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January 14th Poll Speculations
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VT bragging rights
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Re: January 14th Poll Speculations
Won't the NCHA's AQ bid in essence become the Pool B bid with Pool C retaining its 3 bids?
Won't the NCHA's AQ bid in essence become the Pool B bid with Pool C retaining its 3 bids?
Re: January 14th Poll Speculations
7A + 3C + 1B = 11. Solve for X.
Sorry - bad math. You're right. We lose an AQ next year, but keep 11 bids.
7A + 3C + 1B = 11. Solve for X.
Ill say it for the Uticas followers,Utica should be ranked over Oswego, and I would have to agree
+1
Re: January 14th Poll Speculations
It has nothing to with hockey. Those limits were set to mirror the basketball limits. In fact there was a move a few years ago by the NESCACs to drop the limits by 10% - which would have made it 23 games. Back in your day they could play around 30 games a season.
It has nothing to with hockey. Those limits were set to mirror the basketball limits. In fact there was a move a few years ago by the NESCACs to drop the limits by 10% - which would have made it 23 games. Back in your day they could play around 30 games a season.
bakdraft21
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VermontfaninNY
Active member
Re: January 14th Poll Speculations
Realistically I don't see the NCHA losing too much without its autobid. I think at least one NCHA member as well as one member of the ECAC W will be in the tourney for the foreseeable future. Whether either can manage two in the tourney without an autobid is a different story.
It would be nice if Canton went to the ECAC-W but I am assuming they are heading to the SUNYAC?
Realistically I don't see the NCHA losing too much without its autobid. I think at least one NCHA member as well as one member of the ECAC W will be in the tourney for the foreseeable future. Whether either can manage two in the tourney without an autobid is a different story.
It would be nice if Canton went to the ECAC-W but I am assuming they are heading to the SUNYAC?
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
Re: January 14th Poll Speculations
I'm not so sold on the NCHA and the ECAC West always getting a team in.
All it takes is one year where the remaining teams don't do well out of conference and they can be in big trouble real quick. The NCHA loses its most consistent and dominant powerhouse team for the last decade plus. Will River Falls, Superior, Stevens Point etc be able to win enough games in conference and out of conference to justify bids? I'm not so sure.
I'm not so sold on the NCHA and the ECAC West always getting a team in.
All it takes is one year where the remaining teams don't do well out of conference and they can be in big trouble real quick. The NCHA loses its most consistent and dominant powerhouse team for the last decade plus. Will River Falls, Superior, Stevens Point etc be able to win enough games in conference and out of conference to justify bids? I'm not so sure.
Re: January 14th Poll Speculations
Prez - you know better than to post something like that.
I can guarantee with 100% certainty that the NCHA will not receive a bid to the 2014 NCAA D-III Men's Ice Hockey Championship.
Prez - you know better than to post something like that.
pete99race
Rocking 'The Stone'
Re: January 14th Poll Speculations
Will be interesting to see who the WIAC teams schedule their non conference games with.
I heard that they will play each team in conference three times, which would be only 12 games.
Right you are, Joe...
Will be interesting to see who the WIAC teams schedule their non conference games with.
I heard that they will play each team in conference three times, which would be only 12 games.
Re: January 14th Poll Speculations
The MCHA will have 10 teams (18 games). They have to find 7.
The MIAC has 9 teams (16 games). They also need to find 9 games.
Now do the math and come up with a schedule for 24 teams.
If they do 4 times, that's 16 games. Where do they find 9 games in easy reach??
The MCHA will have 10 teams (18 games). They have to find 7.
The MIAC has 9 teams (16 games). They also need to find 9 games.
Now do the math and come up with a schedule for 24 teams.
Who is going to end up interlocking with the MIAC?
Financially it would make more sense gyro have a MIAC/WIAC interlock, but an MCHA/MIAC interlock would make more sense for scheduling and possibly for SOS.