> >Neither can I. Hockey is one sport where schools generally have to pay >for rental fo their facility (including the on-campus arenas). Who pays >for the ice for a captain's practice? If it's the school or the athletic >department, does that violate NCAA rules? Ice isn't exactly cheap, so i >don't expect the players to be able to scrape together their beer money >to cover the cost. > >Robb Dunn We have open hockey and skating at our on campus rink. Badger players have been known to play in the off-season. This might be a way they do it. Don Demick