All, According to today's Chicago Tribune sports section - front page, the announcement was made yesterday at ~4pm. The authors interviewed junior center; Alan Dunbar who commented, "If it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, it's a rat" - in regards to the circumstances of Collins hiring. The Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs added "they (the players) could have been left high and dry". WHO THE HELL IS HE CRAPPING????? The authors also interviewed a parent who, a couple of weeks ago, was assured by the Interim AD that, "the program is safe". It seems that the Collins "window of opportunity" was what the hockey program and Bob Hallberg were pushed out of! Finally, the AD confirmed that they had interviewed someone for the vacant coaching position; this definately indicates that they planned to go forward - until Collins became "available". With contempt for UIC, Paul -- Paul A. Troy [log in to unmask] 847/435-6547 ** As of 1/20/96, the area code has changed from 708 to 847. O- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ - Beckett and Calavicci in `96 - Putting right what once went wrong. - Collins killed UIC Hockey! UIC Hockey: 1980-1996. RIP. :< - Coming in second only means that you will be the first loser. - Today's weather: hard top on (until March 29!). :( MCA: #50778 HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.