Greg mentioned his opinions on the Alaska Schools being admitted to two different conferences. I would like to say that at first I didn't think it was very bright, but after reading what one of the coaches from the WCHA said about only wanting one team, and that one team would probably UAA, then UAF would have been stupid to apply. The reasoning behind this is, if the WCHA wants to let someone in, it would be UAA, and then UAF would have wasted efforts to get in that conference. The way has worked out so far is that if UAA beats UAF, then UAA gets to play in the CCHA playoffs. This is not only good for UAA, but the CCHA as well. Reasoning, if UAA can beat UAF, who would want to play them in the playoffs? Wouldn't it be better to have the better team compete? The University of Alaska, Anchorage and possibly Fairbanks, (don't know for sure) have promised teams 25 tickets to Alaska, so outside teams would not have that added expense. This will probably help Anchorage. One of the local commentators mentioned the ease of getting to Anchorage compare to getting to Marquette. This is another plus. It's not like Anchorage doesn't have it's own airport. We also have one of the ten largest arena, and MAJOR support from the community. I believe that all but 5 or 6 games this season have been sell out crowds. But Greg, you're right, it does seem strange, but there is a reason behind it, and I am positive that everything will work out. Melanie axmjd@alaska [log in to unmask]