Steve Weisfeldt posted a good deal of information on college hockey publications today and I wanted to clarify some of it. We went through most of this on Hockey-L a couple of months ago, so please delete now if you're not interested...but this may appeal to many of the newer list members. The publication that Steve referred to is U.S. COLLEGE HOCKEY MAGAZINE. It is published bi-weekly, not monthly, throughout the college hockey season. USCHM is the present version of what was previously named COLLEGE HOCKEY MAGAZINE. It is back under the control of David McDougall [publisher] and Don Cameron [editor] after a very brief fling with Howe Sports. As Steve mentioned, it doesn't contain up to the minute stats...but stats are no longer a part of the publication. The primary attractions now are the feature articles, interviews and color photos. Each issue contains a piece pertaining to the CCHA, ECAC, HE, WCHA, ACHA and women's hockey among the 8-10 articles. I recommend USCHM...but don't subscribe expecting it to fill your numerical needs [stats and standings], because it won't. Besides...Hockey-L does a thorough job of covering stats and standings, and they are available much faster than anything the mail can provide. For more info, contact: U.S. COLLEGE HOCKEY MAGAZINE 37 Trask Rd Peabody MA 01960 (508)531-4311 (508)531-2424 fax Steve also mentioned the weekly newsprint publication, COLLEGE HOCKEY JOURNAL. This was fantastic, with up-to-date stats for the four Div I conferences and major independents each week as well as tidbits from a beat writer in every city and a few feature articles. Unfortunately, CHJ folded due to lack of advertising income. DROP THE PUCK DIVISION I COLLEGE HOCKEY WEEKLY UPDATE is still available...but not recommended. There are only a few writers involved with each issue, often students, and the stats are ALWAYS incorrect. Not all of the stats...but I have never seen a single issue of DTP that didn't contain multiple statistical inaccuracies. And I still haven't resolved some inconsistencies such as the All-WCHA team...which was reported differently between USCHM and DTP. Sure, it shows up every week but for my money it doesn't offer anything that Hockey-L doesn't... at least not accurately. What I do recommend from this group is their annual DROP THE PUCK DIVISION I COLLEGE HOCKEY YEARBOOK. It's only a few bucks and, if nothing else, it's a fairly decent source for team rosters and schedules [which you can also get from the Hockey-L archives]. For more info on either of the above contact: Blueline Publishing POBox 8686 Minneapolis MN 55408-0686 (612)825-4663 The publisher/editor is Kerby Meyers. WHAT ELSE? Well, I'm compiling a list of college hockey publications including local and booster ones. When I get the energy to put the info into a readable summary, I'll post it to Hockey-L. Hopefully we can create and continually update an archive file minimally containing name and address information for current college hockey publications. John H U Mich Sorry for the length.