2010-11 Schedules

[joecct]

Re: 2010-11 Schedules

Clarkson......
all times ET

10/3 Carelton (ex) 4:00
10/8 @UNO 8:37 PM
10/9 SCSU (@UNO) 4:35 PM
10/15 Bowling Green 7:00 PM
10/16 Bowling Green 7:00 PM
10/22 Bentley 7:00 PM
10/23 Bentley 7:00 PM
10/30 St. Lawrence (@Lake Placid) 7:30 PM
11/5 Colgate 7:00 PM
11/6 Cornell 7:00 PM
11/12 Dartmouth 7:00 PM
11/13 Harvard 7:00 PM
11/20 St. Lawrence 7:00 PM
11/26 @Air Force (Denver Cup) 6:05 PM
11/27 @Lake Superior (Denver Cup) 6:05 PM
12/3 @Princeton 7:00 PM
12/4 @Quinnipiac 7:00 PM
12/12 @Sacred Heart 7:00 PM
1/3 (Mon) Minnesota-Duluth 7:00 PM
1/4 (Tue) Minnesota-Duluth 7:00 PM
1/7 @RPI 7:00 PM
1/8 @Union 7:00 PM
1/14 Off
1/15 Off
1/21 @Yale 7:00 PM
1/22 @Brown 4:00 PM
1/28 Quinnipiac 7:00 PM
1/29 Princeton 4:00 PM
2/4 @Cornell 7:00 PM
2/5 @Colgate 7:00 PM
2/11 Brown 7:00 PM
2/12 Yale 7:00 PM
2/15 (Tue) @St. Lawrence 7:00 PM
2/18 Union 7:00 PM
2/19 RPI 7:00 PM
2/25 @Harvard 7:00 PM
2/26 @Dartmouth 7:00 PM

22 Conference
4 WCHA
4 AHA
3 CCHA
1 ECAC

[AFHockeyFan]

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Air Force schedule:
http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/aut...11schedrelease

As a side note, it looks like the AHA went with an East (Bentley, Holy Cross, AIC, UConn, Sacred Heart, Army) and West (RIT, Canisius, Niagara, Mercyhurst, Robert Morris, Air Force) split, with teams playing those in their "division" 3 times and the other division twice. Not the easiest for travel, especially in the west, and slightly unbalanced as well.

[AFHockeyFan]

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I don't know if AF has played any school from Hockey East in the regular season.

2005 Icebreaker vs. Maine. Up by a goal until Todd Anderson started calling phantom checking-from-behind penalties.

[mar7967]

Re: 2010-11 Schedules

Air Force schedule:
http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/aut...11schedrelease

As a side note, it looks like the AHA went with an East (Bentley, Holy Cross, AIC, UConn, Sacred Heart, Army) and West (RIT, Canisius, Niagara, Mercyhurst, Robert Morris, Air Force) split, with teams playing those in their "division" 3 times and the other division twice. Not the easiest for travel, especially in the west, and slightly unbalanced as well.

I find it interesting that AF only has 4 non conference games not counting the Kendall Classic (which I believe don't count towards the 7 OOC games allowed)...

[AFHockeyFan]

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I find it interesting that AF only has 4 non conference games not counting the Kendall Classic (which I believe don't count towards the 7 OOC games allowed)...

CC/DU, the Alaskas and Yale/Clarkson, and only Yale and CC at home.

I don't think we could handle any more! That's probably one of the most competitive non-cons in the country. Three tournament teams from last year, a crosstown rival and perennial power, and another WCHA team on their ice.

[Yager]

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CC/DU, the Alaskas and Yale/Clarkson, and only Yale and CC at home.

I don't think we could handle any more! That's probably one of the most competitive non-cons in the country. Three tournament teams from last year, a crosstown rival and perennial power, and another WCHA team on their ice.

Imagine playing every WCHA team every year

[AFHockeyFan]

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Imagine playing every WCHA team every year

Almost as hard to imagine as a WCHA roster filled with only Americans, every player staying for a full four years, then agreeing to serve in the military for five years after that!

