MR. MANCHNIK - PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFO TO HOCKEY-L III.
 
THE ECAC IS RESTRUCTURED AT THE "NON - DIV. I LEVEL"
THAT MEANS THE ECAC EAST/WEST AND SUNY.
 
1. SUNY WILL EXPAND THERE POST SEASON PLAYOFF AND
   WILL NOT BE A PART OF ECAC PLAYOFFS - AS IN PAST,
   WITH THE OTHER WEST OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS (R.I.T,
   MERCYHURST, ELMIRA, ETC.)  SUNY PLAYOFF CHAMP
   GETS AUTOMATIC BID TO NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
   THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS AUTOMATIC BID FOR THE
   PAST 6-7 YEARS, WITH THE GRUMBLING OF OTHER DIV. III
   SCHOOLS - UNDER BREATH - AT NATIONAL MEETINGS.
 
2. ECAC WEST NOW CONSISTS OF 7 PRIVATES - THEY ARE
   CANISIUS, MERCYHURST, RIT, ELMIRA, HOBART, ST. BONA,
   AND SCRANTON.  HAMILTON IS NOW PART OF ECAC EAST
   BECAUSE THEY WANT TO PLAY AGAINST THEIR TRADITIONAL
   NESCAC OPPONENTS (WILLIAMS, BABSON,ETC.) SO HAMILTON
   WILL TRY TO QUALIFY FOR THE ECAC EAST CHAMPIONSHIP.
   ONLY 4 OF 7 ECAC WEST TEAMS WILL MAKE PLAYOFFS AND
   THIS WILL TAKE PLACE AT A SITE CHOSEN BY COMMITTEE
   THE DATES ARE MARCH 5-6 FRI/SAT.
 
3. HOW DO TEAMS GET CHOSEN AND WHAT GAMES COUNT ????
   ANSWER -  ALL EAST VS WEST VS SUNY GAMES WILL
   COUNT IN A TEAMS RECORD BUT A COMMITTEE DECIDES
   WHO'S THE BEST 4.  THEY WILL LOOK AT WEST VS WEST
   ECAC GAMES MORE CLOSELY BUT THEY WILL ALSO CONSIDER
   HOW TOUGH YOUR SCHEDULE IS AND COMMON OPPONENTS.
 
4. ONLY SUNY GAMES COUNT FOR SUNY PLAYOFFS.
 
5. ECAC EAST ( A WHOLE LOT OF TEAMS ) OF WHICH
   8 MAKE PLAYOFFS - ALSO BY COMMITTEE VOTE.
 
LASTLY - KEEP IN MIND THAT BESIDES ECAC DIV. I -
THERE ARE SOME 55-60 COLLEGES THAT PLAY ECAC
HOCKEY - AND SOME ARE NC$$ DIV. I, II, III,
SANCTIONED SCHOOLS - A SCHOOL CAN WIN AN ECAC
(NON DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP) AND NOT GO ON
TO A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT BECAUSE OF NC$$
REQUIREMENTS, NESCAC RULES, PLAYING WITHIN
YOUR DIV. ETC.
 
HOPE YOUR LESS CONFUSED - THE GENERAL PUBLIC
IS ALWAYS CONFUSED ON THIS AND THE ECAC
IS TOO BUSY, BURDENED, AND CAUGHT UP IN
DIV. I TO REALLY CARE BEYOND THERE USUAL
5 MINUTES OF - CAN WE HELP???
 
BRIAN CAVANAUGH
HOCKEY COACH
CANISIUS COLLEGE
2001 MAIN ST.
BUFFALO, NY 14208
(716) 888-2957
 
HELLO TO THE FELLOW COACHES - LISTENING IN !!!!