This is an unfortunate time for the University of Maine Hockey team. This is a team, an NCAA tournament team year after year, will be prevented from participation due to rules violations which many of the players on the team weren't a part of, but the school bears the burden and must follow the rules. These players, the ones who were no part of the problem and the fans, are the innocent victims of the sanctions placed on Maine. Shawn Walsh will have to be without his team for a year, that's probably the hardest on the freshman, who were recruited to this school, to play for him, and will be without him for one of the most important times of learning in college hockey. However, this will only make Maine a better team in years to come. This year will grow up from this and learn to win without their coach. It's a tough job but this is a team which will win alot of games this year. And hopefully, will leave Walsh in great position for the NCAA tournament next year. -- Howie Mansfield email: [log in to unmask] Sports Editor - Vermont Cynic office phone: (802) 656-4413 University of Vermont home phone: (802) 864-3916 -My Home Page is at...http://www.uvm.edu/~hmansfie HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.