Opponent News 19-20

dbilmes
Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

 1. Cornell
 2. Clarkson
 3. Dartmouth
 4. Quinnipiac
——————————
 5. Harvard
 6. Colgate
 7. Yale
 8. RPI
——————————
 9. Princeton
10. Brown
11. Union
12. SLU

ugarte

dbilmes
Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

i saw that and got a little queasy at the bracketology that put them as our first round opponent. it's supposed to be a cakewalk!

Trotsky

ugarte

dbilmes
Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

i saw that and got a little queasy at the bracketology that put them as our first round opponent. it's supposed to be a cakewalk!

According to the posts over at USCHO, they are a very impressive team and their fans dominated the tournament.

blackwidow

Trotsky

Chris H82
Isn't that a low bar when compared to Q?

My question was whether SHU belongs in the same cluster with the ECAC in the way that Q (and TBH probably UVM) does not.

I mean, the other way is 16: + SHU, Niagara, RIT, and Canisius. We could also add back Army if we still want to kick out Q (spoiler: we do).

Why do you guys want to kick Q out? Sorry im new.

Trotsky
That's fascinating. Maybe they could be another SLU -- small, liberal arts Catholic school. I'm all for kicking Q out. Can SHU pull its weight academically?

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky

ugarte

dbilmes
Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

i saw that and got a little queasy at the bracketology that put them as our first round opponent. it's supposed to be a cakewalk!

According to the posts over at USCHO, they are a very impressive team and their fans dominated the tournament.

Let's see how their fans do if the tournament is further than about 30 miles away.

ursusminor

Trotsky
That's fascinating. Maybe they could be another SLU -- small, liberal arts Catholic school. I'm all for kicking Q out. Can SHU pull its weight academically?

I am pretty sure that SLU is not a Catholic school. They are named either after the river or the county.

ursusminor

Trotsky
That's fascinating. Maybe they could be another SLU -- small, liberal arts Catholic school. I'm all for kicking Q out. Can SHU pull its weight academically?

I am pretty sure that SLU is not a Catholic school. They are named either after the river or the county.

Trotsky

I always thought SLU was Catholic. Their logo looks very religious to me:

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky

ugarte

dbilmes
Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

i saw that and got a little queasy at the bracketology that put them as our first round opponent. it's supposed to be a cakewalk!

According to the posts over at USCHO, they are a very impressive team and their fans dominated the tournament.

Let's see how their fans do if the tournament is further than about 30 miles away.

Bridgeport was 50 miles. Worcester is just 100 miles.

Trotsky
They don't fit the academic model. No need to be sorry.

RichH
The Sacred Heart campus is 5 miles from the arena in Bridgeport.

ugarte

Trotsky

I always thought SLU was Catholic. Their logo looks very religious to me:

I mean, still Christian just not Catholic.

Trotsky

ugarte

Trotsky

I always thought SLU was Catholic. Their logo looks very religious to me:

I mean, still Christian just not Catholic.

Yea, but if they're into adoration of saints that's the Whore of Bâbylon. <-- edit: oh, snap.

RichH

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky

ugarte

dbilmes
Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

i saw that and got a little queasy at the bracketology that put them as our first round opponent. it's supposed to be a cakewalk!

According to the posts over at USCHO, they are a very impressive team and their fans dominated the tournament.

Let's see how their fans do if the tournament is further than about 30 miles away.

Bridgeport was 50 miles. Worcester is just 100 miles.

The Sacred Heart campus is 5 miles from the arena in Bridgeport.

dbilmes
Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

ice
Interesting game in Anchorage last night that ended: Mankato 2, Anchorage 2.

Three major penalties, three game misconducts, no power play goals.

During the last minute of the third period, Mankato scored two extra-attacker goals to eek out a tie.

Jim Hyla
H loses 3-1 with EN goal.

Iceberg
So Kevin Sneddon is (supposedly) retiring as Vermont head coach after this season and they'll be looking for a replacement. Per some folks on USCHO, Ben Syer is one of the several people being looked at

scoop85
...and has been solid when he's filled in for Schafer on the bench.

sah67

scoop85
...and has been solid when he's filled in for Schafer on the bench.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ben is undefeated when filling in for Schafer.

CAS
Ben’s wife works as a senior administrator for Cornell. Hopefully that will help keep them both at Cornell for many more years.

Trotsky

sah67

scoop85
...and has been solid when he's filled in for Schafer on the bench.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ben is undefeated when filling in for Schafer.

