WCHA offseason thread 2017.

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

MissThunderCat did start a 2018 off season thread a while back. I did just bump it up......

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...key-Conference

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

I think I’ll just apologize in advance for UAA’s 0-4 Non-Conference record...

maybe the new guy can find some luck against CC to start the season but yeah, those other 2 don't seem to have much of a chance

[Jimjamesak]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

I think I’ll just apologize in advance for UAA’s 0-4 Non-Conference record...

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

should i resurrect this thread? I guess so...excluding the catamount cup (only UAH and Vermont announced) here is the breakdown of WCHA opponents for the 63 game schedule home (25)/away (32)/neutral (6) games:
24-25 (9) NCHC Games (0-0-0)
14-16 (5) Big10 Games (0-0-0)
6-7 (4) Hockey East Games (0-0-0)
7-8 (3) Atlantic Hockey Games (0-0-0)
4 (2) ECAC Games (0-0-0)
4-5 (2) Arizona State games (0-0-0)
4-6 (2) WCHA Game (0-0-0)

Much better home/road split than usual but still too many road games against NCHC teams.

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

Here is what I have been able to put together. If you see any errors, please let me know, thanks!

The WCHA has 65 non-conference games this year, 18 home, 33 road, 14 neutral site. I am not including non-conference games between league opponents and exhibitions in this total.

24-25 NCHC Games (0-0-0)
15-18 Big10 Games (0-0-0)
3-5 Hockey East Games (0-0-0)
7 Atlantic Hockey Games (0-0-0)
5 ECAC Games (0-0-0)
5-7 Independent Games (0-0-0)
4-6 Interleague Games (Not counted in league total)
7 Exhibitions (Not counted in league or team total)
TOTAL: 0-0-0

ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE (0-0-0)
-2 at Notre Dame
-2 at Cornell
-2 at Arizona State

ALASKA (0-0-0)
-Simon Fraser (EXH)
-2 with Air Force
-2 at St. Cloud
-at Alaska-Anchorage
-Alaska-Anchorage

ALASKA-ANCHORAGE (0-0-0)
-Simon Fraser (EXH)
-2 with North Dakota
-2 at Colorado College
-Alaska
-at Alaska

BEMIDJI STATE (0-0-0)
-Minnesota-Duluth
-at Minnesota-Duluth
-2 with Air Force
-2 @ Princeton
-North Dakota
-at North Dakota

BOWLING GREEN (0-0-0)
-Wilfrid Laurier (EXH)
-US Under 18 Team (EXH)
-at Western Michigan
-Michigan State
-at Michigan State
-2 with Miami
-Western Michigan
-vs. Michigan (Detroit)
-vs. Michigan State/Michigan Tech (Detroit)

FERRIS STATE (0-0-0)
-at Western Michigan
-Western Michigan
-2 at Mercyhurst
-2 at Michigan
-at Michigan State
-Michigan State

LAKE SUPERIOR STATE (0-0-0)
-Laurentian (EXH)
-Northern Michigan
-at Northern Michigan
-2 at Denver
-2 at Michigan State
-vs. Robert Morris (Pittsburgh)
-vs. Arizona State/Providence (Pittsburgh)

MICHIGAN TECH (0-0-0)
-at Wisconsin
-vs. Union (Duluth)
-vs. Minnesota/Minnesota-Duluth (Duluth)
-vs. Michigan State (Detroit)
-vs. Michigan/Bowling Green (Detroit)
-vs. Boston College (Las Vegas)
-vs. Arizona State/Northern Michigan (Las Vegas)
-2 with Arizona State

MINNESOTA STATE (0-0-0)
-Regina (EXH)
-St. Cloud State
-2 at Boston University
-at Minnesota-Duluth
-at St. Cloud State
-Minnesota-Duluth
-US Under 18 Team (EXH)

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (0-0-0)
-at Lake Superior State
-Lake Superior State
-2 vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay)
-2 at Nebraska-Omaha
-vs. Arizona State (Las Vegas)
-vs. Boston College/Michigan Tech (Las Vegas)

[gfmorris]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

I now have folks for all the teams! . Thanks for your help.

