UConn and Hockey East
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UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: dbilmes (---.182.179.24.adsl.snet.net)
Date: April 12, 2012 09:14PM
This is a good column in today's Hartford Courant about whether or not UConn should join Hockey East. As a Connecticut taxpayer, I think it would be a waste of money to do so. In any case, I love the comments made by a prep school coach about Quinnipiac's program.
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: Jim Hyla (---.twcny.res.rr.com)
Date: May 10, 2012 10:10AM
USCHO article on UConn and HE. Looks a lot closer. Here's The Boston Globe article on it. (Adam I got that link from the CHN page.)
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Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: May 10, 2012 10:44AM
From the Courant article: "College hockey is not a money-maker. Profits are rare. Of the 58 Division I schools — Penn State will make it 59 next year — only eight play football in a BCS league and Division I basketball. If UConn were to pull hockey off successfully, it would be in elite status. The bad news is the pro forma by Stafford Sports, which shows a current loss of $515,000 and a projected $2.2 million loss with a move to Hockey East. That includes scholarships."
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: Josh '99 (---.nycmny.east.verizon.net)
Date: May 10, 2012 01:05PM
That would make them a rarity, but I don't see why it would make them inherently "elite" in any way.billhoward
From the Courant article: "... Of the 58 Division I schools — Penn State will make it 59 next year — only eight play football in a BCS league and Division I basketball. If UConn were to pull hockey off successfully, it would be in elite status..."
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: marty (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: May 11, 2012 05:38AM
Josh '99
That would make them a rarity, but I don't see why it would make them inherently "elite" in any way.billhoward
From the Courant article: "... Of the 58 Division I schools — Penn State will make it 59 next year — only eight play football in a BCS league and Division I basketball. If UConn were to pull hockey off successfully, it would be in elite status..."
Losing money in college sports is in no way elite. They could use a rich alum to step up and fill the $void.
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: RichH (---.northropgrumman.com)
Date: June 20, 2012 04:44PM
Voted on today. Looks as though it's all but formally announced.
[themackreport.com]
That leaves the Alabama-Huntsville decision as the last domino standing from the whole BTHC fallout.
Edit: CHN filed this, same author: [www.collegehockeynews.com]
[themackreport.com]
That leaves the Alabama-Huntsville decision as the last domino standing from the whole BTHC fallout.
Edit: CHN filed this, same author: [www.collegehockeynews.com]
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/20/2012 04:50PM by RichH.
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: marty (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: June 21, 2012 05:52AM
RichH
Voted on today. Looks as though it's all but formally announced.
[themackreport.com]
That leaves the Alabama-Huntsville decision as the last domino standing from the whole BTHC fallout.
Edit: CHN filed this, same author: [www.collegehockeynews.com]
I missing something. Alabama-Huntsville was odd man out before the whole shift and they are still out of any league. So unless something happens to prop them up are they not still a fallen domino?
Is there speculation that they will be asked to join Atlantic Hockey in UConn's spot?
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: RichH (---.hsd1.ct.comcast.net)
Date: June 21, 2012 09:26AM
marty
RichH
Voted on today. Looks as though it's all but formally announced.
[themackreport.com]
That leaves the Alabama-Huntsville decision as the last domino standing from the whole BTHC fallout.
Edit: CHN filed this, same author: [www.collegehockeynews.com]
I missing something. Alabama-Huntsville was odd man out before the whole shift and they are still out of any league. So unless something happens to prop them up are they not still a fallen domino?
Is there speculation that they will be asked to join Atlantic Hockey in UConn's spot?
[www.collegehockeynews.com]
[www.collegehockeynews.com]
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: Aaron M. Griffin (---.stny.res.rr.com)
Date: June 21, 2012 02:19PM
As the first article states, most think that WCHA Lite is the only conference that might take on Alabama-Huntsville. Atlantic Hockey has indicated that its members with their smaller budgets for hockey cannot afford to have a team that far outside of their conference footprint because of financial reasons. However, why Air Force is a good fit at 1,659 miles from Rochester, NY and Alabama-Huntsville is not at a distance of 889 miles from Rochester, NY makes me question the sincerity of the financial argument.RichH
marty
RichH
Voted on today. Looks as though it's all but formally announced.
[themackreport.com]
That leaves the Alabama-Huntsville decision as the last domino standing from the whole BTHC fallout.
Edit: CHN filed this, same author: [www.collegehockeynews.com]
I missing something. Alabama-Huntsville was odd man out before the whole shift and they are still out of any league. So unless something happens to prop them up are they not still a fallen domino?
Is there speculation that they will be asked to join Atlantic Hockey in UConn's spot?