Correct.

Swampy

Trotsky

sah67

scoop85
...and has been solid when he's filled in for Schafer on the bench.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ben is undefeated when filling in for Schafer.

Correct.

Is this just for this year or forever?

sah67

Swampy

Trotsky

sah67

scoop85
...and has been solid when he's filled in for Schafer on the bench.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ben is undefeated when filling in for Schafer.

Correct.

Is this just for this year or forever?

Since he was hired, I believe.

Jim Hyla

sah67

Swampy

Trotsky

sah67

scoop85
...and has been solid when he's filled in for Schafer on the bench.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ben is undefeated when filling in for Schafer.

Correct.

Is this just for this year or forever?

Since he was hired, I believe.

Yes, I'll second that belief.

Swampy

Jim Hyla

sah67

Swampy

Trotsky

sah67

scoop85
...and has been solid when he's filled in for Schafer on the bench.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ben is undefeated when filling in for Schafer.

Correct.

Is this just for this year or forever?

Since he was hired, I believe.

Yes, I'll second that belief.

Oh.

...

Fire Schafer!

ice
BC wins it 7-2

Jeff Hopkins '82
Now 4-2 NU in the 2nd. Wow.

Jeff Hopkins '82
BU ties it at 4 with 0.8 seconds left. They're going to OT!

scoop85

Jeff Hopkins '82
BU ties it at 4 with 0.8 seconds left. They're going to OT!

If I’m a Northeastern fan I’d be feeling sick. A Northeastern guy was just about to skate the puck out of the zone with about 15 seconds left but turned it over and BU was able to pop one home on a goalmouth scramble. Just nuts.

Jeff Hopkins '82

scoop85

Jeff Hopkins '82
BU ties it at 4 with 0.8 seconds left. They're going to OT!

If I’m a Northeastern fan I’d be feeling sick. A Northeastern guy was just about to skate the puck out of the zone with about 15 seconds left but turned it over and BU was able to pop one home on a goalmouth scramble. Just nuts.

Reminded me of when we beat Sucks a few years ago.

Jeff Hopkins '82
And NU wins it with ~5 mins left in OT.

ugarte

Jeff Hopkins '82

scoop85

Jeff Hopkins '82
BU ties it at 4 with 0.8 seconds left. They're going to OT!

If I’m a Northeastern fan I’d be feeling sick. A Northeastern guy was just about to skate the puck out of the zone with about 15 seconds left but turned it over and BU was able to pop one home on a goalmouth scramble. Just nuts.

Reminded me of when we beat Sucks a few years ago.

sounds more like a lacrosse game I remember less fondly

Jim Hyla

Jeff Hopkins '82
And NU wins it with ~5 mins left in OT.

On just a bad call. I don't care that BU beat NU on a similar bad call a few years ago. That was a bad call. I can't easily find a video to show it, but wow.

scoop85

ugarte

Jeff Hopkins '82

scoop85

Jeff Hopkins '82
BU ties it at 4 with 0.8 seconds left. They're going to OT!

If I’m a Northeastern fan I’d be feeling sick. A Northeastern guy was just about to skate the puck out of the zone with about 15 seconds left but turned it over and BU was able to pop one home on a goalmouth scramble. Just nuts.

Reminded me of when we beat Sucks a few years ago.

sounds more like a lacrosse game I remember less fondly

Yeah, that's probably a better (and more painful) comparison.

Jeff Hopkins '82

scoop85

ugarte

Jeff Hopkins '82

scoop85

Jeff Hopkins '82
BU ties it at 4 with 0.8 seconds left. They're going to OT!

If I’m a Northeastern fan I’d be feeling sick. A Northeastern guy was just about to skate the puck out of the zone with about 15 seconds left but turned it over and BU was able to pop one home on a goalmouth scramble. Just nuts.

Reminded me of when we beat Sucks a few years ago.

sounds more like a lacrosse game I remember less fondly

Yeah, that's probably a better (and more painful) comparison.

It never happened.

RichH

Jeff Hopkins '82

scoop85

ugarte

Jeff Hopkins '82

scoop85

Jeff Hopkins '82
BU ties it at 4 with 0.8 seconds left. They're going to OT!

If I’m a Northeastern fan I’d be feeling sick. A Northeastern guy was just about to skate the puck out of the zone with about 15 seconds left but turned it over and BU was able to pop one home on a goalmouth scramble. Just nuts.

