Opponent and other news and results of interest 2024-2025

[adamw]

I'd be shocked if any team in the conference gets an at-large bid at this point. It's pathetic how bad any team other than Q and Cornell have been underperforming in OOC games the past few years

Just another thing I'll never understand .... people harping on this like it's news, or some affront to humanity. The ECAC historically has issues competing on a high level, then had a great stretch for a while. But then the pandemic came and set everyone back a ton. Now, given all the NCAA changes recently, the forces are even further against ECAC teams.  This is not the fault of terrible programs or coaches.  It's simply the way it is.  Get used to it.

[Iceberg]

I'd be shocked if any team in the conference gets an at-large bid at this point. It's pathetic how bad any team other than Q and Cornell have been underperforming in OOC games the past few years

Just another thing I'll never understand .... people harping on this like it's news, or some affront to humanity. The ECAC historically has issues competing on a high level, then had a great stretch for a while. But then the pandemic came and set everyone back a ton. Now, given all the NCAA changes recently, the forces are even further against ECAC teams.  This is not the fault of terrible programs or coaches.  It's simply the way it is.  Get used to it.

I hope the current ECAC commissioner doesn't have this attitude. A lot of the blame can be placed on the pandemic and current NCAA competitive forces but I would hope there's there's a higher expectation and some optimism due exactly to the "great stretch" that you mentioned. Otherwise, what's the point of even being in the same D1 bracket as other schools with supposedly insurmountable advantages?

[chimpfood]

Pretty embarrassing showing in the first period of the world juniors gold medal game for USA. Look uninspired and are getting beat physically

[Trotsky]

I hope the current ECAC commissioner doesn't have this attitude. A lot of the blame can be placed on the pandemic and current NCAA competitive forces but I would hope there's there's a higher expectation and some optimism due exactly to the "great stretch" that you mentioned. Otherwise, what's the point of even being in the same D1 bracket as other schools with supposedly insurmountable advantages?

We will always have the disadvantage that most other competing schools can just admit a bag of rocks and not worry about admissions.  The other major advantage was their players were pro, but now everyone's are, and our alumni are much richer and more apt to signal their status anxiety by paying players, so that's finally a wash.

[stereax]

Pretty embarrassing showing in the first period of the world juniors gold medal game for USA. Look uninspired and are getting beat physically

Teddy Stiga called. He wants your criticism privileges revoked.

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

[chimpfood]

Awesome game, sucks that 3v3 OT decides it though.

[adamw]

I'd be shocked if any team in the conference gets an at-large bid at this point. It's pathetic how bad any team other than Q and Cornell have been underperforming in OOC games the past few years

Just another thing I'll never understand .... people harping on this like it's news, or some affront to humanity. The ECAC historically has issues competing on a high level, then had a great stretch for a while. But then the pandemic came and set everyone back a ton. Now, given all the NCAA changes recently, the forces are even further against ECAC teams.  This is not the fault of terrible programs or coaches.  It's simply the way it is.  Get used to it.

I hope the current ECAC commissioner doesn't have this attitude. A lot of the blame can be placed on the pandemic and current NCAA competitive forces but I would hope there's there's a higher expectation and some optimism due exactly to the "great stretch" that you mentioned. Otherwise, what's the point of even being in the same D1 bracket as other schools with supposedly insurmountable advantages?

The most recent and current ECAC Commissioners are great guys that I have a lot of respect for.

They both had/have ZERO impact on the on-ice product, nor do they have the ability to, nor should they.

[BearLover]

With the at-large dream basically dead we can return to our regularly scheduled programming of rooting against Quinnipiac. Down 1-0 to 59th ranked Stonehill after the first period.

[Dafatone]

After sweeping CC, Augustana is 12-7-1 on the season.

This is important, because nobody here has heard of Augustana save possibly for my yammering about them.

[ursusminor]

Last I heard, Stonehill isn't the same as Augustana, not that I would have known about either if it were not for college hockey.

QU came back to defeat Stonehill 6-1.

[Dafatone]

Last I heard, Stonehill isn't the same as Augustana, not that I would have known about either if it were not for college hockey.

QU came back to defeat Stonehill 6-1.

No real relation. I'm just endlessly fascinated by Augustana. People here (Sioux Falls, SD) think of it as The Premier Fancy Private School and nobody else has heard of it.

[Trotsky]

I'm just endlessly fascinated by Augustana. People here (Sioux Falls, SD) think of it as The Premier Fancy Private School and nobody else has heard of it.

It's pretty well known, along with Saint Olaf and Macalaster, if you are into stuff like Renaissance and Medieval Studies.  But TBH I thought it was in MN, not IL.

Edit: Oh shit, that's Augsburg, not Augustana.  

As you were.

[David Harding]

I'm just endlessly fascinated by Augustana. People here (Sioux Falls, SD) think of it as The Premier Fancy Private School and nobody else has heard of it.

It's pretty well known, along with Saint Olaf and Macalaster, if you are into stuff like Renaissance and Medieval Studies.  But TBH I thought it was in MN, not IL.

Edit: Oh shit, that's Augsburg, not Augustana.  

As you were.

My daughter applied to Augustana about 25 years ago and I remember visiting it (from the Chicago area).  I don't remember any discussion of their hockey team at the time.

[Dafatone]

I'm just endlessly fascinated by Augustana. People here (Sioux Falls, SD) think of it as The Premier Fancy Private School and nobody else has heard of it.

It's pretty well known, along with Saint Olaf and Macalaster, if you are into stuff like Renaissance and Medieval Studies.  But TBH I thought it was in MN, not IL.

Edit: Oh shit, that's Augsburg, not Augustana.  

As you were.

My daughter applied to Augustana about 25 years ago and I remember visiting it (from the Chicago area).  I don't remember any discussion of their hockey team at the time.

It's very new. This is their second or third season in D-1.

[Give My Regards]

Maybe it was just my own confusion, but it turns out that, like Cornell, there are two Augustanas.  Augustana College is in Rock Island, IL.  Augustana University, the one with the DI hockey team, is in Sioux Falls SD. I'd heard of Augustana when they were somewhat of a power in DIII football -- that's the College.

They are, of course, both called the Vikings.