Word: macdonald
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...first inkling that this is indeed a brand new season was perhaps the sight of the celebrated number 19 on a back other than one belonging to Hobey winner Lane MacDonald '88-'89. And number 11--to be forever associated with Ed Krayer and The Goal--belonged to another player as well...
Olympians Lane MacDonald '88-'89 and Allen Bourbeau '87-'89 never slew the Whale. Neither did Hobey Baker brothers Mark Fusco '83 and Scott Fusco...
Well, that's true. Tim Burke, wearing MacDonald's number 19 jersey, was stuffed by Letourneau on an un-Hobey-like breakaway. Weisbrod, sporting the number 11 worn by The Goal-scorer Ed Krayer, missed a golden opportunity for a two-tally evening on a point-blank rebound. And highly touted freshman Ted Drury swung and missed the puck on his first collegiate shot...
...face it: the ECAC could very well be the best college hockey conference in the nation. After sweeping the Big Three last year--Best Team (Harvard), Best Player (Hobey Baker Winner Lane MacDonald) and Best Coach (AHCA Coach of the Year Joe Marsh of St. Lawrence)--those teams from the East should once again prove that it rules college hockey. No other conference has so much depth. We're not talking Michigan State against Ferris State, here, folks...
This year's favorite is NCAA champion Harvard (see team preview, page 4). Even without MacDonald and Allen Bourbeau, the Crimson still has the talent and the tradition. That alone should propel Harvard to the top of the ECAC standings...