Reminded me of when we beat Sucks a few years ago.

sounds more like a lacrosse game I remember less fondly

Yeah, that's probably a better (and more painful) comparison.

It never happened.

No, I don’t think I’ll ever get over Macho Grande.

ice
Beanpot

BU vs Northeastern Highlights:

[www.youtube.com]

marty

ice
Beanpot

BU vs Northeastern Highlights:

[www.youtube.com]

Great highlights. These clips show the plays developing rather than just the few seconds before each goal. I wish Cornell would take notice.

However, the penalty that led to the tie-breaking goal is missing.

Team  Cor    Clk    Hvd    Qpc
Pts    26     26     22     21
2/14  Uni   @Qpc    Yal    Clk
2/15  RPI   @Prn    Brn    SLU
2/21 @Yal    Hvd   @Clk   @RPI
2/22 @Brn    Drt   @SLU   @Uni
2/28  SLU   @Cgt    RPI    Brn
2/29  Clk   @Cor    Uni    Yal

Team  Cor    Clk    Hvd    Qpc
Pts    26     26     22     21
2/14    2      1      2      1
2/15    2      2      2      2
2/21    2      1      1      2
2/22    2      2      2      2
2/28    2      2      2      2
2/29    1      1      2      2
Pts    37     35     33     32

Trotsky
The 4th place team has not finished with 30+ points since 1996.

Trotsky
Comparison of our and our opponents' remaining games.

Team  Cor    Clk    Hvd    Qpc
Pts    26     26     22     21
2/14  Uni   @Prn    Yal    Clk
2/15  RPI   @Qpc    Brn    SLU
2/21 @Yal    Hvd   @Clk   @RPI
2/22 @Brn    Drt   @SLU   @Uni
2/28  SLU   @Cgt    RPI    Brn
2/29  Clk   @Cor    Uni    Yal

If we projected 2 points vs non-contenders and 1 each intra-contender games:

Team  Cor    Clk    Hvd    Qpc
Pts    26     26     22     21
2/14    2      2      2      1
2/15    2      1      2      2
2/21    2      1      1      2
2/22    2      2      2      2
2/28    2      2      2      2
2/29    1      1      2      2
Pts    37     35     33     32

The 4th place team has not finished with 30+ points since 1996.

ursusminor
If I understand what you are doing correctly, there must be an even number of 1's for each date. It looks like the Clarkson entries for 2/14 and 2/15 should be switched.

Trotsky
Comparison of our and our opponents' remaining games.

Team  Cor    Clk    Hvd    Qpc
Pts    26     26     22     21
2/14  Uni   @Qpc    Yal    Clk
2/15  RPI   @Prn    Brn    SLU
2/21 @Yal    Hvd   @Clk   @RPI
2/22 @Brn    Drt   @SLU   @Uni
2/28  SLU   @Cgt    RPI    Brn
2/29  Clk   @Cor    Uni    Yal

If we projected 2 points vs non-contenders and 1 each intra-contender games:

Team  Cor    Clk    Hvd    Qpc
Pts    26     26     22     21
2/14    2      1      2      1
2/15    2      2      2      2
2/21    2      1      1      2
2/22    2      2      2      2
2/28    2      2      2      2
2/29    1      1      2      2
Pts    37     35     33     32

The 4th place team has not finished with 30+ points since 1996.

Scersk '97

Trotsky
The 4th place team has not finished with 30+ points since 1996.

Yes, it was my junior year, so there are intangibles that light the whole experience up like a Christmas tree, but that stretch run was the most exciting period of Cornell hockey that I have ever witnessed. '97 was different—a much more "cardiac kids" kind of situation. '03 was "men against boys." '05 might have come close, but I watched (mostly, listened to) that one from afar.

Nothing compares to '96: fan for life.

This year? I don't think the top 4 are going to find their Colgate. It's all about jockeying to secure the "best" quarterfinal opponent. Takes a bit of the suspense out of it, but I'll take it.

Jeff Hopkins '82
Brown ties Sucks 1-1. Yale beats Dartmouth 4-3.

Cornell wins the Ivy title.

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82
Brown ties Sucks 1-1. Yale beats Dartmouth 4-3.

Cornell wins the Ivy title.

Not yet. We are 6-1-1, 13 points with 2 games to go. Harvard finishes 5-1-4, 14 points. 1 point next weekend to win a share, 2 to win outright.

