For all of you who refuse to recognize the A.C.H.A. as a viable, competitive alternative, here's are some facts: - The University of Illinois-Champaign's A.C.H.A. Division I Fighting Illini have scheduled N.C.A.A.-opponent Illinois-Chicago for a mid-November match-up. - Since 1957, sold-out crowds have jammed the University of Illinois Ice Arena for Fighting Illini hockey games. Last season, record crowds stuffed the 2,100-seat Arena for every home game. The Illini outdraw most N.C.A.A. Division III schools as well as many Division I teams every year. - Last year, Penn State (the A.C.H.A.'s championship runner-up) lost to the No. 1 ranked N.C.A.A. Division II team - 5 to 4 in overtime. - The Fighting Illini hockey team is the third largest spectator sport on campus - behind football and men's basketball. The team receives daily newspaper, radio, and television coverage. Last year, five of the team's home games were broadcast locally on television. - The University of Arizona's A.C.H.A. team averages close to 6,000 fans per game at the Tucson Convention Center, earning it a spot among the top draws in all of college hockey. Just a little push for the A.C.H.A.! Terry Kasdan ------------------------------------------ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A.C.H.A. All-American Goalie, 1995 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Anyone who knows of a decent job in advertising (creative), e-mail me! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.