Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxx!fargo From: fargo@ihuxx.UUCP (Matt Noah) Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey Subject: Re: Bye Bye Team USA!!!! Message-ID: <668@ihuxx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Feb-84 22:43:26 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxx.668 Posted: Tue Feb 14 22:43:26 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Feb-84 03:32:13 EST References: <88@alberta.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 32 "alberta!lake", Does anyone at the University of Alberta respect anything or anyone besides themselves or the Canadian Olympic team? You obviously have not followed Olympic hockey very long to realize the issues involved in amateur status and Eastern bloc interpretations of amateurism. Perhaps the Soviets would have an NHL if they weren't communists - you are owned by the government there so either everyone is a professional or everyone is an amateur. Are you beginning to understand? The Canadians bastardized the concept of amateurism in this Olympics in an effort to further the cause of allowing professionals to compete in Olympic Hockey. The Soviets are obviously using the best in their country - why not send Wayne Gretzky, et. al. and let them practice as a team four years prior to participating in the Olympics? Also, why criticize the USA for protesting? It is completely within our rights to protest. We, at least send amateurs to the Games. Also, we put more talent on the Canadian team through the NCAA college program than you could ever hope to help through the Canadian college program. Flatley (Wisconsin), Wilson (Dartmouth), Patrick (UND), Tippet (UND) to name a few. One possible ramification of Canada's actions at these Olympics is to restrict the number of foreign players on NCAA sanctioned intercollegiate athletic teams. Even with the ill will created by this Olympics between the US and Canada, I still wish the Canadians the best in their effort to embarass the Soviets once again. Matt Noah