North Star College Cup-Final Year??

[Biddco]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

Get UND in it and that would solve the attendance issues.

Sorry, all teams have to be from a blue state.

[Bonin21]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

You just come up with that?

Well no, the state they go home do didn't suck overnight.

[icehawk]

We're okay with minimizing the number of times drunk Whioux fans can punch holes in the walls of our arenas. Plus, we know the drive home is depressing knowing they live in North Dakota.

You just come up with that?

[Bonin21]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

We're okay with minimizing the number of times drunk Whioux fans can punch holes in the walls of our arenas. Plus, we know the drive home is depressing knowing they live in North Dakota.

[icehawk]

I wonder how this would been different had it been during the holidays...

Fanbases just are not big enough, it's too bad.

Get UND in it and that would solve the attendance issues.

[Bonin21]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

Tied with MSU for the worst record since the creation of the tournament.......

Worst record in the official books, though. 1-4-1. Pathetic.

[Biddco]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

I wonder how this would been different had it been during the holidays...

Fanbases just are not big enough, it's too bad.

[gopher wes]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

That's correct. The Gophers won via shootout (4-4 tie for official purposes) against Duluth in 2014.

They have not won a game since. In 2015 they lost twice, with BSU winning. In 2016 they lost twice, with SCSU winning.

Tied with MSU for the worst record since the creation of the tournament.......

[Pump It Up]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

Pretty sure they won the inaugural in a shootout against UMD.

That's correct. The Gophers won via shootout (4-4 tie for official purposes) against Duluth in 2014.

They have not won a game since. In 2015 they lost twice, with BSU winning. In 2016 they lost twice, with SCSU winning.

[gopher wes]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

Exactly. The tournament needed the Gophers to be successful to their fans would have a reason to show up en masse. Since the Gophers have never won the thing (have they even won a single game in the tournament?), their casual fans weren't interested. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the tournament has been a net money loser.

Pretty sure they won the inaugural in a shootout against UMD.

[St. Clown]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

That sucks. I wonder if one cycle is really giving it enough time to be successful? Seems like everything here as of late is a quick/knee jerk reaction.

Hint: Gophers didn't win

Exactly. The tournament needed the Gophers to be successful to their fans would have a reason to show up en masse. Since the Gophers have never won the thing (have they even won a single game in the tournament?), their casual fans weren't interested. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the tournament has been a net money loser.

[joecct]

That sucks. I wonder if one cycle is really giving it enough time to be successful? Seems like everything here as of late is a quick/knee jerk reaction.

Hint: Gophers didn't win

[beaverhockeyfan]

https://twitter.com/mattwellens/stat...25363001651200

Sounds like it is done. Too bad as I hoped it could grow into something really cool...but it just wasn't in the cards.

That sucks. I wonder if one cycle is really giving it enough time to be successful? Seems like everything here as of late is a quick/knee jerk reaction.

[Biddco]

Re: North Star College Cup-Final Year??

There was a blurb in today's StarTribune that the Gophs and UMD had signed into a four series over five year contract with home and home series each year. It starts with the 2018-19 season. That would make sense if the North Star Cup is on the way out.

https://twitter.com/mattwellens/stat...25363001651200

Sounds like it is done. Too bad as I hoped it could grow into something really cool...but it just wasn't in the cards.

[beaverhockeyfan]

I hope that doesn't mean we won't get Minnesota on the schedule anymore. If the North Star Cup does get scrapped I would love to see BSU get as many of the MN schools as possible on the schedule. We already play Mankato and UMD every year anyways but would love to get a home and home or alternating series with both SCSU and UMN. Not sure if it could work out with the limited weekends available but would love to see it happen

The issue you have is that the WCHA has a 28 game league schedule, only leaving four to six games open for non-conference, depending on the Alaska exemption. I want to see North Dakota remain on the schedule as they have been the most accomidating on scheduling BSU since the Beavers moved to D-I. UMD has been the next, so it would be nice to see them remain there as well. So, that only leaves the Alaska years where BSU could try and schedule Minnesota or St. Cloud.