[www.collegehockeynews.com]
[www.collegehockeynews.com]
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Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: RichH (---.northropgrumman.com)
Date: June 21, 2012 03:43PM
Done deal beginning in the 2014-15 season. Press conference on June 29, with UConn alumnus & Hartford Whaler Todd Krygier in attendance. Home conference games will be played at the XL Center in Hartford (2 blocks from my apartment, I might add) and OOC games will be played at their dinky rink in Storrs.
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Pretty nice splash screen at [www.uconnhuskies.com] too.
[www.uconnhuskies.com]
Pretty nice splash screen at [www.uconnhuskies.com] too.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/21/2012 03:45PM by RichH.
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: Aaron M. Griffin (---.stny.res.rr.com)
Date: June 21, 2012 04:02PM
RichH
Done deal beginning in the 2014-15 season. Press conference on June 29, with UConn alumnus & Hartford Whaler Todd Krygier in attendance. Home conference games will be played at the XL Center in Hartford (2 blocks from my apartment, I might add) and OOC games will be played at their dinky rink in Storrs.
[www.uconnhuskies.com]
Pretty nice splash screen at [www.uconnhuskies.com] too.
UConn joins an elite group of seven other schools that compete on the national level as a member of the BCS Conference in football and play college basketball and college hockey in a national elite conference. Those other schools with their future conference hockey affiliation are: Boston College (Hockey East), Michigan (Big Ten), Michigan State (Big Ten), Minnesota (Big Ten), Notre Dame (Hockey East), Ohio State (Big Ten) and Wisconsin (Big Ten).
I like how they omit Penn State from that list.
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Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: css228 (---.29.149.69.res-cmts.mtp2.ptd.net)
Date: June 21, 2012 11:37PM
Air Force probably pays their travel like the Alaska schools. Also Army probably lobbied for them.Aaron M. Griffin
As the first article states, most think that WCHA Lite is the only conference that might take on Alabama-Huntsville. Atlantic Hockey has indicated that its members with their smaller budgets for hockey cannot afford to have a team that far outside of their conference footprint because of financial reasons. However, why Air Force is a good fit at 1,659 miles from Rochester, NY and Alabama-Huntsville is not at a distance of 889 miles from Rochester, NY makes me question the sincerity of the financial argument.RichH
marty
RichH
Voted on today. Looks as though it's all but formally announced.
[themackreport.com]
That leaves the Alabama-Huntsville decision as the last domino standing from the whole BTHC fallout.
Edit: CHN filed this, same author: [www.collegehockeynews.com]
I missing something. Alabama-Huntsville was odd man out before the whole shift and they are still out of any league. So unless something happens to prop them up are they not still a fallen domino?
Is there speculation that they will be asked to join Atlantic Hockey in UConn's spot?
[www.collegehockeynews.com]
[www.collegehockeynews.com]
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: ugarte (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: June 22, 2012 01:47AM
Also, having one far-flung team is a burden, two is worse. Contractually they almost certainly can't kick Air Force out.css228
Air Force probably pays their travel like the Alaska schools. Also Army probably lobbied for them.Aaron M. Griffin
As the first article states, most think that WCHA Lite is the only conference that might take on Alabama-Huntsville. Atlantic Hockey has indicated that its members with their smaller budgets for hockey cannot afford to have a team that far outside of their conference footprint because of financial reasons. However, why Air Force is a good fit at 1,659 miles from Rochester, NY and Alabama-Huntsville is not at a distance of 889 miles from Rochester, NY makes me question the sincerity of the financial argument.RichH
marty
RichH
Voted on today. Looks as though it's all but formally announced.
[themackreport.com]
That leaves the Alabama-Huntsville decision as the last domino standing from the whole BTHC fallout.
Edit: CHN filed this, same author: [www.collegehockeynews.com]
I missing something. Alabama-Huntsville was odd man out before the whole shift and they are still out of any league. So unless something happens to prop them up are they not still a fallen domino?
Is there speculation that they will be asked to join Atlantic Hockey in UConn's spot?
[www.collegehockeynews.com]
[www.collegehockeynews.com]
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Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: dbilmes (---.adsl.snet.net)
Date: June 27, 2012 12:55PM
My local newspaper ran a poll: Did UConn make a good choice by accepting a Hockey East invitation for men's hockey?
- 64 percent said "Yes, it's a good fit for the Huskies."
- 12 percent said "No, it's going to be a money pit."
- 24 percent said, "Nobody cares about college hockey."
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/27/2012 12:58PM by dbilmes.
Re: UConn and Hockey East
Posted by: RichH (167.225.107.---)
Date: June 29, 2012 02:10PM
And the call from the loons in BC-land: "Our elite conference isn't elite enough. Having a sweetheart NBCSN TV exposure deal is the suck. Let's revolt again. 1983!!"
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