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Atlantic Hockey Adds to Scholarship Limit, Mulls Expansion

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mmmmmm... still not an on-campus rink. Not sure if I would call it an investment as opposed to a more convenient option than working around Buff States schedule. I honestly feel a bit bad for Canisius... long standing hate aside. They had an awesome playoff run last year and their school/students/alumni barely supported them. They looked pretty good at the NCAAs as well...

CollegeHockeyRinkReport said:
http://www.westerncollegehockeyblog.com/2013/7/30/4571408/canisius-college-hockey-aha-terry-pegula-buffalo-sabres-harborcenter-tyler-walsh

It can only be seen as good news for the conference when one of its member schools invests in the program. Canisius will be moving to the HARBORCenter in Buffalo for the 2014-15 season.
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lmg6841 said:
mmmmmm... still not an on-campus rink. Not sure if I would call it an investment as opposed to a more convenient option than working around Buff States schedule. I honestly feel a bit bad for Canisius... long standing hate aside. They had an awesome playoff run last year and their school/students/alumni barely supported them. They looked pretty good at the NCAAs as well...
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Take a look at the campus; there really isn't a good place to put it.
 
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lmg6841 said:
mmmmmm... still not an on-campus rink. Not sure if I would call it an investment as opposed to a more convenient option than working around Buff States schedule. I honestly feel a bit bad for Canisius... long standing hate aside. They had an awesome playoff run last year and their school/students/alumni barely supported them. They looked pretty good at the NCAAs as well...
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First of all, I will never feel sorry for Cantnisius. As for the move's impact on Griffs hockey, one of the guys on the Niagara talk thread stated it pretty well:
"Oh hey, mr. recruit, come play at a rink that is attached to a hotel packed w/NHL scouts 7 days a week."

Pro scouts can literally take an elevator down 3 floors during practice time before they watch the NHL that night

That is all you have to say as a coach

No worries​


Such a close association with an NHL team is a pretty unique situation and it plays to the Griffs' advantage. The bar has been raised ... hopefully the rest of the teams in AHA respond with a stronger commitment to their hockey programs and by getting creative in promotion of their programs.
 
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ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff. I hate when Niagara fans are right.

5hole said:
"Oh hey, mr. recruit, come play at a rink that is attached to a hotel packed w/NHL scouts 7 days a week."

Pro scouts can literally take an elevator down 3 floors during practice time before they watch the NHL that night

That is all you have to say as a coach

No worries​
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lmg6841 said:
ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff. I hate when Niagara fans are right.
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Hey, we are always right! :D:D

Actually, I am less sure that the situation will actually play out that way on a consistent basis ... but I expect that Canisius will tell that story to recruits.
 
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5hole said:
Hey, we are always right! :D:D

Actually, I am less sure that the situation will actually play out that way on a consistent basis ... but I expect that Canisius will tell that story to recruits.
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Makes sense to some starry eyed kid who has dreams of going to the NHL. And that might actually happen every so often.
 
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"Oh hey, mr. recruit, come play at a rink that is attached to a hotel packed w/NHL scouts 7 days a week."

Pro scouts can literally take an elevator down 3 floors during practice time before they watch the NHL that night
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So the Sabres are playing 7 nights a week in Buffalo now!!! ;)

I don't see this move doing much of anything for Canisius other than perhaps easing up some scheduling issues. I don't see it hurting either ... same size and still off campus.
 
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Seeing this thread pop back up made me hopeful that the St. Anselm (or any of the remaining D-II schools, for that matter) had finally decided to play for something.
 
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Pink Pony said:
I'd like to see Mercyhurst and Robert Morris join the WCHA to make twelve teams and help Bowling Green from having extensive travel.
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And why, exactly, would Robert Morris (in particular) be interested in doing that?


Powers &8^]
 
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lmg6841 said:
Noo. AHA West needs to happen.
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I don't think that buys those teams much really. Teams aren't going to line up to play AHA West teams so there would be a considerable amount of cross-over scheduling.
 
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I'd like to see Mercyhurst and Robert Morris join the WCHA to make twelve teams and help Bowling Green from having extensive travel.
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So what about the extra treacle that Mercyhurst and Robert Morris would cause for LSSU, Tech and MMU and the flights it would add for Bemidji? And why does BG need their travel eased? They have reasonable bus trips to Huntsville, Ferris, LSSU and NMU. Very reasonable second day bus rides to Tech and Mankato. The only tough one they have is Bemidji, plus the flights to Alaska. And what sense would it make for RM and Mercyhurst to add trips to Bemidji, Mankato, Houghton and two Alaskas to their schedule?
 
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davyd83 said:
So what about the extra treacle that Mercyhurst and Robert Morris would cause for LSSU, Tech and MMU and the flights it would add for Bemidji? And why does BG need their travel eased? They have reasonable bus trips to Huntsville, Ferris, LSSU and NMU. Very reasonable second day bus rides to Tech and Mankato. The only tough one they have is Bemidji, plus the flights to Alaska. And what sense would it make for RM and Mercyhurst to add trips to Bemidji, Mankato, Houghton and two Alaskas to their schedule?
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Both Robert. Morris and Mercyhurst want 18 scholies.

Bowling Green and UAH needs travel partners to go north.

Robert Morris has already been in the same league as Bemdji and UAH.

Plus Mercyhurst has already been in the same league with NMU, MTU, LSSU and FSU in the GLIAC.
 
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Pink Pony said:
Both Robert. Morris and Mercyhurst want 18 scholies.

Bowling Green and UAH needs travel partners to go north.

Robert Morris has already been in the same league as Bemdji and UAH.

Plus Mercyhurst has already been in the same league with NMU, MTU, LSSU and FSU in the GLIAC.
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Just curious, then why did they not make more of an effort to join the CCHA during the realignment process? As far has having been in the GLIAC, does that somehow reduce the 12+ hour trip and second night in a hotel and additional meal expenses for Tech and Northern? Do you accept the benefit of a couple, when it will cost others more? Do you have a clue?
 
kingdobbs said:
RMU is already doing quite well on its own with 12.
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It is no secret the western AHA teams, RMU, Mercyhurst, Niagara and Canisius held talks with Bowling Green and Ferris about keeping the CCHA alive. I believe if they were able to find a additional team or teams without going to Alabama or Alaska it might have happened. It is also no secret the AHA4 want to compete on equal footing with the rest of D-1 hockey and not be constrained by limited scholarships and some of the community rinks of their eastern counterparts. It will be interesting to see what the impact of the new Sabres built rink in Buffalo will have on the Univ of Buffalo's interest and what will be RIT's thoughts will be when they move to their new rink. Barring a split with the Ivy's the ECAC isn't growing beyond 12, so they might follow Horace Greeley's words and go west.
 
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