NCAA's Realtionship with Hockey

With the Frozen Four coming up soon, I think its a good time to talk about the NCAA's relationship with the sport. To be honest, I think the NCAA is missing out on missed the potential on the sport. Hockey has the most passionate sports fan base in the world. Out of college, there have been many superstars out of college. For example, Martin St Louis was once an unknown until he went to Tampa and became an instant star. Another thing is that anything can happen in a hockey game. For example, 18th seeded St Cloud State beat North Dakota, who was a #1 seed. In hockey, there are a lot more upsets then there are in the Final Four. Another example of this, is that a small college like Union, won the national title last year, against a very good Minnesota Gophers team. A great thing about college hockey is that you can get drafted at any time and still be able to get your education. After you are drafted, your team holds your rights for two years, and if they don't sign with the team, you can sign with whoever you want. Most people say that all the great hockey prospects come from Canada and that you can only get noticed if you play in the CHL. A perfect example to disprove this is Jack Eichel. He is currently a freshman at Boston University and projected to be a No 1 or No 2 pick in this years NHL draft alongside of Connor Mcdavid. This year, it's good to be a hockey fan because this type of generational talent does come along often, let alone two of them. This link is to the NCAA Division 1 hockey playoffs http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/icehockey-men/d1. There are a total of 10 unranked teams in the playoffs, proving that anyone can make a miracle run to the championship, unlike the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Playoffs.