With the uncertain state of the D-II tournament, there is a possibility that in a few years some D-II programs will consider upgrading to D-I. A few of the D-II programs opted to play in D-I several years ago the first time that the D-II tournament went on hiatus. UAH was one school that opted up the last time this possibility arose. I presume that folks here will give strong consideration to opting up again in the future should the D-II tourney go away. Should several of the D-II teams join Division I hockey, the schools would start looking for conference homes to play in. Some of the folks in the UAH booster group have mentioned to me that they would really like to see UAH join the CCHA. UAH played Ohio State last year and perhaps this is a sign of more meetings in the future? So, fellow hockey fans, what are your opinions of the possibility of Division II schools to gain admittance into D-I conferences? Mankato State is going D-I next year, but what are their chances for admittance into the WCHA or CCHA? UAH always seems to have open dates on their schedule during the year, it would be neat to see some D-I teams visit Bama for a sort of winter vacation from the chilling cold. Tim Newman HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.