Keith writes:
[stuff about Hockey East's new scheduling deleted]
>OPINION: This is great for college hockey.
 
I can't argue with that.  (Well, I s'pose I COULD...)
 
>                             I hope the WCHA follows suit (32/34 league
>games is ridiculous), but I suspect the CCHA is too busy dealing with
>its own growth problems to worry about non-league concerns.  The
>non-Ivy ECAC is already in good shape (22/34 league games) but the
>Ivies could help out by beefing up their non-league play.
 
Except that the ECAC has a self-imposed limit of 30 regular-season games (the
Ivies limit themselves to 26).  The ECAC is not likely to increase this limit,
but the eight non-league games is probably still enough for the non-Ivies to
get a decent amount of exposure to the rest of Division I.  I'm hoping the
higher number of Hockey East non-league games will allow Hockey East and the
ECAC to continue scheduling a fair number of games with each other -- maybe
even increase that number.
 
Maybe this will all be for naught.  It wouldn't surprise me if by the year
2000, the NCAA has reduced its regular-season limit on hockey to 30 games.
(only half joking)
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