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BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

Thanks for the post ticapnews. A powerful and emotional read. The hockey community shined in the hours, days, and months following the tragic events of October 20th, 1995. That part is a positive memory.
 
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Well, why have a season if everyone agrees there shouldn't be an NCAA tournament? What's the point of all of the protocols, restrictions, and everything necessary to make a regular season happening if you tell everyone the big prize isn't even on the table?

We don't know where Covid therapeutics will be in late March/early April but for the sake of argument, let's say it's exactly where we are today. It would not be a huge effort to create a bubble environment for a 16-team single-elimination tournament. One bubble each in the east and west for the regionals and two weeks later one for the FF. There's plenty of time to have the entry protocols for both and there wouldn't be extended periods of isolation as each bubble would only have two rounds played over 2-3 days, and teams who advance to the FF would have the opportunity to go home in between then reenter the FF bubble the following week.

There's clear playbooks now on how to do this from the NBA and NHL and return zero positive tests. If planned right, it would not be a gargantuan effort.
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Read something that clarified this a bit over the weekend...Hockey East is going to try to play 20 conference games with some extra weekends built into the schedule in case teams have Covid issues. If everything goes smoothly and teams have open dates they will play non-conference/exhibition games against other teams in Hockey East. The reason they didn’t schedule more league games is so every team is able to complete their 20 games. I think it makes a lot more after hearing more.

I’d be surprised if there is an NCAA tournament this year. The logistics would be tough to pull off and I’m not sure financially how much appetite there will be for one. For me the big prize will be winning Hockey East, which is fine.
 
Sincere and heartfelt condolences from this Northeastern Husky. There are times when neighborhood rivalries take a back seat to the fundamental decency of a particular human being and this is one of them.
 
Condolences for Travis Roy. If ever there was anyone who COULD have just packed it in after what happened to them, he was it. If there ever was anyone who most emphatically DID NOT pack it in, he was it. The world is a little lesser today for his passing.
 
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I'm so sad right now. He was truly a special person, an inspiration to so many, myself included. Last week was filled with memories and discussion about his accident. And not really believing it's been 25 years since it happened. Godspeed Travis. May your memory be forever eternal.
 
Cross Check said:
Condolences for Travis Roy. If ever there was anyone who COULD have just packed it in after what happened to them, he was it. If there every was anyone who most emphatically DID NOT pack it in, he was it. The world is a little lesser today for his passing.
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Truly sad day for all

our thoughts and prayers
 
Travis deserves more but this is what I can muster right now.

Shortly after the accident that would end his playing career and inexorably change his life, a question popped up on one of the NHL newsgroups I frequented. "Who is this Travis Roy kid I keep hearing about?" The responses he got were correct: Travis was a player at Boston University and he had been injured. But these answers didn't scratch the surface of who Travis was. So I attempted to describe him.

If you had a son, you wanted him to be friends with Travis. You wanted them to be teammates. If you had a daughter you wanted her to date Travis. You would sleep better at night knowing your kids had someone like him in their lives. He was so incredibly talented as a hockey player, but he was an infinitely better person. Thoughtful, caring, generous.

We don't yet know the details of what happened to Travis. And the details aren't that important. What matters is that we have lost a special, sweet, kind giant of a man today and nothing is going to change that fact or make it better.

Last week marked 25 years since his injury and his foundation asked people to share their memories and thoughts on the occasion. I'll repeat here what I said there:
A selfish part of me feels cheated. I loved watching Travis skate. I loved watching him play hockey. There isn't a person who knows him who doubts for a moment that he would have made it to the NHL. We were robbed of that. But then one has to consider what kind of substantial impact even the best hockey player in the world can make in the lives of others. Then look at everything Travis has accomplished for people all over the globe, who may never have seen a hockey game before. They have a ramp, a lift or some other piece of equipment that makes their life better. That will be Travis' legacy and it's hard to imagine a more meaningful one to leave behind.
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The massive outpouring of sadness, along with appreciation of his courage and achievements, from all levels of the hockey and sports communities has been striking yet not at all surprising. Travis was everyone’s hero and the role model for “being selfless and not selfish,” as JP said yesterday.

Some wonderful tributes to this life well lived have been written in the past 24 hours. I’ve linked some of them on the blog, along with Travis’ final interview with the Globe ten days ago, video of his remarks on accepting the Christopher Reeve Spirit of Courage Award in 2014 and Chris Drury’s recognition of Travis during his US Hockey Hall of Fame
 
This (from Kevin Paul Dupont's piece in today's Boston Globe)

Travis Matthew Roy was surrounded by family, including his sister Tobi, in his final moments, said Parker. According to Parker, Lee Roy told him Roy’s sister offered her hockey-loving brother some final words of comfort.

“Just an unbelievable statement,” said Parker. “She leaned into him, knowing it was imminent that he’d slip away, and she leaned in and said, ‘Trav, your line’s up next.’ ”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/31/sports/travis-roys-legacy-one-enduring-courage/
 
Bomber said:
Could 2020 suck any harder?
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It did for Colin Wilson, whose double hip surgery last season didn’t heal properly, likely ending his playing career after 11 NHL season. But that’s the lesser revelation in his candid byliner, The Things You Can’t See, for The Players Tribune, addressing his life-long struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). tinyurl.com/y6jyqs9v

The Terrier Hockey Fan Blog
 
Bomber said:
Schedule. It's weird, but it's something.

http://hockeyeastonline.com/articles...etails-men.pdf
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Weird and very challenging. 20 conference games and 4 OOC games against #2 BC and NU. Eight of the first 10 games against teams in the USCHO pre-season top 20: UMass (7), Northeastern (19), Providence (17), Lowell (11). Open at Vermont 12/4&5. No trip to Orono.

Some add'l notes from Brian Kelley:
- Jan. 1-2 (NU) & Feb. 26-28 (BC) are our "non-conference" games
- First NU game starts at 1pm and kicks off a New Year's Day tripleheader on NESN
- More info to come but there will be no charge for video streaming this season

https://goterriers.com/documents/202...H_Schedule.pdf
 
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