Rats. I got this release at 11:30 this morning and mailed it out, only to find it still sitting in andy's mail queue at 4:30. Perhaps a slightly different address will work. If the earlier version eventually makes it out, you can just ignore it. Keith ============================================================== FOR RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1991 at 12:00 noon Contact: Jeff Weiss, CCHA Director of Communications NOTRE DAME'S APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP APPROVED BY CCHA ANN ARBOR--The University of Notre Dame's application for membership has been approved by Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) athletic directors. Notre Dame will join Kent State University as new CCHA members beginning with the 1992-93 season. The two additions will bring the CCHA membership to 11 teams which already includes Bowling Green State University, Ferris State University, University of Illinois at Chicago, Lake Superior State University, Miami University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, The Ohio State University and Western Michigan University. CCHA Commissioner Bill Beagan stated, "Notre Dame's acceptance into the CCHA is the culmination of a seven year ongoing undertaking involving discussions with Notre Dame athletic department officials. We are delighted to have Notre Dame in the CCHA fold," added Beagan. University of Notre Dame athletic director Dick Rosenthal said the decision to apply for membership was one reviewed in great depth by the administration of the University. "We consider the CCHA to be one of the great hockey leagues in the country and we believe it to be a genuine privilege to join in membership with the other marvelous institutions of the CCHA," added Rosenthal. -CCHA/PR -