Northern Michigan University 2018 Offseason Thread: In Memory of Goofus

[MissThundercat]

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October 12-13 - at Michigan State (NC) (this is a 1-for-1!! )
October 19-20 - at St. Cloud State (NC)
October 26-27 - Bemidji (Home and WCHA opener)
November 2-3 - at Bowling Green
November 9-10 - Cornell (NC) (!!!)
November 16-17 - Alaska Anchorage (surprised a home stand for deer opener weekend)
November 23-24 - at Lake State (gone again is the Home/Home, Grant decided against it due to the weather)
December 7 - Michigan Tech
December 8 - at Michigan Tech
December 14-15 - Ferris State
January 4-5 - at Alaska
January 11-12 - at Alaska Anchorage
January 25-26 - Minnesota State
February 1-2 - Bowling Green
February 8-9 - at Alabama-Huntsville
February 15-16 - at Bemidji State
February 22-23 - Lake State
March 1 - at Michigan Tech
March 2 - Michigan Tech
March 8-10 - WCHA Quarterfinals
March 15-17 - WCHA Semifinals
March 23 - WCHA Championship

Definitely going to Michigan State, possibly to BGSU, and March 1-2 for Tech (both nights).

[gfmorris]

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Holy smokes!

GFM

[MOJO]

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Viewership numbers are in for the WCHA Championship Game on FoxUP.

The pregame show opened at 6pm with a 5.0 rating and steadily grew to 7pm when the game telecast started. The game itself drew a 16.4 rating and just short of a 50 share.

(Editor's note: Rating is calculated by dividing number of viewers by the total # of viewers available in the market. Share is calculated by dividing number of viewers by only those people watching TV at that time. So with a 50 share, 1 of every 2 active viewers in the Marquette DMA was watching the game.)

Additionally, FoxUP brought in as much revenue from the pregame and game telecasts as they did for the Super Bowl.

That is awesome!!!

[John J. MacInnes]

Re: Northern Michigan University 2018 Offseason Thread: In Memory of Goofus

Viewership numbers are in for the WCHA Championship Game on FoxUP.

The pregame show opened at 6pm with a 5.0 rating and steadily grew to 7pm when the game telecast started. The game itself drew a 16.4 rating and just short of a 50 share.

(Editor's note: Rating is calculated by dividing number of viewers by the total # of viewers available in the market. Share is calculated by dividing number of viewers by only those people watching TV at that time. So with a 50 share, 1 of every 2 active viewers in the Marquette DMA was watching the game.)

Additionally, FoxUP brought in as much revenue from the pregame and game telecasts as they did for the Super Bowl.

[RaceBoarder]

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How far Sparty has fallen 🤣

[aparch]

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October 12-13 - at Michigan State (NC) (this is a 1-for-1!! )
October 19-20 - at St. Cloud State (NC)
October 26-27 - Bemidji (Home and WCHA opener)
November 2-3 - at Bowling Green
November 9-10 - Cornell (NC) (!!!)
November 16-17 - Alaska Anchorage (surprised a home stand for deer opener weekend)
November 23-24 - at Lake State (gone again is the Home/Home, Grant decided against it due to the weather)
December 7 - Michigan Tech
December 8 - at Michigan Tech
December 14-15 - Ferris State
January 4-5 - at Alaska
January 11-12 - at Alaska Anchorage
January 25-26 - Minnesota State
February 1-2 - Bowling Green
February 8-9 - at Alabama-Huntsville
February 15-16 - at Bemidji State
February 22-23 - Lake State
March 1 - at Michigan Tech
March 2 - Michigan Tech
March 8-10 - WCHA Quarterfinals
March 15-17 - WCHA Semifinals
March 23 - WCHA Championship

[aparch]

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Second item, moving this thread forward for the summer is our own DavyD who said this on Twitter:

The 2018-19 @NMUHockey schedule will be revealed on Wed. May 9 on 100.3 the Point & https://t.co/m5B1Igx5ZA. The broadcast will get underway at 1:45 pm with Coach Grant @Potulny

We’ll also have info on season tix & promotions for the upcoming season for @wcha finalists! GoCats!

— David Danis (@Wildcat_Dave) May 3, 2018

Great news!

Schedule will be released next Wednesday! I know I'm going to try to work to see what weekend would be best for an Alumni weekend (or at least an Alumni Saturday).

Promotions for the upcoming year! It seems that after well over a decade of ideas drummed up on this forum, on Facebook, on Twitter, on the old CatHockey.com, over AOL Instant Messenger, e-mail, and repeated marketing questionnaires from the University, the University is *FINALLY* doing some things to promote the team. They really missed the boat on the 40th anniversary of the program, so it's nice to read that they're investing more into their crown jewel sports program to draw fans in.

I'm sure I'll have some snark to say once the schedule and promotions are released, but so far this is promising!

[aparch]

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Couple items I'll break into different posts. First, Dave Shyiak shared his Humboldt Bronco's jerseys with the Twitter world:

What an unbelievable community to play for and represent. It has been truly amazing to see the world wide support for these families after this horrific tragedy. Like the Board of the Humboldt Broncos said: “The power of healing is in the Game” # HumboldtStrong pic.twitter.com/SiBJuwKtrm

— Dave Shyiak (@david_shyiak) April 13, 2018

[aparch]

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I'm sure there are other ties to the Wildcats as well.

Current SCSU Assistant Coach (and former NMU Assistant Coach) Mike Gibbons with some added trivia:

Pucks I saved when we recruited Humboldt’s Bill McDougall & Dave Schiak in ‘87, and Trent Kresse from Swift in ‘85 to NMU. #humboltstrong #SticksOutForHumboldt pic.twitter.com/hvssXMWR4g

— Mike Gibbons (@gibhockey) April 12, 2018

[aparch]

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Also, NMU forward Joe Nardi was teammates with Humboldt Bronco defenceman Stephen Wack in 15-16 (on the Whitecourt Wolverines, AJHL) and worked out in the summers with Bronco Logan Hunter.


I'm sure there are other ties to the Wildcats as well.

[RaceBoarder]

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This is a connection I don't want my school to have

[aparch]

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Thank you Ralph.

The Wildcat family is once again struck with tragedy.

Interesting of note, his six games, or even his name, don't show up anywhere in the official all-time player records.

[Ralph Baer]

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Humboldt coach Darcy Haugan played six games for Northern Michigan in the 1996-97 season. He was among 14 killed in last night's tragic accident. #HumboldtStrong

— College Hockey News (@chnews) April 7, 2018

[Bill]

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When will the schedule be released?

There's often some juggling/finalizing of schedules going on at the annual coaches meeting in Naples FL at the end of April, so anytime after that seems likely.

[MissThundercat]

I believe it looks something like this. No dates yet.

Home: LSSU, Tech, UAA, Bemidji, Ferris, Bowling Green, Minnesota St, Cornell

Away: UAA, UAF, UAH, Tech, LSSU, Bemidji, Bowling Green, St Cloud, Michigan State

When will the schedule be released?