Patman
Rodent of Unusual Size
Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
This is based on facts or do you JUST KNOW?
This is based on facts or do you JUST KNOW?
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Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
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Slap Shot
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Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
You're right that ND struggled at 3-5-2 vs BC, Prov, Lowell, BU and NE during the regular season. Lowell went 4-3-2 and BU 4-4-3 so not a huge amount of separation between them and the two teams right below them. In the end they made the NCAA which is >>> a conference record if you had to pick one or the other. They left because it wasn't a great fit for both - pretty simple.
You're right that ND struggled at 3-5-2 vs BC, Prov, Lowell, BU and NE during the regular season. Lowell went 4-3-2 and BU 4-4-3 so not a huge amount of separation between them and the two teams right below them. In the end they made the NCAA which is >>> a conference record if you had to pick one or the other. They left because it wasn't a great fit for both - pretty simple.
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Red Hockey
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Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
They may as well be a AHA team with their history. I'm sure Hobey Baker has rolled in his grave several times.
They may as well be a AHA team with their history. I'm sure Hobey Baker has rolled in his grave several times.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
FlagDUDE08
Banned
Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
Maybe third is good enough in the mid-west but it really means third runner up to the best in the East
Maybe third is good enough in the mid-west but it really means third runner up to the best in the East
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
Well, in the Midwest we typically call it second runner up.
Well, in the Midwest we typically call it second runner up.
mnstate0fhockey
New member
It means the argument that this is why they left is pretty ridiculous, no matter where you are.
jcarter7669
Registered User
Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
As a member of the CCHA under JJ (8 seasons) the team won 2 regular season titles and 3 league titles. The team finished with 20+ wins 5 of 8 seasons and broke 30 wins twice.
As a member of HE the team has won 0 regular season titles and 0 league titles. The team has 1 season with 20 or more wins and has finished 3rd, 5th, and 8th.
I think the biggest reason was travel, but dismissing the lack of success as not having a role would be... well stupid.
As a member of the CCHA under JJ (8 seasons) the team won 2 regular season titles and 3 league titles. The team finished with 20+ wins 5 of 8 seasons and broke 30 wins twice.
As a member of HE the team has won 0 regular season titles and 0 league titles. The team has 1 season with 20 or more wins and has finished 3rd, 5th, and 8th.
I think the biggest reason was travel, but dismissing the lack of success as not having a role would be... well stupid.
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Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
I guarantee if they were winning league titles left and right in Hockey East they would be as happy as a BU fan at an all-you-can-eat buffet concerning the travel of their student athletes.
I guarantee if they were winning league titles left and right in Hockey East they would be as happy as a BU fan at an all-you-can-eat buffet concerning the travel of their student athletes.
jcarter7669
Registered User
Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
So they placed 3rd once in 3 years, their best finish in HE. I guess they should be considered a powerhouse? The lack of success probably wasn't the primary reason but it can't be overlooked. Just look at Jackson's post game interviews, it was a constant stream of tears over how his team kept getting the shaft. I'm sure all those boxes of tissues to mop up his tears they had to budget for played a role too.
So they placed 3rd once in 3 years, their best finish in HE. I guess they should be considered a powerhouse? The lack of success probably wasn't the primary reason but it can't be overlooked. Just look at Jackson's post game interviews, it was a constant stream of tears over how his team kept getting the shaft. I'm sure all those boxes of tissues to mop up his tears they had to budget for played a role too.
mnstate0fhockey
New member
No, suggesting they left because of competition when the conference was their THIRD CHOICE to begin with is "stupid".
No one bolts from a conference they really want to be a part of after only 3 years because they haven't won the conference.
mnstate0fhockey
New member
Apparently not.
mnstate0fhockey
New member
Nice straw man. When did anyone ever say they were a "powerhouse"?
I'll keep saying it because it apparently isn't sinking in. Hockey East was the THIRD conference Notre Dame went to after the shakeup. It has never been a good fit for either side. Dance around that fact all you want, but it blows a pretty big hole in the Notre Dame was all giddy about joining Hockey East until they started losing in the conference theories.
From what I gather them leaving is considered a positive by most Hockey East fans. Why are some of you all hot and bothered?
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
Are you saying BU fans are not happy at all-you-can-eat buffets?
Are you saying BU fans are not happy at all-you-can-eat buffets?
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
if mookie fixed the quote before quoting himself, that would have defeated it a tad - no?
Note to self: mookie has no brain.
if mookie fixed the quote before quoting himself, that would have defeated it a tad - no?
I wouldn't be so sure that Minnesota is an exception to that rule....
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10
Hockey East fans are thrilled with this news. It just seems that the concept of even the possibility of Notre Dame taking their ball and going home because they can't seem to win a title here is really ruffling feathers of dimwitted Midwesterners. That's all really.
Hockey East fans are thrilled with this news. It just seems that the concept of even the possibility of Notre Dame taking their ball and going home because they can't seem to win a title here is really ruffling feathers of dimwitted Midwesterners. That's all really.