Mike's message caused me to dive into the 1996-97 NCAA Manual. Sure enough, the constitutional provision that Mike cited is scheduled to be deleted August 1, 1997; as is the related by-law (20.7.3, p. 420). I don't remember hearing anything about this back during the NCAA convention. My guess is that it was an incidental victim to the push for complete federation; i.e., that only D-I schools vote on matters pertaining to D-I issues, etc. Given that the change doesn't take place until next summer, there's an opportunity to correct the problem at next January's convention. I agree with Mike that the impending change is certainly not in the best interest of the D-II and D-III schools that play D-I ice hockey. --------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Stephen E. Roth [log in to unmask] Dean of Student Services Canisius College (716) 888-2522 Buffalo, New York 14226 FAX (716) 888-3190 --------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.