NCAA taps Pa. for 2013, 2014 championship games
July 13, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The NCAA is bringing the men’s college hockey championshipsto Pennsylvania for back-to-back Frozen Fours.
The Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee says Pittsburgh will host the 2013Frozen Four at Consol Energy Center, while the Wachovia Center in Philadelphiawill be the venue for the 2014 championship.
Consol, set to open next month, is the home ice for the NHL’s PittsburghPenguins, while the Wachovia Center, home of the Flyers, is no stranger tohosting NCAA tourneys, including the first and second rounds of the 2006Division I men’s basketball tournament.
The decision, announced Tuesday, means that, for the first time, NCAADivision I hockey championships will be played in the Keystone state.
NCAA won’t change icing rule
July 8, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—The NCAA has decided against making icing a penalty at alltimes during college games, even for short-handed teams.
The ice hockey rules committee announced its decision Thursday after schoolsobjected.
The committee had considered making icing a penalty even for teams defendingthe power play, saying it would have rewarded speed and skill and helped tocreate scoring chances. Schools instead recommended that the rule be mandatoryfor exhibition contests only.
