Opponents and Others, 2021-22

[Robb]

There is now a 7 point gap between ECAC 4 and 5.  Seems like we have a pretty good idea of the top 4 in the conference.

Can't remember whether it was here or USCHO, but during the pre-season I chastised a Cornell fan for picking us 5th, saying it would be incredibly disappointing to finish behind anyone not named Q, H, or Ckn.  Turning out to be correct - nice to hit one of these occasionally.

I think that may have been me.  Or was that your point?  ::whistle::

Honestly can't remember.  Did you or tbrw pick us 5th?

[Trotsky]

There is now a 7 point gap between ECAC 4 and 5.  Seems like we have a pretty good idea of the top 4 in the conference.

Can't remember whether it was here or USCHO, but during the pre-season I chastised a Cornell fan for picking us 5th, saying it would be incredibly disappointing to finish behind anyone not named Q, H, or Ckn.  Turning out to be correct - nice to hit one of these occasionally.

I think that may have been me.  Or was that your point?  ::whistle::

Honestly can't remember.  Did you or tbrw pick us 5th?

I think I said I would settle for fifth in a season of all question marks.

TBRW:
1. Hvd
2. Cor
3. Qpc
4. Clk

[dbilmes]

Kudos to the Dartmouth goalie last night, who made 47 saves. Q outshot Dartmouth 50-19, and didn't wrap up the 3-1 victory until it scored an empty-net goal.

[Trotsky]

Saturday night is going to be a clash of titans (or a trough of coughs).

[upprdeck]

attendance will be interesting this week.. many STH did not buy, Im sure many planning on buying one off tickets.  But thats not a thing this next weekend of games. Might be a small townie side.

[RichH]

Saturday night is going to be a clash of titans (or a trough of coughs).

#1 vs #8 going by the new USCHO poll.

[Trotsky]

Saturday night is going to be a clash of titans (or a trough of coughs).

#1 vs #8 going by the new USCHO poll.

I really hope we are full strength.  Queef looks good.

[upprdeck]

yeah.. I wonder what the issue is with the top 3 guys now.. two of them have been out for a couple weeks. even if they play might not be in the best of shape.

[Swampy]

I posted this in the Polls thread, but it should have been here.

Princeton & Quinnipiac are playing tonight at 7:00 PM (1/18). Should be on ESPN+. Let's hope they go to quadruple OT.

[Jim Hyla]

I posted this in the Polls thread, but it should have been here.

Princeton & Quinnipiac are playing tonight at 7:00 PM (1/18). Should be on ESPN+. Let's hope they go to quadruple OT.

Oh well Q cruises 9-0.

[upprdeck]

I guess at this point just scoring would be nice against them.

[dbilmes]

Interesting vote coming up at NCAA Convention over whether to allow Division III schools RIT and Union, which play Division I hockey, to give athletic scholarships for hockey[/url]. Union says it's having trouble keeping pace, and needs to be able to do so.
From the article on CHN.com:

With better coaching, better institutional support, and more open need-based aid for hockey players, Union's program was able to thrive in the 2010s, as evidenced by its two Frozen Four appearances and 2014 national championship.
But times are always changing, and college sports is catering more and more to the big schools, with things like the ability for schools to offer full cost of attendance scholarship packages, and so-called NIL (name, image and likeness) rights for players.
Union believed the ability to keep up was going to slip away without the boost that athletic scholarships will bring.

[ugarte]

union needs to give scholarships because they can't expect players to come to albany without a scholarship when they have to give up good union jobs out by the tar sands and alimony and child support payments to keep up.

[billhoward]

The NCAA remains apoplectic that small schools like Union / Clarkson should be in D1, ditto Hopkins in lacrosse. I believe there are NCAA rules that make it difficult for small schools (that aren't D1 now) to field just one or two D1 sports and play at the lower level in other sports. Instead, they now have to commit to at least a half-dozen D1 programs for men and for women both, and field D1 teams in each season, fall-winter-spring. Clarkson has 20 sports; only men's and women's hockey are D1 and the rest are D3.

In comparison: Ohio State's current athletics budget is $335 million, maybe more if they chip in to pay Michigan's most current athletes/sex abuse lawsuit.

[adamw]

The NCAA remains apoplectic that small schools like Union / Clarkson should be allowed in D1, ditto Hopkins in lacrosse. In comparison:

"The NCAA" is not apoplectic about it, and "the NCAA" has nothing to do with the choice.