ECAC Lake Placid

Poll

Who do you want to win the ECACs?

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47 votes were received.

Quinnipiac	19		40%
Harvard	6		13%
SLU	17		36%
Dartmouth	5		11%

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Who do you want to win? Considering nothing but these games, I'd root for SLU. However if Cornell is to have any chance at the NCAAs, that can't happen. In fact either Q or Harvard has to win. As hard as it is to do it, that means I have to root for Harvard. No way can I root for Q. Their fans are much worse than Harvard's non-fans. I don't like Harvard getting closer to our ECAC record, but what choice do I have? Q was so nice that they told the band they couldn't play Gary Glitter/Rock & Roll Part2. Why, because their fans got too vulgar with the lyrics. So, do they police their fans? No, they penalize us. Sorry Q, but as hard as it is, I gotta go with Harvard.

We have five games against Q this season (so far), so their wins will improve our PWR more than those of a team against which we played twice. Root for Q and suppress your gag reflex.

Also, the sooner Q wins the NC$$ the sooner they'll leave for HE.

Dartmouth with zero votes warms my heart.

Nope, can't do it. Can't vote for Harvard, Gaudet, or Q.

CowbellGuy
Nope, can't do it. Can't vote for Harvard, Gaudet, or Q.

I'm with you Age. SLU for me. If Q or H wins and it helps us back in to the tournament great.

2016 ECAC Men's Hockey Championship Fan Guide


All the channel listings are there for each "region". First game between Dartmouth and Q is at 4 PM.

Iceberg
2016 ECAC Men's Hockey Championship Fan Guide


All the channel listings are there for each "region". First game between Dartmouth and Q is at 4 PM.

Check the Bracketology thread, where this has been discussed. There seem to be some other channels, at least with TW, that will be showing the semis.

Here's what Steve Hagwell had to say to me, in an email, about the choice of ASN:

"In terms of television, the American Sports Network (ASN) is an extremely viable option. ASN produced and air nearly 30 Division I men’s college hockey games this year. The network syndicates and/or clears games across the country on regional networks, as well as local cable outlets. If our games are not available or cleared in certain areas, it may be that the local network already has commitments or is not interested in airing the games."

Given his history, I'll be he even believes that nonsense!!

Looking at the Fan Guide, it looks like the only two viewing options in NYS are Buffalo & NYC.... Great job, Steve!!! Now, how many ECAC schools are in NYS?? Let me count.......

Shaggy actually seems to be a hard-working guy with a sense of humor. What do you expect him to say: "I'm selling a shit sandwich and nobody's buying. Would you like to try to do better"?

Trotsky
Shaggy actually seems to be a hard-working guy with a sense of humor. What do you expect him to say: "I'm selling a shit sandwich and nobody's buying. Would you like to try to do better"?

Agreed, what else can he say? Also as I've mentioned twice before it's on TW Cable and over the air broadcast in the Albany market.

Why not pile on the NCAA for agreeing to use ESPN2 for the Frozen Four? And while we're at it we can begin bitching about that insurance giant's commercials that we'll undoubtedly see next week during the regionals.

Those who don't want to kvetch have the option to go the the effin' rink(s).

SNY is showing no live games today. SNY has a much wider broadcast spectrum and they are doing the game on Sat . sounds like they sold the games to ASN and then didnt really care if many of the areas that matter didnt get a buy in locally.

TV ratings are low for this anyway so how much would have ASN have offered them vs other ways of getting the games on the air? i supposed not selling to anyone in NY would mean 4-5 more people drive to Place on a WHIM.

Qunnipiac 3 Dartmouth 1

Harvard and St. Lawrence in overtime, 1-1.

Vesey wrister in ot.

Quinnipiac v Harvard tomorrow. That's good.

Trotsky
Vesey wrister in ot.

Quinnipiac v Harvard tomorrow. That's good.

Off of someone's (kriscuolo?) head.

The ECAC title game in LP will be on TWC (SNY) here in the southern tier of NY this evening.... That's refreshing.

A lot of empty seats in Lake Placid. This was probably one of the worse matchups the ECAC could have gotten as far as attendance goes.

Does anyone else think the Harvard 5-minute major, late in the first, was a bit of a stretch??

Watching the replay, it's clear that the Q player went hard into the boards. But the H player pulled up & wasn't making a whole lot of contact with him. I came away with the opinion that H player didn't exactly drive him into the boards. 2 mins, yes... 5? No!

dbilmes
A lot of empty seats in Lake Placid. This was probably one of the worse matchups the ECAC could have gotten as far as attendance goes.

