{"id":45878,"date":"2012-10-17T22:09:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T03:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=45878"},"modified":"2012-10-17T22:09:01","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T03:09:01","slug":"d-iii-council-backs-combined-mens-d-i-d-iii-finals-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2012\/10\/17\/d-iii-council-backs-combined-mens-d-i-d-iii-finals-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"D-III council backs combined men&#8217;s D-I, D-III finals concept"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The men&#8217;s Division III championship being decided during the same weekend at the same venue as the men&#8217;s D-I title game could be reality in no time after the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/\/public\/ncaa\/resources\/latest+news\/2012\/october\/diii+management+council+backs+one-year+trial+on+combined+hockey+finals\">Division III Management Council supported the concept<\/a> at its meeting Monday and Tuesday in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>If the concept is approved by the Division III Presidents Council on Oct. 30, the one-year trial would take place in 2014 in Philadelphia. The D-III championship game would be played on Friday, April 11, between the D-I semifinals and final.<\/p>\n<p>Once that weekend is in the books, D-III governance groups would determine whether the combined championship weekend would continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The men&#8217;s Division III championship being decided during the same weekend at the same venue as the men&#8217;s D-I title game could be reality in no time after the Division III Management Council supported the concept at its meeting Monday and Tuesday in Indianapolis. 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