The College Hockey Championship Belt Part IV

[AMC]

St. Thomas is a D-I member of the Summit League.

AIC leaving the D-II Alt belt in Alaska was just what we needed to get that merged.

[Ralph Baer]

Sunday update

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
AHC Belt           American International Niagara 10/14/2022
B1G Belt           Michigan               Penn State 11/04/2022
CCHA Belt          Minnesota State        Bowling Green 10/28/2022
ECAC Belt          Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          Merrimack 10/28/2022
NCHC Belt          Denver                 Miami 10/28/2022
Ivy Belt           Dartmouth              Yale 11/04/2022
Eastern Belt       Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
Western Belt       Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             Yale 11/12/2022
Massachusetts Belt Northeastern           Massachusetts Lowell 10/22/2022
Michigan Belt      Michigan               Lake Superior State 10/21/2022
Minnesota Belt     Minnesota State        Minnesota 10/07/2022
New York Belt      Colgate                Clarkson 11/11/2022
D II Play up Belt  Minnesota State        Minnesota Duluth 10/14/2022
D II P u Alt SO    Alaska                 Michigan Tech 10/13/2022
D III Play up Belt Clarkson               Union 11/04/2022
Play up Belt       Clarkson               Mercyhurst 10/21/2022

Corrections are always appreciated.

Can anyone confirm that St. Thomas is a D-I school?

[Ralph Baer]

Saturday update

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
AHC Belt           American International Niagara 10/14/2022
B1G Belt           Michigan               Penn State 11/04/2022
CCHA Belt          Minnesota State        Bowling Green 10/28/2022
ECAC Belt          Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          Merrimack 10/28/2022
NCHC Belt          Denver                 Miami 10/28/2022
Ivy Belt           Dartmouth              Yale 11/04/2022
Eastern Belt       Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
Western Belt       Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             Yale 11/12/2022
Massachusetts Belt Northeastern           Massachusetts Lowell 10/22/2022
Michigan Belt      Michigan               Lake Superior State 10/21/2022
Minnesota Belt     Minnesota State        Minnesota 10/07/2022
New York Belt      Colgate                Clarkson 11/11/2022
D II Play up Belt  Minnesota State        Minnesota Duluth 10/14/2022
D II P u Alt SO    American International Alaska 10/02/2022
D III Play up Belt Clarkson               Union 11/04/2022
Play up Belt       Clarkson               Mercyhurst 10/21/2022

[Ralph Baer]

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
AHC Belt           American International Niagara 10/14/2022
B1G Belt           Michigan               Penn State 11/04/2022
CCHA Belt          Minnesota State        Bowling Green 10/28/2022
ECAC Belt          Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          Merrimack 10/28/2022
NCHC Belt          Denver                 Miami 10/28/2022
Ivy Belt           Dartmouth              Yale 11/04/2022
Eastern Belt       Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
Western Belt       Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             Yale 11/12/2022
Massachusetts Belt Northeastern           Massachusetts Lowell 10/22/2022
Michigan Belt      Michigan               Lake Superior State 10/21/2022
Minnesota Belt     Minnesota State        Minnesota 10/07/2022
New York Belt      Colgate                Clarkson 11/11/2022
D II Play up Belt  Minnesota State        Minnesota Duluth 10/14/2022
D II P u Alt SO    American International Alaska 10/01/2022
D III Play up Belt Clarkson               Union 11/04/2022
Play up Belt       Clarkson               Mercyhurst 10/21/2022

Any corrections or updates?

[Ralph Baer]

I think Lindenwood should count for our purposes, and not be a play up (they are in the D-I Ohio Valley Conference now), being eligible only for the Belt and the Western Belt.

No one has announced or released a hockey schedule that includes Stonehill, so that discussion may be moot.

Stonehill is playing Lindenwood but those games won't count then.

[AMC]

Good question. We probably should with Lindenwood. I haven't seen Stonehill's schedule. I will go along with what others think.

I think Lindenwood should count for our purposes, and not be a play up (they are in the D-I Ohio Valley Conference now), being eligible only for the Belt and the Western Belt.

No one has announced or released a hockey schedule that includes Stonehill, so that discussion may be moot.

[Ralph Baer]

A couple points of order, are we considering Lindenwood and Stonehill to be D-I?

It looks like our best hope of a D-II unification is AIC leaving the belt in Alaska after the first weekend. They don't play another D-II until they get into conference play.

Good question. We probably should with Lindenwood. I haven't seen Stonehill's schedule. I will go along with what others think.

[AMC]

A couple points of order, are we considering Lindenwood and Stonehill to be D-I?

It looks like our best hope of a D-II unification is AIC leaving the belt in Alaska after the first weekend. They don't play another D-II until they get into conference play.

[Ralph Baer]

Corrections still greatly appreciated.

