Lee Urton wrote: >What I would like to see is *another* post-season tournament, similar to=20 >the NIT for basketball. This tournament could take the next eight (which=20 >covers the four that normally would have gone to the NCAAs, and four=20 >others) and could do much like the NIT does: use regional sites to help=20 >generate $$ and fan support for the respective teams.=20 Hockey had for one year a second tournament, I think actually called the NIT. This was in the early 70s; if I had to guess 1974. I know that RPI was invited and chose not to attend. I can't remember any details, perhaps someone else does. Ralph Baer RPI '68, '70, '74 HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.