Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red White Bleeding Blue...

[umhockey91]

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I don't hate Notre Dame, I just feel extremely ambivalent towards them. I'm in my late 20's. Notre Dame hasn't been relevant to the national conversation for much of my lifetime.

Notre Dame has been here before, it was no different. Quinnipiac is a better team. If bringing in a team whose claim to fame is a football team that was last really good in the 1980's is what it takes to sell out the Alfond as opposed to bringing in a top 5 hockey team in the country, we should just shut the program down now. This is college hockey in 2014. Not the Orange Bowl in 1985 (or whenever).

Frankly, I'd rather see neither play league games in Orono, and go back to being guaranteed to see BC and BU every year. THOSE games will sell out.

You do realize the $$$ and commitment that Notre Dame has made to hockey, right? Jeff Jackson, Compton Arena........I could care less about their football program. The only program that matters is the one that plays Maine and right now they are kicking our *ss (and BC's as well )

 

[umhockey91]

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Agree with all points made. Don't fix what isn't broken.

Things change........I know.......hard concept for many Mainers to accept.

 

[umhockey91]

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I agree also. There won't be any type of rivalry that ever develops between ND and any of the Hockey East schools. Maybe a slight one with BC, the whole Catholic school and football thing. But all in all....meh..

"Slight"?......LOL. Notre Dame is already #2 on BC's rivalry list behind BU. And after this year's meltdown in South Bend......I have a feeling that Gendron & Co., as well as Maine fans will find Notre Dame to be a nice little rival on the ice as well.

 

[Drew S.]

Things change........I know.......hard concept for many Mainers to accept.

What changed? Did someone leave hockey east?

 

[umhockey91]

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What changed? Did someone leave hockey east?

Try to be less provincial and look outside of New England.

 

[umainesuperfan]

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Has anyone heard of Badger or Musil not coming? Larry's article doesn't mention either of them on next year's team.

i thought that was interesting as well...

i checked on musil's twitter and both of their elitehockeyprospects pages and there's nothing that indicates they aren't coming.

at first i thought the point might have been about adding size, but he mentions pecararo too...wonder what changed?

in any event bringing in those two players would have caused a lot of healthy scratches, and it's likely that gendron wants to have the classes balanced a little bit more...

 

[umhockey91]

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gosh, when you put it like that, I have to wonder whether the players even know that you are a fan

I try to get to every away game, and every home game. Showing support at away arenas is one of the draws for Maine hockey.

Getting to too many away arenas in a season is simply not possible, and I have to say, that getting to Indiana in the winter is never going to be a goal of mine, but I would go, when possible, to support the Bears.

I hope that at least you send a card to your favorite players and let them know that you were cheering them on from your couch, while watching in HD

So you are bashing me for not flying to South Bend to see them play? I think that I'll wait until the Irish come to Orono next season.

 

[umhockey91]

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but YOU don't go to the games in Indiana, you watch on HD.

There is no reason why Maine cannot add a few out of conference games against ND, DU, CC and anyone else, but why would we want a league opponent to be located so far away? there is nothign wrong with the conference BEING provencial. (also why would ND want its playoffs to be in Boston? rather than somewhere much closer to home?)

OK........... Do you have a point that you are trying to make???

As far as Notre Dame goes..........they get to play in front of a ton of alumni in the Northeast multiple times during the season. They know that Hockey East is "big time" with the championship always being played at the Garden in Boston. You don't think that they traveled in the CCHA??? They had to play in some pretty po-dunk places and still had to fly to many of their conference opponents. They could not join the Big Ten unless they joined for all sports. Any other questions?

 

[AMC]

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You do realize the $$$ and commitment that Notre Dame has made to hockey, right? Jeff Jackson, Compton Arena........I could care less about their football program. The only program that matters is the one that plays Maine and right now they are kicking our *ss (and BC's as well )

Good for them. Quinnipiac has Rand Pecknold and their own TD Bank arena. I wasn't saying add Quinnipiac, I was saying there was nothing Notre Dame brings that Quinnipiac doesn't, except a longer flight, a further unbalanced schedule, and no fans at the Garden. Heck, QPac even buys time on NESN for its games, a channel that many more Maine households get as compared to NBCSN.

There was nothing wrong with 10 team hockey east. Here's a dirty secret about all the realignment to get eyeballs on the product and new tv markets for conferences that has been going on in college sports: the same number of people are watching as did before.

There was no need to spread out to Indiana. It cost Maine valuable home games against decent teams. BC and BU mean something to Maine fans. Notre Dame doesn't.

