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Date Posted: 09:15:05 07/14/04 Wed
Author: Zipp
Subject: WE WIN!........ I GUESS!
In reply to: Zipp 's message, "WE LOSE! AGAIN!" on 08:45:02 07/14/04 Wed

ECAC recommends Bobcats for 12th spot

Dave Solomon , Register Staff 07/14/2004

The ECAC hockey committee has recommended Quinnipiac University as its 12th member institution to replace Vermont, sources told the New Haven Register Tuesday.

The recommendation must first be approved by the ECAC�s policy committee, which is expected to meet in August.

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A 13th school, Holy Cross of Worcester, Mass., has been tentatively recommended as well, based upon a commitment to upgrade its women�s program, which currently plays in a Division III league.

Pending final approval, Quinnipiac would join ECAC hockey for the 2005-06 season, setting up an inaugural men�s hockey matchup between Yale and Quinnipiac.

Three of the five applicants, Sacred Heart , Niagara and Mercyhurst, have been informed that their applications have been denied.

According to sources, all five schools were notified of their status over the weekend, though Quinnipiac Athletic Director Jack McDonald insisted Tuesday he has not been informed of any recommendation.

"From what I read on the Internet, there are three who have said they are not candidates anymore, and we�re really still waiting," McDonald said. "There�s a lot of talk and rumor, but we�re waiting to hear the word. It�s quite clear there are still two (schools) standing, but I�d like to see it in writing before I can (comment). We�re in triple overtime here."

For Quinnipiac, this would arguably rank as the biggest sports story since the school opted to go Division I in 1999-2000 Consequently, McDonald admitted that the courtship with the ECAC has been extremely nerve-racking.

The ECAC conducted extensive on-site visits to all five applicants over the past month, and the process has been very deliberate.

"As things started unfolding on Friday, when I heard that schools were being notified that they weren�t candidates, the anxiety was sky-high," McDonald said. "We�ll just have to see how it all develops."

Because the process is not completed until the policy committee signs off on the recommendation � or, in the unlikely event that it radically amends it � ECAC Hockey Committee Chairman Wayne Dean said, "I feel it�s inappropriate to comment. The recommendation must be acted upon by the policy committee." Dean is an associate athletic director at Yale.

Ever since Vermont first informed the ECAC that it was leaving for Hockey East, the ECAC has been talking about expanding to 13 teams in order to have a 24-game league schedule � up from 22 in the past. But, according to sources, it�s uncertain if Holy Cross will be extended an invitation as soon as next month. If Holy Cross exhibits a commitment to women�s hockey, it is almost a foregone conclusion that it will be added to the league.

Quinnipiac, a member of Atlantic Hockey, and the MAAC before that, prospectively joins a tradition-rich college hockey league including Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Colgate, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, Rensselaer, Union, Clarkson and St. Lawrence.

Quinnipiac has been trying to schedule Yale for several seasons, but because the Bulldogs have a limited non-league schedule and have always opted to play national programs, Quinnipiac has been unable to secure a game with Yale.

The women�s programs of Yale and Quinnipiac have played annually for the past four years.

One of the enticements that worked in Quinnipiac�s favor was the prospect of a new on-campus hockey arena, which is tentatively scheduled to open in January 2007. The Bobcats presently play at the Northford Ice Pavilion.

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Dave Solomon, the Register sports columnist, can be reached at dsolomon@nhregister.com .

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