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Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff Dietrich has made the transition from high players who came to them directiy from the high school to university hockey. He came to school hockey. Warriors after playing high achool hockey for St. Waterloo Warriors hockey teams are tied for second place in the Ontario Universities Athletic Association although the sources of players that have helped them get there are not entirely the same. University of Waterioo Warriors forward John Jerome‘s Lions. All told, Warriors have seven lineup of players mostly with junior ‘A‘ or junior ‘B‘ hockey experience and to an extent that aiso holds true for Warmiors. The WLU crew obtained sniper Greg Pubaiski from the ‘A‘ ranks and Terry McCutcheon from the B‘s and both stepped into the league ready to play. The same can be said for Warriors‘ gunner Steve Linseman. But these are days in which every municipality, educational institution or industry seems to have a hockey team and the sources of players available for recruiting are diverse. The similarity between Warriors and Golden Hawks‘ lineups ends when you realise that Warriors have seven players who have come to them directiy from high school hockey while Goiden Hawks have none. All that could change. Waterioo collegiate Vikings coach Jim Johnstone reports that WLU coach Wayne Gowing is one of several university coaches to express In praise of Y High school hockey players PROPHAO NC C3 graduates include three locals â€" John Dietrich (St. Jerome‘s Lions), John Goodman (Grand River Renâ€" egades) and Dan Rintche (Forest Heights Trojans). But there are some important similarities between high school and university hockey and they include the short season, emphasis on tournaments and higher ratio of practices per game. > ‘‘There is much more emphasis on each individual league game and on tournaments," said Johnstone. ‘"One win or one loss in league play can determine your playoff standing but in junior hockey you can go on a 10â€"game losing streak and still make the playoffs." If the high school player has to adapt to a higher level of competition in university hockey, the junior player also has adjustments to make. He has to be converted to the idea of a shorter season and the game is often faster because the centre red line is not used to determine interest in at least one of his players â€"â€" defenceman Dave Klein. Centre Todd Schott is also attracting attention. Johnstone sees high school hockey as having the skill level of a clean version of junior °C‘ hockey. With that in mind, those who graduate to the university game have to adapt to the game at a higher skill level. Warrior coach Don McKee‘s seven high school Also, fighting is not allowed in high school or university . _ Jamie McKee and Jamie Maki come from high schools in Sudbury and Steve Girardi played high school hockey in Sault Ste. Marie. Backup goalie John Chan played high school hockey in Toronto. because we have had success maybe a guy like Don McKee continues to look in that direction." University football and basketball teams do virtually all their recruiting from high schools, but high school hockey players face competition from those coming from other systems. Don McKee says those playing in high schools are often good athletes dividing their time between two sports while paying careful attention to their studies. "(A player has) selected to go into that type of program mainly because his hockey program doesn‘t interfere with his education," said McKee. ‘"He usually comes to university with a strong committment to acaâ€" standards of his high school graduates have made his recruiting job easier at UW . _ _"I think success breeds success," said McKee, "and ‘‘Ray Kraemer is an example of a player who geared up and made the committment to hockey in a university environment .‘ Don McKee sees players like Linseman come to the university game and.play at the required level while high school players and most junior B players need a year to develop their skills Dietrich, for example, is a good defensive player who is increasing his goal production while Jamie McKee is a good shooter who is improving defensively . At Laurier, Gowing doesn‘t have any such players at the moment but defenceman Ray Kraemer, who came to WLU from an Ontario champion Grand River Renegades team, was a good one not so long ago. ‘"I think they have to realise coming into the university environment that it‘s very tough academically and athleticaliy and some boys have difficulty making the committment," said Gowing. WCI Vikings coach Jim Johnstone raises his hands in celebration of a goal in a Waterioo County high school game Friday at Grand River collegiate. His Vikings scored a 4â€"3 upset win over Grand River Renegades. McKee places no less importance on players with ickgrounds in junior hockey, but the academic Richard O‘Brien