to make sure that the small school hockey teams are sustainable? or is there jobs to fill the small school arenas?
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Yes it is, unless you're North Dakota or Denver, they only want to help out the Canadians.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
The reason for the talent in the west? Because MN didn't rely on Canada.
Originally posted by MN Pond HockeyMenards could have sold a lot of rope
this morning in Grand Forks if North Dakota had trees.
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Originally posted by gophfan View Postto make sure that the small school hockey teams are sustainable? or is there jobs to fill the small school arenas?
But I'm sure of three things:
1) It was Minnesota's job to take care of the other state schools and they didn't, instead selfishly going for the money grab.
2) It was North Dakota's job to be the stewards of the WCHA after the Gophers left, but instead they went for the money grab also.
3) Wisconsin was an innocent bystander.
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3) Wisconsin was an innocent bystander.
It was Barry Freaking Alvarez that led the charge for Big Ten Hockey.
How can Wisconsin be thought of as an innocent bystander.
Minnesota and Michigan had expressed indifference to Big 10 due to the impact on college hockey.....
Wisconsin wanted the money.
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No, it isn't their job to ensure the viability of the small programs out there, but it is in their long-term best interest. A good analogy I heard the other day in a discussion on the NFL lockout and the salary cap. While it isn't the responsibility of the Giants or Cowboys to prop up the smaller market teams in the league, without the smaller market teams the league wouldn't be as profitable and thus the Giants and Cowboys wouldn't be as profitable.
In other words, the big school college hockey programs , regardless of how big, powerful, and profitable they become, will always need opponents to play. And if you start losing programs, at some point that will hurt college hockey to the point where even the big schools will see an effect.
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I feel for Minnesota. I think they got dragged in. they've been the big brother who looked out for the little guys, but now, that big brother joined the Marines and the bullies are stealing the little guys lunch money.Originally posted by mtu_huskies"We are not too far away from a national championship," said (John) Scott.
Originally posted by Brent HovenYeah, but you're my favorite hag.
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To Minnesota's credit, they were not the engine pushing the Big Ten train. That is a fact. Wisconsin and Ohio State were certainly driving forces in this. Ohio State has forever been trying to get fans in their rink. This was their best solution to maximize revenue for their hockey program. I'm not saying it's wrong for them but it has set back college hockey in the near term."Zero Manipulation"
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Originally posted by huskyfan View PostI feel for Minnesota. I think they got dragged in. they've been the big brother who looked out for the little guys, but now, that big brother joined the Marines and the bullies are stealing the little guys lunch money.
/arrogance
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