> Do you guys (people) really think that Clarkson is going to finish > in the top 4 this year? I was a little surprised concidering the > quality players they lost last year. I might be mistaken but > didn't they lost something like 5 of their top 7 scorers and the two > best defensemen? (I could be completely off base here;-)) Yes, they lost their high-octane players (Morin, Tuomainen, Robitaille, Mueller..), but there is still a good nucleus left over. Steve Palmer and Dave Seitz are the two offensive juggernauts and look to lead the team (if not the ECAC) in scoring. Jean-Francois Houle is another one (that I can think of off the top off my head) that is a great penalty-killer and one with a lot of speed. My reason for picking them first (again) was the late-season experience along with post-season experience. Clarkson has made it to the ECAC Phinal Phour the past 6 years, which tells me that Mark Morris knows how to get them there. > Also, I agree with whomever it was that said that they were too scared > to pick SLU higher than 5.....But you never know having 2 of the last > 3 year's rookies of the year helps alot;-) Plus when you concider > that SLU's football team beat Union (a beyond heavily favored team) > to win their first game in 2 years...you just never know what could > happen with the hockey team!:-) Well, hockey and football are different sports.. :-) Like I said in my predictions, SLU will be at the top eventually. Yes, having 2 of the last 3 ROTYs is nice, but those rookies have to step up and be leaders right now. I don't think we'll see them in Lake Placid this year, but I also wouldn't be surprised to see SLU finish 6th or 7th. > What is really going to be scary is Vermont...can't wait to see them > play even if SLU loses it will be fun to watch.... Vermont will be a fun team to watch, probably because we'll see a lot of high-scoring games. Their defense seems to be lacking, though. > Last prediction, Colgate should give Vermont a nice run for their money. > (Clarkson giving Vermont a run? I don't know.......um they might:-)) Colgate will give a lot of people a run for their money! I'll stick with my top 4, though (Clarkson, Colgate, UVM, Brown). Andy -- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ + + + Andy Weise Let's Go Tech! + + SUNY Potsdam '93 [log in to unmask] + + Union College '95 Let's Go U! + + + + Performance Systems International, Inc. (PSI) + + + + "If you think nobody cares you're alive, try missing a couple of + + car payments." + + + +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.