In reply to Eric Scheirer's message concerning Penn State in the ACHA:
The ACHA is the national organization for club-level hockey teams (i.e.
non-varsity). The American Collegiate Hockey Association consists of two
divisions (Div. I and II).
And now, on to the question: Why is Penn State NOT in NCAA Division I? If
you ask me, there are no reasons. But I'm not in charge here :^)
According to Dr. Ray Lombra, Assistant Coach of the Penn State Icers, a lot
of it has to do with the budget cuts here at PSU (10% across the board) and
Title IX (of course, if women's soccer were also raised, and then plans for a
women's hockey team...). Besides, we all know who's in charge of sports: not
the AD (this and what follows is ONLY my opinion). It's FOOTBALL, and, Joe
Paterno (of course, let me say that Paterno has done A LOT to raise money for
academic pursuits, but as far as other sports go...). Personally, I think
the football team should be scaled back ACROSS THE BOARD in Division I-A (c'mon,
who needs 100 players on a roster?). The other problem we have here is a lack
of Div. I type facilities (the Ice Pavilion seats only 1,074, and standing
room only pushes the total to 1,400). Supposedly, the new Bryce Jordan Center
(scheduled to be completed in 1995-96) has seating arrangements for ice hockey,
so maybe they're thinking about it. THey ought to if they're not.
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