U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

… and back to nothing

[aparch]

NMU is the correct answer regardless as the most recent to accomplish the feat.

Yes, I am aware those schools didn't magically all spontaniously start programs for the 1947-48 season, but the way it was worded I thought an old WCHA team (St. Cloud, UAA) might have snuck in there. And the growth of D1 the the turn of the Millenium got buried by the "Power" schools steamrolling everyone in the early 2000's.

Deducting the formation of the NCAA D1 era (1947-ish), NMU is the only school to go from nothing to National Championship game in four years.

[RaceBoarder]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

Dartmouth. D1 1947, Championship Game 1948 (Loss)
Michigan. D1 1947, Championship Game 1948 (Win)
Boston College. D1 1947, Championship Game 1949 (Won)
Boston University. D1 1947, Championship Game 1950 (Loss)
Colorado College. D1 1947, Championship Game 1950 (Win)
Brown. D1 1947, Championship Game 1951 (Loss)
Northern Michigan. D1 1976, Championship Game 1980 (Loss)

Yep, I'm an idiot... I knew NMU was around there, but I couldn't remember... Went to the Googles and pulled up the 1981 tournament and saw us losing to MTU in the 3rd place game and completely blanked on the back-to-back F4 aspect...

[John J. MacInnes]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

Dartmouth. D1 1947, Championship Game 1948 (Loss)
Michigan. D1 1947, Championship Game 1948 (Win)
Boston College. D1 1947, Championship Game 1949 (Won)
Boston University. D1 1947, Championship Game 1950 (Loss)
Colorado College. D1 1947, Championship Game 1950 (Win)
Brown. D1 1947, Championship Game 1951 (Loss)
Northern Michigan. D1 1976, Championship Game 1980 (Loss)

The first six are technically true, but each of those schools at least had a team before there was an NCAA championship.

Dartmouth played their first season in 1906-07, UM in 1920-21, BC and BU in 1917-18, CC in 1939-40, and Brown way back in 1897-98.

NMU is the correct answer regardless as the most recent to accomplish the feat.

[Split-N]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

Illinois really needs to hustle if they want to be 2022 National Champions.

Can Illinois at least be a host institution for the other tournament?

[aparch]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

[looks around]

[hides previous season’s record books]

Dartmouth. D1 1947, Championship Game 1948 (Loss)
Michigan. D1 1947, Championship Game 1948 (Win)
Boston College. D1 1947, Championship Game 1949 (Won)
Boston University. D1 1947, Championship Game 1950 (Loss)
Colorado College. D1 1947, Championship Game 1950 (Win)
Brown. D1 1947, Championship Game 1951 (Loss)
Northern Michigan. D1 1976, Championship Game 1980 (Loss)

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

For a second I thought you were referencing NMU, but that was only a semi-final and happened in 1981

[looks around]

[hides previous season’s record books]

[RaceBoarder]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

There's a great trivia question.

Who was the last school to add D-1 hockey to make the national championship game in just 4 years?

For a second I thought you were referencing NMU, but that was only a semi-final and happened in 1981

[John J. MacInnes]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

There's a great trivia question.

Who was the last school to add D-1 hockey to make the national championship game in just 4 years?

[Slap Shot]

Illinois really needs to hustle if they want to be 2022 National Champions.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee....

[MissThundercat]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

Exactly, it's why I'm not talking smack here.

Illinois really needs to hustle if they want to be 2022 National Champions.

[4four4]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

Because no schools have added D1 hockey lately....

Exactly, it's why I'm not talking smack here.

[Slap Shot]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

Because no schools have added D1 hockey lately....

[MissThundercat]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

But hey, at last check, Illinois was "in the red zone, on a breakaway, taking it hard to the hole."

[UncleRay]

Re: U of Illinois AD & NHL joint press conference

Settle down. That's just crazy talk.

I think the University of Mazatlán will have D1 hockey before the Wild win a Cup.

The University of Mazatlan will win a DI hockey NC before Illinois has a team.