After having watched UM v.CC and Denver v.UW on T.V. and UMD v. St. Cloud live last weekend, it's clear that there are some talented Freshman in the league. None was better than Brian Swanson of CC who looked as if he could lead the league in scoring the way he was playing. I think he came from Omaha of the USHL. I have no idea of how successful he was in this league. SCSU have two excellent Freshman in Matt Cullen, and Sacha Molin. Cullen can flat out play; he can skate, check, knows where players are can handle the puck. I don't think he lost a faceoff. Molin looked very good, always around the puck. UMD's Jason Haakstad and Max Wikman may or may not be emerging as strong players, too early to tell. Haakstad appears fast on his skates. Nothing special about Reg Berg or Eric Rasmussen of UM in their first series. I draw a blank as far as Freshman at Denver and UW. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.