At 06:18 PM 6/3/96 -0400, Nathan Boyle wrote: >I have my own thoughts on the subject, but I was wondering what the list >thinks the move of the NHL into the south and south-west will have on the >development of college hockey in those regions? Not that I expect >anything but club and lower division teams for the next ten years, but >could this be the kind of jolt needed to awake interest in the sport down >and around there? > >Nathan W.L. Boyle >BGSU > In my mind, it is not the existance of NHL teams in the south and southwest that's important, but the success of those teams that will jolt college hockey. There is a reason that college hockey won't become very popular, though. In football and basketball, the college level feeds players directly to the professional level. 99% of pro b-ball and football players come out of college, and immediately play at the major league level. In hockey, not only do you have the Canadien jr. leagues, but there is also an NHL minor league system. That is why I think college hockey, while it will become more popular, will never become as popular as college b-ball and football. Which I think is a good thing. :-) -Josh HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.