Does anyone know what teams will launch the new season (who plays the first game of the year)?
https://www.collegehockeystats.net/1920/schedules/d3wDoes anyone know what teams will launch the new season (who plays the first game of the year)?
Aren't we still about a month out for DIII?
4 weeks anyway.
DIII teams have to practice at least 5 times with a coach before they are permitted to have any type of game: even exhibition or scrimmages. Since Monday October 14th is the first day coaches are allowed on the ice, That means the 19th would be the earliest someone can play (unless you want to get creative and do a few two-a-days but I doubt that would happen at this level).
D3 rules state you can't start the season till November unless the last weekend of October is on a weekend (technically, they count back x number of weeks from when the championship weekend is). Exhibitions and scrimmages can happen sooner. I think I got that right. But close enough.
You can't start regular games five days after you practice just because you started practice at the earliest allowed date.
You're right on the regular season game timing. However, even exhibition/scrimmages can't start before the team has been on the ice at least 5 times with coaches - regardless of dates.
Interesting, because Eau Claire and River Falls have a scrimmage scheduled for Friday. I'm sure they would never do that without the proper respect for the rules.
You're right on the regular season game timing. However, even exhibition/scrimmages can't start before the team has been on the ice at least 5 times with coaches - regardless of dates.
You guys are expert and my memory fails me.
What's the maximum number of games these teams can schedule again?
The new divisional format will split teams up into two divisions. The South division will feature Alvernia, Chatham, Lebanon Valley, Stevenson, Neumann, and Manhattanville. The North division will contain Utica, Elmira, Nazareth, William Smith, Wilkes, and King’s. Teams will play a UCHC home-and-home series with each team in their division, and will play a single UCHC game against teams from the opposite division.
The top four teams in each division will qualify for the UCHC Women’s Championship tournament.
So with the first exhibition/scrimmages being played this past weekend...any comments? Results?
I can't info on every team but here's what I have:
Chatham took on Tier 1 club Pittsburgh Penguins Elite on Saturday and lost 7-0 (per the PPE club website). Coach O'Grady, not referencing the game would go onto tweet about how great it was to see the players implementing his teaching.
Saturday, Oswego took on the reigning PWHL champion London Jr. Devilettes squad and got beat 4-0. They were down 1-0 heading into the third but got broken down and gave up 3 in the final frame.
On Sunday, Elmira beat the Devilettes 2-0 on goals from sophomore Heath and freshman Edgington.
Utica took a foreign trip up to Canada to get in an extended preseason Columbus Day Weekend. They played the London Jr. Devilettes on 10/12 and lost 5-4 in OT. They played the Bluewater Hawks the next day and won 4-2. Then on Columbus Day they visited the Toronto-Leaside Jr. Wildcats and there's no result I can find for the game. Their next exhibition is Friday against Cortland.
Stevenson scrimmaged against an alumni team but didn't announce a result, as typical with scrimmages. I don't see one for the Eau Claire/River Falls one from this weekend either...
A lot of teams aren't even doing exhibitions until this weekend or 11/1.