NMU Wildcat 2011 Offseason

[yooper(UP) hockey]

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Kind of ****ed off that the CCHA rallied to keep NMU in the league just over a year ago and then the commisioner and Big Ten schools bolt shortly afterwards. I'll bet Coach Kyle and Les Wong are kicking themselves for not making the move (WCHA) when they had the chance.

If only the writing was on the wall.

[Flashy Man]

Don't be a buzzkill Captain Buzzkill. I can't find anything on it's "built-in ince making capabilites." Now, I can't find any information about the building's capabilities in that regard. But, I would find it odd that it was built and managed by a company, Global Spectrum, that seems to heavily focus on ice-based events.

My design group while I was an intern was responsible for the video and scoring system. I remembered a little hoopla about not having ice making abilities, much like Northern Kentucky's arena. That isn't to say they can't add it later, most newer arenas use the hockey floor footprint as a standard. NKU's arena failed to even do that.

[bigmrg74]

Kind of ****ed off that the CCHA rallied to keep NMU in the league just over a year ago and then the commisioner and Big Ten schools bolt shortly afterwards. I'll bet Coach Kyle and Les Wong are kicking themselves for not making the move (WCHA) when they had the chance.

Yep. The college hockey scene would look a lot different with NMU in the WCHA. Heck, UAH might be in the CCHA right now, and UNO might have thought twice about moving the rest of their sports up to D1 as well. Who knows if Blias would have went there to coach.

[NMU8405]

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And heck, for NMU to now get into the WCHA, they're going to need somebody else to come along with them. Other than the Irish, there's not really any good program out there that the WCHA would really want.

NMU + Lindenwood or UM Crookston?

[bigmrg74]

NMU + Lindenwood or UM Crookston?

Crookston???? Ha!! Surely you jest!! They're one of the worst run D2 schools in the country. All of their sports have pretty much been laughing stocks in the NSIC. Not to mention that their hockey program has been dead for 2 years. And don't get Hammer or me started on them about how they found out that the program was gone on the bus ride to Adrian.

[aparch]

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Interesting development regarding conference discussions. All of the NCAA ice hockey committees are meeting in Indianapolis today for annual meetings. Seems first order of business is the playoff format. Half shields also up for discussion later.

[nmupiccdiva]

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NMU + Lindenwood or UM Crookston?

Crookston???? Ha!! Surely you jest!! They're one of the worst run D2 schools in the country. All of their sports have pretty much been laughing stocks in the NSIC. Not to mention that their hockey program has been dead for 2 years. And don't get Hammer or me started on them about how they found out that the program was gone on the bus ride to Adrian.

I was just going to say, didn't Crookston just drop hockey??

aparch--are there advertisements on the boards yet? Anything of note there?

[aparch]

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aparch--are there advertisements on the boards yet? Anything of note there?

I can't tell from the crappy webcam. If they'd upgrade to a better quality one, I may be able to see better.
http://www.acs.nmu.edu/campics/berry.jpg



Oh, I Was wrong with Uppco, I now think it may be Perkins.

Either way, the ice looks real good* so far.

(*for as well as I can tell via a crappy webcam feed)

[bigblue_dl]

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Was MSU-Moorhead confused with UM-Crookston a couple posts ago? Moorhead is the team that had rumors swirling a while ago about fielding a d1 team. I don't think anyone ever thought Crookston was in play.

[nmupiccdiva]

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Was MSU-Moorhead confused with UM-Crookston a couple posts ago? Moorhead is the team that had rumors swirling a while ago about fielding a d1 team. I don't think anyone ever thought Crookston was in play.

Quite possibly. That would make much more sense.

[NMU8405]

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Was MSU-Moorhead confused with UM-Crookston a couple posts ago? Moorhead is the team that had rumors swirling a while ago about fielding a d1 team. I don't think anyone ever thought Crookston was in play.

Yeah, thats what I meant. haha....I move out of the midwest and get my MSU schools confused. Sorry.

[davyd83]

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No. And it was sad to see Wayne State dropped without even a whimper. Anastos flat out denied it into the CCHA, and they gave up and folded.


Oh, and from the looks of it, the in-ice sponsors this year are: Hudsons Grill, Rio-Tinto Mines, FOX UP & WLUCTV6, and I think UPPCO (but I'm not sure). Gone are Ramada/Holiday Inn.

Here's hoping this year they put the Wildcat logo on straight and not crooked like the last two years.

Anastos couldn't have flat out denied it. Much like Huntsville not being accepted, the CCHA member schools denied it.

[aparch]

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I was under the impression that Anastos shot it down before it could have been presented to the member schools for a vote. I could definitely be wrong about it though.

[yooper(UP) hockey]

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Anastos couldn't have flat out denied it. Much like Huntsville not being accepted, the CCHA member schools denied it.

I love the growth of college hockey. none

[nmupiccdiva]

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I was under the impression that Anastos shot it down before it could have been presented to the member schools for a vote. I could definitely be wrong about it though.

I, for one, am pretty able to believe that pointless and doooshbag-esque moves are pretty easy to believe out of ol' Tommy.