Yes, a response that had absolutely nothing to do with simply sharing an arena. Oh well...
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Report: Holy Cross to replace Notre Dame in Hockey East?
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Yes, a response that had absolutely nothing to do with simply sharing an arena. Oh well...
ExileOnDaytonStreet
Drunkard
Can't wait to see how the NCHC reacts to this news now that their "super conference" is being directly challenged by Hockey East.
Time to blow up Eastern hockey I guess... Let the shuffling begin.
Ryan J
Maybe I'm missing some sarcasm here, but how does HC make HE any more of a power conference than it already is?
This move, if it happens, impacts at most the ability of fans of existing HE schools to go to away games. Assuming, of course, that Worcester isn't too arduous of a journey for those of you who complain about journeys longer than 20 miles.
brassbonanza
Super Serial
Re: Report: Holy Cross to replace Notre Dame in Hockey East?
It's beyond 128, too far.
It's beyond 128, too far.
JohnsonsJerseys
Michigan Tech Fan
Re: Report: Holy Cross to replace Notre Dame in Hockey East?
As a rule, no-one in the Eastern time zone is allowed to complain about conference travel, regardless of who you are playing. Team buses in Hockey East don't even use the heaters because they arrive at the visitor's rink before the bus could even warm up. Most Eastern "road trips" are shorter than the routes Western teams take just to get to their departure airports.
Ryan J
Well, in a word... "Yes." The SOP of the NCHC is to react drasticly to things that shouldn't really require any reaction at all.
As a rule, no-one in the Eastern time zone is allowed to complain about conference travel, regardless of who you are playing. Team buses in Hockey East don't even use the heaters because they arrive at the visitor's rink before the bus could even warm up. Most Eastern "road trips" are shorter than the routes Western teams take just to get to their departure airports.
Ryan J
Patman
Rodent of Unusual Size
It's a beautiful thing, really.
Split-N
All Hail
Re: Report: Holy Cross to replace Notre Dame in Hockey East?
The smiley is appropriate. Not sure everyone on St. James Hill could find Amherst on a map. The "natural" rivalry would be BC-HC. Both are Jesuit schools that had a storied football and hoops rivalry in another era.
Can't wait for that Holy Cross - UMass/Amherst rivalry to heat up.
The smiley is appropriate. Not sure everyone on St. James Hill could find Amherst on a map. The "natural" rivalry would be BC-HC. Both are Jesuit schools that had a storied football and hoops rivalry in another era.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Much like they were decently competitive teams in football and basketball in another era
"No one in the eastern time zone."
So, you don't think a bus trip from Bentley to RIT or Canisius is a pain in the butt? HEA isn't the only conference in EST, ya know...
Split-N
All Hail
Re: Report: Holy Cross to replace Notre Dame in Hockey East?
Not to mention Princeton or QPac to/from St Lawrence & Clarkson, and vice versa.
Not to mention Princeton or QPac to/from St Lawrence & Clarkson, and vice versa.
Re: Report: Holy Cross to replace Notre Dame in Hockey East?
Isn't it nice to be in Hockey East......
Isn't it nice to be in Hockey East......
JohnsonsJerseys
Michigan Tech Fan
Re: Report: Holy Cross to replace Notre Dame in Hockey East?
Ok let's count... 1,2,3... ahhh, yep, pretty much everyone.
I'm not saying 6 hours isn't a long way, but teams like MTU, NMU, LSSU take a six bus ride just to get to the airport where they might then board a plane for a six-hour flight, maybe followed by another flight if they're headed for Fairbanks. Talk to someone at UAH about 24 hour bus trips around the US for kicks... Or the fact that UAA and UAF are three or four TIME ZONES from the rest of their conference. I'm not ripping Hockey East in particular, I'm just saying that HE, ECAC and AH really can't complain about tough travel by comparison. Even the Bi6(7) is fairly compact due to their lack of teams.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe these are the closest opponent for each WCHA team.
Look at Tech and Northern with that posh 90 minute bus ride.
