My comment:  probably nothing to do with the CCHA, other than (1%
possibility/effect) that the CCHA may be more willing to let a school in.
 
Let's face (what I believe to be) an ugly fact:  with cuts in federal and
state funding for schools, especially public schools, the almighty dollar
will rule many decisions, and influence short-term thinking in other
decisions.  For those lucky few programs where hockey is a revenue generator,
 that's great news; for those several programs where it's close to break
even, that's not bad news; for the rest where hockey is a money sink, that
could be catastrophic.
 
As long as the NC$$ pituitary-ball tournament generates *huge* amounts of
money, and that money goes to participating schools and conferences, AND as
long as those end-of-year tournaments allow the 11-18 teams into "the dance",
 the temptation will be there to view pituitary-ball as a potential revenue
generator.  Ugly as s***, but a fact (I think) of life.
 
Steve G
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3/29/96 1:28 PM:
     we've seen two D-I teams fold in recent years, and
     they've both been from the ccha.  i wonder if this has
     anything to do with league politics, as well as the
     individual school politics being discussed at uic.  any
     comments.
 
     scott quakkelaar
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     michigan 1993
     ucla 1995
 
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