The UMass hockey team isn’t getting much respect in the first Hockey East poll.
The Minutemen are selected to finish No. 6 – just above its little brother (UMass-Lowell) from the East.
| 1. | Boston College (6) | 86 |
| 2. | Boston University (3) | 80 |
| 3. | New Hampshire | 78 |
| 4. | Northeastern | 62 |
| 5. | Vermont | 58 |
| 6. | Massachusetts | 48 |
| 7. | UMass Lowell | 46 |
| 8. | Providence | 34 |
| 9. | Maine | 28 |
| 10. | Merrimack | 20 |
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George Karl spoke out about the Marcus Camby trade that happened earlier this year.
“What transpired doesn’t make basketball sense and never will,” Karl said of the Camby trade. “But the world of basketball has grown into being bigger than just basketball. A young coach, if he can’t accept there’s going to be financial decisions in the world of basketball, he’s crazy.”
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The Daily Collegian is touting the field hockey team as the best fall squad.
September 30, 2008 at 5:05 am
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October 1, 2008 at 12:45 am
What people play hockey in college?
October 2, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Greetings Bob, I don’t follow hockey and it has been a few years since we played a hockey game at Amherst College but it would seem that what holds for the other teams (recruiting) also holds true for hockey. By now we should have built some inroads into the rich New England HS programs. The bottom line is winning and the bottom line for a college coach is recruiting. If he can’t recruit then it is time to look for a new coach.
Lets not live in the past. What happened 5 years ago or 10 years ago is totally irrelevant today. We expect to win, not finish 4′th or 5′th or 6′th. And that is certainly true for the women’s BB program.