I'd have thought Q would travel well.

Worst possible teams: Brown, Harvard, Princeton, Yale. SLU is tiny but close. Colgate and Dartmouth seem to be decent.

Q wins their first ECAC championship, 4-1.

I hope Anas is okay and able to play in the tournament for Q. I'm glad H lost.

Absolutely a major at any level,of hockey.

BigRedHockeyFan
I hope Anas is okay and able to play in the tournament for Q. I'm glad H lost.

Looks like he's favoring his right shoulder.

I'm rooting for Q to win it all, followed by a mass defection to the pros by half the roster.

We'll find out for sure tomorrow but I bet Q probably gets put in Albany while Harvard gets sent out west again. And of course Yale still isn't a lock considering that they're knocked out if Duluth and Minnesota win I believe.

Hate QU.
I can't stand that their name will appear on the ECAC Championship trophy.
While I will root for CU against Harvard any day... I just can never root for QU.
If you have ever been to their arena, the presentation is obnoxious. Their fans are beyond obnoxious.
The rink announcer alone is enough reason to hate them.
And Rand Pecnold... don't get me started... It is always a "cheap hit" if the opposing team does it.
I will always be in favor of the Ivy League team against other ECAC teams, especially QU.
Food for thought...
Number of QU players that will turn 25 in 2016 - Four.
Number of Harvard players that will turn 25 in 2016 - Harvard - 0
Number of players on an athletic scholaship.... Harvard none.
QU = the number players on the roster.
Can't make the pros... get a full ride at QU... heck you're turning 25... take a full ride at QU.

Love QU ... for being the best chance to give the ECAC 3 NCAA titles in 4 years. And for an Eastern term to win 8 of the last 9 NCAA titles. After Harvard won in 1989, Western teams won something like 14 of 18 titles and there was a lot of talk about how Eastern hockey was terrible. Then BU / BC won several titles and the talk settled to how the ECAC was the weakest major conference.

More people will fill the empty seats in Lake Placid knowing the winner and runner-up are serious contenders.

ECAC is finishing a three-year run in Placid this year, announced a three-year extension. There was some on-air mention that the agreement included upgrades to the glass and video scoreboard. From the announcers' griping, sounds as if LP needs to attend to the icemaking equipment, too. It was in the teens outside at gametime and there wasn't a lot of body heat to overcome. A lot of youth teams come through to play holiday, school year weekend, and summer tournaments. They ought to go home with a better impression of Lake Placid.

GBR1234
Hate QU.
I can't stand that their name will appear on the ECAC Championship trophy.
While I will root for CU against Harvard any day... I just can never root for QU.
If you have ever been to their arena, the presentation is obnoxious. Their fans are beyond obnoxious.
The rink announcer alone is enough reason to hate them.
And Rand Pecnold... don't get me started... It is always a "cheap hit" if the opposing team does it.
I will always be in favor of the Ivy League team against other ECAC teams, especially QU.
Food for thought...
Number of QU players that will turn 25 in 2016 - Four.
Number of Harvard players that will turn 25 in 2016 - Harvard - 0
Number of players on an athletic scholaship.... Harvard none.
QU = the number players on the roster.
Can't make the pros... get a full ride at QU... heck you're turning 25... take a full ride at QU.

When Q played Yale in the final a few years ago there was a profile of
the school that convinced me I will never root for them in anything.
I don't have it handy, but to paraphrase, the administration was taken
over by people who thought it would be a great idea to apply business
marketing strategies to a university. So basically every decision
they've made is to most efficiently promote the brand, including
sponsoring polls to get their name in the press, and even pouring
support into the hockey team as the most cost-effective way to give
them a high-profile sporting success. I wish Q were not part of our
conference, and I hope to hell RIT pulls off another 16-vs-1 upset
next weekend.

FWIW, one of the few things in the above rant that I disagree with is
always supporting Ivies over non-Ivies. I'll support Clarkson and RPI
over most of the Ivies (except obviously Cornell and perhaps
Princeton). I'll support most of the ECAC over Harvard and Dartmouth
(because of Gaudet; used to be Brown). I will support almost anyone
in College Hockey over Quinnipiac, with the possible exception of
North Dakota, maybe BC, and a few of the B1G T6n.

jtwcornell91

GBR1234
Hate QU.
I can't stand that their name will appear on the ECAC Championship trophy.
While I will root for CU against Harvard any day... I just can never root for QU.
If you have ever been to their arena, the presentation is obnoxious. Their fans are beyond obnoxious.
The rink announcer alone is enough reason to hate them.
And Rand Pecnold... don't get me started... It is always a "cheap hit" if the opposing team does it.
I will always be in favor of the Ivy League team against other ECAC teams, especially QU.
Food for thought...
Number of QU players that will turn 25 in 2016 - Four.
Number of Harvard players that will turn 25 in 2016 - Harvard - 0
Number of players on an athletic scholaship.... Harvard none.
QU = the number players on the roster.
Can't make the pros... get a full ride at QU... heck you're turning 25... take a full ride at QU.

