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CCHA v2.0 - BGSU FSU LSSU MTU NMU w/ BSU MSU & Special Guests - The Tommies

JohnsonsJerseys said:
The teams wanted more open weekends to play more non-conference games. Now we'll see how many of them can actually find enough opponents to fill all the open weekends. A balanced scheduled of 28 conference games would have just been too easy and obvious. Some of that old WCHA "let's make things harder than necessary" mentality hanging around... LSSU ends up being the winner of the unbalanced schedule in my opinion, only having to play Mankato two times. Chances their placement in the conference will be decided by less than 6 points. 100%

"Let's avoid the obvious answer and give the fans something to gripe about right out of the gate."

My vote was for a 28 game conference schedule. Considering Tech managed to land a grand total of ONE non-conference home game for the upcoming season (no I don't count USA U-18 as a legit game), they certainly didn't use the open weekends to generate more revenue.
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The GLI was always going to take 2 games out of the 8 (as long as it's still happening). I'm pretty sure the Wisconsin games are the end of an existing contract. The Clarkson series is definitely the return for the 2019 series in Houghton.

That means they had 2 games left to work with, and couldn't turn down the chance to get Notre Dame to finally play a return game even if they couldn't schedule a second single game opponent.
 
davyd83 said:
Don’t forget that kicking the Alaska out leaves room for 8 non conference games, which I’m sure teams will try to get at least 3 of the other leagues on the docket. NMU has 7 NC games + a USA exhibition, all at home this year with the Big 10, Hockey East, ECHC and NCHC all represented
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Bemidji must be trying to become a NCHC Affiliate member with home and homes with Duluth, North Dakota and St. Cloud (at Arizona State for the other two).
 
beaverhockeyfan said:
Bemidji must be trying to become a NCHC Affiliate member with home and homes with Duluth, North Dakota and St. Cloud (at Arizona State for the other two).
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The Beavers aren't the only one. Mankato opens at home with frozen four opponent St. Cloud, travels to Duluth for the Ice Breaker, and a home and home with Duluth (12/30 and 1/1).
 
John J. MacInnes said:
I'm pretty sure the Wisconsin games are the end of an existing contract.
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It took 8 years to get Notre Dame to make a UP trip after playing 4 games in South Bend since 2013. All five of Tech's most recent games against WI (going back to the 2017 HHoF game, which I assume wasn't part of the contract) have been in Madison.

Any contract involving more than two games should require a return trip within 3 seasons or else no deal. These B1G teams need to be told to sack up and get on the bus.

(yes, I know that's a fantasy)
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
It took 8 years to get Notre Dame to make a UP trip after playing 4 games in South Bend since 2013. All five of Tech's most recent games against WI (going back to the 2017 HHoF game, which I assume wasn't part of the contract) have been in Madison.

Any contract involving more than two games should require a return trip within 3 seasons or else no deal. These B1G teams need to be told to sack up and get on the bus.

(yes, I know that's a fantasy)
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As much fantasy as every other team sticking together and not scheduling to play at their venue.
 
beaverhockeyfan said:
Bemidji must be trying to become a NCHC Affiliate member with home and homes with Duluth, North Dakota and St. Cloud (at Arizona State for the other two).
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That schedule makes sense to me. They get some easy OOC road trips other than ASU but then auctioning a trip there for the games as part of a fundraiser.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
It took 8 years to get Notre Dame to make a UP trip after playing 4 games in South Bend since 2013. All five of Tech's most recent games against WI (going back to the 2017 HHoF game, which I assume wasn't part of the contract) have been in Madison. These B1G teams need to be told to sack up and get on the bus.
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I would say there is an easy fix for the "Big Issue": The Big comes to Houghton FIRST and then we'll let you know when we can fit in a trip to your Big rink.
John J. MacInnes said:
The Clarkson series is definitely the return for the 2019 series in Houghton.
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The Clarkson deal was either originally a 2 for 1 or a second 1 for 1 is starting as Tech has already been to Clarkson, Oct 2018. I have proof. I was there. :)
 
Have there been any rumors about a rink for St. Thomas? STA is a 5 minute drive from my house so the convenience will be nice but I hope they're not there long.

