At 08:12 PM 10/24/95 -0500, Terry Kasdan wrote: >I think many people were surprised by the 9-2 score. Had the Illini >goalies played a little better (as it was they allowed 9 goals on 40 >shots) it could easily have been a 5-2 or 4-2 game. Had Illinois-Chicago played all their players, it would have been the 15 goals that Tony expected. Let's not forget that most of the players who played in that game for Chicago were inexperienced. They had what, four experienced players in the line-up?? Why is it that we have to try and equate ACHA and NCAA Division I hockey? I'm not going to argue that ACHA is a terrific place to see some great hockey, and also competitive against NCAA Division II and III teams, but even had the Illini been within 2 or 3 goals of Chicago I still wouldn't be singing their praise. No offense to those Illinois-Chicago fans, but they aren't a top Division I team, so to say that ACHA is competive competition wise with the DI is ludicious. Take the best club teams, and have them host BU, Michigan, Minnesota and Maine and if they don't lose by an average of 10+ goals I'd be surprised. I'm just a tad tired of people trying to compare club hockey with Division I, while they may hold the same entertainment value there is no comparison competition wise. --- Deron [log in to unmask] --> University of Maine Hockey (2-0-0) --> http://maine.maine.edu/~dtread41/mehockey.html --> Owner/GM/Coach: Maine Mariners (EHH Fantasy) --> http://maine.maine.edu/~dtread41/ehh.html HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.