The Beginning of new hockey leagues

[Flashy Man]

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There needs to be a movie made about this offseason: new teams, new conferences, new coaches. More twists than a soap opera.

DomIzzoWDAY: BREAKING: #MSUM has called a press conference for tomorrow at 1 to update it's status on creating a D-1 Hockey Team, more info to come #MSUM

[4four4]

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No way would UMD be doing this if UMTC hadn't opened the flood gate.

Flood gate? Minnesota didn't open the flood gate the Big Ten did.

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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There needs to be a movie made about this offseason: new teams, new conferences, new coaches. More twists than a soap opera.

What next? Ohio, Kent State, Penn, Findlay, Villanova and UIC all come back? Syracuse, Illinois, Navy and RI all go D-I? NCAA hockey video game? Joe Thornton gets traded?

[bigmrg74]

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What next? Ohio, Kent State, Penn, Findlay, Villanova and UIC all come back? Syracuse, Illinois, Navy and RI all go D-I? NCAA hockey video game? Joe Thornton gets traded?

You forgot Wayne State, Northern Arizona, and Grand Valley State.

[LynahFan]

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Hmm - looks like some of the richer counties from California are looking to kick the poorer counties to the curb, take their ball, and go home

Where have I heard that story before?

[bigblue_dl]

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Hmm - looks like some of the richer counties from California are looking to kick the poorer counties to the curb, take their ball, and go home

Where have I heard that story before?

Do they already have a TV deal lined up with Bravo?

[goldy_331]

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No way would UMD be doing this if UMTC hadn't opened the flood gate.

Wow, just wow. And to think I used to consider you a fairly rational Sue fan....

[joecct]

What next? Ohio, Kent State, Penn, Findlay, Villanova and UIC all come back? Syracuse, Illinois, Navy and RI all go D-I? NCAA hockey video game? Joe Thornton gets traded?

All except Findlay are good to go.

Findlay is D-II and is stuck in limbo.

[5mn_Major]

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Hmm - looks like some of the richer counties from California are looking to kick the poorer counties to the curb, take their ball, and go home

Where have I heard that story before?

Except in the CA case, its the poorer counties that can't compete trying to drag OC and San Diego with them.

[The Sicatoka]

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1. If you're going to resurrect programs, why not US International also?

2. Is Minnesota part of the Big Ten? Did the Big Ten start all of these conference vibrations? Ergo, Minnesota fingerprints on floodgate.
2a. Also, couldn't the Big Ten have changed their "six teams means we play as Big Ten" rule for hockey and stopped all conference shuffling and "death of college hockey" talk? It's just a Big Ten rule, they could change their rule. Or, we know Big Ten teams are really good at forgetting/ignoring rules (see: Ohio State football) so why didn't they.

[Shirtless Guy]

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1. If you're going to resurrect programs, why not US International also?

2. Is Minnesota part of the Big Ten? Did the Big Ten start all of these conference vibrations? Ergo, Minnesota fingerprints on floodgate.
2a. Also, couldn't the Big Ten have changed their "six teams means we play as Big Ten" rule for hockey and stopped all conference shuffling and "death of college hockey" talk? It's just a Big Ten rule, they could change their rule. Or, we know Big Ten teams are really good at forgetting/ignoring rules (see: Ohio State football) so why didn't they.

Minnesota has no power when it comes to the B1G TEN. They are not a big revenue generator for the conference. They can't tell the rest of the B1Gs..."you can't make us in hockey" The rest (ie, Ohio State & Michigan) would say, "we make you a crap ton of money in other sports, suck it up and spread the wealth with us in this one."

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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All except Findlay are good to go.

Findlay is D-II and is stuck in limbo.

MSU-Mo. seems ready to show that D-II isn't as prohibitive as we all thought.

[Shirtless Guy]

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MSU-Mo. seems ready to show that D-II isn't as prohibitive as we all thought.

I'm pretty sure the DII playup issue doesn't effect College Hockey...not positive.

[bigblue_dl]

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A better theory is that no one at MSU-Moorhead thought to look at a rulebook, and they're announcing the formation of hockey team without knowing that they can't play D1.

[joecct]

I'm pretty sure the DII playup issue doesn't effect College Hockey...not positive.

Read D-I proposition 2010-100 on NCAA.org. No apparent exceptions.