The Gazette has several articles re: college hockey today. The stories disappear, so if anyone wants them, but gets this too late, email me privately. http://www.gazette.com/daily/spts2.html Hockey seeks national focus By Luke DeCock New programs. New conferences. New money. And new challenges as college hockey grows from a regional eccentricity to national acceptance and attention. After a dip in the late '80s, the sport has grown at unprecedented levels over the past two years as schools add hockey programs or move up to DivisionI from the lower levels. There are now 20 percent more DivisionI teams than there were eight years ago and two new conferences. More teams are on the way as schools realize that, even without television dollars, money can be made. ... http://www.gazette.com/daily/spts2a.html Venue vital for success By Luke DeCock FARGO, N.D. - At the edge of a parking lot off a side street in Grand Forks, giant steel pilings rise from a 50-foot-deep hole. That hole will someday become the new Englestad Arena, a 11,000-seat facility built with a $50-million gift from University of North Dakota alum and casino magnate Ralph Englestad. An hour south in Fargo, Erv Inniger wants a hole of his own. ... http://www.gazette.com/daily/spts2b.html Collegiate hockey on TV purely regional By Luke DeCock On the afternoon of Jan.14, Fox Sports Rocky Mountain aired a tape of a college hockey game - filmed the night before - between Michigan State and Nebraska-Omaha. The network was looking for a Friday afternoon filler, and the Thursday night Central Collegiate Hockey Association game, produced by Fox Sports Net Detroit, was a perfect fit. ... -melissa http://www.geocities.com/devs_rule3/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.