The Harvard hockey team has remained a regular training ground for the professional ranks, and 79 Harvard players have been drafted by NHL teams since the league was founded in 1917 -- more professional draft picks than any Ivy League team in any sport. Unlike pro football or basketball, drafted players don’t have to immediately join their pro teams, so players can arrive on campus already drafted or sign while they’re in college.And if hockey doesn't work out, at least they'll have a Harvard degree (of which, 91 percent come with some sort of honors).
Thankfully, the Globe talked to someone who realizes how awful it must be to play in
Indeed, hockey aficionados marvel less at what the school gives up to get players and more at what players give up to attend Harvard. “They have to find the smart kids, but also the kid who is willing to play in front of 2,000 half-interested fans and in an old building,” says Adam Wodon, managing editor of College Hockey News.Harvard visits Cornell on November 7.
(Via eLynah)
I enjoyed this reader comment on the Globe website:
ReplyDelete"Over the last couple of years, I've had several Harvard hockey players in my class. I strongly question why and how these "students" are getting through the admissions office. The last two I had in my class were disruptive and spent the entire class sitting in the back of the room listening to iPods. The Harvard education cost enough and we don't need to be rubbing elbow with these second class "students"."
Also, it's ironic how the article makes it sound like the Harvard players have to work so hard at a school where 80 percent of the graduates graduate with honors. Harvard is also among the national leaders in Grade Inflation!