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D-III Men's Hockey: Change over the past 20 years
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Re: D-III Men's Hockey: Change over the past 20 years
Since the 80's there have been a number of significant changes...many already mentioned. As for hockey in these parts two dramatic shifts in policy resulted in very significant change:
1. Opening up NESCAC to NCAA play: this changed everything at Midd as well as rippling through an emerging D-III (as previously noted).
2. And several years later, changes in recruiting dynamics brought about by several forces, included (but certainly not limited to) a number of studies about the negative relationship, real or imagined, between athletics and academics.
The 1995 Middlebury squad, first to pull down an NCAA title, had 10 Canadians and 10 US players, along with a Swede, Finn and Czech. Only 5 skaters were recruited from the local area (NE-NY-NJ). That squad also had 7-10 players who competed on more than one college varsity team (can't remember all the details) including one soccer All-American (or he graduated in 94???). Hockey was a seasonal sport and the team possessed a wide range of skill levels with 9 coming directly from high school and the remaining from the preps.
The 2010 Middlebury squad was comprised of 24 US players and 4 Canadians with the majority of Canadian players coming through US preps. 17 players were recruited locally (NE-NY-NJ), including 12 from Mass and NJ. Two players came directly from high school with 4-5 having significant Jr. hockey time. 3 players participated in other sports with only Nick Resor, football, seeing significant playing time. Hockey has evolved into a year-long endeavor with conditioning, "captains practices", etc... and players have shown the increased speed and skills as noted in previous posts.
Only the coaches know the exact specifics of changes that impacted recruiting but it has certinly been a new dynamic and resulted in a very different "look" to many of the teams in NESCAC.
Since the 80's there have been a number of significant changes...many already mentioned. As for hockey in these parts two dramatic shifts in policy resulted in very significant change:
1. Opening up NESCAC to NCAA play: this changed everything at Midd as well as rippling through an emerging D-III (as previously noted).
2. And several years later, changes in recruiting dynamics brought about by several forces, included (but certainly not limited to) a number of studies about the negative relationship, real or imagined, between athletics and academics.
The 1995 Middlebury squad, first to pull down an NCAA title, had 10 Canadians and 10 US players, along with a Swede, Finn and Czech. Only 5 skaters were recruited from the local area (NE-NY-NJ). That squad also had 7-10 players who competed on more than one college varsity team (can't remember all the details) including one soccer All-American (or he graduated in 94???). Hockey was a seasonal sport and the team possessed a wide range of skill levels with 9 coming directly from high school and the remaining from the preps.
The 2010 Middlebury squad was comprised of 24 US players and 4 Canadians with the majority of Canadian players coming through US preps. 17 players were recruited locally (NE-NY-NJ), including 12 from Mass and NJ. Two players came directly from high school with 4-5 having significant Jr. hockey time. 3 players participated in other sports with only Nick Resor, football, seeing significant playing time. Hockey has evolved into a year-long endeavor with conditioning, "captains practices", etc... and players have shown the increased speed and skills as noted in previous posts.
Only the coaches know the exact specifics of changes that impacted recruiting but it has certinly been a new dynamic and resulted in a very different "look" to many of the teams in NESCAC.
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Re: D-III Men's Hockey: Change over the past 20 years
hey whos that guy on the all -tourney team from Oz in 87??: ;-)) thanks Levy
hey whos that guy on the all -tourney team from Oz in 87??: ;-)) thanks Levy
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