21.  European players include British Telecom and Deutsch Telekom.

22.  European players view it as a cyclical matter.

23.  European players have the option of playing in the minor leagues without losing their draft eligibility, while Canadian juniors do not.

24.  European players are far tougher, more aggressive and went through more to play the game than anybody in the street, so to speak.

25.  European players were used to performing on wider rinks, with an emphasis on using open space, quick passes, deft puck-handling.

26.  Every European player knew how much this Ryder Cup meant to Ballesteros, who made his team almost afraid to lose.

27.  European leaders, as well as executives at both DaimlerChrysler and Aerospatiale, hope several other European players will join the group.

28.  European players cried tears of sadness.

29.  European players, particularly Russians, are lifting the level of the game with an artistic finesse that may eventually replace traditional Canadian brawling as the standard.

30.  Farnsworth, who has been at The Country Club since Monday, says he is impressed with the looseness of the European players.