RPI 2020 Off-season: Off-season Cancelled

[Ralph Baer]

How about this for a new thread: RPI 2020-2021 the Turk and Backin Club. Hold the Fans.

IMHO the problem with that is that it is not obvious that it refers to a person. Also, I don't do bacon, so someone else would have to start the thread. :-D

[Ralph Baer]

Mike McMahon @MikeMcMahonCHN
The ECAC is planning on a 20-game schedule. Teams will be broken into a New England division (Princeton, Yale, Brown, Harvard, Dartmouth and QU) and a New York division (Cornell, Clarkson, Colgate, RPI, Union, SLU). 4 games vs. each division opponent. NO games vs. other division.

@MikeMcMahonCHN
Every team makes playoffs. 6v3 and 5v2 in play-in round (1-game series). Then those winners advance to play 1&2 (who get byes). The ECAC Championship will feature the NY winner vs. the NE winner.

Wouldn't 0xxxx and 1xxxx Zip Code divisions be more appropriate?

[Wicked Slappaahs]

Mike McMahon @MikeMcMahonCHN
The ECAC is planning on a 20-game schedule. Teams will be broken into a New England division (Princeton, Yale, Brown, Harvard, Dartmouth and QU) and a New York division (Cornell, Clarkson, Colgate, RPI, Union, SLU). 4 games vs. each division opponent. NO games vs. other division.

@MikeMcMahonCHN
Every team makes playoffs. 6v3 and 5v2 in play-in round (1-game series). Then those winners advance to play 1&2 (who get byes). The ECAC Championship will feature the NY winner vs. the NE winner.

This is a positive development. The ECAC better do the right thing and make up a TV package so that its easy for fans to view games...

[rpi82]

I like everything about this. Especially the two divisions. I would love to see that continue when we get back to whatever normal will be.
I am guessing that the games will be played without spectators, but will RPI have a tv crew streaming the games? Will there be announcers and radio coverage for the away games?

I hope not. No matter how many times I could make it back to HFH in a given season, I could count on attending the Yale and QU road games. This year it's Troy or bust.

I wonder if teams will still play using the split weekend travel partners format (i.e. teams will travel to the Capital District twice to play RPI and Union each time) or will a team come in twice to play a two game set against one opponent (i.e. play RPI one weekend and Union on another). They might even mix it up - playing very close travel partners like Union/RPI and Clarkson/SLU as split weekends and those that are far apart (for example, QU/PU) on a one team per weekend basis.

[Ralph Baer]

https://twitter.com/MikeMcMahonCHN/s...90872183074819

Following up - spoke to an ECAC official who said this is one of the scheduling plans, but league admins haven’t voted on anything yet.

[woodenskates]

https://twitter.com/MikeMcMahonCHN/s...90872183074819

Following up - spoke to an ECAC official who said this is one of the scheduling plans, but league admins haven’t voted on anything yet.

Let's hope they can make it work and they can find a way to stream the games. I think the plan is to play home and home each weekend to minimize the exposure each weekend to one team.

[Ralph Baer]

In honor of Nick Bowman, today is 26 September 2020. There are 7 days (1 week) until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

[DrDemento]

RPI Hockey 2020-2021 - Turk always wished for a Championship season!

[RPI fan 4 life]

In honor of Nick Bowman, today is 26 September 2020. There are 7 days (1 week) until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

Speaking of Nick Bowman, there are at least 8 players who are in town.
At the golf course where I work part time, there were 2 foresomes of RPI players. One group had Owen Savory, Kyle Hallbauer, Brady Ferner, and Bowman. The other group had Jakub Lacka, Ture Linden, Billy Jerry, and Ottoville Leppanen. I didn’t really get a chance to speak with them, but they all looked healthy and in great spirits.

[Ralph Baer]

In honor of Brady Ferner, today is 27 September 2020. There are 6 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

[Ralph Baer]

In honor of Coach Smith and his staff, today is 28 September 2020. There are 5 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

[Ralph Baer]

In honor of Mason Klee, today is 29 September 2020. There are 4 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

[Ralph Baer]

In honor of Lauri Sertti, today is 30 September 2020. There are 3 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

[Ralph Baer]

In honor of Simon Kjellberg, today is 1 October 2020. There are 2 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

[engineerhockeyfan]

Are you going to start a new thread on Sunday?
If so, how about keeping it simple "In memory of Turk".