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
AHC Belt           American International Niagara 10/14/2022
B1G Belt           Michigan               Penn State 11/04/2022
CCHA Belt          Minnesota State        Bowling Green 10/28/2022
ECAC Belt          Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          Merrimack 10/28/2022
NCHC Belt          Denver                 Miami 10/28/2022
Ivy Belt           Dartmouth              Yale 11/04/2022
Eastern Belt       Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
Western Belt       Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             Yale 11/12/2022
Massachusetts Belt Northeastern           Massachusetts Lowell 10/22/2022
Michigan Belt      Michigan               Lake Superior State 10/21/2022
Minnesota Belt     Minnesota State        Minnesota 10/07/2022
New York Belt      Colgate                Clarkson 11/11/2022
D II Play up Belt  Minnesota State        Minnesota Duluth 10/14/2022
D II P u Alt SO    American International Alaska 10/01/2022
D III Play up Belt Clarkson               Union 11/04/2022
Play up Belt       Clarkson               Mercyhurst 10/21/2022

[Ralph Baer]

Corrections are greatly appreciated.

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
AHC Belt           American International Niagara 10/14/2022
B1G Belt           Michigan               TBD
CCHA Belt          Minnesota State        Bowling Green 10/28/2022
ECAC Belt          Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          Merrimack 10/28/2022
NCHC Belt          Denver                 Miami 10/28/2022
Ivy Belt           Dartmouth              Yale 11/04/2022
Eastern Belt       Harvard                Princeton 10/29/2022
Western Belt       Denver                 Notre Dame 10/07/2022
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             Yale 11/12/2022
Massachusetts Belt Northeastern           Massachusetts Lowell 10/22/2022
Michigan Belt      Michigan               Lake Superior State 10/21/2022
Minnesota Belt     Minnesota State        Minnesota 10/07/2022
New York Belt      Colgate                Clarkson 11/11/2022
D II Play up Belt  Minnesota State        Minnesota Duluth 10/14/2022
D II P u Alt SO    American International Alaska 10/01/2022
D III Play up Belt Clarkson               Union 11/04/2022
Play up Belt       Clarkson               Mercyhurst 10/21/2022

[Ralph Baer]

Congrats to Denver on winning the Belt.

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Denver                 next season
AHC Belt           American International next season
B1G Belt           Michigan               next season
CCHA Belt          Minnesota State        next season
ECAC Belt          Harvard                next season
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          next season
NCHC Belt          Denver                 next season
Ivy Belt           Dartmouth              next season
Eastern Belt       Harvard                next season
Western Belt       Denver                 next season
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             next season
Massachusetts Belt Northeastern           next season
Michigan Belt      Michigan               next season
Minnesota Belt     Minnesota State        next season
New York Belt      Colgate                next season
D II Play up Belt  Minnesota State        next season
D II P u Alt SO    American International next season
D III Play up Belt Clarkson               next season
Play up Belt       Clarkson               next season

Corrections are always appreciated.

[Ralph Baer]

Congrats to Minnesota State on retaining the Belt.

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Minnesota State        Denver 04/09/2022
AHC Belt           American International next season
B1G Belt           Michigan               next season
CCHA Belt          Minnesota State        next season
ECAC Belt          Harvard                next season
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          next season
NCHC Belt          Denver                 next season
Ivy Belt           Dartmouth              next season
Eastern Belt       Harvard                next season
Western Belt       Denver                 Minnesots State 04/09/2022
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             next season
Massachusetts Belt Northeastern           next season
Michigan Belt      Michigan               next season
Minnesota Belt     Minnesota State        next season
New York Belt      Colgate                next season
D II Play up Belt  Minnesota State        next season
D II P u Alt SO    American International next season
D III Play up Belt Clarkson               next season
Play up Belt       Clarkson               next season

Corrections are always appreciated.

[Ralph Baer]

Sunday update

                   Current Holder         Next Defense
The Belt           Minnesota State        Minnesota 04/07/2022
Alt SO Belt 2      Minnesota              Minnesota State 04/07/2022
AHC Belt           American International next season
B1G Belt           Michigan               NCAA tournament at earliest
CCHA Belt          Minnesota State        next season
ECAC Belt          Harvard                next season
HEA Belt           Massachusetts          next season
NCHC Belt          Denver                 next season
Ivy Belt           Dartmouth              next season
Eastern Belt       Harvard                next season
Western Belt       Denver                 Michigan 04/07/2022
Connecticut Belt   Quinnipiac             next season
Massachusetts Belt Northeastern           next season
Michigan Belt      Michigan               next season
Minnesota Belt     Minnesota State        Minnesota 04/07/2022
New York Belt      Colgate                next season
D II Play up Belt  Minnesota State        next season
D II P u Alt SO    American International next season
D III Play up Belt Clarkson               next season
Play up Belt       Clarkson               next season

Corrections are always appreciated.

[Ralph Baer]

NCHC belt could change hands in a Denver-WMU final

thanks

[AMC]

NCHC belt could change hands in a Denver-WMU final