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Michigan Tech Huskies 2020-21: * Our 100th Anniversary * No Catchy Title Needed *****

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redwing61 said:
I could see Zach Noble ending up there too. His hometown is two hours away.
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I had forgotten that he is from out east. I guess it would not be a surprise to see him end up there.

John J. MacInnes said:
Mitch also had lasting problems with post-concussion after he suffered one. He struggled a lot to get back to 100% and never quite got there even with a lot of hard work. Always a great guy to talk to, he certainly wouldn't have been a problem in the locker room.
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hmm Interesting. I remember over the past couple of seasons numerous questions (or rants in the form of a question) from listeners on the JSH about why Meek isn't playing... what does the coach have against Meek?.. Amazing (not) that there could be behind the scenes health issues that aren't being disclosed to the general fan base.

I certainly wish Meek nothing but the best and hope the change in scenery works out for him.
 
Re: Michigan Tech Huskies 2020-21: * Our 100th Anniversary * No Catchy Title Needed *

So now that Enquist has signed to play at Minnesota state are we still looking for a goalie?
 
Are we going with 2 goalies this year or did I miss us bringing in a recruit?

Is Jamie Philips going to be the Zamboni driver/emergency goalie?
 
So i'm wondering. since Harvard is going to almost all online instruction for the fall, and Princeton and a few others so far also, at the GLI, will they show up? Do we really want to rent little ceasars and then not have fans there?
 
manurespreader said:
Do we really want to rent little ceasars and then not have fans there?
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I really don't think the invite team fans factor into the attendance. Whoever they bring to support their team is just a bonus. The GLI is supported by the Michigan based teams and their local alumni. There have been plenty of invite teams in past years with little to no fan support in person.
 
In a radio bit earlier this week, Suzanne Sanregret admitted that the status of the GLI is in question due to those attendance issues. It's a major concern.
 
Lost_Husky said:
I'm concerned about the regular season.
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Four to six weeks ago, I was much more concerned about college hockey, and sports in general for the 2020 calendar year and beyond. However since that time, nearly all of the major sports are working on plans to return in the next couple months (expect baseball where we have millionaires continuing to argue with billionaires about who isn't getting enough).

I think college sports will simply sit back and watch what professional leagues do and follow their cues. Maybe a few teams will sit on the sidelines, but in general games will be held. Sadly to say, there is too much money hanging in the balance and at the end of the day that is the only reason sports is trying to bring itself back. America does not needs sports, but sports need America and their money. At the college level this may even be more true than the professional ranks where the money brought in at the football stadium bankrolls two dozen other money losing sports.

The only concern I have left about college sports this year is if I as a fan will have all the in-person access I have had in the past. For example, will a rink that seats 4000 fans only be allowed to let 500 in per game? Or will no one be allowed inside to see the games live? If the biggest sacrifice we have to make is staying away so that the teams can play, I would hope we can all live that option until we have our national health situation back under control. If this is the case, buy stock in all the pay-per-view providers now because they are going to make money like never before...
 
I don't think that we can equate pro sports coming back in hub cit(ies) with controlled access to athletes and compare that to student-athletes at 300+ Division I schools and what, another 150 in Division II? Given the amount of infections at SEC schools that are gearing up for practices next month and games in August, I ... I don't see any of us playing 34-game schedules.

GFM
 
So lets say one player. 1 tests positive at some point. doesn't that mean that everyone he has had close contact with has to isolate for 2 weeks.? There was a tennis tournament in Croatia this week and two big-time players tested positive 1 day before the final. They had to withdraw and the final never happened and now some of the top players have to withdraw from the next tournament as well.
So are we going to keep playing if 1 guy tests positive, I don't see how we can? It's an untenable situation if you ask me.
 
With the level of testing, it can be somewhat contained in an individual sport.

With a team sport, the team traveling together, sharing the same spaces (dorms, study, and eating spaces), training, locker room, film study together,... it is going to get complicated. I would think Joe and staff would try to keep the team as isolated as possible, but being a team sport, that is impossible.
 
Every WCHA team either flies or buses to where they go. Even with masks, that's not gonna keep it out. Doing daily testing is going to be too expensive for most schools. Either you accept the risk — and that's asking unpaid labor to accept a risk that can and has killed people in their age bracket — or you punt. Either option seriously sucks.

GFM
 
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