Vermont IS leaving the ECAC

[RedAR]

Good riddance.

[cbuckser]

UVM's move to Hockey East will take place for the 2005-06 season, so the ECAC has a year and a half to find a replacement.

[Chris 02]

But not till the season after next...gives the ECAC lots of time to think about what to do.

[Keith K \'93]

USCHO is reporting that Vermont is expected to join HE in the 05-06 season.  Presumably they couldn't join the league next year without major scheduling problems, since league schedules are presumably set.  I assume this would mean that Vermont will be back in the ECAC for one more lame duck season, allowing the league a year to line up a replacement.

News conference tomorrow for the official announcement.

[Keith K \'93]

I think this shows how eager Hockey East is to get to an even number of teams.  It's only been 3 weeks since it was first reported that Vermont had approached HE and as recently as Monday USCHO was reporting that a vote by the AD's of HE schools wasn't likely to take place at this week's meeting.

[Chris \'03]

If things don't get much better at UVm soon, this will presumably help the conference record against HEA opponents in '05-'06.

[Greg Berge]

The elephant walk was their Hockey East proof of concept.

[cbuckser]

Why didn't Vermont jump ship at the time of the Great Divorce?

[jtwcornell91]

Sounds like the ECAC already knows what to do.  Can't we get UVM out and Holy Cross in now instead of later?

What's the over/under on the number of points the Cats manage in their last 37 ECAC games?

[Josh '99]

Everyone together, now!

AhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHH...  SEE YA!

[Keith K \'93]

[Q]Sounds like the ECAC already knows what to do. Can't we get UVM out and Holy Cross in now instead of later?[/Q]I think the best possible answer to Vermont's defection would be to make them play as independants next season.  A little spiteful and petty? Sure, why not!
:-P

[RedMan]

Good for the players....now they get paid to play like those at the other Hockey East state schools.

[Al DeFlorio]

RedMan wrote:

Good for the players....now they get paid to play like those at the other Hockey East state schools.

I think they've always been.

[RedAR]

Is there even a remote possibility that the ECAC lines up another team, such as Holy Cross, to take Vermonts place immediately?  It would be kind of "amusing" :-P if Vermont had to cancel another season.

[rhovorka]

Screw UVM.