Dick writes: > The other thing that I have noticed recently, is that college > recruiting this year seems to have even more of a Canadian flavor than > normal. Seems like only the occasional American gets to play D-1 these > days, while D-3 is populated almost entirely by American kids. Is this > simply a numbers thing, or does it speak to something structural in the > youth hockey programs of the two countries? -- Dick Tuthill I think it depends on the location - since many ECAC West schools are close to the St. Cats/Toronto area, many of the payers are Canadian. For example, RIT last year had 14 Canadians on their 29-man roster, and Canisius had a whopping 16 out of 24. Most come from the Golden Horseshoe junior B league - the "horseshoe" being the western end of Lake Ontario. The NCHA also has their fair share of players from central and western Canada. Chris Lerch EDS RIT '84 & '91