Word: feeder
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cochran, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and a second-team All-Ivy selection, was one of 24 players chosen for the under-23 national team, which often serves as a feeder for the upcoming Olympic team. Luzak was picked to play on the under-20 national team...
...Weisbrod had always thought that the only pro-style college hockey was played in the West. The Ivy League? Forget about it. Under parental pressure, the burly forward made a verbal commitment to the University of Denver, which offered a scholarship and a chance to play in the NHL-feeder WCHA...
Some carriers also have virtually monopolistic shares of the business in their "hub" airports and control so-called feeder airlines that funnel passengers into their route systems from outlying areas. Says Missouri's John Danforth, ranking Republican on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee: "Deregulation initially worked as it was intended to work. But increasingly competition has faded away. As of this point in time, deregulation has failed...
...some sports the junior varsity serves as a principle feeder for the varsity, but in basketball--where outside recruiting is relied upon heavily--the path to the varsity team does not usually lead through...
...very much a feeder system to our varsity," says Field Hockey Assistant Coach Patty Shea. Lacrosse Coach Scott Anderson notes that "quite a number of J.V. players are non-recruited...