Mike writes: >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? To my knowledge, this is not an ECAC rule either. The Ivies could not begin on-ice practice until October 15, but the non-Ivies are under no such restriction. Colgate, for example, generally begins practice in the first week of October. I'm guessing that the Union higher-ups are choosing to move cautiously into Division I (starting practice so late and scheduling only 25 games) because of the bad experience they had in the late '70s. Hopefully, these people will realize soon that Division I hockey is nowhere near the scandal-ridden monster that Division I basketball and football are, and they will relent and allow the Dutchmen to have more of an opportunity to compete in Div. I. -- Bill Fenwick Cornell '86 and probably '94 LET'S GO RED!! "Tips for Gals: 13 Common First-Date Warning Signs That a Guy Might Be a Jerk: "6. He wants to take you to a hockey game." -- _Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex_