College Hockey 101

<DIV class=headertext>College Hockey 101</DIV>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>College hockey in the United States is unique in comparison to other college athletics.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>American Universities field far fewer ice hockey teams at the NCAA (<SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">National Collegiate Athletic Association</SPAN>) level than most other popular sports. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>This is partly due to the high cost incurred by the school to run an NCAA Ice Hockey program with the required facilities and legislation such as Title IX that requires colleges to provide equal opportunity to student athletes based on gender.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>As a result the ACHA (<SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">American Collegiate Hockey Association</SPAN>) was established in 1991 to be a governing body for college hockey programs that are not considered varsity sports at their particular school. ACHA programs are required to fund themselves in most cases.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>The ACHA is growing in numbers every year as more schools across the country continue to form hockey programs.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>NCAA hockey is extremely competitive at all levels and there are only so many roster spots available at these schools.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>This has lead to the growth of the ACHA or "club" hockey in recent years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>The NCAA competes in Men's Division I, II and III and Women's Division I and III. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>The ACHA competes in Men's Division I, II and III and Women's Division I and II.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Both the NCAA and ACHA are members of USA Hockey.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Scholarships are only offered at the NCAA Division I and II levels for men's hockey and the NCAA Division I level for women.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>NCAA Division I schools are permitted 18 full scholarships per team and Division II schools are allowed 13.5 full scholarships per team.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>These "full" scholarships can be divided into partial scholarships and usually are by most schools.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>The NCAA does not have a Division II level in women's hockey and only 7 teams compete in Men's NCAA Division II, these teams compete against each other and NCAA Division III teams also.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>There has not been an NCAA Division II National Championship held since 1999.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Gaining an understanding of this landscape is the first step to playing college hockey.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Most players strive to play at the highest level possible, combine that with the amount of hockey players entering college each year from the United States, Canada and Europe and you can see why college hockey has grown both in competitiveness and popularity in recent years. The rise in participation rates in the sport has made all levels of NCAA hockey extremely competitive and created some very strong programs at the ACHA levels. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2008-2009 College Hockey Breakdown</P>
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<P align=center><STRONG><EM><U>Men's</U></EM></STRONG></P></TD>
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<P align=center>NCAA D1</P></TD>
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<P align=center>58</P></TD>
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<P align=center>936*</P></TD>
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<P align=center>NCAA D2</P></TD>
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<P align=center>7</P></TD>
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<P align=center>94.5</P></TD>
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<P align=center>NCAA D3</P></TD>
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<P align=center>71</P></TD>
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<P align=center>ACHA D1</P></TD>
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<P align=center>53</P></TD>
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<P align=center>ACHA D2</P></TD>
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<P align=center>162</P></TD>
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<P align=center>ACHA D3</P></TD>
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<P align=center>140</P></TD>
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<P align=center>NJCAA</P></TD>
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<P align=center>NCAA D1</P></TD>
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<P align=center><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>504*</P></TD>
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<P align=center>NCAA D3</P></TD>
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<P align=center>50</P></TD>
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<P align=center>0</P></TD>
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<P align=center>ACHA D1</P></TD>
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<P align=center>17</P></TD>
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<P align=center>0</P></TD>
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<P align=center>ACHA D2</P></TD>
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<P align=center>29</P></TD>
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<P align=center>0</P></TD>
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<P align=center><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </P></TD>
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<P align=center><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </P></TD>
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<P align=center> <EM><STRONG><U>Teams</U></STRONG></EM></P></TD>
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<P align=center> <STRONG><EM><U>Scholarships</U></EM></STRONG></P></TD>
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<P align=center><STRONG><EM><U>NCAA</U></EM></STRONG></P></TD>
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<P align=center><STRONG><EM><U>ACHA</U></EM></STRONG></P></STRONG></SPAN></EM></TD>
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<P align=center><STRONG><EM><U>NJCAA</U></EM></STRONG></P></TD></TR>
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<P align=center>Total Men</P></TD>
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<P align=center>502</P></TD>
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<P align=center>1030.5</P></TD>
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<P align=center>136</P></TD>
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<P align=center>355</P></TD>
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<P align=center>11</P></TD></TR>
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<P align=center>Total Women </P></TD>
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<P align=center>130</P></TD>
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<P align=center>504</P></TD>
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<P align=center>84</P></TD>
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<P align=center>46</P></TD>
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<P align=center>0</P></TD></TR>
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<P align=center>Total</P></TD>
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<P align=center><FONT color=#ff0000>632</FONT></P></TD>
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<P align=center><FONT color=#ff0000>1534.5</FONT></P></TD>
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<P align=center><FONT color=#ff0000>220</FONT></P></TD>
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<P align=center><FONT color=#ff0000>401</FONT></P></TD>
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<P align=center><FONT color=#ff0000>11</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The above chart is only a snapshot of the current structure of college hockey in the United States. It helps give you a sense of some of the current realities within the sport such as: how many teams there actually are, how few hockey scholarships are available in relation to the number of teams, and the realization that the majority of college hockey players skate in the ACHA.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Whichever level you aspire to, remember it is more about the experience you have while in college than the level you play at.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Playing four years of a college sport at any level is an accomplishment that helps build habits and characteristics that will benefit you long after graduation. </P>
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