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Message: [QUOTE="RSTuthill, post: 1846594, member: 7322"] Bruce ran many clinics for the kids east of the river who didn't have the same hockey opportunities as in the rest of the state. Additionally, he ran Monday night sessions for the kids who were serious about their hockey. I could see the weariness in his face every Monday night and yet he kept on doing it and was always as cheerful and enthusiastic as you could imagine a coach could be. I also remember one warm fall late afternoon hanging around the rink waiting for the ice to harden under the roof. Army had dropped out of the ECAC and speculation was rampant about who would replace them. I joke with Bruce about who the UConn travel partner would be and we all had a good laugh as the very idea was on the preposterous side. Not so preposterous anymore. Bruce, along with the Canisius and Holy Cross coaches was one of the visionaries for formation of the MAAC/AHA cost-containment hockey leagues. Without those guys, the D-1 programs that were playing D-3 (ECAC East/West) hockey might have vanished. I, for one, will greatly miss Bruce. [/QUOTE]