Its expected that Heisten will exit Orono after only one year? By whom is it expected? The fans? The Athletic Dept. administration? The University SID? The coaching staff? I don't think so. I asked Barrett directly after his Hockey News ranking came out. He said his intention is to come back and play at UMaine with his brother Chris. Now, is this cast in stone? No, of course not. But I will take Barrett at his word. I will believe what he told me face to face. I expect he'll be back. No one knows for sure. It is called leaving your options open. If he does sign and go pro...Good luck to him. I wish him well. -----Original Message----- From: Geoffrey Chambers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 1:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: BU loses DiPenta, Bartlett, and others... It's expected that Heisten will exit Orono after only one year. He'll either sign with Seattle or with the NHL team that drafts him. I doubt both will be first round picks, despite where they are currently ranked. Heisten may have some academic issues to resolve as well. I would be surprised to see Janik leave, but I don't think he's a four year player either. Personally I think the Maine blueline could absorb the loss of Janik, a lot more so than Peter Metcalf. Oh, and all those Black Bear fans looking for the end of the BU program...think again. BU has a great group coming in this fall. The Terriers won't be down long. Geoff USHR.com On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Jason Clark wrote: > I hope the same doesn't happen to Maine next year. The NHL draft preview has > Janik and Heisten going in the first round. I may be wrong, but I believe the > last time Maine had a first round draft pick, he left after one season (and a > few extra games), a scoring record, and a Hobey Baker and went on to a pretty > good NHL career. To my eyes, freshmen Janik and Heisten were the keys to the > success of last years team. Say what you want about the first line and the > seniors. They wouldn't have been there if their freshmen weren't so good. > Let's all pray for another good recruiting season by Walsh and Co........ >