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2016 Laura Hurd Discussion

hieronymus said:
Not being snarky, but do people really see Holy Cross and St. Anselm as "non-D3" schools when it comes to hockey. Is there a reason, beyond the fact that the other sports at those schools are not D3 and the NCAA will not allow it, that they should not be allowed to officially compete at D3? I'm fairly familiar with both schools but wondered if there is an unfair advantage they have over true D3 schools.
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Their financial aid and athletics departments won't have the department-wide oversight from the DIII compliance people? They also wouldn't be able to apply the same procedure of comparing ratios to declare a grant a "de facto athletic scholarship". That's my best guess.

Plus, what about multi-sport athletes? Some schools (Beaney-era Middlebury and Elmira come to mind) have crossover between hockey coaches and other sports. Imagine a prospective Student-Athlete recruited and offered a scholarship by the golf/tennis coach, who also happens to be the hockey coach, and then participates as a "walk-on" on the hockey team?

NB: I want these programs to be allowed to compete, I'm just playing devil's advocate here.
 
Re: 2016 Laura Hurd Discussion

Holy Cross starts their season on a D1 timetable I believe which means they start practicing at the beginning of September.
 
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spwood said:
Through NSN, Plattsburgh State is going to broadcast the banquet tonight where the All-American teams and the Laura Hurd winner are announced.
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Looks like it's tomorrow night.

NSN to Provide Live Video Feed of 2016 NCAA DIII Women's Ice Hockey Championship Banquet

Allan Leavy - Interim Sports Information Director

3/15/2016 11:56:00 AM
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Northeast Sports Network will be providing live video coverage of the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship pre-tournament banquet, which is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Angell College Center's Warren Ballrooms on the campus of Plattsburgh State on Thursday night.

All four of the teams vying for the title of national champion – Plattsburgh State, Elmira College, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Middlebury College – will be in attendance at the banquet.

During the program, the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) will unveil its list of 2016 All-Americans as well as its major award winners, which include the Laura Hurd Award winner and the STX/AHCA DIII Women's Hockey Coach of the Year.

Additionally, the NCAA will present one of the student-athletes in attendance with the Elite 90 award which recognizes the individual who possesses the highest cumulative grade-point average at the finals site of an NCAA championship event.

To access the live video stream, please click the link below.
http://www.nsnsports.net/event/ncaa-division-iii-womens-hockey-banquet/
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HockeyEast33 said:
Unless something has changed in the last few years, I'm 100% sure (not 110%).
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I would be very surprised if the ECAC/NEHC administrators/coaches allowed HC to compete in the league if this was the case.

Not saying you're wrong, but if that is indeed true. That should be addressed. You shouldn't be able to play by Division I rules playing in a Division III league.
 
PrezdeJohnson09 said:
I would be very surprised if the ECAC/NEHC administrators/coaches allowed HC to compete in the league if this was the case.

Not saying you're wrong, but if that is indeed true. That should be addressed. You shouldn't be able to play by Division I rules playing in a Division III league.
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Oddly, they also have to set aside scholarship money for the women's team in their budget even though they don't/can't give scholarships due to league rules. An asst coach there once explained it to me - something to do with Title IX and NCAA rules. So they have this pool of schollys they KNOW they can't use. Weird....

They definitely used to be on the ice prior to D3 schools. Don't know if that has changed. Sacred Heart and St Anselms used to be the same.
 
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ARM said:
It's not that early. The non-Ivy D-I programs don't start with coaches until more like September 20.
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Still...the rest of the Division III doesn't start until the third Monday of October....That's a full month ahead of everyone.
 
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What I've seen so far:

Laura Hurd: ??? (Greeneway?)
COTY: Kevin Houle (PLT)
Elite 90: Giovanna Senese (PLT - 3.98 GPA majoring in Physics and Math)

1st Team East:
Melissa Sheeran (PLT)
Kayla Meneghin (PLT)
Maddie Winslow (MID)
Erin Brand (PLT)
Kristin Chivers (ELM)
Camille Leonard (PLT)

2nd Team East:
Starzyk (STA)
Findley (STA
Cameron (CST)
????
????
????
 
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PSUChamps2001 said:
So let me get this straight, you want to penalize Sheeran for not scoring in a game she didn't finish and was helped off the ice for not scoring against one of the weakest ranked teams, but you want to praise Greenway for scoring the majority of her points against the weakest ranked SNC team...lol keep trying, you'll get there eventually.
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Looks like one of us was right :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Re: 2016 Laura Hurd Discussion

Laura Hurd Award - Michelle Greeneway of Lake Forest
Coach of the Year - Kevin Houle of Plattsburgh State
Elite90 for DIII Women's Ice Hockey - Giovanna Senese of Plattsburgh State


Full All-Americans List

First Team East
G - Camille Leonard - JR - Plattsburgh
D - Erin Brand - JR - Plattsburgh
D - Kristin Chivers - FR - Elmira
F - Kayla Meneghin - SO - Plattsburgh
F - Melissa Sheeran - SO - Plattsburgh
F - Maddie Winslow - SO - Middlebury

First Team West
G - Allie Carter - SR - Lake Forest
D - Kayla Griffith - SO - Lake Forest
D - Sydney Smith - JR - Adrian
F - Michelle Greeneway - SR - Lake Forest
F - Chloe Kinsel - SR - UW-River Falls
F - Kristin Lewicki - JR - Adrian

Second Team East
G - Jess Cameron - SR - Castleton
D - Martha Findley - JR - St. Anselm
D - Caitlyn Ryan - JR - Amherst
F - Morgan Reed - SR - Utica
F - Alex Starzyk - JR - St. Anselm
F - Alex Toupal - SO - Amherst

Second Team West
G - Kristen Pechacek - SO - St. Catherine's
D - Paige Johnson - JR - UW-River Falls
D - Alex Stensland - SR - Lake Forest
F - Kathryn Larson - JR - St. Thomas
F - Dani Sibley - JR - UW-River Falls
F - Olivia Spellmire - SO - Lake Forest
 
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