New CCHA Back From The Ashes.

[Deman]

Well we're making dumb decisions right out of the gate I see. Two games short of a balanced schedule, why on earth would you go with 26? Hopefully that changes year two.

I get that teams what to play more non-conference games and there is a cap at 34 without exemptions. Teams need to get more creative and start to pair up when they go on the road. Two CCHA teams playing two different teams, for one game each. For example bring two teams from out East to the UP. They play NMU one night and MTU the second night or LSSU / Ferris, BGSU / Ferris, Mankato / St Thomas, Bemidji / St Thomas.

I'm sure the eight NC games was desired so we can play at least four teams outside the conference. Working as pairs would allow CCHA teams to get in games against 8 different non-conference teams. We wanted, and got, a more compact conference geography. Now we need to start using that to our advantage.

Especially considering just how many schools are are in the greater Boston area alone, it wouldn't be a big stress at having to travel between cities, hotels, etc.

 

[davyd83]

Especially considering just how many schools are are in the greater Boston area alone, it wouldn't be a big stress at having to travel between cities, hotels, etc.

Three teams in Minnesota. How do you pair them up? Or does an eastern team play Tech & Bemidji, with a 7 hour trip between them, which adds an extra day to the trip?

 

[lakersparty]

Three teams in Minnesota. How do you pair them up? Or does an eastern team play Tech & Bemidji, with a 7 hour trip between them, which adds an extra day to the trip?

Trade Miami for Minnesota State?

 

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Three teams in Minnesota. How do you pair them up? Or does an eastern team play Tech & Bemidji, with a 7 hour trip between them, which adds an extra day to the trip?

St Thomas would be the partner for two pairs - Bemidji / St Thomas and Mankato / St Thomas.

I'm not talking an interlocked schedule or anything firm like that. I couldn't picture this happening more than one or two series a year so its not like every CCHA pairing needs to be unique, without duplication of teams. The same would be true for Ferris. They could be in two pairs as well: LSSU / Ferris and Ferris / BGSU.

 

[pdt1081]

St Thomas would be the partner for two pairs - Bemidji / St Thomas and Mankato / St Thomas.

I'm not talking an interlocked schedule or anything firm like that. I couldn't picture this happening more than one or two series a year so its not like every CCHA pairing needs to be unique, without duplication of teams. The same would be true for Ferris. They could be in two pairs as well: LSSU / Ferris and Ferris / BGSU.

BG used to do this with Michigan. I want to say they arranged it with Notre Dame a time or two also. I think the eastern teams were BU/BC once, and I seem to remember Colgate and Clarkson. Pretty sure Miami and Ohio State have done this recently as well. A little cooperation between the western leagues would go a long ways to seeing different teams.

Single game series are very advantageous when it comes to Pairwise, provided you win.

 

[lakersparty]

BG used to do this with Michigan. I want to say they arranged it with Notre Dame a time or two also. I think the eastern teams were BU/BC once, and I seem to remember Colgate and Clarkson. Pretty sure Miami and Ohio State have done this recently as well. A little cooperation between the western leagues would go a long ways to seeing different teams.

Single game series are very advantageous when it comes to Pairwise, provided you win.

Before the virus, I think Notre Dame was planning on doing this with Lake State and another school. Northern Michigan maybe?

 

[devildog]

I remember, way back in the day at the old Lakeview, Hockey East used to pair up and we would split with Tech. I remember Providence/Northeastern and Maine/New Hampshire coming in to Marquette. I could have the teams jumbled, but I know we used to do it every year.