 

[umhockey91]

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Good for them. Quinnipiac has Rand Pecknold and their own TD Bank arena. I wasn't saying add Quinnipiac, I was saying there was nothing Notre Dame brings that Quinnipiac doesn't, except a longer flight, a further unbalanced schedule, and no fans at the Garden. Heck, QPac even buys time on NESN for its games, a channel that many more Maine households get as compared to NBCSN.

There was nothing wrong with 10 team hockey east. Here's a dirty secret about all the realignment to get eyeballs on the product and new tv markets for conferences that has been going on in college sports: the same number of people are watching as did before.

There was no need to spread out to Indiana. It cost Maine valuable home games against decent teams. BC and BU mean something to Maine fans. Notre Dame doesn't.

LOL.......you keep banging that drum. You own stock in QU or what?

And by the way........most Maine households get both NESN and NBCSN.........and what about recruits and Maine fans across the rest of the country? Which network do you think they get?

Anyone that thinks that QU brings as much to the table as Notre Dame is a bit delusional. I'd love to see QU at Alfond next season.......then we could compare which opponent draws better, the Irish...or ???? (sorry forgot their nickname )

 

[Runsub5]

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Notre Dame is a national brand in college sports (including hockey). They not only enhance their own program by joining Hockey East, but they also add even more prestige to the other league teams. Notre Dame recognizes this and they have a natural rival in another Jesuit school (BC). A premiere league like Hockey East with Notre Dame as a member, will continue to draw the best talent to all teams in the league.

 

[umhockey91]

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Notre Dame is a national brand in college sports (including hockey). They not only enhance their own program by joining Hockey East, but they also add even more prestige to the other league teams. Notre Dame recognizes this and they have a natural rival in another Jesuit school (BC). A premiere league like Hockey East with Notre Dame as a member, will continue to draw the best talent to all teams in the league.

But not like Quinnipiac could........LOL.

 

[AMC]

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LOL.......you keep banging that drum. You own stock in QU or what?

And by the way........most Maine households get both NESN and NBCSN.........and what about recruits and Maine fans across the rest of the country? Which network do you think they get?

Anyone that thinks that QU brings as much to the table as Notre Dame is a bit delusional. I'd love to see QU at Alfond next season.......then we could compare which opponent draws better, the Irish...or ???? (sorry forgot their nickname )

NESN? Or TSN, frankly.

My argument isn't that Quinnipiac should be in the league. My argument is that neither bring enough to the table to warrant having to create a horrible league schedule and make it so that every team doesn't visit every other team in a given year.

 

[umhockey91]

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NESN? Or TSN, frankly.

My argument isn't that Quinnipiac should be in the league. My argument is that neither bring enough to the table to warrant having to create a horrible league schedule and make it so that every team doesn't visit every other team in a given year.

Well thankfully you are not in charge of the league.

 

[umhockey91]

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did USCHO allow J.D. to pretend to have a Maine-fan screen name?

you might want to learn to follow along with the grown ups.

how many of the ton of alumni of which you speak, showed up at any Hockey East EAST rink this past season?
alumni, not fans like me, who like college hockey.

I don't know........I didn't go to Notre Dame away games, interview fans to see if they rooted for the Irish, and take head counts.

Anyway.......Irish are here to stay unless they eventually go to the Big Ten and I am happy about that. Sorry Quinnipiac fans!

 

[UncleRay]

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Third kudo; you hit that one out of the park.

ND was a short-sighted inclusion for HE in the first place, considering the travel headaches and the future flight-risk. (And yes, even my fellow old-guys who are long-time ND fans don't give a s**t about its hockey program.)

The Q is already a better program than ND, and both it and UConn are right where they need to be in a geographical sense.... Who wants to go to Indiana, anyway, FCS?

What does the Football Championship Series have to do with any of this?

 

[UncleRay]

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did USCHO allow J.D. to pretend to have a Maine-fan screen name?

you might want to learn to follow along with the grown ups.

how many of the ton of alumni of which you speak, showed up at any Hockey East EAST rink this past season?
alumni, not fans like me, who like college hockey.

Perhaps you'd like to start acting like one.

 

[all bear]

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So where did these two dolts come from ? Go home wherever Ta phk that may be

 

[Ma#1ne Hky]

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Well maybe "IF" both Quinnipiac and Notre Dame can make the NCAA's they could be matched up and give us more to gab about. Good or Bad.

 

[all bear]

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Personally I like having another team around such as ND who, like Maine, enjoy kickin BC's arse. . How about that Jeff Jackson ?