Please note that Brian Holzinger returned to BGSU that following summer, and completed his degree. He along with a number of BGSU hockey alums in the pros, make use of the BGSU Ice Arena as a summer work-out facility. Nathan W.L. Boyle BGSU On Sat, 6 Apr 1996, Greg Weintraub wrote: > One of the top players in the college game leaves for the pros 4 weeks > before completing his senior year. > > This same situation arose last year when Brian Holzinger signed with the > Sabres after the College Hockey season ended. > > I don't know Pandolfo's specific situation. Would he have graduated in > May or was he in a 5 year track? Given Albany's proximaty to Boston, > could he somehow be continuing in school for the last 4 weeks of classes? > > I can't help but question a STUDENT-athlete leaving school a month before > completing a degree. It really drives home a point that college sports > are really just farm teams for many players. Seeing players leave for > the pros after 1 or 2 years is something with which we have all > learned to live, regrettably IMHO. To me, having players leaving DURING the > academic year only looksworse. Next thing we know, a player will start the > season on fire and sign a pro contract over New Year's in the middle of the > season. > > As a fan of the Terriers, I cannot complain. There is no disservice to > the school - Jay has completed 4 seasons under scholarship. Rather, it > is my disappointment as a fellow student. To stop SO CLOSE to a college > degree is a major disservice the student does to himself. > > If there is > anyone in college hockey who knows how fragile a hockey career can be, it > is Jay Pandolfo. Tragic as the last two seasons my have been, they were > also reality. Though Travis and, and in all likelihood JP, will never make > careers of hockey, they both still have their minds. Both will leave > Commonwealth Ave with a degree. Just as the Terriers tries to follow > their captain's example all season long, I wish he had followed theirs. > > I wish the best for the departed Terrier captain. May his career > flourish, first with the River Rats and eventually in the NHL (although > hopefully not with the Devils - I just can't bear the thought of rooting > for the Flyers closest neighbors :) I just can't help but question his > timing. I realize that a pro career is every player's dream, but just > another 4 weeks... > > > Greg Weintraub > > > On Sat, 6 Apr 1996, Jim Teresco wrote: > > > It was reported here that BU's Jay Pandolfo signed with the Devils. I > > can add that he was assigned to Albany of the AHL. He made his debut > > for the River Rats last night and scored 2 goals in a 4-0 Rats win. > > > > -- > > Jim Teresco - [log in to unmask] - http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~terescoj/ > > Research Assistant, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute > > Department of Computer Science, Scientific Computation Research Center > > > > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to > > [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List. > > > > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to > [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List. > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.