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Lebanon Valley - Coaching Change

Re: Lebanon Valley - Coaching Change

I have two sons. One played Div.III at Elmira. One played ACHA Div.1 at Oakland U. in Michigan. They won a ACHA Div.1 National champions when he was there. There is NO WAY that Club ACHA is even close,team wise to NCAA DivIII hockey.Maybe the top 3-4 kids would be able to play NCAA hockey. 3 or 4th liners maybe.
 
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NorthernBlight said:
I'm not sure what is more ridiculous, this or your computer rankings. Just stop with the club hockey nonsense. No one here cares about it.
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I do! (but again, I have a biased opinion in that regard... see my signature)

IMO, the best of ACHA would be conference contenders in the ECACNE (or, perhaps, the MASCAC :p ), would be sub-.500 in any stronger league, and would most certainly NOT be a national championship contender. But I also point again to Bemidji is saying that, although they would not be national contenders immediately, an extended period of good recruiting and tradition-building, rivalry-making, and strong student and administrative support, all adds up to the potential for being a contender on a higher level. Of course, this happens over time, and by the time one of these ACHA teams got to that point we would all have forgotten they were ever ACHA to begin with!

Bottom line, if Lindenwood and Penn State were to join DIII next season (they are both DI schools, so this is a PURELY hypothetical), and they joined their nearest conferences for which they are eligible (ECACW for Penn State... if they were willing, MCHA for Lindenwood), I would expect Lindenwood to compete at a higher level than most of the MCHA, quite possibly be a contender to take the conference from Adrian... but would definitely go no further. Penn State, on the other hand, would beat the crap out of LVC (assuming there still was a Flying Dutchmen team...), and be in the 3-6 range in the ECACW. They would not win the conference championship. They would not got get to play in the month of March. They would be embarrassed, much like LVC was when they moved from the Northeast. But again, both could be like Neumann: gain their respect over time, and eventually have a legitimate shot at the title.

But, I'm done talking ACHA hockey. That's going to take up much of my weekend as it is, let's talk DIII.
 
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EC809 said:
I have two sons. One played Div.III at Elmira. One played ACHA Div.1 at Oakland U. in Michigan. They won a ACHA Div.1 National champions when he was there. There is NO WAY that Club ACHA is even close,team wise to NCAA DivIII hockey.Maybe the top 3-4 kids would be able to play NCAA hockey. 3 or 4th liners maybe.
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That was 2006-07. I'm talking about Lindenwood, Liberty, Penn State, Ohio, Illinois, and eventually Oklahoma. They could compete with teams, I didn't say beat. The gap is closing.

Lindenwood is NAIA school, CARDS_rule_the_Burgh, I have to agree with you, you make a lot of valid points.
 
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Perhaps it's time to start a specific thread for all this ACHA talk. Last time I checked this thread was about Lebanon Valley and their coach or lack therof.
 
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norm1909 said:
Maybe at the start of the season the Top 30 might have been a stretch, but as of today, certainly within the top 20-25. Ask Plattsburgh or Norwich. Yeah, Elmira won, but the 13 penalties for 42 minutes got them.
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Penalties are part of the game...they gave up 6 even strength goals in that game. Oswego's only scored more goals against buff state and brockport than they did against potsdam.

They got swept by geneseo, they are under .500, they are SEVENTH in the sunyac, two non-conference ties (not wins...ties), are not enough to be a potential top 20 team. They've got to actually win some games to be talked about being up there.
 
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one_to7 said:
Penalties are part of the game...they gave up 6 even strength goals in that game. Oswego's only scored more goals against buff state and brockport than they did against potsdam.

They got swept by geneseo, they are under .500, they are SEVENTH in the sunyac, two non-conference ties (not wins...ties), are not enough to be a potential top 20 team. They've got to actually win some games to be talked about being up there.
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They will be in the playoffs in the SUNYAC
 
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AmericanCollegeHockey said:
I agree but Potsdam dressed their starting goalie and their "guns" only won 3-1 over SUNY Canton but outshot Canton 45-17, Canton is Top 30 team in ACHA D1, might make Nationals, Potsdam is somewhere between Top 20-25 team, they will make the SUNYAC playoffs (more than likely)
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Did you watch the game?

The only thing that kept that game close was Canton's goaltender. The level of play (and skill) was decidely one sided in Potsdam's favor.
 
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There are now two openings for Head Coach positions for next year in Division III without the hockey season being over. Finlandia University and LVC.

Who will be going after these jobs? Who are the front runners?
 
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norm1909 said:
Cortland & Buffalo State will not be in the SUNYAC, Morrisville is Ineligible for SUNYAC postseason play, Potsdam will be in the SUNYAC Tournament. :cool:
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Looks like Cortland and Potsdam will be in the playoffs as they have 'clinched a berth' to the SUNYAC playoffs! :D
 
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Congrats to LVC for taking Neumann to overtime last night. To me, this is a HUGE Moral victory and something to build on.
 
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