Please do not mention that abortion of 3-point wins the Ivies claims. It means nothing. The Ivy League office can fuck itself with a rusty pitching niblick.

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82
Brown ties Sucks 1-1. Yale beats Dartmouth 4-3.

Cornell wins the Ivy title.

Not yet. We are 6-1-1, 13 points with 2 games to go. Harvard finishes 5-1-4, 14 points. 1 point next weekend to win a share, 2 to win outright.

Please do not mention that abortion of 3-point wins the Ivies claims. It means nothing. The Ivy League office can fuck itself with a rusty pitching niblick.

What is the "official" scoring basis? Is it as the Ivy League page shows it or as you show it?

ugarte

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82
Brown ties Sucks 1-1. Yale beats Dartmouth 4-3.

Cornell wins the Ivy title.

Not yet. We are 6-1-1, 13 points with 2 games to go. Harvard finishes 5-1-4, 14 points. 1 point next weekend to win a share, 2 to win outright.

Please do not mention that abortion of 3-point wins the Ivies claims. It means nothing. The Ivy League office can fuck itself with a rusty pitching niblick.

What is the "official" scoring basis? Is it as the Ivy League page shows it or as you show it?

the one that earns a banner is the one that matters. the other one gets a rusty niblick.

French Rage

ugarte

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82
Brown ties Sucks 1-1. Yale beats Dartmouth 4-3.

Cornell wins the Ivy title.

Not yet. We are 6-1-1, 13 points with 2 games to go. Harvard finishes 5-1-4, 14 points. 1 point next weekend to win a share, 2 to win outright.

Please do not mention that abortion of 3-point wins the Ivies claims. It means nothing. The Ivy League office can fuck itself with a rusty pitching niblick.

What is the "official" scoring basis? Is it as the Ivy League page shows it or as you show it?

the one that earns a banner is the one that matters. the other one gets a rusty niblick.

It's good to win the banner, but there's also a nice sense to win it with the non-inane scoring system too.

Trotsky

French Rage

ugarte

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82
Brown ties Sucks 1-1. Yale beats Dartmouth 4-3.

Cornell wins the Ivy title.

Not yet. We are 6-1-1, 13 points with 2 games to go. Harvard finishes 5-1-4, 14 points. 1 point next weekend to win a share, 2 to win outright.

Please do not mention that abortion of 3-point wins the Ivies claims. It means nothing. The Ivy League office can fuck itself with a rusty pitching niblick.

What is the "official" scoring basis? Is it as the Ivy League page shows it or as you show it?

the one that earns a banner is the one that matters. the other one gets a rusty niblick.

It's good to win the banner, but there's also a nice sense to win it with the non-inane scoring system too.

Hopefully it won't matter this year, but the Ivies don't get to decide what math means. Aesthetics > authority. Smash the state!

Trotsky
CHN reporting 7 teams are leaving the WCHA to form a new conference. Wonder if Arizona State will make it an even 8? Bowling Green owns the "CCHA" label so they could revive that name.

UAA, UAF and UAH are the Leftovers. They would need 3 others to get to the NC$$ conference minimum. Based on USCHO threads the Alaska schools are in serious trouble due to lack of institutional support and state budget cuts. Outside of a conference and mandatory scheduling they are fucked for games.

If Cal and USC wanted to revive their programs now would be a pretty good time.

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky
CHN reporting 7 teams are leaving the WCHA to form a new conference. Wonder if Arizona State will make it an even 8? Bowling Green owns the "CCHA" label so they could revive that name.

UAA, UAF and UAH are the Leftovers. They would need 3 others to get to the NC$$ conference minimum. Based on USCHO threads the Alaska schools are in serious trouble due to lack of institutional support and state budget cuts. Outside of a conference and mandatory scheduling they are fucked for games.

If Cal and USC wanted to revive their programs now would be a pretty good time.

When we were out in Vegas, people were saying that UNLV has a decent club team. With the success of the Golden Knights, I wonder if UNLV'd consider going D1.

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky
CHN reporting 7 teams are leaving the WCHA to form a new conference. Wonder if Arizona State will make it an even 8? Bowling Green owns the "CCHA" label so they could revive that name.

UAA, UAF and UAH are the Leftovers. They would need 3 others to get to the NC$$ conference minimum. Based on USCHO threads the Alaska schools are in serious trouble due to lack of institutional support and state budget cuts. Outside of a conference and mandatory scheduling they are fucked for games.

