It’s quite a shame to me that the University at Buffalo does not have a D1 program, and in a lot of ways makes no sense. It makes zero sense to me that Arizona State has D1 hockey, but the UB Bulls do not. Even Alabama-Huntsville has D1 hockey. Alabama-Huntsville has even made a couple NCAA tournament appearances in 2007, and 2010.
While UB refuses to join the party, it’s very easy to forget that right here in Western New York, we have two Division D1 hockey programs with Canisius and Niagara University.
We may not have the University of Minnesota, or Michigan in our backyards, but both programs have enjoyed some modest success in the NCAA.