For them to get in to play hockey, they have to be elite hockey players, so ... you have to have high talent level, you have to have a high GPA, and there is financial aid available.

Every player in that locker room wants to go on to play Division I college hockey, and they know this is a route to get to it.

(Opponents) are not used to seeing a Northern Kentucky team being that strong of a team, so we've had a lot of teams not look at us as being that strong, being from Kentucky.