Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

[kingdobbs]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

UConn is the only way to go.

*What they lack in quality they make up for with name power.

Our name power is in one sport. Even when the football team does something notable, like make a BCS bowl, half of the discussion is still about basketball (and the other half is how we suck at football).

*Hockey East would have all the Big East teams.

That'd be great, if (a) the number of Big East teams playing hockey was greater than three, (b) the Big East meant anything in any sport other than basketball, and (c) the conference weren't on a slow death spiral to either Sun Belt-level irrelevance or being ripped apart by the Super Leagues.

UConn is the perfect final piece to the puzzle.

No, we're really not. Any offer tended to us to come into Hockey East is going to come with a major set of conditions, and probably a five-year plan to meet those conditions (which might require us to do something pretty foolish like beg for open dates at the Civic Center). We definitely can't commit to anything without knowing what our football future is going to be, and if that future is anything but being in a Super League with big TV money coming our way, you can forget about UConn pouring money after hockey (and even if we do get that TV cash, there's no guarantee any of it will make its way past the gauntlet of the other sports we actually have supported). And Hockey East won't be wasting their time holding a spot open for us to make up our minds.

 

[Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres.]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

You and I would go to L'Espalier, ...

This has probably never been said of you, but that sounds waaaay too sophisticated for me.

I'm a Fiddler's Hearth (local pub) kinda gal. Amaretto and Coke and a big bowl of Irish stew suits me just fine.

 

[Hokydad]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

This has probably never been said of you, but that sounds waaaay too sophisticated for me.

I'm a Fiddler's Hearth (local pub) kinda gal. Amaretto and Coke and a big bowl of Irish stew suits me just fine.

A pool and a pond. A pond would be good for you. Natural spring water

 

[sterlippo1]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Been to both. The best part of Yale is it's right near 95 so you can get the hell out, Columbia at least has the outlet of NY. Have you ever been to ND?

Columbia has more than the outlet of New York, it is in Manhattan and borders the upper west side with it's southern tip touching Central Park. Granted it isnt the nicest area of Manhattan but everything a student could ever want or want to do or see is right at their doorstep.............it's location isn't NYU's but it's pretty darn good

 

[SteveF]

South bend reminds me of the fake towns they set up to test nuclear weapons on

yes, pretty nice place. Its like walking back into 1950's America.... Which isnt a bad thing

 

[D2D]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Hockey East fans, please extend a warm welcome to (No. 1 ranked) Notre Dame!

 

[Priceless]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

NBC/Versus will televise Hockey East games (with a focus on Notre Dame).

 

[J.D.]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

NBC/Versus will televise Hockey East games (with a focus on Notre Dame).

...with the focus on Notre Dame. Swarbrick now saying ND's NATIONAL TV package will be as robust as any in the country. This has been my point from the beginning. Not a fan of this unnecessary move by Hockey East.

 

[J.D.]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Also, nice to see "Commussioner" Joe Bertagna in front of all three people clapping.

 

[slurpees]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Agreed, I really want to see what the details of this TV deal are.

 

[slurpees]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

NBC/Versus will televise Hockey East games (with a focus on Notre Dame).

Do we know if NBC/Versus is only showing ND/HE games, or are they showing all major conferences? At least if it's exclusive to HE teams, it'd be an advantage on the whole for the conference over other ones, despite ND being the focus.

 

[Priceless]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Do we know if NBC/Versus is only showing ND/HE games, or are they showing all major conferences? At least if it's exclusive to HE teams, it'd be an advantage on the whole for the conference over other ones, despite ND being the focus.

Details have still not been announced, but the NBC guy did specify Hockey East, not "college hockey" in general.

ETA: My guess is that most if not all ND home games will be televised by NBC/Versus with select games also televised. I would expect them to broadcast games from Boston, probably ND-BC and ND-BU. I doubt we'll see games from Alfond, the Whit or the Gutt. I doubt they travel outside Boston, either. Having the Hockey East tournament on NBC/Versus will be nice too.

 

[Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres.]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Hockey East fans, please extend a warm welcome to (No. 1 ranked) Notre Dame!

Thanks. After the press conference I don't feel as bad about this move. When Coach Jackson talked about how few travels out east ND would likely have due to a smaller conference schedule, thus making an equal number of trips out west likely, it helped alleviate my fears about recruiting changes. That "robust" national t.v. deal will help too. I also liked that AD Swarbrick and Coach Jackson commented on trying to help land other programs into new homes.

One last tidbit: It is pronounced "No-ter," not "No-trah."

Here's to the future of HE and Notre Dame hockey.

 

[sterlippo1]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

...with the focus on Notre Dame. Swarbrick now saying ND's NATIONAL TV package will be as robust as any in the country. This has been my point from the beginning. Not a fan of this unnecessary move by Hockey East.

for this poster, not being a fan of it is an understatement

 

[ericredaxe]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

for this poster, not being a fan of it is an understatement

Agreed.

Was there any talk during the press conference about a 12th team? Bad enough we have gone above 10 teams, but the worst to me would be to keep it at 11, and end up with an unbalanced schedule.

 

[MUhawks628]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Enjoy your HD broadcasts and non-student radio announcers.

Fuzzy internet feeds at $7 a pop, and clowns who can't remember player names is what college hockey is all about, amirite?

/jealous

If this "robust" deal turns out to be a majority of ND's home conference games, that is a huge advantage for HEA. If this turns out to be ND/BC, ND/B1G, ND/Other noteable OOC with only the occasional UNH/MC/ect thrown in, I'm not sure how I would feel about ND making the whole conference their little brother were I in that situation. But I'm the one in the NCHC with no TV deal, so maybe I'm just bitter

 

[Savage]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Was there any talk during the press conference about a 12th team? Bad enough we have gone above 10 teams, but the worst to me would be to keep it at 11, and end up with an unbalanced schedule.

Mike Lynch said they're "still letting paint dry" before looking at the additional details such as exact scheduling format or the possibility of a 12th team.

 

[J.D.]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

If this "robust" deal turns out to be a majority of ND's home conference games, that is a huge advantage for HEA. If this turns out to be ND/BC, ND/B1G, ND/Other noteable OOC with only the occasional UNH/MC/ect thrown in, I'm not sure how I would feel about ND making the whole conference their little brother were I in that situation.

Let's be honest, if the deal is the majority of ND home conference games--regardless of opponent, the biggest beneficiary is unequivocally Notre Dame.

 

[Priceless]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Thanks. After the press conference I don't feel as bad about this move. When Coach Jackson talked about how few travels out east ND would likely have due to a smaller conference schedule, thus making an equal number of trips out west likely, it helped alleviate my fears about recruiting changes. That "robust" national t.v. deal will help too. I also liked that AD Swarbrick and Coach Jackson commented on trying to help land other programs into new homes.

One last tidbit: It is pronounced "No-ter," not "No-trah."

Here's to the future of HE and Notre Dame hockey.

Welcome to Hockey East. Touchdown Jesus won't help you here

 

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: Hockey East 2011 - 2012 :

Thanks. After the press conference I don't feel as bad about this move. When Coach Jackson talked about how few travels out east ND would likely have due to a smaller conference schedule, thus making an equal number of trips out west likely, it helped alleviate my fears about recruiting changes. That "robust" national t.v. deal will help too. I also liked that AD Swarbrick and Coach Jackson commented on trying to help land other programs into new homes.

One last tidbit: It is pronounced "No-ter," not "No-trah."

Here's to the future of HE and Notre Dame hockey.

Forgive them, for they're near French Canada.