Hockey East 2010-2011

[sterlippo1]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

Just think though, if one more great year we're tied with UNH for Titles!

excellent point........go figure

[SteveF]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

penn state already has as many national titles as UNH and vermont combined

[jcarter7669]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

penn state already has as many national titles as UNH and vermont combined

Clever and original

[NUMcNeely]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

Clever and original

and true. and yes, you can add in northeastern there too, difference being i realize our odds of winning a NC ever (at or around .5%).

[jcarter7669]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

We could make of list of all the hockey programs that have never won a NC...

I'll start :

UVM
UNH
NU

[Snively65]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

We could make of list of all the hockey programs that have never won a NC...

I'll start :

UVM
UNH
NU

Bentley.....

[sterlippo1]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

Bentley.....

Bobby Mo

[Nick Papagiorgio]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

If you change this to "teams that have won without needing to cheat" you can add Maine to the list.

[CHFAN222]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

In the next 10 years at least one HE team will win a national title and won't be BC, BU, or Maine. I'm not saying those schools won't win one but one of the other schools will pull it off.

[Nick Papagiorgio]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

In the next 10 years at least one HE team will win a national title and won't be BC, BU, or Maine. I'm not saying those schools won't win one but one of the other schools will pull it off.

Highly unlikely even 1 from outside that group can bag a title in the next 10, let alone perhaps more than 1. I'd put Maine at a longshot as well.

[Federal League]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

Highly unlikely even 1 from outside that group can bag a title in the next 10, let alone perhaps more than 1. I'd put Maine at a longshot as well.

I could see UNH or UVM winning it all in the next 10 years. I think the recruiting violations will set UNH back a few years, but I still think they'll be a tourney team pretty much every year and I think once the two or three years or however long the sanctions are for are up, they'll start landing top-notch recruiting classes again.

UVM's recruiting classes are definitely heading in the right direction and a new arena (which as far as I know is still an "if" at this point) would be a huge help.

In ranking HE teams by likelihood of winning a NC in the next 10 years, I'd have to go:
1) BC
2) BU
3) Maine
4) UVM
5) UNH

(Huge gap)

Everyone else

If I were a betting man, though, the only two I'd put money on would be BC and BU.

[sterlippo1]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

I could see UNH or UVM winning it all in the next 10 years. I think the recruiting violations will set UNH back a few years, but I still think they'll be a tourney team pretty much every year and I think once the two or three years or however long the sanctions are for are up, they'll start landing top-notch recruiting classes again.

UVM's recruiting classes are definitely heading in the right direction and a new arena (which as far as I know is still an "if" at this point) would be a huge help.

In ranking HE teams by likelihood of winning a NC in the next 10 years, I'd have to go:
1) BC
2) BU
3) Maine
4) UVM
5) UNH

(Huge gap)

Everyone else

If I were a betting man, though, the only two I'd put money on would be BC and BU.

yeah, pencil the Terriers in for 2012 or 2013

[CHFAN222]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

Outside the three mentioned i'd group it like this:

Group 1
UNH
UVM

Group 2
UMASS
NU
UML

Group 3
Merrimack
Providence

Group 1 schools are most likely to pull it off and are capable of it. UVM has good recruiting as does UNH and they got solid fan bases and support. At the very least one of these two will be in the Frozen Four again in the next few years.
Group 2 schools have the potential to put together a run. (For some reason I think one year UMASS will get it together and make the Frozen Four they just seem like an underachieving team idk why). NU has new upgrades and been getting better recruits but we will see. UML now owns their arena and can maybe get more focus on the program.
Group 3 schools almost no shot. Worst Arenas in the league though Merrimack has an excuse Providence has known since they actually have money.

[snwbrdr]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

No love for UVM or NU. I think they will both make some noise this year, and more next year.

Also interesting how some programs are being decimated by early losses to the pros (Notre Dame) while others do not lose much this year while they retain kids capable of going early.

http://thecollegehockeyblog.com/2010...-east-preview/

[Onion Man]

Re: Hockey East 2010-2011

Percentage of Hockey East team's liklihood of winning a national title within the next ten years:

Boston College = > 90%
Boston U. = > 80%
Maine = > 50%
UNH = < 50%
UVM = < 50%
UMass = < 20%
Northeastern = < 5%
Providence = < 3%
Lowell = 0%
Merrimack = 0%

Boston College and BU's goals should be to win the Frozen Four every year. The rest should have a goal of simply making the Frozen Four within the next ten years. Lowell and MC should be happy to make a tournament once in a while. And, yes, Brown would fall into that latter group, too.