>Chris Boston wrote:
>
>You wrote:
>> I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Ohio University's hockey team.
>> I have heard rumors that they are good, but I thought they were a club sport.
>
>Last year, they were ranked #1
>through much of the year, but then lost in the ACHA semis and finished third.
>This year, they have already lost to Michigan-Dearborn.  In the games against
>Kent, they were very dominant beating them 9-1 or 10-1 the game I saw.  I heard
>the Friday night game was similar.  Relative to Kent, OU was much bigger and
>more confident, and they hit more, too.  It's always been my belief (from the
>few games I've seen) that the ACHA is much rougher than NC$$ Div I.  OU
>definitely fits in here.  There are a team to watch out for.
>
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OU has consistently been one of the premier club teams in the country.  In
the past, a lack of discipline, not talent, has kept them from winning
championships.  That's starting to turn around with their new head coach,
Nick Pappas -- a product of Penn State :-).  Even though he espouses some
rather pacifistic new age philisophy, Pappy doesn't take crap from anyone
on the ice and I think he's exactly what he Bobcats need to jump over the
hurdle of winning a national title.  They have a good-sized arena, although
both times I was there for a tournament the ice was in terrible shape.  OU
has always played a "rugged" game and draws tremendous crowd support.  The
Icers love going to OU to play --big, hostile crowds are fun.  Of course
since their football team is usually pretty horrible, hockey is the big
winner on campus.
 
Jen Bortz
PSU '92