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Schools That Used to Have D-I Hockey

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northeastern said:
I have a simple (perhaps silly) question that i've wondered for.. a while. I don't want to start a new thread for it.. but why is it that we have Div 1 hockey & then its Div 3?

Is there no division 2 in coll hockey? Does div 3 also offer scholarships? Very curious about this.. any info appreciated. thanks.
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There is no D-II in college hockey. There was at one time. Most of the D-II schools that play hockey are in D-I. A few are in D-III leagues but are ineligible for the D-III tourney.

D-III schools cannot give athletic scholarships in any sport including hockey. There are 6 D-III schools playing in D-I. Four of them (Clarkson, CC, RPI, and SLU) are able to award athletic scholarships since they were grandfathered in when legislation was passed not allowing D-III play-ups to award scholarships. There was a fight about this at the time http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?t=28348. The other two schools (RIT and Union) are not allowed to award athletic scholarships since they were not grandfathered.
 
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PUBand09 said:
If you know any other schools that used to have teams, or schools that have added them within the past decade or so, let me know here. Other discussion about the sport in general is welcome as well.
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This is an incomplete list off the top of my head.

USC
UCLA
Occidental
Loyola (Cal)
California
Gonzaga
Washington
Montana School of Mines
US International (1980s)
Northern Arizona (1980s)
Penn State
Case
Western Reserve
Johns Hopkins
Catholic University
Georgetown
Columbia
Fordham
Illinois
Syracuse
Duquesne
Ohio University
St. Louis

Most of these schools played hockey during the golden age of college hockey, from the late 1930s until WWII. It was played from New England to Washington, DC on the east coast, across the mid-Atlantic and the mid-west states and from Spokane to Los Angeles on the west coast.

Sean
 
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Sean Pickett said:
This is an incomplete list off the top of my head.

USC
UCLA
Occidental
Loyola (Cal)
California
Gonzaga
Washington
Montana School of Mines
US International (1980s)
Northern Arizona (1980s)
Penn State
Case
Western Reserve
Johns Hopkins
Catholic University
Georgetown
Columbia
Fordham
Illinois
Syracuse
Duquesne
Ohio University
St. Louis

Most of these schools played hockey during the golden age of college hockey, from the late 1930s until WWII. It was played from New England to Washington, DC on the east coast, across the mid-Atlantic and the mid-west states and from Spokane to Los Angeles on the west coast.

Sean
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Wayne State
Fairfield
Iona
UIC
UPenn
IIRC Wyoming
 
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Don't some of these schools have ACHA teams?

I know Northwestern does... and there is an ACHA D-1... it's just not affiliated with the NCAA for whatever reason, maybe someone can shed some light on this whole ACHA thing for me (I've never quite understood it).
 
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quiddlet said:
Don't some of these schools have ACHA teams?

I know Northwestern does... and there is an ACHA D-1... it's just not affiliated with the NCAA for whatever reason, maybe someone can shed some light on this whole ACHA thing for me (I've never quite understood it).
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Almost all of them have an ACHA team, as do many of the NCAA schools also have an ACHA team.

ACHA is an organization for club level hockey. Club teams generally are not part of the schools athletic department, and do not have full time coaches and generally receive minimal funding.
 
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There are some D-II schools left, but they don't play any D-I opponents and fill their schedule with games against D-III. And no, they have nothing to play for at the end of the year.

D-II schools: St. Michael's College (VT), St. Anselm (NH), Stonehill College (MA), Assumption College (MA), and Southern New Hampshire.
 
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Sean Pickett said:
This is an incomplete list off the top of my head.

USC
UCLA
Occidental
Loyola (Cal)
California
Gonzaga
Washington
Montana School of Mines
US International (1980s)
Northern Arizona (1980s)
Penn State
Case
Western Reserve
Johns Hopkins
Catholic University
Georgetown
Columbia
Fordham
Illinois
Syracuse
Duquesne
Ohio University
St. Louis
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Ralph Baer said:
Wayne State
Fairfield
Iona
UIC
UPenn
IIRC Wyoming
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Kent State
 
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Sean Pickett said:
I believe you are correct about Wyoming. I should have put Penn on my list as BU did play them once.

Sean
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You are correct about Wyoming as DU got their first ever win against them in January 1950 and their first ever home win in February 1950.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
There are some D-II schools left, but they don't play any D-I opponents and fill their schedule with games against D-III. And no, they have nothing to play for at the end of the year.

D-II schools: St. Michael's College (VT), St. Anselm (NH), Stonehill College (MA), Assumption College (MA), and Southern New Hampshire.
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The D-II schools listed above do play in the post season for the Northeast 10 championship. I can tell you it is a big thing having been @ St. Mikes last November for the banner unveiling.
 
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I have really enjoyed reading these fan forums over the years, and finally decided to sign up. My first post concerns a school that I never understood not having D1 hockey: Syracuse. Everything about the school and its' attitude toward athletics would indicate success: enrollment, location, fan base, money. Any ideas ? Thanks
 
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Kenesky said:
I have really enjoyed reading these fan forums over the years, and finally decided to sign up. My first post concerns a school that I never understood not having D1 hockey: Syracuse. Everything about the school and its' attitude toward athletics would indicate success: enrollment, location, fan base, money. Any ideas ? Thanks
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So does the BTHC but that doesn't mean it's about to happen.
 
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Kenesky said:
I have really enjoyed reading these fan forums over the years, and finally decided to sign up. My first post concerns a school that I never understood not having D1 hockey: Syracuse. Everything about the school and its' attitude toward athletics would indicate success: enrollment, location, fan base, money. Any ideas ? Thanks
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Syracuse does have D1 hockey...for women.

Sean
 
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Kenesky said:
I have really enjoyed reading these fan forums over the years, and finally decided to sign up. My first post concerns a school that I never understood not having D1 hockey: Syracuse. Everything about the school and its' attitude toward athletics would indicate success: enrollment, location, fan base, money. Any ideas ? Thanks
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Two words ... Title IX. I do think they'll eventually field a men's team though.
 
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