Seeley said,"It was his idea to have a hockey program as part of a plan to get national recognition for the college."

The Cornell women's hockey program was started in 1971.

The university had previously discontinued it's men's hockey program in 2008.

Ruggiero said that countries with strong men's hockey programs need to help their women's teams develop.

With the bitter rivalry between those two countries hockey programs should we expect anything different?

The hockey program is funded by private funds outside of the athletic department.

Recently, they added a hockey program to their list of athletic programs.

Boston College is among the top college hockey programs in the country.

St. Michael's also divided its hockey program into two teams accordingly.

Frontenac has had a very strong hockey program for the past few years.