>Posted on 4 Jan 1995 at 20:02:44 by Darren A. Saletta > >UPenn hockey > >Does anyone have any info on this mysterious hockey program that was at one tim >D-1 ? The University of Pennsylvania dropped its hockey program after the 1977-78 season. Although Penn had three good seasons in the early 1970s (it made the playoffs in 1971, 72 and 73, when making the playoffs . still meant something - only eight of the seventeen or eighteen ECAC Division-1 schools made the playoffs), it was never a powerhouse. By the mid 1970s the hockey program had become pretty bad, and Penn was always near the bottom of the ECAC. As a student at Brown in the mid to late seventies, I remember some very one-sided games between Brown and Penn. Nevertheless, I was surprised when Penn dropped hockey after the 1977-78 season, because the program had shown signs of improvement. In fact, several players on the 1977-78 team transferred to other Division-1 schools and had successful college careers there. Personally, I'd love to see the University of Pennsylvania revive its hockey program, especially because of the natural rivalry with the other Ivy League universities. Luiz F. Valente