If Cal and USC wanted to revive their programs now would be a pretty good time.

When we were out in Vegas, people were saying that UNLV has a decent club team. With the success of the Golden Knights, I wonder if UNLV'd consider going D1.

The far west could really have something if UA (Tucson) joined ASU and if USC and UCLA, who competed in the 50s, brought D-I to LA. With that as a base I could then see schools like UNLV, BYU, and maybe Cal (another former program) being enticed.

None of this has anything to do with me retiring to Phoenix (why, yes, I would support admitting ASU to the ECAC).

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky
CHN reporting 7 teams are leaving the WCHA to form a new conference. Wonder if Arizona State will make it an even 8? Bowling Green owns the "CCHA" label so they could revive that name.

UAA, UAF and UAH are the Leftovers. They would need 3 others to get to the NC$$ conference minimum. Based on USCHO threads the Alaska schools are in serious trouble due to lack of institutional support and state budget cuts. Outside of a conference and mandatory scheduling they are fucked for games.

If Cal and USC wanted to revive their programs now would be a pretty good time.

When we were out in Vegas, people were saying that UNLV has a decent club team. With the success of the Golden Knights, I wonder if UNLV'd consider going D1.

The far west could really have something if UA (Tucson) joined ASU and if USC and UCLA, who competed in the 50s, brought D-I to LA. With that as a base I could then see schools like UNLV, BYU, and maybe Cal (another former program) being enticed.

None of this has anything to do with me retiring to Phoenix (why, yes, I would support admitting ASU to the ECAC).

Maybe even NAU. They've got a decent club team, too.

Trotsky
CHN reporting 7 teams are leaving the WCHA to form a new conference. Wonder if Arizona State will make it an even 8? Bowling Green owns the "CCHA" label so they could revive that name.

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky
CHN reporting 7 teams are leaving the WCHA to form a new conference. Wonder if Arizona State will make it an even 8? Bowling Green owns the "CCHA" label so they could revive that name.

UAA, UAF and UAH are the Leftovers. They would need 3 others to get to the NC$$ conference minimum. Based on USCHO threads the Alaska schools are in serious trouble due to lack of institutional support and state budget cuts. Outside of a conference and mandatory scheduling they are fucked for games.

If Cal and USC wanted to revive their programs now would be a pretty good time.

When we were out in Vegas, people were saying that UNLV has a decent club team. With the success of the Golden Knights, I wonder if UNLV'd consider going D1.

The far west could really have something if UA (Tucson) joined ASU and if USC and UCLA, who competed in the 50s, brought D-I to LA. With that as a base I could then see schools like UNLV, BYU, and maybe Cal (another former program) being enticed.

None of this has anything to do with me retiring to Phoenix (why, yes, I would support admitting ASU to the ECAC).

Maybe even NAU. They've got a decent club team, too.

The Lumberjacks! Dr. Mrs. grew up in Flag and we have friends there.

Evidently Grand Canyon University, which is about three blocks from my new house, competes as an ACHA D-1 Indy same as UNLV. They're lunatic fundies so they shouldn't mind going into the corner.

Trotsky
CHN reporting 7 teams are leaving the WCHA to form a new conference. Wonder if Arizona State will make it an even 8? Bowling Green owns the "CCHA" label so they could revive that name.

UAA, UAF and UAH are the Leftovers.

If Cal and USC wanted to revive their programs now would be a pretty good time. St. Thomas (MN) has been talking about jumping to D-I.

French Rage
Are they going to want to spend money getting clubs to DI so they can spend more traveling to Alaska and Alabama?

Trotsky

French Rage
Are they going to want to spend money getting clubs to DI so they can spend more traveling to Alaska and Alabama?

Coincidentally, another Indy ACHA school is UAB, which had a D-1 not all that long ago (80s at least, maybe 90s).

I have no idea what to do about Alaska other than impose a surcharge on all of D-1 hockey to defray their and their opponents' travel costs. Hockey Socialism!

Trotsky
UAA, UAF and UAH are the Leftovers.

Give My Regards

Trotsky
UAA, UAF and UAH are the Leftovers.

I'll see if I can dig this up, but I think I read somewhere that UAH back in November served notice that they intend to withdraw from (what's left of) the WCHA. IIRC they were looking to join Atlantic Hockey.

