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Re: CCHA teams will join WCHA
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CCHA teams will join WCHA
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moose97
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Re: CCHA teams will join WCHA
No problem.
UMD and MSU Mankato were the only schools to schedule BSU every year while they were still in the CHA. Mankato scheduled home and home series every year and UMD scheduled BSU home and home most years. UND skipped several years in there, but in picking between the two, Grand Forks is less than 2 hours away on 4 lane road while Duluth is 3+ on mostly 2 lane roads - not to mention that the Sioux are top-10 every year while UMD, until last year, um, wasn't...
From that info, those three schools did more to support BSU while they were in the CHA than any others. That, however, does not necessarily correlat to the efforts behind the scenes in getting BSU into the WCHA (and I'm not saying they were against BSU - just that Maturi took the lead). In fact, the final effort to get BSU in was made by SCSU's Morris Kurtz in a phone call to UNO AD Trev Alberts. Had that call not gone well, the whole BSU and UNO thing was going to go away...
No problem.
I still stand by the belief that UND and UMD did more to support BSU than any other school. Its a belief, not a fact.
UMD and MSU Mankato were the only schools to schedule BSU every year while they were still in the CHA. Mankato scheduled home and home series every year and UMD scheduled BSU home and home most years. UND skipped several years in there, but in picking between the two, Grand Forks is less than 2 hours away on 4 lane road while Duluth is 3+ on mostly 2 lane roads - not to mention that the Sioux are top-10 every year while UMD, until last year, um, wasn't...
From that info, those three schools did more to support BSU while they were in the CHA than any others. That, however, does not necessarily correlat to the efforts behind the scenes in getting BSU into the WCHA (and I'm not saying they were against BSU - just that Maturi took the lead). In fact, the final effort to get BSU in was made by SCSU's Morris Kurtz in a phone call to UNO AD Trev Alberts. Had that call not gone well, the whole BSU and UNO thing was going to go away...
JDUBBS1280
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Re: CCHA teams will join WCHA
Thanks for the info Moose. Very interesting stuff. BTW, is your screen name Moose, as in Moose Goheen? Just curious
Thanks for the info Moose. Very interesting stuff. BTW, is your screen name Moose, as in Moose Goheen? Just curious
moose97
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Re: CCHA teams will join WCHA
Ha! No, but this is a must read:
http://www.amazon.com/Before-Stars-...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314393380&sr=1-1
Just a nickname I've acquired (and use now for radio work)... Check out my show by clicking on the "College Hockey Tonight" link in my signature. The show runs every Friday during the BSU season, and the one on there now is from mid June when BSU had their golf fundraiser.
Thanks for the info Moose. Very interesting stuff. BTW, is your screen name Moose, as in Moose Goheen? Just curious
Ha! No, but this is a must read:
http://www.amazon.com/Before-Stars-...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314393380&sr=1-1
Just a nickname I've acquired (and use now for radio work)... Check out my show by clicking on the "College Hockey Tonight" link in my signature. The show runs every Friday during the BSU season, and the one on there now is from mid June when BSU had their golf fundraiser.
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wreakingball
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Re: CCHA teams will join WCHA
I believe the WCHA and CCHA got together and conspired how best to stick it to the NCHC. No such ill will towards the Big Ten.
I offer up the following predictions:
1. Denver and CC have a hell of a time filling out there non-conference schedule. Hello Bentley and American International. Try finding 14 non-conference games a year. (See CHA)
2. Big Ten and WCHA complete scheduling alliance talks. Big Ten has already said they have no interest in playing the NCHC non-conference. Read between the lines, Lucia is more supportive of BSU, SCSU and USU-M.
3. Minnesota will never play UND non-conference as long as Lucia is coaching.
4. NCHC will miss the Alaska exemption and Final Five money more than they anticipated. BSU will have an additional gate this year of around $240,000. UND would likely have generated twice that with two additional home games.