Cake eaters...
Ryan J
Team (Closest Opponent) Distance
MTU (NMU) 1.5 hrs
NMU (MTU) 1.5 hrs
LSSU(NMU) 3 hrs
FSU (LSSU) 3.5 hrs
BGSU (FSU) 4 hrs
BSU (MSU) 5 hrs
MSU (BSU) 5 hrs
UAF (UAA) 6 hrs
UAA (UAF) 6 hrs
UAH (BGSU) 9 hrs
ASU (anyone) days
I'll bet some teams in Hockey East might not even log 24 hrs in TOTAL one way travel for their entire conference schedule. It's just a guess, but given the proximity of BC-BU-PC-NU-UM-UML-MC-UC I think it's a pretty safe assumption. The "long" trip is way out to Indiana.
All those West of the Eastern time zone who would like to trade their current travel schedule for maximum of 6 hour bus trips once or maybe twice a year raise you hands...
Ok let's count... 1,2,3... ahhh, yep, pretty much everyone.
I'm not saying 6 hours isn't a long way, but teams like MTU, NMU, LSSU take a six bus ride just to get to the airport where they might then board a plane for a six-hour flight, maybe followed by another flight if they're headed for Fairbanks. Talk to someone at UAH about 24 hour bus trips around the US for kicks... Or the fact that UAA and UAF are three or four TIME ZONES from the rest of their conference. I'm not ripping Hockey East in particular, I'm just saying that HE, ECAC and AH really can't complain about tough travel by comparison. Even the Bi6(7) is fairly compact due to their lack of teams.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe these are the closest opponent for each WCHA team.
Look at Tech and Northern with that posh 90 minute bus ride.
Cake eaters...
Ryan J
Team (Closest Opponent) Distance
MTU (NMU) 1.5 hrs
NMU (MTU) 1.5 hrs
LSSU(NMU) 3 hrs
FSU (LSSU) 3.5 hrs
BGSU (FSU) 4 hrs
BSU (MSU) 5 hrs
MSU (BSU) 5 hrs
UAF (UAA) 6 hrs
UAA (UAF) 6 hrs
UAH (BGSU) 9 hrs
ASU (anyone) days
I'll bet some teams in Hockey East might not even log 24 hrs in TOTAL one way travel for their entire conference schedule. It's just a guess, but given the proximity of BC-BU-PC-NU-UM-UML-MC-UC I think it's a pretty safe assumption. The "long" trip is way out to Indiana.
Try Bemidji to Lake State or Ferris. The East has it made in the shade.
Re: Report: Holy Cross to replace Notre Dame in Hockey East?
idk..... getting to Agganis/Conte/Matthews from downtown Boston on public transport can be a pretty grueling commute
idk..... getting to Agganis/Conte/Matthews from downtown Boston on public transport can be a pretty grueling commute
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
idk..... getting to Agganis/Conte/Matthews from downtown Boston on public transport can be a pretty grueling commute
It's taken Mookie an hour to get from Matthews to HAA
TalonsUpPuckDown
Roll along you BG Warriors!
Re: Report: Holy Cross to replace Notre Dame in Hockey East?
I know the BSU-BGSU route is officially 13.5h though it's taken BG up to 20h to make the trip one way.
Curious on the BSU-FSU route. Do they go through Chicagoland and around the lake, through Yooperland and back down, or, god forbid, take the ferry from Milwaukee across the lake to Muskegon?
I know the BSU-BGSU route is officially 13.5h though it's taken BG up to 20h to make the trip one way.
Curious on the BSU-FSU route. Do they go through Chicagoland and around the lake, through Yooperland and back down, or, god forbid, take the ferry from Milwaukee across the lake to Muskegon?
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Hands down worst trip in college hockey is Boston to Providence for a Friday game!!!!
THAT is a 2hr+ one way trip every time!!!
I believe last year they went Yooper. For the WCHA QF @ BG, they overnighted near Chicago going there and non stopped it on the way back.