Give My Regards

Trotsky
UAA, UAF and UAH are the Leftovers.

I'll see if I can dig this up, but I think I read somewhere that UAH back in November served notice that they intend to withdraw from (what's left of) the WCHA. IIRC they were looking to join Atlantic Hockey.

abmarks
are there any D2 or D3 schools out west at all? If so you'd think Alaskan schools by this point would have thought about dropping down.

abmarks
are there any D2 or D3 schools out west at all? If so you'd think Alaskan schools by this point would have thought about dropping down.

marty

abmarks
are there any D2 or D3 schools out west at all? If so you'd think Alaskan schools by this point would have thought about dropping down.

How about D3 schools near Schenectady?

Pat Borzi, NYT, 2/20/20
Last June, seven schools — Minnesota State, Bemidji State, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Northern Michigan, Michigan Tech and Lake Superior State — announced plans to withdraw from the W.C.H.A. and possibly form a new conference for the 2021-22 season. That left only Alaska-Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks and Alabama-Huntsville, the W.C.H.A.’s farthest-flung members. This week, the departing seven programs reorganized as the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, reviving the name of a conference that dissolved in the previous realignment.

NYT
This season, Alaska-Anchorage shifted games from the 6,290-seat Sullivan Arena downtown to the 750-seat Seawolf Sports Complex on campus, a move that Athletic Director Greg Myford said saved $200,000 annually. The complex’s capacity ranks below the W.C.H.A. minimum of 2,500 and Myford soon plans to announce fund-raising for an expansion project to increase seating to as many as 3,000. [WCHA commissioner Bill] Robertson approved the venue shift, a decision that did not sit well with some members.
... By resources and commitment, the seven departing W.C.H.A. schools have been on opposite trajectories from the others since the beginning. While Minnesota State, Bemidji State, Bowling Green and the Michigan schools invested in facilities and program upgrades, the Alaska schools faced state-mandated budget cuts to higher education that threatened men’s hockey’s survival. The Alaska state budget will trim $70 million from the university system over three years. ... [reportedlty] ongoing financial issues in Alaska concerned all seven. So did lackluster play by certain schools. Alabama-Huntsville’s last winning season came in 2005-06, and Alaska-Anchorage is deep into its sixth consecutive losing season. The departing schools felt those sub-.500 seasons hampered their pursuit of at-large bids to the N.C.A.A. Tournament, where strength of schedule is a factor. Under its current configuration, the W.C.H.A. has yet to win an N.C.A.A. title. The last came in 2011, by Minnesota Duluth, now in the N.C.H.C.

Pat Borzi, NYT, 2/20/20
Last June, seven schools — Minnesota State, Bemidji State, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Northern Michigan, Michigan Tech and Lake Superior State — announced plans to withdraw from the W.C.H.A. and possibly form a new conference for the 2021-22 season. That left only Alaska-Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks and Alabama-Huntsville, the W.C.H.A.’s farthest-flung members. This week, the departing seven programs reorganized as the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, reviving the name of a conference that dissolved in the previous realignment.

NYT
This season, Alaska-Anchorage shifted games from the 6,290-seat Sullivan Arena downtown to the 750-seat Seawolf Sports Complex on campus, a move that Athletic Director Greg Myford said saved $200,000 annually. The complex’s capacity ranks below the W.C.H.A. minimum of 2,500 and Myford soon plans to announce fund-raising for an expansion project to increase seating to as many as 3,000. [WCHA commissioner Bill] Robertson approved the venue shift, a decision that did not sit well with some members.
... By resources and commitment, the seven departing W.C.H.A. schools have been on opposite trajectories from the others since the beginning. While Minnesota State, Bemidji State, Bowling Green and the Michigan schools invested in facilities and program upgrades, the Alaska schools faced state-mandated budget cuts to higher education that threatened men’s hockey’s survival. The Alaska state budget will trim $70 million from the university system over three years. ... [reportedlty] ongoing financial issues in Alaska concerned all seven. So did lackluster play by certain schools. Alabama-Huntsville’s last winning season came in 2005-06, and Alaska-Anchorage is deep into its sixth consecutive losing season. The departing schools felt those sub-.500 seasons hampered their pursuit of at-large bids to the N.C.A.A. Tournament, where strength of schedule is a factor. Under its current configuration, the W.C.H.A. has yet to win an N.C.A.A. title. The last came in 2011, by Minnesota Duluth, now in the N.C.H.C.