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Arizona State Moving To D1

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#1collegehockeyfan said:
The NCHC two years ago was waiting for Notre Dames decision on what league they were going to choose. Had Notre Dame taken the NCHC, St Cloud or WMU would have ended up in the WCHA. The same can be true what league ASU chooses may have impact on what teams may switch leagues.
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Notre Dame only affect St. Cloud. I don't see any teams switching leagues because ASU started hockey. I don't think any team loses sleep on which conference they choose to play in.
 
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#1collegehockeyfan said:
If 600 kids inquiring Coach Powers is going surprise D1 hockey teams next season. I believe ASU decision is going to effect all of college hockey for many years to come. ASU is what Notre Dame was two years ago. ASU is going to determine what league teams are going to play or determine if some teams may fold.
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Currently, ASU is going to have about as much impact on college hockey as does AIC. 5 years down the road if ASU has a competitive team, a new facility, a new staff and somehow elite players, they may help change the landscape of D1 hockey. Until then they are going to be lucky to have anyone take them seriously and will probably continue to be independent.
 
Ronnieb said:
Currently, ASU is going to have about as much impact on college hockey as does AIC. 5 years down the road if ASU has a competitive team, a new facility, a new staff and somehow elite players, they may help change the landscape of D1 hockey. Until then they are going to be lucky to have anyone take them seriously and will probably continue to be independent.
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Look at Penn State two years later. It was not to long ago PSU was playing Club teams.
 
I was at last night's game against Arizona and to say oceanside is small is understatement but there were a lot of passionate fans that filled the joint. Let's be honest, there aren't going to be a ton of teams that will be playing in Arizona the first year anyways. Won't most of the home games be against the club hockey teams they play against now?
 
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QUAlum2004 said:
Another commit
Zuccarini hails from Connecticut and was someone I was hoping Quinnipiac would be in on.
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ASU recruit Charlie Zuccarini has been suspended by the BCHL for the remainder of the 2014-15 BCHL season and playoffs for receiving a Match Penalty for Abuse of Official. Zuccarini is currently ranked 7th in scoring with 57 points (27-30-57) in 45 games played.

At 16:49 of the third period in the game against Coquitlam Express on the weekend Charlie was issued a match penalty for slashing the wrist of the referee Kirk Wood.
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http://www.trailsmokeeaters.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=2449&leagueID=15094

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbPmJVIu1qE
 
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Chris Clark Fan Club said:
I was at last night's game against Arizona and to say oceanside is small is understatement but there were a lot of passionate fans that filled the joint. Let's be honest, there aren't going to be a ton of teams that will be playing in Arizona the first year anyways. Won't most of the home games be against the club hockey teams they play against now?
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Yeah most home games will probably be against club teams. I think there is a rumor in this thread that Michigan will play there, however. ASU said they may play bigger games where the Coyotes play. ASU also has said that they will be playoff eligible, which means 20 D1 games.
 
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Word is that they are having discussions with a lot of teams, both to go to them and vice versa. None of that is particularly newsworthy though.
 
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#1collegehockeyfan said:
The NCHC two years ago was waiting for Notre Dames decision on what league they were going to choose. Had Notre Dame taken the NCHC, St Cloud or WMU would have ended up in the WCHA. The same can be true what league ASU chooses may have impact on what teams may switch leagues.
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Notre Dame didn't want the CCHA to fold and once they knew they were, Notre Dame was waiting for a TV contract to tell them which way to go and NBCsports gave them one. The NCHC would have loved to have 9 teams and not 8 and the trouble is going to be if they try to take another team out of the WCHA to play in the NCHC which would hurt the WCHA .
 
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sm2pk said:
Notre Dame didn't want the CCHA to fold and once they knew they were, Notre Dame was waiting for a TV contract to tell them which way to go and NBCsports gave them one. The NCHC would have loved to have 9 teams and not 8 and the trouble is going to be if they try to take another team out of the WCHA to play in the NCHC which would hurt the WCHA .
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From what I recollect the NCHC would have been at 8 if Notre Dame chose not to go out east.
 
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On the "Point After" page of SI, a very nicely done hypothetical recruiting letter from ASU to a Saskatchewan prospect, by Lee Jenkins. In effect, AZ compares quite favorably to Grand Forks, Mankato, da U.P., etc. as far as weather, pool parties, and co-eds go. (I don't think it's online though)
 
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