We already had this thread.  I don't think the Federal Government supports
those folks, except in that the overall university gets some federal
funding.  Whether Canadian or just out-of-state, the folks who could make
that argument are the state taxpayers (provided the institution is state
funded and not private).
 
Plus, hockey is not the only sport that imports foreign nationals en masse:
cross country and soccer are two others, plus basketball is starting to
recruit in europe (as is hockey).
 
I'd suggest you go through the hockey-l archives and pull up the discussion
from last time, rather than rehash it again.
 
Steve G
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1/31/96 2:55 PM:
Yea, let's add several new D1 hockey schools to create opportunities for
Canadians to come to the US at taxpayers expense.
 
Mankato State makes sense.  Nebraska-Omaha doesn't.  Why?  Minnesota
produces the most US born D1 players (169 this year), only second overall
to the province of Ontario (184 this year).  With more D1 Minnesota talent
available, Mankato State will be able to fill out their roster with US born
talent.  Any other new D1 schools, except for the New England area, will
have to recruit heavily into Canada.
 
The Canadian's have their own systems (tier I & 2 junior, collegiate, etc.)
to develop and educate their players.
 
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