No, he hasn't been in Sports Illustrated this year, as Harvard athletes Jamie Irving and Liz Berkery have.

Couldn't think to give him the Hobey Baker award, the trophy given to the NCAA's most outstanding men's hockey player and last brought to Cambridge by Lane Macdonald in 1989.

And to wit, he's only a junior--perhaps he's not yet worthy of these recognitions in the collegiate hockey world.

But it doesn't take status or awards to make Ted Drury a special athlete. His skills alone would command him a six-figure paycheck in the National Hockey League, but the abundant amounts of leadership, intelligence and modesty he possesses endear himself not only to pro scouts but his friends and teammates away from the ice.

Drury is a guy more willingly defined by his buddies, and his good friend, freshman goalie Tripp Tracy, speaks loudly on his behalf: "In terms of the collegiate athletes I've seen, his skating and offensive abilities are as good or better than anyone out there," Tracy says.

"But the intangibles that he brings out there are what counts most. He brings so much to this team that just can't be measured on the ice," he adds.

Where he will showcase his talents and leadership skills next year is still anyone's guess, including Drury's. Although many think he is ready for the NHL, he has a choice between the Calgary Flames (the club that owns his rights), a possible captaincy on the 1994 United States Olympic hockey team and a return to skate next year in Crimson colors.

The Office of Career Services has no doubt turned its back on Drury's career "dilemma" (were we all in such demand right out of college), but the captain of Harvard's 1992-93 men's hockey team already has a bright resume to reflect upon, including a season on the 1992 Olympic Team.

In his three years in Cambridge, Drury joined the exclusive 100-point scoring club, only the 22nd Crimson player to do so. His 49 goals and 72 assists put him 19th on the all-time Harvard scoring list.

The 1992-93 campaign was especially grati-

fying for Drury, his 22-41-63 scoring output won him the Ecac and Ivy League Player of the year awards (he doesn't get shut out of all recognitions), and he finished tied with Peter Ciavaglia '91 for eighth on the single season scoring list.

Among his highlights were two goal games against Brown, St. Lawrence and Union, and getting the game- winning goal and the Most Valuable Player award in the Beanpot final against Boston University was "something I'll always remember," he says.

Not all wasn't golden for Drury and the Crimson in 1993. "The end of the year was tough," Drury says in reference to a double- overtime, 3-2 loss to Northern Michigan that ended Harvard's season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

"But as somebody else told me, it's always better to focus on the good things. It's been a great year for me on a tremendulous team, and, I'm really satisfied with the way things turned out.

Drury never fails to find the silver lining of a situation, according to his teammate, "Lots of little negatives can snowball over the course of a season, but Ted would never let that happen," senior Steve Flomenhoft remarks. "He really helped create a friendly, family-type atmosphere in the locker room."

"He is never, ever negative," Tracy says. "His is a constant positive influence to us."