Nate, I recall all too well the game to which you refered in your post. I believe it was against Michigan Dearbourne and was perhaps the worst showing of sportsmanship I have ever witnessed. I think that six people were ejected for UMD and three for Notre Dame (Brent Chapman being one of them.) As I recall, two players and one assistant coach were ejected for "assaulting an official." Now that is pretty bad. The game, however, was quite exciting. Dearbourne broke a tie in the game in the third period on a goal which litteraly tore through the webbing on Tim Lukenda's glove. Notre Dame came back to tie and then to win the game by (I think) a score of 4-3. That was the last game of my senior year. I too would like to see Notre Dame reenter a leauge - preferably the CCHA. It will be hard for them to compete however. Consider the fact that the 1984-85 team which you saw had only 5 scholarship players whereas the typical team has the NCAA maximum of 20. However, with the support of some of the hockey alumni and players parents as awell as the hand full of hockey fans in the South Bend area, I think they can pull it off. I remember a game against Bowling Green in 1982 or 1983 for which Marathon Oil gave away free tickets. The ACC was filled to capacity of 4000 fans! It really can, and has been done. Best of luck to you and keep pullin' for the Irish! - Pat [log in to unmask] .