Jim Teresco writes: > - Practice begins Tuesday, just 16 days before the season opener > against Merrimack. The late start is required under the NCAA rules. > Union is classified as a Division III school, with hockey being the > only Division I program. Isn't this an ECAC rule and not an NCAA rule? I don't think it has anything to do with division, either. I know of several DivII or DivIII schools (classified as such by the NCAA) who have DivI hockey programs that stepped on the ice back in the first week of October. I hope this doesn't mean Union won't be prepared to play Merrimack on Nov 1; I was looking forward to a good game between two former DivII rivals who have made the step up to DivI. - mike