" It certainly has been interesting in the ECAC, primarily because of the large number of starters who graduated last year. I think Jason Elliott of Cornell and Trevor Koenig of Union may be the only rookies who have stolen points for their team, although SLU's Clint Owen has put together some strong games as well. The best ECAC goalie I've seen is Yale's Todd Sullivan - I love the way he challenges shooters, yet plays his angles well enough to avoid the kind of pitfalls that Tripp Tracy has at Harvard. Sullivan is the perfect example of a guy who is "too small" to be a good goalie - but he proves the critics wrong. James Konte can be stellar for Princeton, but he lets in a soft goal almost every game. His backup, Erasmo Saltarelli, may be the best of this year's freshman in the long haul. Tim Thomas would be choice for 2nd team ECAC all-star behind Sullivan. He still relies on his reflexes a little bit too much and I don't think he's as mentally tough as Sullivan, but he's been pretty steady behind a mediocre defense. I guess it's no surprise that Yale and Cornell have good goalies - don't they always? I think Mike O'Neill was one of the best college keepers I've ever seen but he didn't get much credit until he had a bad team in front of him (his senior year). -Geoff Howell The Trenton Times Drop the Puck