There have to be bigger arenas in the area they could use. Aldrich? Could Ridder happen? Is Braemar bigger? Tria rink?
 
SofaKingCool said:
Have there been any rumors about a rink for St. Thomas? STA is a 5 minute drive from my house so the convenience will be nice but I hope they're not there long.

There have to be bigger arenas in the area they could use. Aldrich? Could Ridder happen? Is Braemar bigger? Tria rink?
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Jess Myers wrote last month that the team will continue to play in Mendota Heights, and that discussions continue about building a larger arena close to campus.

He also wrote the Xcel Energy Center or Target Center could be used for "rivalry games" against Mankato and Bemidji.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/hock...e-Rico-Blasis-move-to-coach-St.-Thomas-hockey
 
Wow. So much to comment on. If you are surprised at the BSU schedule, you haven't been paying attention to their schedule since, well, forever.

More OOC games are better. There's a reason the NCHC only plays 24 games rather than 26 or 28.

And good luck with your "make 'em come to our rink first" philosophy for big schools. It'll work occasionally (NMU hosting UMD this year), but more often than not, the alternative will be playing an AHA school instead...

Finally, I think the ceiling for UST is 6th. I may be way off, but unless they bring in 20 transfers, they'll spend most of the season battling to stay out of the basement.
 
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moose97 said:
And good luck with your "make 'em come to our rink first" philosophy for big schools. It'll work occasionally (NMU hosting UMD this year), but more often than not, the alternative will be playing an AHA school instead...
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I think the comment is aimed at the Big Ten schools that have all the money and power and have treated small schools like pawns to sacrifice to their own enrichment. UMD, ice hockey tradition notwithstanding, is a D3 school that's smaller than Mankato, Ferris State, or Bowling Green.
 
geezer said:
I think the comment is aimed at the Big Ten schools that have all the money and power and have treated small schools like pawns to sacrifice to their own enrichment. UMD, ice hockey tradition notwithstanding, is a D3 school that's smaller than Mankato, Ferris State, or Bowling Green.
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Actually, UMD is a D2 school, playing in the NSIC with Mankato, St. Cloud and Bemidji.
 
geezer said:
UMD, ice hockey tradition notwithstanding, is a D3 school that's smaller than Mankato, Ferris State, or Bowling Green.
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beaverhockeyfan said:
Actually, UMD is a D2 school, playing in the NSIC with Mankato, St. Cloud and Bemidji.
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I assume you mean enrollment? If so, the 2020 EADA reports show UMD (8,675) is slightly larger than Ferris State (8,066), although both are smaller than Bowling Green (12,906) and Minnesota State (10,415). By NCAA classification only Bowling Green is DI, with the others all DII. By overall athletic budget Bowling Green is the 800 pound DI school, with $24.7 million total expenses in 2020, followed by Minnesota State at $14.8 million, UMD at $11.9 million and Ferris State trailing at $8 million. Looking at just men's hockey expenses it's different with UMD leading at $2.9 million, followed by Minnesota State at $2.2 million, Bowling Green at $2 million and Ferris at $1.4 million.

Sean
 
Sean Pickett said:
I assume you mean enrollment? If so, the 2020 EADA reports show UMD (8,675) is slightly larger than Ferris State (8,066), although both are smaller than Bowling Green (12,906) and Minnesota State (10,415). By NCAA classification only Bowling Green is DI, with the others all DII. By overall athletic budget Bowling Green is the 800 pound DI school, with $24.7 million total expenses in 2020, followed by Minnesota State at $14.8 million, UMD at $11.9 million and Ferris State trailing at $8 million. Looking at just men's hockey expenses it's different with UMD leading at $2.9 million, followed by Minnesota State at $2.2 million, Bowling Green at $2 million and Ferris at $1.4 million.

Sean
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How did the EADA come up with an enrollment of 13k for BG? The official university web site lists enrollment at just north of 19k. Enrollment is up for this coming year, could be as much as 21k.

if there were only 13k students at BG, that campus would be vacant.

https://www.bgsu.edu/about.html
 
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