In a message dated 3/17/99 2:10:39 PM EST, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< For that matter, Hockey East has only been around for 15 years, just over
half
the age of the CCHA.
>>
True, but the original Hockey East teams - BU, BC, Maine, New Hampshire,
Providence and Northeastern - were all in the old ECAC eastern division.
Hockey East had "instant credibility" as a conference because it was made up
of all established programs.
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