be:
     
     
      Hockey
      Panther
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wrap-up
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wo
      seasons
      ago,
      the
      Panthers
      repre-
     
    

    
     
      sented
      the
      AUAA
      in
      the
      CIAU
      finals.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      year,
      the
      team
      made
      it
      to
      the
      AUAA
     
     
      finals.
      This
      year,
      the
      Panthers
      struggled
      to
     
     
      qualify
      for
      the
      playoffs
      and
      lost
      the
      first
      round.
     
     
      The
      1992-93
      season
      was
      a
      hard
      one
      for
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      who
      have
      been
      around
      for
      three
      years
     
     
      or
      so
      and
      who
      expected
      the
      same
      action
      as
      the
     
     
      previous
      two
      seasons.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers
      had
      to
      try
      to
      generate
      offense
     
     
      from
      different
      people
      this
      season.
      They
      started
     
     
      the
      season
      without
      five
      of
      last
      year’s
      top-ten
     
     
      team
      scorers;
      by
      the
      end
      of
      the
      season,
      many
      of
     
     
      the
      Panthers
      had
      not
      played
      for
      the
      team
      last
     
     
      year.
      Coach
      Billy
      MacMillan
      and
      assistants
     
     
      Dave
      Shellington
      and
      Scott
      Blanchard
      experi-
     
     
      mented
      with
      a
      number
      of
      options
      in
      the
      search
     
     
      for
      offence.
      One
      of
      the
      options
      was
      the
      power-
     
     
      play’s
      first
      unit’s
      being
      made
      of
      only
      forwards.
     
     
      By
      the
      end
      ofthe
      season,
      one
      defenseman
      would
     
     
      be
      on
      the
      power
      play
      because
      even
      if
      the
      five
     
     
      forwards
      contributed
      offensively,
      the
      team
      suf-
     
     
      fered
      defensively.
     
    

    
     
      The
      position
      of
      defense
      was
      predicted
      to
     
     
      falter
      this
      year
      because
      of
      the
      loss
      of
      Wayne
     
     
      MacPhee
      and
      John
      Copple.
      Rookies
      Greg
     
     
      Webber
      and
      Glen
      Craig
      proved
      early
      in
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      season
      that
      defense
      would
      not
      be
      as
      problematic
     
     
      as
      it
      was
      supposed
      to
      be.
      Craig
      and
      Webber
     
     
      were
      adequate
      replacements
      and
      will
      be
      the
     
     
      building
      blocks
      of
      potentially
      the
      best
      defense
     
     
      Panther
      fans
      have
      seen
      in
      awhile.
     
    

    
     
      The
      most
      publicized
      of
      Panther
      issues
      this
     
     
      season
      was
      goaltending.
      The
      team
      started
      the
     
     
      season
      with
      three
      goaltenders:
      Jamie
      Blanchard,
     
     
      Scott
      Blanchard
      and
      rookie
      Kevin
      MacDougall.
     
     
      Because
      both
      Blanchards
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      done
      in
      the
      past
      five
      seasons.
     
    

    
     
      The
      1992-93
      season
      can
      be
      remembered
      as
     
     
      the
      year
      of
      the
      rookie
      for
      UPEI
      hockey.
      The
      yea
     
     
      of
      the
      rookie
      was,
      for
      not
      only
      the
      team
      but
      als)
     
     
      the
      fans,
      a
      learning
      experience.
      The
      Panther
     
     
      had
      to
      deal
      with
      many
      new
      faces
      and
      styles
      of
     
     
      play;
      they
      had
      to
      learn
      how
      to
      build
      a
      team
     
     
      around
      a
      group.
      And
      even
      though
      it
      may
      not
      be
     
     
      found
      in
      the
      statistics,
      it
      worked.
      The
      team
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      playing
      in
      their
      final
      year
      of
     