GFM

[Jimjamesak]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

Doyle Woody from the ADN (if their bankruptcy hasn't caused them to fold yet), sports directors for KTVA, KTUU, and KYUR for UAA.

[gfmorris]

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I've gotten contacts for LSSU! Thanks to those who helped. I'm a little reluctant to dip into the student ranks, but I know how it is.

GFM

[jsmithe]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

For Ferris, you should probably figure out who the sports editor for their student paper is. IIRC, they usually have a student do their radio play-by-play as well.

I had to LOL at the mention of the Traverse City TV stations. You're lucky when they occasionally show highlights from Ferris, and mention the LSSU score during the sports segment. They were better about covering the NAHL teams they and Alpena used to have, than either of the NCAA schools in their broadcast zone.

LSSU's student newspaper has had problems in being relevant lately. A friend of mine worked on it recently and, from the way he put it, the administration would put up a ton of red tape, making the paper look bad in the process.

As for "Tragic City's News Leader," why would we talk about college hockey when there's all sorts of nonsense involving cherries to cover instead? All of the local stations in Northern Michigan and the EUP are like that.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

For Ferris, you should probably figure out who the sports editor for their student paper is. IIRC, they usually have a student do their radio play-by-play as well.

I had to LOL at the mention of the Traverse City TV stations. You're lucky when they occasionally show highlights from Ferris, and mention the LSSU score during the sports segment. They were better about covering the NAHL teams they and Alpena used to have, than either of the NCAA schools in their broadcast zone.

[Deman]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

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So I'm running the WCHA media poll this year, and I need ideas for who I can contact for UAA, FSU, and LSSU. I have everyone else covered. Thanks in advance for your help.

GFM <— didn't get that NASA gig, boo

I agree with jsmithe on that, but I would suggest Sovereign, as their station is the one that covers Laker games.

[jsmithe]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

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So I'm running the WCHA media poll this year, and I need ideas for who I can contact for UAA, FSU, and LSSU. I have everyone else covered. Thanks in advance for your help.

GFM <— didn't get that NASA gig, boo

Do you mean specific people or certain media outlets?

For LSSU, there are only a few media outlets in the region that actually pay much attention to Lake State. Unfortunately, I couldn't tell you who to contact in most cases. Your best bets:
The Soo Evening News - sports editor Rob Roos (rroos@sooeveningnews.com)
Soverign Communications - John Bell? - 1230wsoo.com
Eagle Radio - radioeaglesoo.com

Other options:
The Sault Star (Ont.)
Sault This Week (Ont.)
SooToday.com (Ont.)
9&10 News (The Soo and Big Rapids are technically within their coverage area, but you wouldn't know that watching them!)

Good luck! And sorry to hear on the NASA job .

[gfmorris]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

: pulls cartridge out of Nintendo :
: blows on it :
: puts it back in :

So I'm running the WCHA media poll this year, and I need ideas for who I can contact for UAA, FSU, and LSSU. I have everyone else covered. Thanks in advance for your help.

GFM <— didn't get that NASA gig, boo

[gfmorris]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

I know that it's three months to puck drop, but I'm in a bit of a tight spot at work — trying to move management of one science rack into another team (including changing procedures and computer tools, leading training, etc.) while also trying to angle for a real NASA job, rather than the contractor gig I've been working — still here in Huntsville, a good change for me if it happens, etc. That means that my time to code on rankings is slim.

GFM

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

Congrats to Beaver Senior Goaltender Michael Bitzer and Sophomore Defenseman Zach Whitecloud on being invited to the LA Kings Developmental Camp. Also, congrats to incoming freshman forward Brendan Harris on being invited to the Vegas Golden Knights Developmental Camp.

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports...prospect-camps