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St. Norbert Hockey To Stay D-III

Ending months of speculation about the future of the program, a schoolcommittee has recommended that St. Norbert College should not move hockey to the Division I level.

The report, obtained and reported by the Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette, concluded that the Green Knights would not be competitive at the D-I level because the school could not offer scholarships under NCAA rules.

The school was considering moving two sports — hockey and women’s soccer — to the top level and leaving the rest of the college’s sports at the Division III level. Under NCAA rules in that situation, the school could not offer scholarships.

“Lower-quality athletes would put St. Norbert D-I athletics programs at a competitive disadvantage against programs sponsored by D-I institutions that can offer scholarships,” the report said.

Among other concerns weighing in the 13-member committee’s decision were gender equity and the feasibility of joining a Division I conference.

Minnesota’s Roed Suspended With Academic Troubles

Things are just not going well in Minnesota athletics, as far as academics are concerned.

Less than a week after the report documenting improprieties in the Gopher men’s basketball program was released, hockey coach Don Lucia has suspended freshman forward Shawn Roed for missing classes and falling behind in course work, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported in its Thursday, Nov. 25 issue.

Roed, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s rookie of the week after a four-point weekend, will not be allowed to participate in practices or games until he has completed all overdue assignments, the newspaper reported.

The crackdown on academics was something Lucia instituted as soon as he arrived in Minnesota. Players are required to attend all classes, sit in the front row and remove their caps.

“[Lucia has] always made it real clear that academics are very, very important,” linemate and team captain Nate Miller told the Star Tribune. “It’s unfortunate, but it had to be done.”

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