When Q played Yale in the final a few years ago there was a profile of
the school that convinced me I will never root for them in anything.
I don't have it handy, but to paraphrase, the administration was taken
over by people who thought it would be a great idea to apply business
marketing strategies to a university. So basically every decision
they've made is to most efficiently promote the brand, including
sponsoring polls to get their name in the press, and even pouring
support into the hockey team as the most cost-effective way to give
them a high-profile sporting success. I wish Q were not part of our
conference, and I hope to hell RIT pulls off another 16-vs-1 upset
next weekend.

FWIW, one of the few things in the above rant that I disagree with is
always supporting Ivies over non-Ivies. I'll support Clarkson and RPI
over most of the Ivies (except obviously Cornell and perhaps
Princeton). I'll support most of the ECAC over Harvard and Dartmouth
(because of Gaudet; used to be Brown). I will support almost anyone
in College Hockey over Quinnipiac, with the possible exception of
North Dakota, maybe BC, and a few of the B1G T6n.

That's about my ranking of teams, except with less Q hate. Was rooting for Q over Harvard, though I feel gross about it.

And I'd root for just about anyone or anything over Dartmouth.

GBR1234
Hate QU.
I can't stand that their name will appear on the ECAC Championship trophy.
While I will root for CU against Harvard any day... I just can never root for QU.
If you have ever been to their arena, the presentation is obnoxious. Their fans are beyond obnoxious.
The rink announcer alone is enough reason to hate them.
And Rand Pecnold... don't get me started... It is always a "cheap hit" if the opposing team does it.
I will always be in favor of the Ivy League team against other ECAC teams, especially QU.
Food for thought...
Number of QU players that will turn 25 in 2016 - Four.
Number of Harvard players that will turn 25 in 2016 - Harvard - 0
Number of players on an athletic scholaship.... Harvard none.
QU = the number players on the roster.
Can't make the pros... get a full ride at QU... heck you're turning 25... take a full ride at QU.

As someone who lives less than 25 miles from Hamden, and over the past five years (thanks to 2 playoff series) have watched more games at Q than at any other rink, I agree completely with everything you said. You also omitted the terrible post-game traffic jams, which often result of taking 20 minutes or longer just to get down the long driveway leading up to the rink.

dbilmes
As someone who lives less than 25 miles from Hamden, and over the past five years (thanks to 2 playoff series) have watched more games at Q than at any other rink, I agree completely with everything you said. You also omitted the terrible post-game traffic jams, which often result of taking 20 minutes or longer just to get down the long driveway leading up to the rink.

The food was terrible, and the portions so small!

dbilmes
You also omitted the terrible post-game traffic jams, which often result of taking 20 minutes or longer just to get down the long driveway leading up to the rink.

Since that building opened I've wondered why they have a permanent median on the driveway that prevents them from adjusting the number of lanes in and out before and after games there.

Chris '03

dbilmes
You also omitted the terrible post-game traffic jams, which often result of taking 20 minutes or longer just to get down the long driveway leading up to the rink.

Since that building opened I've wondered why they have a permanent median on the driveway that prevents them from adjusting the number of lanes in and out before and after games there.

They ran a poll and the median won in a landslide.

Story in N.Y. Times about controversy over Big Ten's push to restrict impact of 24-year-old players in college hockey. Shockingly enough, Quinnipiac is opposed!

Seems like everyone on this board is just upset Q has replaced Cornell as the best program in the conference. Didn't we used to recruit overage players during the Bâby Murray years too?

underskill
Seems like everyone on this board is just upset Q has replaced Cornell as the best program in the conference. Didn't we used to recruit overage players during the Bâby Murray years too?

We still do. Kaldis is going to be 21 before he ever plays a game for us.

The TBRW scoring reports have ages, if you want a glance at whether ages are changing. I will put together a GP-weighted age score for each season sometime, but for a taste in 2000 our three leading scorers were all 24.