     
      AUAA
      eligibility,
      MacDougall
     
     
      needed
      some
      ice
      time
      so
      that
      he
     
     
      could
      prepare
      himself
      for
      next
     
     
      season.
      To
      facilitate
      the
      deci-
     
     
      sion
      making,
      Scott
      Blanchard
     
     
      was
      cut
      and
      became
      an
      assistant
     
     
      coach,
      which
      left
      the
      team
      with
     
     
      a
      workable
      tandem
      as
      opposed
     
     
      to
      a
      confusing
      trio
      of
     
     
      goaltenders.
      MacDougall
      played
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ’...winning
      is
      not
     
     
      always
      a
      part
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      good
      hockey."
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      fine
      first
      year;
      Jamie
     
     
      Blanchard,
      a
      strong
      final
      year.
     
     
      The
      use
      of
      MacDougall
      this
      year
      will
      make
      it
     
     
      easier
      next
      season
      because
      of
      MacDougall’s
     
     
      experience.
     
    

    
     
      This
      season’s
      graduating
      Panthers
      are
      Paul
     
     
      Murnaghan,
      Peter
      Bernard,
      and
      the
      Blanchards.
     
     
      Murnaghan
      and
      Bernard
      will
      be
      missed
      because
     
     
      they
      were
      integral
      to
      the
      team
      concept
      rather
     
     
      than
      the
      position
      or
      role
      concept.
      Blanchard’s
     
     
      absence
      will
      be
      significant
      because
      of
      all
      he
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      really
      started
      to
      come
      together
      in
      the
      seconl
     
     
      half.
      The
      process
      of
      rebuilding
      takes
      a
      little
      bil
     
     
      of
      time;
      the
      Panthers
      used
      this
      season
      for
      1¢
     
     
      building.
      Fans
      saw
      good
      hockey
      this
      season,
      bil
     
     
      it
      is
      necessary
      to
      realize
      that
      winning
      is
      10!
     
     
      always
      a
      part
      of
      good
      hockey.
      Good
      hockey
     
     
      usually
      comes
      from
      a
      team
      that
      has
      to
      play!
     
     
      win;
      it
      comes
      from
      a
      team
      like
      this
      year’
     
     
      Panthers.
     
    

    
     
      Next
      season
      looks
      good
      for
      the
      team.
      Mat)
     
     
      of
      the
      92-93
      rookies
      will
      be
      more
      accustomel
     
     
      to
      each
      other
      and
      to
      AUAA
      hockey.
      It
      looks#
     
     
      if
      goaltending
      may
      be
      the
      only
      major
      obsta‘!
     
     
      for
      the
      next
      season
      because
      a
      new
      goaltentt!
     
     
      will
      have
      to
      be
      used.
      But
      the
      team
      part
      looks
     
     
      great.
      If
      the
      Panthers
      are
      able
      to
      pick
      up
      the
      pl!
     
     
      from
      where
      they
      left
      it
      last
      season-
      (this
      cad
      be
     
     
      taken
      almost
      literally
      because
      the
      last
      Panth!
     
     
      game
      was
      an
      exciting
      demonstration
      of
      a
      qual
     
     
      ity
      team)
      next
      year
      ought
      to
      bring
      peopleback"”
     
     
      the
      Civic
      Centre.
      look
      forward
      to
      it.
     
    

    
     
      I
      want
      to
      take
      a
      minute
      and
      thank
      the
      Pat
     
     
      thers
      for
      the
      season.
      Every
      game
      was
      a
      differet!
     
     
      game.
      The
      fact
      that
      there
      were
      never
      any
      gv"
     
     
      antees
      made
      each
      game
      more
      enjoyable;
      the”
     
     
      was
      something
      in
      each
      game
      that
      made
      it
      i
     
     
      worthwhile.
      I
      congratulate
      you
      all
      on
      a
      seas"!
     
     
      that
      went
      uphill
      and
      did
      more
      than
      some
      thougl!
     
     
      it
      would.
      Best
      of
      luck
      to
      you
      in
      your
      exams
      2
     
     
      in
      the
      1993-94
      version
      of
      the
      UPEI
      hock'!
     
     
      Panthers.