Word: round
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Once the postseason comes around, almost all teams will have a legitimate shot to win their quarterfinal series and advance to the Lake Placid round...
With all the parity in the league, an exciting regular season will come down to the wire with all teams besides woeful Union having a shot at a playoff spot. Most will have some chance at being one of the five teams to host the first round of the playoffs...
Last year's RPI squad, which eliminated Harvard in the first round of the playoffs, could be reduced to one word--offense. The Engineers (23-12-2, 13-7-2, 3rd) were above and beyond the best attacking team in the conference, which compensated for any defensive deficiencies. But they've graduated 146 points of total offense and production that isn't readily replaceable...
Harvard is certainly glad that Steve followed his older brother to Cambridge. Probably the best player on the team, he was drafted high in the second round of the 1998 NHL draft by the Colorado Avalanche and stands the best chance of fulfilling what Mark has described as the dream of every young boy in Canada...
Seriously, I'm tawking the truth. The real heirs to the Boys of Summer do not reside in Los Angeles. It's too glitzy and commercial--the very qualities that legendary Dodger owner Branch Rickey found unseemly. Raul Mondesi? Gary Sheffield? Please. Mike Piazza the 63rd-round pick becoming a superstar was a story straight out of an old-time Hollywood movie. Piazza departing his old team for megabucks is a product of today's schlock...