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Committee members will make themselves available to all colleges and universities to provide testimony as to the benefits of developing a varsity program.<\/p>\n<p>Some members of the committee include Herb Brooks, head coach of the gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic team; Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks; Bill Cleary, athletic director at Harvard; Craig Dahl, St. Cloud State head coach; Don Lucia, Minnesota head coach; Brian Mullen, NHL Enterprises; Andy Murray, Los Angeles Kings head coach; and Julie Sasner, Wisconsin women&#8217;s hockey head coach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a wonderful idea,&#8221; said Brooks. &#8220;It&#8217;s important that we must do everything we can to expand opportunities for our youth players coming up through the ranks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 1998, there were 131 men&#8217;s and 40 women&#8217;s NCAA varsity hockey teams. 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