On Thu, 18 Apr 1996, Mike Machnik wrote: > Does everyone else also get to go to UAA when they are only scheduled to > play UAA twice that season, so that they can also schedule two extra games? > You'd think that over 9 years, everything would even out and everyone > would play UAA twice each, with one set in Alaska and one at home (thus you > lose the exemption once). But Minnesota, for example, has already had two > years in which it played UAA only twice, and both times Minnesota went to > UAA. > > Now, if I remember correctly, one of those times Minnesota was due to host > UAA and they opted to play on the road instead so that they could get the > exemption. I don't know if the league had to okay this, and if all of the > other teams also have that option. I doubt anyone else would complain if > someone wanted to give up two home games with UAA to play them in Alaska. I'm not sure about this, but I think they elected to play a home series in Anchorage. Since teams can do this at neutral sites, I assume they also have the option to place games in the opponent's rink. The only problem I could see is whether home games played in Alaska are exempt; I don't have a copy of the NC$$ rulebook. +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------+ | Michael Patrick Bresina | America's always had a problem | | [log in to unmask] | with illegal aliens. Ask any Indian. | +-----------------------------+-----------+----------------------------+ | The Rendezvous Online Service | telnet | | Interactive TradeWars! | 205.243.194.68 | +-----------------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Common sense is what tells us the world is flat. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.