BOWLING GREEN — When Bowling Green State University made the transition from club to varsity hockey program in 1969, Scott Slater was starting his freshman year on campus.
The Bowling Green native was studying to become a certified public accountant, and though he had never played the game competitively, he quickly became attached. The games were fast and loud and fun, but more than that, the game created a community that in recent years has revived hockey at BGSU.
The Falcons, for the first time since 1990, will play in the NCAA tournament Saturday when they take on defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth in Allentown, Pa.