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

Not trying to say it's a hoax. The article certainly doesn't say that. It just says that we need to concentrate on protecting the vulnerable population. I'm one of the "elderly" from the other side and if I'm concerned about my health, I'll stay home.
 
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By the way you can find plenty of 30 year olds who died from the flu too. Life is full of sickness and disease risks.
 
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Yes, but this is deadlier than the flu. I'm fine assuming that the risk for collage age students with around average or better immune systems is virtually zero. That said, the risk of serious physical impact is greater than zero. If the infection is serious (laying sick on the couch for a week or more), they could be out for at least a few weeks to a month or more due to conditioning losses. It also spreads like wildfire. Who is going to want to play against a team where several of their players (assuming the infected ones are not playing) have been confirmed to be infected. The rest could be a few days/weeks behind, but contagious.

This isn't like the flu where you bounce right back in a week or two. This has the potential to put a hurting on someone no matter the age or physical conditioning.

That is a risk the student athletes, administration, and league need to sit down, talk and come to an agreement they are comfortable with.
 
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Simply put: we're talking about (mostly public) institutions that are driven by regular customers that spend lots of money (often financed). Housing dollars? Poof. Maybe remote learning is less expensive, depending on how you do it. (UAH has had that for years — back to VHS TAPES! — but getting equipment for every room and pushing it back to a control center is a non-zero cost.) If you're filming locally, you do still have to heat/cool/condition your buildings. But most of all, colleges buy a lot of risks to bring students on campus and put them in rooms together. If they have lengthy risk waivers, that might save them from the liability exposure. Those waivers won't save them from a public relations nightmare, though.

The Ivies and Mercyhurst are the opening salvo. The question in my mind is when the $EC and B1G conferences pull the plug on their seasons. It would just take outbreaks on teams in Tuscaloosa and Columbus.

Everyone take care. The CCHA sucks. :)

GFM
 
I wonder what happened with Garrett Metcalf transferring in as goaltender. Sinclair should be a good pickup as well. I think the UAH defense allowed a lot more grade A scoring chances than the Tech defensive core will playing in front of him. He should do very well at Tech with their solid defense and with the help of a staff with a lot of goaltending expertise.
 
Since I live near Ann Arbor, U of M has stopped ice hockey preseason workouts due to the virus. 28 student-athletes have tested positive so far. Other sports involved as well.
 
Well, this isn't a good sign for the hockey season. GLIAC suspended conference play until 2021. Here's hoping we can get a hockey season in.
 
I would expect that the same protocol will be approached, with the season not starting until after January 1. This isn't like the 50's where schools didn't have artificial ice, so other than scheduling in dual-purpose buildings I don't see a lot of difference.

One knock-on effect is going to be a little more evident for Tech hockey fans. I am of the opinion that we have seen the last GLI played.
 
I sure hope not. I can see the issues with LCA though. Maybe they can do it at like Plymouth or some other arena that is less expensive. I think Plymouth seats about 6000. Plymouth has 2 ice sheets and plenty of locker room space, plus people from the UP are familiar with it. Still it would be horrible to not be at a major venue.
 
Regarding January 1. I hope you're right but I don't see it. The Virus is not under control and won't be until we get a vaccine, imho. Plus forecasts by that gentleman at U of Minnesota are not encouraging. So maybe we could start in like March? I think that has a reasonable chance of success. I think January is just kicking the can down the road or whistling past the graveyard if you like.
 
Hard to see how we play before Jan 1.

Not sure if it was reported here, but Chase Pietila committed to Tech recently. Good to see another Pietila. Will play in the USHL this year.
 
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