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**Ralph Baer** · 09-03-2021, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by John J. MacInnes View Post

This may require some research, but do you know offhand what school has the record of holding the most belts at one time and how many they held? Cornell and UMass with four right now is pretty impressive, especially at the same time as the other.

I doubt that 4 is the record although two schools having 4 each indeed is indeed impressive.

**Ralph Baer** · 09-03-2021, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by Proud2baLaker View Post

4 is impressive. 7 would be the max one would could get I think. The Belt, Conference Belt, East/West Belt, State Belt, DII or DIII play up, Play Up, and the 7th would be the Ivy belt. That Ivy Belt would limit that max of 7 only to teams in the Ivy of course so the max is 6 for other DII and DIII teams and 4 for teams that are truly D-I across the board. Ralph would have to confirm but I would be the 4 is the max number any one team has held at least for a while. So if I am not mistaken UMass currently having their 4 maxes them out which is also impressive.

The Ivies are all D-I, so they are not eligible for a play-up Belt. If you count Belts which I don't post anymore like the Beanpot Belt and the Red & White Belt, that raises some teams' possibilities.

**Proud2baLaker** · 09-03-2021, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by Ralph Baer View Post

The Ivies are all D-I, so they are not eligible for a play-up Belt. If you count Belts which I don't post anymore like the Beanpot Belt and the Red & White Belt, that raises some teams' possibilities.

Ah, I forgot they were D-I. So on current possible belts, that would still be max 6 then with the Belt, Conference, State, East/West, DII or III playup, and Playup, With 4 max on non-play up teams (5 on ives). Correct? I haven't followed closely enough on what the old belts were so I don't know what the max there would be that one team could have held at the same time.

I wonder what team has held the most total different belts even if they weren't held concurrently?

**Ralph Baer** · 09-03-2021, 03:41 PM

Originally posted by Proud2baLaker View Post

Ah, I forgot they were D-I. So on current possible belts, that would still be max 6 then with the Belt, Conference, State, East/West, DII or III playup, and Playup, With 4 max on non-play up teams (5 on ives). Correct? I haven't followed closely enough on what the old belts were so I don't know what the max there would be that one team could have held at the same time.

I wonder what team has held the most total different belts even if they weren't held concurrently?

I am sure that there are many schools which at one time or another have held every Belt which they are eligible to have. Considering that there are schools which have switched conferences the number may be higher than you mentioned.

**Ralph Baer** · 10-04-2021, 03:07 PM

Friday update. I had not realized that some games which count were played over the weekend.

Code:

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Cornell                Alaska 10/29/2021
The Alt Belt       Minnesota State        Massachusetts 10/03/2021
AHC Belt           American International Army 10/21/2021
B1G Belt           Minnesota              Notre Dame 10/29/2021
CCHA Belt          Lake Superior State    St. Thomas 10/15/2021
ECAC Belt          Cornell                Harvard 11/05/2021
ECAC Alt Belt      St. Lawrence           Rensselaer 11/05/2021
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          Merrimack 10/29/2021
NCHC Belt          Minnesota Duluth       Western Michigan 11/05/2021
Ivy Belt           Cornell                Harvard 11/05/2021
Eastern Belt       Massachusetts          American International 10/15/2021
Western Belt       St. Cloud              St. Thomas 10/03/2021
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             Yale 11/05/2021
Massachusetts Belt Massachusetts          Merrimack 10/29/2021
Michigan Belt      Michigan Tech          Lake Superior State 11/05/2021
Minnesota Belt     St. Cloud              St. Thomas 10/03/2021
New York Belt      Cornell                Union 11/12/2021
D II Play up Belt  Lake Superior State    Michigan Tech 11/05/2021
D II P u Alt SO    American International Bentley 11/19/2021
D III Play up Belt Rensselaer             Union 10/29/2021
Play up Belt       Rensselaer             Union 10/29/2021

Corrections are always appreciated. They will probably be even more needed now without College Hockey Stats.

**Ralph Baer** · 10-04-2021, 03:11 PM

Saturday update

Code:

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Cornell                Alaska 10/29/2021
The Alt Belt       Minnesota State        St. Cloud 10/08/2021
AHC Belt           American International Army 10/21/2021
B1G Belt           Minnesota              Notre Dame 10/29/2021
CCHA Belt          Lake Superior State    St. Thomas 10/15/2021
ECAC Belt          Cornell                Harvard 11/05/2021
ECAC Alt Belt      St. Lawrence           Rensselaer 11/05/2021
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          Merrimack 10/29/2021
NCHC Belt          Minnesota Duluth       Western Michigan 11/05/2021
Ivy Belt           Cornell                Harvard 11/05/2021
Eastern Belt       Massachusetts          American International 10/15/2021
Western Belt       St. Cloud              Minnesota State 10/08/2021
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             Yale 11/05/2021
Massachusetts Belt Massachusetts          Merrimack 10/29/2021
Michigan Belt      Michigan Tech          Lake Superior State 11/05/2021
Minnesota Belt     St. Cloud              Minnesota State 10/08/2021
New York Belt      Cornell                Union 11/12/2021
D II Play up Belt  Lake Superior State    Michigan Tech 11/05/2021
D II P u Alt SO    American International Bentley 11/19/2021
D III Play up Belt Rensselaer             Union 10/29/2021
Play up Belt       Rensselaer             Union 10/29/2021