Michigan State University has named Merritt Norvell athletic director. As always, here's hoping that MN is a hockey fan. Fwiw...Brad Buetow, former coach at Minnesota and Colorado College, is the new coach of the Quad City Mallards in the Colonial Hockey League. Does anyone else find it interesting that John Markell's deal at OSU expires right about the time the new arena is due to be completed? (I have no direct experience with Coach Markell, but I've heard only positives from the OSU boosters and players.) John H U Mich