2015-16 Schedule

[billhoward]

This should be the strongest Florida tournament ever. How'd we get Providence in Game 1? Perhaps Cornell wanted to play Ohio State as the apparent best chance for a Friday win, but BC and Providence balked at a non-conference opener against two Hockey East teams and Cornell assumed until two weeks ago Providence would be the easier opponent? The NCAA power rankings heading into the tournament had BC 11, Providence 15, Cornell 36 , Ohio State 37.

These teams should help attendance. BC and Ohio State both have lots of retiree/retired-early fans in Florida. I recall Notre Dame drew very well (of the third of the Florida tournament games I've been to) and I thought TOSU did, too. (Penn State probably would in future years.) Maybe it will bring back TV coverage. Does Barry Melrose have clothing suitable for southwest Florida? Don Cherry, probably no.

[Jim Hyla]

Florida Tournament
Dec. 28-29, 2015
Game 1: Providence vs. Cornell
Game 2: BC vs. Ohio State

note to administrators: bump this down to post #2 when someone posts the fuller schedule

I did post it here. At least what I knew of it. I'll update it, thanks, but we need to get you some memory pills.:-D Maybe someone from the "administration" can get rid of 2014-15, if only it was that easy, and lock this one in instead.

[Swampy]

Why are there two threads with the same title?

[jkahn]

Why are there two threads with the same title?

because I didn't find the old thread when I posted the Florida tournament dates and pairings yesterday.  I assume Age or Beeeej will consolidate the two eventually.

[Trotsky]

Hey, did you know that Joe Thornton got traded?

/USCHO

Very nice.

[Jim Hyla]

Florida Tournament
Dec. 28-29, 2015
Game 1: Providence vs. Cornell
Game 2: BC vs. Ohio State

note to administrators: bump this down to post #2 when someone posts the fuller schedule

Interesting. People were hoping BU would win the NC so we could have the chance to beat the defending NC in MSG. Now we have PC too.

This might make it easier.

[Trotsky]

This might make it easier.

Something I noticed here.  Mercyhurst, fifth place in the AHA, has had 8 seniors sign pro contracts.  Maybe the gap between the majors and the AHA is closing.

[ursusminor]

This might make it easier.

Something I noticed here.  Mercyhurst, fifth place in the AHA, has had 8 seniors sign pro contracts.  Maybe the gap between the majors and the AHA is closing.

FWIW, it is not the AHA anymore. With little fanfare, it became the AHC during the past season.

[Trotsky]

This might make it easier.

Something I noticed here.  Mercyhurst, fifth place in the AHA, has had 8 seniors sign pro contracts.  Maybe the gap between the majors and the AHA is closing.

FWIW, it is not the AHA anymore. With little fanfare, it became the AHC during the past season.

In my world, the ECACHC is still the ECAC, Minnesota State is still Mankato, North Dakota is still the Sioux, and no corporate branding is to be mentioned in a rink name.

I have a lot of rules...

Either that or I actually had no idea the AHA changed it's name.

[ursusminor]

This might make it easier.

Something I noticed here.  Mercyhurst, fifth place in the AHA, has had 8 seniors sign pro contracts.  Maybe the gap between the majors and the AHA is closing.

FWIW, it is not the AHA anymore. With little fanfare, it became the AHC during the past season.

In my world, the ECACHC is still the ECAC, Minnesota State is still Mankato, North Dakota is still the Sioux, and no corporate branding is to be mentioned in a rink name.

I have a lot of rules...

Either that or I actually had no idea the AHA changed it's name.

Neither did I until someone over at USCHO asked me why I still called it the AHA Belt.

You do have a good point about the ECAC vs. ECAC Hockey or whatever.

[marty]

This might make it easier.

Something I noticed here.  Mercyhurst, fifth place in the AHA, has had 8 seniors sign pro contracts.  Maybe the gap between the majors and the AHA is closing.

FWIW, it is not the AHA anymore. With little fanfare, it became the AHC during the past season.

In my world, the ECACHC is still the ECAC, Minnesota State is still Mankato, North Dakota is still the Sioux, and no corporate branding is to be mentioned in a rink name.

I have a lot of rules...

Either that or I actually had no idea the AHA changed it's name.

Neither did I until someone over at USCHO asked me why I still called it the AHA Belt.

You do have a good point about the ECAC vs. ECAC Hockey or whatever.

After this season fans in Troy and Ithaca could use a belt (and likely all the fans in the Big 10 league, conference or snappy logo thing of six teams). ::drunk::

[jtwcornell91]

This might make it easier.

Something I noticed here.  Mercyhurst, fifth place in the AHA, has had 8 seniors sign pro contracts.  Maybe the gap between the majors and the AHA is closing.

FWIW, it is not the AHA anymore. With little fanfare, it became the AHC during the past season.

In my world, the ECACHC is still the ECAC, Minnesota State is still Mankato, North Dakota is still the Sioux, and no corporate branding is to be mentioned in a rink name.

I have a lot of rules...

Either that or I actually had no idea the AHA changed it's name.

Clarkson is CCT, Lowell is the Chiefs, Alaska is UAF ...

The last year or two, the attention I've paid to college hockey has been less than constant, with the result that I still look at matchups like Minnesota-UMD or SCSU-MTU and think "wait, WCHA teams can't play each other in the first round..."

[ursusminor]

This might make it easier.

Something I noticed here.  Mercyhurst, fifth place in the AHA, has had 8 seniors sign pro contracts.  Maybe the gap between the majors and the AHA is closing.

FWIW, it is not the AHA anymore. With little fanfare, it became the AHC during the past season.

In my world, the ECACHC is still the ECAC, Minnesota State is still Mankato, North Dakota is still the Sioux, and no corporate branding is to be mentioned in a rink name.

I have a lot of rules...

Either that or I actually had no idea the AHA changed it's name.

Clarkson is CCT, Lowell is the Chiefs, Alaska is UAF ...

The last year or two, the attention I've paid to college hockey has been less than constant, with the result that I still look at matchups like Minnesota-UMD or SCSU-MTU and think "wait, WCHA teams can't play each other in the first round..."

At least you aren't old enough to be concerned about the BU-Yale first-round matchup. :-)

[Jim Hyla]

This might make it easier.

Something I noticed here.  Mercyhurst, fifth place in the AHA, has had 8 seniors sign pro contracts.  Maybe the gap between the majors and the AHA is closing.

FWIW, it is not the AHA anymore. With little fanfare, it became the AHC during the past season.

In my world, the ECACHC is still the ECAC, Minnesota State is still Mankato, North Dakota is still the Sioux, and no corporate branding is to be mentioned in a rink name.

I have a lot of rules...

Either that or I actually had no idea the AHA changed it's name.

Clarkson is CCT, Lowell is the Chiefs, Alaska is UAF ...

The last year or two, the attention I've paid to college hockey has been less than constant, with the result that I still look at matchups like Minnesota-UMD or SCSU-MTU and think "wait, WCHA teams can't play each other in the first round..."

At least you aren't old enough to be concerned about the BU-Yale first-round matchup. :-)

If only we could relive those years.::banana::

[jkahn]

Per Merrimack website, they'll be playing two at Cornell in 2015-16.
http://www.themackreport.com/news/tirronen-named-team-mvp-at-merrimacks-banquet-more-non-conference-games-announced/
With BU, Providence and possibly BC, our OOC games will be heavily Hockey East.