National Collegiate Hockey Conference

[Trotsky]

But opinions are mixed within Hockey East — i.e. the athletic directors who make the decisions — about whether they want RPI. The school is Division III in all other sports,

I don't understand why this matters.  Does anyone else?

It will be a problem for Hockey East Basketball?

[ugarte]

But opinions are mixed within Hockey East — i.e. the athletic directors who make the decisions — about whether they want RPI. The school is Division III in all other sports,

I don't understand why this matters.  Does anyone else?

It's hard to really understand corruption unless you are totally corrupt.

[Scersk '97]

And, with Bowling Green departing to the WCHA and Notre Dame to Hockey (L)east(!), the CCHA has ceased to exist.  It is defunct.  It is an ex-conference.



What strikes me like a dead parrot against a shop counter is that Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are now very fragmented.  Whereas a recruit from, say, Birmingham, Michigan could once, if unable to secure a position in Ann Arbor, head off to, say, Northern Michigan with the expectation of being in the greater Detroit area rather frequently, he can no longer do so.  One hopes we can make greater inroads into the midwest recruiting scene.

[RichH]

And, with Bowling Green departing to the WCHA and Notre Dame to Hockey (L)east(!), the CCHA has ceased to exist.  It is defunct.  It is an ex-conference.

What strikes me like a dead parrot against a shop counter is that Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are now very fragmented.  Whereas a recruit from, say, Birmingham, Michigan could once, if unable to secure a position in Ann Arbor, head off to, say, Northern Michigan with the expectation of being in the greater Detroit area rather frequently, he can no longer do so.  One hopes we can make greater inroads into the midwest recruiting scene.

Yes, but at least the Yoo-Pee has established itself as the epicenter of the WZHA, and those rivalries are in tact. Who would've thought the hated WCHA would be reduced to the Yoopers, Alaskas, and minor State schools?  What happens to the obscenely large and overrated McNaughton Cup?

[Scersk '97]

WCHA would be reduced to the Yoopers, Alaskas, and minor State schools?

Man, it does look so marginal.

I do suspect, though, that we are about to witness the resurgence of Michigan Tech, which is kind of cool.  Their fans must be wetting themselves with glee at being newly "central" to anything.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

And, with Bowling Green departing to the WCHA and Notre Dame to Hockey (L)east(!), the CCHA has ceased to exist.  It is defunct.  It is an ex-conference.

What strikes me like a dead parrot against a shop counter is that Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are now very fragmented.  Whereas a recruit from, say, Birmingham, Michigan could once, if unable to secure a position in Ann Arbor, head off to, say, Northern Michigan with the expectation of being in the greater Detroit area rather frequently, he can no longer do so.  One hopes we can make greater inroads into the midwest recruiting scene.

Yes, but at least the Yoo-Pee has established itself as the epicenter of the WZHA, and those rivalries are in tact. Who would've thought the hated WCHA would be reduced to the Yoopers, Alaskas, and minor State schools?  What happens to the obscenely large and overrated McNaughton Cup?

AFAIC, all they done is changed names.  The NCAC is the WCHA and the WCHA is the CCHA.

Marketing.

[Trotsky]

AFAIC, all they done is changed names.  The NCAC is the WCHA and the WCHA is the CCHA.

Marketing.

The NCHC is the WCHA and the Big Ten is the CCHA.  The WCHA is the CCHA without Michigan, Michigan State, Miami and Notre Dame, which means it's Atlantic Great Lakes Hockey.

We're still the #4 conference.  Now it goes:

1. NCHC
2. Big Ten
3. HE
4. ECAC
5. WCHA
6. AH

[css228]

AFAIC, all they done is changed names.  The NCAC is the WCHA and the WCHA is the CCHA.

Marketing.

The NCHC is the WCHA and the Big Ten is the CCHA.  The WCHA is the CCHA without Michigan, Michigan State, Miami and Notre Dame, which means it's Atlantic Great Lakes Hockey.

