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Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
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Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
Wisco went to BC and UNH to start the 2009 season. BC raised their 2008 championship banner before the UW-BC game, then proceeded to beat UW something like 5-3 I think.
I remember reading that UNH's unsuccessful trip to Madison this past year was "payback" for UW for the loss UNH inflicted on them the prior year. And, IIRC, that loss (or any other, really) was the reason UW finished something like 0.003 behind someone in the RPI, thus flipping a PWR and putting UW as the first team out of the 2009-2010 tourney.
I also think I remember reading that one reason Bucky gave up the Bank One Badger after last year was to open up two more NC slots - sounds like trips out east may be more common.
Wisco went to BC and UNH to start the 2009 season. BC raised their 2008 championship banner before the UW-BC game, then proceeded to beat UW something like 5-3 I think.
I remember reading that UNH's unsuccessful trip to Madison this past year was "payback" for UW for the loss UNH inflicted on them the prior year. And, IIRC, that loss (or any other, really) was the reason UW finished something like 0.003 behind someone in the RPI, thus flipping a PWR and putting UW as the first team out of the 2009-2010 tourney.
I also think I remember reading that one reason Bucky gave up the Bank One Badger after last year was to open up two more NC slots - sounds like trips out east may be more common.
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
Somehow I had forgotten that game happened.
I was at the game - haven't missed a home game since my wife messed up her back for the CC series a couple years back and I had to watch on the tube. But I have no memory of that game...
Somehow I had forgotten that game happened.
I was at the game - haven't missed a home game since my wife messed up her back for the CC series a couple years back and I had to watch on the tube. But I have no memory of that game...
Puck Swami
New member
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
Reminds me of the 1980s interlocking schedule between the WCHA and Hockey East, where all teams played each other once a year (alternating either home or away each year) and the games counted in the standings.
That development was a great thing for college hockey
By the way Denver opens its season at UVM for a two game series next year.
And BC comes to Denver for a two game series in October to open DU's home schedule.
Reminds me of the 1980s interlocking schedule between the WCHA and Hockey East, where all teams played each other once a year (alternating either home or away each year) and the games counted in the standings.
That development was a great thing for college hockey
By the way Denver opens its season at UVM for a two game series next year.
And BC comes to Denver for a two game series in October to open DU's home schedule.
ericredaxe
Veteran
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
Funny I was thinking of suggesting this.... something similar to the ACC / Big 10 challenge...
Any idea how the scheduling for that is done in Basketball?
Funny I was thinking of suggesting this.... something similar to the ACC / Big 10 challenge...
Any idea how the scheduling for that is done in Basketball?
thecomicbookguy
Nobody.
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
Wait, wasn't Wisco technically the last team out? (And it had nothing to do with the RPI or PWR.)
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
They just kind of throw interesting games together. It's great because it creates matchups you haven't seen in a while. Of course with hockey having far fewer teams it wouldn't be as rare, but it would give some opportunities for interesting matchups, or bring some big time programs to some schools that might not ever see them, like the propose BU-St Cloud game, and the Sioux-Lowell game, with both latter teams hosting.
They just kind of throw interesting games together. It's great because it creates matchups you haven't seen in a while. Of course with hockey having far fewer teams it wouldn't be as rare, but it would give some opportunities for interesting matchups, or bring some big time programs to some schools that might not ever see them, like the propose BU-St Cloud game, and the Sioux-Lowell game, with both latter teams hosting.
HoosierBBall_GopherHockey
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ScoobyDoo
NPC
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
Why? It already was played as one of the most lopsided NCAA Title Games in NCAA history.
Why? It already was played as one of the most lopsided NCAA Title Games in NCAA history.
HoosierBBall_GopherHockey
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Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
****, you're right. What the hell is the point of this challenge then?
I for one don't want to watch Minnesota/Vermont or Mankato/Providence.
****, you're right. What the hell is the point of this challenge then?
I for one don't want to watch Minnesota/Vermont or Mankato/Providence.
Jon
Say, this is nice.
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
Team Hostile and Abusive didn't come visit our crappy rink when we were relevant.
Which is a shame, because your blog entry for that game would be hilarious.
Team Hostile and Abusive didn't come visit our crappy rink when we were relevant.
Which is a shame, because your blog entry for that game would be hilarious.
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
I dunno. Minnesota and Maine know how to put on a show. See 2001 and (if you must ) 2002 and 2005.
****, you're right. What the hell is the point of this challenge then?
I dunno. Minnesota and Maine know how to put on a show. See 2001 and (if you must
) 2002 and 2005.mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
to be fair, pc has to play tech... mankato and uaa can play with each other.
tier one - bc (hea)
tier two - bu (hea) unh (hea) den (wcha) uw (whca) sioux (wcha)
tier three - umo (hea) umtc (whca)
tier four - jbsu (wcha) cc (wcha) uvm (hea)
tier five - uml (hea) umd (wcha)
tier six - nu (hea) uma (hea)
tier seven - uaa (wcha) mankato (wcha)
tier eight - mc (hea)
tier nine - pc (hea) mtu (wcha)
to be fair, pc has to play tech... mankato and uaa can play with each other.
tier one - bc (hea)
tier two - bu (hea) unh (hea) den (wcha) uw (whca) sioux (wcha)
tier three - umo (hea) umtc (whca)
tier four - jbsu (wcha) cc (wcha) uvm (hea)
tier five - uml (hea) umd (wcha)
tier six - nu (hea) uma (hea)
tier seven - uaa (wcha) mankato (wcha)
tier eight - mc (hea)
tier nine - pc (hea) mtu (wcha)
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mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
actually, mankato can play harvard
uaa can play uconn
to be fair, pc has to play tech... mankato and uaa can play with each other.
actually, mankato can play harvard
uaa can play uconnRe: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
Beat you to it by about a day!
http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?t=90419&page=2
I'm sure someone thought of it before I did, though...
Beat you to it by about a day!
http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?t=90419&page=2
I'm sure someone thought of it before I did, though...
umassfan49
New member
Re: Hockey East-WCHA Challenge
UMass opens up its 2010-11 season in Minnesota against the Gophers in a two-game series. This should be a good one as both teams had key guys leaving early (UMass - Marcou, Wellman. Minnesota - Schroeder). Two teams who had hopes for NCAA births at one point or another this season trying to get at it again. The Minutemen will also travel to Madison for the Badger Classic at Christmas, but no word on who their opponents will be.
UMass opens up its 2010-11 season in Minnesota against the Gophers in a two-game series. This should be a good one as both teams had key guys leaving early (UMass - Marcou, Wellman. Minnesota - Schroeder). Two teams who had hopes for NCAA births at one point or another this season trying to get at it again. The Minutemen will also travel to Madison for the Badger Classic at Christmas, but no word on who their opponents will be.
Would be fun to see another Hockey East team come to Duluth.