Sean Pickett posted: "I am not sure if the league coach of the award is based on just league games. If it is for all games than I think Don Cahoon should win it in the ECAC. Bob Gaudet had a good year, but look at the two teams: Brown went 14-10-3 while Princeton went 14-11-4 (13-11-3 in DivI). Besides leading Princeton to a winning record (when was the last time that occurred?), the Tigers upset Maine at Alfond Arena. The only mark against Don winning is that Princeton perfomed porly in the league compared to Brown. Still my vote (which does not count) goes to Don Cahoon for an excellent job. " Princeton's last season above .500 was 1967-68, although it did finish over .500 in ECAC competition in 1989-90. The seventh place finish this year matches its previous best ECAC showing (again, in '67-'68 and '89- '90). I'm not sure if those statistics present Don Cahoon in a positive light so much as they condemn his predecessors. The previous Princeton coaches were Jim Higgins (1978-1991), Jack Semler (for five or six years) and Bill Quackenbush (for 15 or so years, including the '67-'68 season). I might have missed somebody, but I don't think so. I certainly feel that Cahoon deserves credit for the Tigers turnaround. If nothing else, the team fundamentals, particularly defense, and chemistry is much better than ever before. His recruiting has been productive (and I get the feeling will be very productive now that the Tigers are competitive). As for what games count in the voting; I don't believe there is a hard and fast rule - the ballot lists player statistics for league games only but the coaches are well aware of a player (and other coaches) out of league accomplishments. It is my understanding that out-of-league successes are factored in as the voter so desires. Geoff Howell The Trenton Times Drop the Puck