At 12:26 AM 2/1/96 -0800, Jeffrey Partnow wrote: >>If I remember correctly, the rule change would involve outlawing all >>checking either along the boards or into the boards. >===========REPLY============== >Hockey without checking? There's a name for that. It's..., it's..., it's >badminton! > Jeff, Don't *even* go there. I'm sporting some partially torn ligaments and a bad back from playing the game of "badminton." Women play no-check. This does not mean no-body-contact. Hockey gods forgive me for saying this, but squeak-ball doesn't have checking, and damn if that isn't a physical game. I love the good, hard checks as much as the next person and I don't think I want the game to change; but I can imagine the finesse game hockey would become without them and it wouldn't be badminton. Jill. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Jill Maser [log in to unmask] Director, Operations Analysis phone: (215) 898-1007 University of Pennsylvania fax: (215) 573-2069 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.