[Yager]

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Almost as hard to imagine as a WCHA roster filled with only Americans, every player staying for a full four years, then agreeing to serve in the military for five years after that!

Why would I want to imagine that? That sounds depressing.

[Yager]

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On that subject, imagine having a crappy team in the WCHA and getting the crap kicked out of you every game and then graudating only to work in fast food for your life.




Yes... it must suck to be UAA.

[mar7967]

Re: 2010-11 Schedules

Almost as hard to imagine as a WCHA roster filled with only Americans, every player staying for a full four years, then agreeing to serve in the military for five years after that!

I wasn't saying anything about the difficulty of the schedule. It will be a tough schedule, no doubt, for an AHA team. Good luck to Air Force in those games. I was just saying that they had the ability to schedule 3 more games...and didn't. That is what surprises me..

[moose97]

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Almost as hard to imagine as a WCHA roster filled with only Americans, every player staying for a full four years, then agreeing to serve in the military for five years after that!

http://www.uscho.com/stats/player.php?pid=2046&gender=m
http://www.uscho.com/stats/player.php?pid=9055&gender=m

Also, after 2 years, kids are free to leave and not have to commit to the 5 years. After talking to Frank Serratore (on many occasions), one of the biggest things he always talked about was getting his So. to come back for the Jr. year, because then he knew he had them for all 4 years.

In other words, if they can get in to the AFA, they can commit to 1 or 2 years and then go on and play pro (just like they could at Harvard, Cornell, MTU, etc.). Now, that may not be the "Air Force hockey" way, but it is an option...

[burgie12]

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[T]hey had the ability to schedule 3 more games...and didn't. That is what surprises me..

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I'm always surprised when teams don't schedule the full set.

Also, after 2 years, kids are free to leave and not have to commit to the 5 years.

...In other words, if they can get in to the AFA, they can commit to 1 or 2 years and then go on and play pro (just like they could at Harvard, Cornell, MTU, etc.).

Or transfer.

[AFHockeyFan]

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I wasn't saying anything about the difficulty of the schedule. It will be a tough schedule, no doubt, for an AHA team. Good luck to Air Force in those games. I was just saying that they had the ability to schedule 3 more games...and didn't. That is what surprises me..

I didn't see a whole lot of "empty" holes on the schedule. There's the one Sunday game at Bobby Mo that could have had another (already playing everyone else in the area), the Halloween weekend, and the holiday break (two finals weekends and Christmas weekend). There are already 8 trips on the schedule (7 to the East Coast and one to Alaska) so, short of getting someone to come out to Colorado, I'm not sure what else they could have done. There's no break during the second half (in years past they've had the President's day weekend) and only 4 weekends off October through March.

With the schedule difficulty they have, and the travel, I think they're justified in not filling every available slot (with Halloween weekend really being the only one available). I'm sure Frank would rather move one of the second half series to October, but, since those are all conference games, I'm guessing he didn't have the chance.

[AFHockeyFan]

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In other words, if they can get in to the AFA, they can commit to 1 or 2 years and then go on and play pro (just like they could at Harvard, Cornell, MTU, etc.). Now, that may not be the "Air Force hockey" way, but it is an option...

True, and even if that was acceptable to the program, it probably wouldn't fly with the administration. Since it costs the taxpayers over six figures per year for one cadet, the admissions folks aren't too keen on those who want to "try it out" for a couple of years and see how they like it. Sure, the option is there, and it does happen, but kids who don't at least have an interest in a military career aren't likely to get very far in the admissions process. (and probably won't even sit down with Frank or Andy a second time) Unlike some other schools in the area, Air Force is focused on recruiting and graduating students for careers other than hockey. It could happen for an exceptional talent (Greg Flynn played with the Lowell Devils last year) but it's pretty unusual.

[AFHockeyFan]

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Or transfer.

Or
http://www.uscho.com/stats/player.ph...13251&gender=m
Or
http://www.uscho.com/stats/player.ph...15679&gender=m
Or
http://www.uscho.com/stats/player.ph...14306&gender=m
Or
http://www.uscho.com/stats/player.ph...13250&gender=m

It's not for everyone. And three of those guys left during or after their first year, and ice time was also an issue.