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From: fargo@ihuxx.UUCP (Matt Noah)
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Subject: Re: Bye Bye Team USA!!!!
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Date: Tue, 14-Feb-84 22:43:26 EST
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"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