Kevin B. Powers wrote: >exams take. A case in point was 1991 the last year before the Regionals >(I not saying that this case was the sole reason for the change, but it >and similar situations may have led to the concept). Clarkson goes on >the road to LSSU for the q-finals. The team usually leaves Thursday >for away games, but due to the distance (15 hour bus ride), I believe >they left on Wednesday. The series went to 3 games (Sunday night), with >a long ride home Sunday night/Monday morning. {snip} >How do the Western schools (Denver, CC, UAA, UAF) handle this lengthy >travel problem during the regular season? The Wright brothers came up with this nifty invention... ;-) I'll grant you that there might be a lot of travel involved, but Clarkson's team shouldn't have been taking a 15-hour bus ride, especially when the NC$$ was footing the bill. Pam Sweeney Go Gophers!!! Ski-U-Mah!!! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.