Word: ecacs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cornell. The defending ECAC champion Big Red would like nothing better than to displace the hated Crimson from first place in the regular season this year. They have the horses to do it, despite the loss of All-Ivy forward Duanne Moeser, All-Ivy defenseman Mike Schafer, and especially All-American goalie Doug Dadswell, who turned pro after his sophomore year, Returning is All-American Joe Nieuwendyk (54), the premier center in the ECAC. Behind him lies a wealth of veteran forwards and a big, experienced defense led by All-ECAC defenseman Chris Norton. Like Harvard, the big question mark...
...Lawrence. The Saints (16-15, 10-11 ECAC) could be the dark horse this year. Second-year coach Joe Marsh loses only five lettermen from last year's 16-15 squad and has a legitimate Hobey Baker candidate in Hank Lamens, a 6-ft. 2-in., 210 lb. defenseman with the ability to dominate a game. Scoring punch will be provided by forward Pete Lappin (42), supported by his brother Tim (38) and Captain Dave Saunders (33). St. Lawrence also features a proven, experienced goaltender in Scott Yearwood, an asset neither Harvard nor Cornell...
...Engineers (20-11-1, 13-7-1 ECAC) are an anomaly. After winning the NCAA Championship in 1985, Mike Addesa's crew got off to a fine start last year, only to fall apart late in the season with a loss to lowly Dartmouth and an 11-0 shellacking at the hands of Harvard the next night. RPI went on to finish fourth in the ECAC and quickly bowed out of the playoffs. The Engineers still possess some talent, but will be hard pressed to improve on their '86 finish. Gone are scorers John Carter and Mark Jooris, as well...
...Vermont. The Catamounts surprised a lot of people en route to a 17-13-1 overall record (11-10 ECAC) last year and expect to improve on that mark this season. They'll bank their hopes on senior goaltender Tom Draper, an All-ECAC performer last year and one of the few established netminders in the league. Jeff Cappello and Kyle McDonough (26 points each) will provide scoring punch, but the defense is hurting from pre-season injuries and the squad lacks overall depth...
...Colgate. The Red Raiders' young squad (15-15-12) will benefit from a year's experience. Coach Terry Slater loses only six lettermen, but among those six is All-ECAC forward Gerard Waslen and--you guessed it--goaltender Dan Delianedis. Wing Rejean Boivin (46) heads a strong corps of forwards, but the defense is only average and the netminder's job is still...