5. The Final Five at the Exel will continue to be the premier conference tournament from a competitive and fan friendly standpoint. League member hosted tournaments don't work. (See CHA)
6. Duluth will be the first NCHC member to apply for readmittance to the WCHA.
7. UND's severe case of Gopher envy, if left untreated, will be the cause of their eventual downfall. Even the Roman Empire couldn't keep it up.
8. Notre Dame sees several of the above as real concerns and takes forever before deciding to join Hockey East.
9. Western Michigan wonders why the NCHC and the WCHA don't return their phonecalls. Ever try to juggle two girlfriends.
10. Air Force will never, never, never join the WCHA or the NCHC. Quit talking about it.
Sensible and thoughtful replies only. Feel free to add your own predictions. The previous 11 pages of re-hashing was getting boring.
I believe the WCHA and CCHA got together and conspired how best to stick it to the NCHC. No such ill will towards the Big Ten.
I offer up the following predictions:
1. Denver and CC have a hell of a time filling out there non-conference schedule. Hello Bentley and American International. Try finding 14 non-conference games a year. (See CHA)
2. Big Ten and WCHA complete scheduling alliance talks. Big Ten has already said they have no interest in playing the NCHC non-conference. Read between the lines, Lucia is more supportive of BSU, SCSU and USU-M.
3. Minnesota will never play UND non-conference as long as Lucia is coaching.
4. NCHC will miss the Alaska exemption and Final Five money more than they anticipated. BSU will have an additional gate this year of around $240,000. UND would likely have generated twice that with two additional home games.
5. The Final Five at the Exel will continue to be the premier conference tournament from a competitive and fan friendly standpoint. League member hosted tournaments don't work. (See CHA)
6. Duluth will be the first NCHC member to apply for readmittance to the WCHA.
7. UND's severe case of Gopher envy, if left untreated, will be the cause of their eventual downfall. Even the Roman Empire couldn't keep it up.
8. Notre Dame sees several of the above as real concerns and takes forever before deciding to join Hockey East.
9. Western Michigan wonders why the NCHC and the WCHA don't return their phonecalls. Ever try to juggle two girlfriends.
10. Air Force will never, never, never join the WCHA or the NCHC. Quit talking about it.
Sensible and thoughtful replies only. Feel free to add your own predictions. The previous 11 pages of re-hashing was getting boring.
Re: CCHA teams will join WCHA
http://www.miningjournal.net/page/c...State-set-to-follow-NMU-to-WCHA.html?nav=5010
Well you can kiss the rumors of schools folding their hockey program goodbye!! This is great news!!!
http://www.miningjournal.net/page/c...State-set-to-follow-NMU-to-WCHA.html?nav=5010
Well you can kiss the rumors of schools folding their hockey program goodbye!! This is great news!!!
bigblue_dl
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Re: CCHA teams will join WCHA
You should take all the money you spend at Toby Keith's and instead donate it to UAH. I bet that would save their hockey team.
It is so convenient to forget about UAH.
You should take all the money you spend at Toby Keith's and instead donate it to UAH. I bet that would save their hockey team.
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Re: CCHA teams will join WCHA
Bowling Green's AD finally just comes out and says what everyone's been thinking on here.
Bowling Green's AD finally just comes out and says what everyone's been thinking on here.
uaafanblog
AKA - "Drop The Puck"
Re: CCHA teams will join WCHA
Yeah this is certainly looking like the backhoe about to start digging UAH's grave. This whole summer has been an ever dwindling list of possibilities for them. Now they have to hope that BGSU gets invited to the BHHC on the coattails of already coattail-riding WMU and then hope again that the WCHA would invite them?
I don't see how any of that happens much as I would like to see it.
Yeah this is certainly looking like the backhoe about to start digging UAH's grave. This whole summer has been an ever dwindling list of possibilities for them. Now they have to hope that BGSU gets invited to the BHHC on the coattails of already coattail-riding WMU and then hope again that the WCHA would invite them?
I don't see how any of that happens much as I would like to see it.
