Opponent News 19-20

[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?

[Chris H82]

Isn't that a low bar when compared to Q? ::rolleyes::

[Trotsky]

Isn't that a low bar when compared to Q? ::rolleyes::

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).

[blackwidow]

Isn't that a low bar when compared to Q? ::rolleyes::

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]

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

[ugarte]

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]

Fun fact, according to the KRACH Monte Carlo run weekly at USCHO, Q is our most likely SF opponent at Lake Placid:

Simulated Final Standings (Monte Carlo simulation of 10^26.2 possibilities; n=1,000,000):

Code Select Expand

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


[Trotsky]

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.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

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.

[CU2007]

Isn't that a low bar when compared to Q? ::rolleyes::

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.

Coach is a prick too

[ursusminor]

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]

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.

[dbilmes]

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.

Sacred Heart is most definitely a Catholic school. An interesting note, not related to hockey, is that Bobby Valentine is their AD. He's the former Mets manager, of course, and was a three-sport All-State athlete in Stamford, CT, before going on to an injury-shortened major league career.

[ugarte]

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.

According to their website, not Catholic:

[Trotsky]

Sorry, I always thought they were Catholic.  BTW, Saint Lawrence is awesome.  His martyrdom is they fried him on a griddle, and that's his symbol.



Nice, huh?

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