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B1G Hockey: The Countdown Begins

alfablue said:
This may be a dumb question over an inane subject.

But does anyone have a clue how post game handshakes will be done now?

The reason I ask: On a weekend where there are two games between the same opponents at one rink- call it Minnesota at Wisonsin.... If that was a WCHA game, I understand that there would NOT be a post game handshake after game 1, but there would be after game 2. But I know in the CCHA, it happens at the end of both games.

Since it's 2 WHCA, 3 CCHA, and one newbie, I would expect the post game handshakes will happen for both games instead of just the second.

Not that it really matters for a while.
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We're not playing conference games against North Dakota anymore, so there should be no problem with shaking hands after each game :p
 
Re: B1G Hockey: The Countdown Begins

alfablue said:
This may be a dumb question over an inane subject.

But does anyone have a clue how post game handshakes will be done now?

The reason I ask: On a weekend where there are two games between the same opponents at one rink- call it Minnesota at Wisonsin.... If that was a WCHA game, I understand that there would NOT be a post game handshake after game 1, but there would be after game 2. But I know in the CCHA, it happens at the end of both games.

Since it's 2 WHCA, 3 CCHA, and one newbie, I would expect the post game handshakes will happen for both games instead of just the second.

Not that it really matters for a while.
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Interesting. Never knew the CCHA did it that way. Everybody else that I've ever seen at any level only does the handshake at the end of the series. If it's only one game between the teams for a weekend, then they'll shake hands then, but if it's a pair or best of three, then only after the end of the last game that weekend.
 
Re: B1G Hockey: The Countdown Begins

alfablue said:
This may be a dumb question over an inane subject.

But does anyone have a clue how post game handshakes will be done now?

The reason I ask: On a weekend where there are two games between the same opponents at one rink- call it Minnesota at Wisonsin.... If that was a WCHA game, I understand that there would NOT be a post game handshake after game 1, but there would be after game 2. But I know in the CCHA, it happens at the end of both games.

Since it's 2 WHCA, 3 CCHA, and one newbie, I would expect the post game handshakes will happen for both games instead of just the second.

Not that it really matters for a while.
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CCHA v CCHA - handshake after each game.
WCHA v WCHA - handshake after series.
CCHA v WCHA - half of each team shakes after first game, whole teams after second game.

Only way it is fair.
 
Steve_MN said:
Interesting. Never knew the CCHA did it that way. Everybody else that I've ever seen at any level only does the handshake at the end of the series. If it's only one game between the teams for a weekend, then they'll shake hands then, but if it's a pair or best of three, then only after the end of the last game that weekend.
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Hockey East does the handshake at the end of both games.
 
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Can also say that half of the conference is ranked in the top 15. but that's not really saying much.....

Crud- nobody else is even getting votes. What's up with that?!

Come on, States- the three of you can do better.
 
Re: B1G Hockey: The Countdown Begins

Steve_MN said:
Interesting. Never knew the CCHA did it that way. Everybody else that I've ever seen at any level only does the handshake at the end of the series. If it's only one game between the teams for a weekend, then they'll shake hands then, but if it's a pair or best of three, then only after the end of the last game that weekend.
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It gets more confusing. In the playoffs, CCHA teams would only shake hands after the final game of a series.

However, NCAA rule 82.4 ("Protocol Guidelines") states "The following shall be followed at all games [...] At the conclusion of each game, players shall assemble at center ice for the traditional handshake. Coaches shall exchange handshakes and remain on the ice or at their respective bench areas until the conclusion of the player handshake."

No exceptions for 2-game series (or a best-of-3 playoff series) are mentioned, and no penalty for non-compliance is noted. Personally, I don't see what the big deal is either way, as long as there is a handshake after the series, but it's kind of interesting that the WCHA had taken it upon itself to simply ignore an NCAA rule, and nobody seemed to care.
 
Re: B1G Hockey: The Countdown Begins

Alton said:
It gets more confusing. In the playoffs, CCHA teams would only shake hands after the final game of a series.

However, NCAA rule 82.4 ("Protocol Guidelines") states "The following shall be followed at all games [...] At the conclusion of each game, players shall assemble at center ice for the traditional handshake. Coaches shall exchange handshakes and remain on the ice or at their respective bench areas until the conclusion of the player handshake."

No exceptions for 2-game series (or a best-of-3 playoff series) are mentioned, and no penalty for non-compliance is noted. Personally, I don't see what the big deal is either way, as long as there is a handshake after the series, but it's kind of interesting that the WCHA had taken it upon itself to simply ignore an NCAA rule, and nobody seemed to care.
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Interesting. Never knew that was a rule. My completely uneducated guess is that before it was a rule the WCHA did after the series, and just kept doing it out of habit.
 
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