We're still the #4 conference.  Now it goes:

1. NCHC
2. Big Ten
3. HE
4. ECAC
5. WCHA
6. AH

So you're saying the more things change, the more they stay the same.

[Jim Hyla]

AFAIC, all they done is changed names.  The NCAC is the WCHA and the WCHA is the CCHA.

Marketing.

The NCHC is the WCHA and the Big Ten is the CCHA.  The WCHA is the CCHA without Michigan, Michigan State, Miami and Notre Dame, which means it's Atlantic Great Lakes Hockey.

We're still the #4 conference.  Now it goes:

1. NCHC
2. Big Ten
3. HE
4. ECAC
5. WCHA
6. AH

Too high for Big Ten, at least as it is now performing. HE with 3 of top 10 teams and Nos. 1 and 2, is at least second, maybe first. But with NCHC 4 out of top 7, they probably are still first. Definitely not the current Big Ten, Minny, Wisc, and MSU not yet up to par.

[css228]

AFAIC, all they done is changed names.  The NCAC is the WCHA and the WCHA is the CCHA.

Marketing.

The NCHC is the WCHA and the Big Ten is the CCHA.  The WCHA is the CCHA without Michigan, Michigan State, Miami and Notre Dame, which means it's Atlantic Great Lakes Hockey.

We're still the #4 conference.  Now it goes:

1. NCHC
2. Big Ten
3. HE
4. ECAC
5. WCHA
6. AH

Too high for Big Ten, at least as it is now performing. HE with 3 of top 10 teams and Nos. 1 and 2, is at least second, maybe first. But with NCHC 4 out of top 7, they probably are still first. Definitely not the current Big Ten, Minny, Wisc, and MSU not yet up to par.

And it's probably safe to assume that PSU isn't going to be great when they get to D1. Which leaves OSU and Michigan performing at a high level.

[KP '06]

Last night, RIT beat St. Lawrence 6-5 in OT in front of a homecoming sell-out of almost 11,000 at Blue Cross Arena.

According to the Rochester paper, their next two homecoming opponents will be Penn State in 2012 (good karma to schedule them) and Michigan in 2013 (how much money did it take to make that happen?).

Kudos to a hockey program in our backyard doing good things. Should the ECAC happen to lose RPI or (cough) Quinnipiac, I hope RIT is on the top of the replacement list.

[css228]

That was a great game last night. Began watching it with 10 minutes left in the 3rd. Hopefully Quinnipiac decides to go (if one of them has to go wouldn't you prefer to keep RPI?) and we can bring RIT into the conference.

[Jim Hyla]

That was a great game last night. Began watching it with 10 minutes left in the 3rd. Hopefully Quinnipiac decides to go (if one of them has to go wouldn't you prefer to keep RPI?) and we can bring RIT into the conference.

Depends how they work out the travel partners. RIT for RPI seems simpler.

[Trotsky]

That was a great game last night. Began watching it with 10 minutes left in the 3rd. Hopefully Quinnipiac decides to go (if one of them has to go wouldn't you prefer to keep RPI?) and we can bring RIT into the conference.

Depends how they work out the travel partners. RIT for RPI seems simpler.

RIT-Cor
Col-Uni

(everybody else the same)

vs

RIT-Cor
Col-Prn
Yal-Brn

(everybody else the same)

[jtwcornell91]

That was a great game last night. Began watching it with 10 minutes left in the 3rd. Hopefully Quinnipiac decides to go (if one of them has to go wouldn't you prefer to keep RPI?) and we can bring RIT into the conference.

Depends how they work out the travel partners. RIT for RPI seems simpler.

RIT-Cor
Col-Uni

(everybody else the same)

vs

RIT-Cor
Col-Prn
Yal-Brn

(everybody else the same)

Just to be pedantic, that would be Yal-Brn staying the same as well.  Clg-Prn is a haul, but I guess it's no worse than Cor-Clb in Ivy basketball.