Generic Off Season Thread

[ursusminor]

I don't recall UAB playing D-I. I do remember Northern Arizona. Are you sure about UAB?

I remember there were two Alabamas.  I am pretty sure the other one was Birmingham, but I will check tonight.  It may have been before there was a formal "D-1" (as in the days when USC and Lake Forest State had ostensible NCAA programs).

I guess that I didn't understand your previous comment. I thought that you said that it was the same time as Northern Arizona played D-I which was in the 1980s.

[Ronald '09]

Sorry, UAH.

UAH's home opponents this season:

Alabama
Mankato
US Under 18
Finlandia
Adrian

Sorry, UAH.

Alabama? Like, University of?

Roll Tide

The Frozen Tide is a great name.

How can a frozen tide roll?

[French Rage]

Sorry, UAH.

UAH's home opponents this season:

Alabama
Mankato
US Under 18
Finlandia
Adrian

Sorry, UAH.

Alabama? Like, University of?

Roll Tide

The Frozen Tide is a great name.

How can a frozen tide roll?

It's more of a gradual creep over the course of 10,000 years.

[Trotsky]

Nope, I'm wrong, I am unable to find any UAB reference.  The College Hockey Reference Manual lists the following teams as Independents in 1988-89:

Merrimack
Michigan-Dearborn
UAF
Lake Forest
UAH
UAA
Air Force
St. Cloud State
Notre Dame

I think I probably misremembered the three UAs as two Alabamas (I wasn't even aware the Alaska programs were D-1 at that time).

In other news, I'm old.

[Trotsky]

Sorry, UAH.

UAH's home opponents this season:

Alabama
Mankato
US Under 18
Finlandia
Adrian

Sorry, UAH.

Alabama? Like, University of?

Roll Tide

The Frozen Tide is a great name.

How can a frozen tide roll?

It's more of a gradual creep over the course of 10,000 years.

Like Union's path to winning a playoff series.

[jtwcornell91]

Sorry, UAH.

UAH's home opponents this season:

Alabama
Mankato
US Under 18
Finlandia
Adrian

Sorry, UAH.

Yikes.  They play 22 games against D-1 teams, including two against Penn State.  That's just barely enough to be eligible for the NCAA.

[Jim Hyla]

Nope, I'm wrong, I am unable to find any UAB reference.  The College Hockey Reference Manual lists the following teams as Independents in 1988-89:

Merrimack
Michigan-Dearborn
UAF
Lake Forest
UAH
UAA
Air Force
St. Cloud State
Notre Dame

I think I probably misremembered the three UAs as two Alabamas (I wasn't even aware the Alaska programs were D-1 at that time).

In other news, I'm old.

That's news?::dribble::

[Jim Hyla]

Via Ken Schott, NCAA video on rules changes.

[Trotsky]

Via Ken Schott, NCAA video on rules changes.

The lead-in and music are hysterical.  What if Herb Tarlick gave a presentation at the Orange County Realtors Convention?

[RichH]

Via Ken Schott, NCAA video on rules changes.

Didn't have time to watch the video yet, but I will guiltily miss the smug eye-rolling opportunity whenever some newbie screams "HAND PASS!" in the defensive zone.

http://insidehockey.com/ncaa-rules-all-hand-passes-illegal

[Josh '99]

Via Ken Schott, NCAA video on rules changes.

Didn't have time to watch the video yet, but I will guiltily miss the smug eye-rolling opportunity whenever some newbie screams "HAND PASS!" in the defensive zone.

http://insidehockey.com/ncaa-rules-all-hand-passes-illegal

I agree with the criticism of this change in the linked article.

[Aaron M. Griffin]

Could someone more learned in NCAA rules explain what constitutes a coach-led practice and what constitutes a captain-led voluntary practice? Union and Quinnipiac both play games on the first day that the NCAA allows coach-led practices and then Appert tweeted this to make the distinction more convoluted in my mind.

Coaches are allowed to "attend" captain's practices for safety and observation purposes, but they are not allowed to "lead" the practices.  Good luck splitting those hairs in your NCAA violation review....

And everypne knows that captain's practices are "voluntary".  As in, you can voluntarily choose to be kicked off the team.

On the same topic, Ken Schott posted videos of Union hockey practice with this article from last week. In the Grosenick interview, Schott in his question and Grosenick in his answer imply that the practices that began are no longer captain-led practices when they highlight the differences in tone and conducting of each practice, but are coach-led. They note how different it is with the coaches there. Also, in the other video, one can clearly tell at the end that Bennett is leading the practice. I do not think that any reasonable person assumes that Union would be heading into a match-up with Merrimack on October 6, the first day on which official coach-led practices are allowed, without any formal coaching. But, October 6 is the first day on which coach-led practices are allowed under NCAA rules. Is Union engaging in an NCAA violation? Or, is this just a standard no one follows? I've always found this standard peculiar.

[adamw]

On the same topic, Ken Schott posted videos of Union hockey practice with this article from last week. In the Grosenick interview, Schott in his question and Grosenick in his answer imply that the practices that began are no longer captain-led practices when they highlight the differences in tone and conducting of each practice, but are coach-led. They note how different it is with the coaches there. Also, in the other video, one can clearly tell at the end that Bennett is leading the practice. I do not think that any reasonable person assumes that Union would be heading into a match-up with Merrimack on October 6, the first day on which official coach-led practices are allowed, without any formal coaching. But, October 6 is the first day on which coach-led practices are allowed under NCAA rules. Is Union engaging in an NCAA violation? Or, is this just a standard no one follows? I've always found this standard peculiar.

Where did you see that October 6th is the first day that's allowed? That isn't correct. The first date was last week, thus Ken Schott's article and video.

[RatushnyFan]

Youth hockey still allows a hand pass in the defensive zone to my knowledge.  I'm guessing that junior hockey still allows hand passes in the defensive zone as well.  Strange decision regardless of your views on newbies.

[Jim Hyla]

On the same topic, Ken Schott posted videos of Union hockey practice with this article from last week. In the Grosenick interview, Schott in his question and Grosenick in his answer imply that the practices that began are no longer captain-led practices when they highlight the differences in tone and conducting of each practice, but are coach-led. They note how different it is with the coaches there. Also, in the other video, one can clearly tell at the end that Bennett is leading the practice. I do not think that any reasonable person assumes that Union would be heading into a match-up with Merrimack on October 6, the first day on which official coach-led practices are allowed, without any formal coaching. But, October 6 is the first day on which coach-led practices are allowed under NCAA rules. Is Union engaging in an NCAA violation? Or, is this just a standard no one follows? I've always found this standard peculiar.

Where did you see that October 6th is the first day that's allowed? That isn't correct. The first date was last week, thus Ken Schott's article and video.

Is 10/6 the Ivy date, or 10/13?