At 2:03 AM -0700 1/3/1998, John T. Whelan wrote:
> Mike Machnik writes about the Ice Breaker tournament:
>
> >After the tourney, USCHO contacted the NCAA and was told that the games
> >would not count in NCAA selection or in the NCAA's overall stats.
>
>       This comes as a surprise, since the last word from the NCAA
> that appeared on the list was the following, right after the
> tournament.  I think this was a second- or third-hand account, by way
> of the Milwaukee Journal.
>
> " Prior to Friday's games Parker said that the four coaches (Parker, Sauer,
> " Mason and Morris) met and agreed to recommend that the games be treated as
> " exhibition games. The issue is going before the championships committee of
> " the NCAA for a ruling. The ruling is not expected for a couple of months.
>
> So does this mean
>       1) The championships committee actually ruled back in October
>       2) The issue was settled without ever making it to committee
> or    3) The committee still hasn't ruled officially, but the powers
> that be know how they will rule.  (Sorry, I didn't mean to make that
> sound like a conspiracy theory.) ?
 
I don't know about any of this.  I recall hearing the Journal account, but
within a week after the tourney, USCHO received what was interpreted as a
definitive response from the NCAA.
 
> "  The press
> " kit outlining the background/status of the IceBreaker Tournament (that I
> " picked up in Milwaukee last April) in its original Chicago location
> " clearly states that these were to count as regular-season contests, and
> " were NOT exhibitions.
 
This is incorrect.  I just looked again at the documents in the kit, and
none of them say this.
 
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