As many of you may know, two Lowell defensemen suffered injuries in the HE semi-final against Maine which will serious hamper Lowell's post-season efforts. Here's an update: As stated before, senior David Mayes fractured a vertebrae in his neck and is through for the season. Mayes initially planned on playing in the HE consolation game against BU but started to feel "tightening" in his neck. The coaching staff, feeling that the game was only a consolation game and that a bid in the eastern regionals was already sewn up (silly them!), told David to sit out and decided to get him X-rayed. The doctor's have Mayes wearing a neck brace for six weeks. Chris Libett, another of Lowell's better defenseman, broke a knuckle in the same game and was initially thought to be through for the season. Now, Chris is being fitted for a special cast which may allow him to play against MSU this weekend. ************************************************************************** Steve Weisfeldt Univ. of Lowell 1986, 1988 [log in to unmask] ************************************************************************** HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.