Alaskan contests "not counting" stopped being an advantage when UAA became a full-fledged member of the WCHA. The NC$$ allows only 34 games, and the 32-game league schedule forced the Seawolves to choose between a successful, well-run and profitable tournament (Nissan/Jeep Classic) and a traditional home-and-home weekend with UAF. Why should WCHA teams such as UW and MINN be allowed to play four non-league games and UAA only two? It seems to me WCHA schools, at the very least, now HAVE an incentive to play in Alaska. The rule did make sense before the league affiliations, but now that "indies" are becoming extinct, it's time for some NC$$ hockey reform. GS