>OK, and what's in it for the US Army to become a sponsor for the Hobey >Baker Award ? We (you and I taxpayers) certainly won't make money off it, >and it can't be solely because the legendary Mr. Baker was in the Army. > first the army (and all the military services) sponsor events like this to self promote to the crowd they most want to recruit. this has especially been a trend in the last two-three years as they sponsor tv shows on fox and elsewhere. as for anaheim. although the majority of competition and everything else resides in the great northeast we must step out into the mainstream. anaheim might be that step. hockey is in the limelight now thanks to fox tv and the strikes in the other major league sports. now is the time for college hockey to ride the wave of nhl interest into the mainstream of american college sports. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.