In message <[log in to unmask]> Mike Machnik writes: > The discussion about Title IX preventing many schools from elevating > hockey from club to varsity status or starting a varsity team, led me > to ponder what new men's hockey programs have been added to the NC$$ > in recent years. These are the only ones I can come up with: > > UMass-Amherst (DivI) > Sacred Heart (DivII) > Buffalo State (DivIII) > Mike, U-Mass Amherst has a Women's Club Program and I expect it will become a varsity program within 2 years. Sacred Heart announced recently that they have added a women's varsity hockey program for next season. This is surprising given that they never had a Women's Club Program and will be starting from scratch. As far as I know there is no women's prgram at Buffalo State, but someone else out there may have more info... Ryan Stone