At 01:22 AM 11/17/96 -0500, Pete Dauphinais wrote to INFO-HOCKEY-L:
>I have yet to see this information posted, and it is unofficial (but from a
>reliable source within the DU athletic administration), that the Denver Cup
>pairings have been changed to accommodate Denver's appearance on TV without
>violating the NCAA sanction against Maine re: no television appearances. DU
>will now face Maine (instead of Yale) in the semifinal round in the second
>game on Friday night. Yale will now face Air Force in the early tilt.
> Regardless of the outcome of the Denver-Maine affair, DU will play in the
>second game on Saturday night, which will be televised by FOX Sports Rocky
>Mountain (formerly Prime Sports Network Rocky Mountain). So college hockey
>fans could be treated to a rare (or never before?) early championship game,
>followed by a third place contest in prime time.  Game times remain the same
>each night (4:05 p.m./7:05 p.m. Mountain).
 
Kudos to Denver for handling this situation well.
 
Certainly a Denver/Maine matchup in the first game wasn't what either team
probably would have liked, but given the circumstances I think this was a
good decision.
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Deron Treadwell ([log in to unmask])