The CCHA: Where do we go from here?

[IrishHockeyFan]

Re: The CCHA: Where do we go from here?

I believe that every CCHA team offers some sort of video feed for a fee except Notre Dame and Michigan. Notre Dame games are free as you mentioned. It does not really matter since they are leaving, but Michigan does not offer video, even for a fee.

I was able to watch every LSSU conference game on the internet this season except when they played at Michigan.

Michigan offers it, at least for some games, via the Big Ten Network. At least one of the ND games at Yost this year was available online.

 

[NMUFAN21]

Re: The CCHA: Where do we go from here?

I didn't mind using B2, the feed got a little better towards the end of the year. I think there are still improvements to be made with it, but its better than no hockey.
Wouldn't mind if they made a league pass for the teams that use it.

 

[bueller]

Re: The CCHA: Where do we go from here?

Can we trade some of our refs to the BTHC for future considerations?

 

[scsutommyboy]

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Can we trade some of our refs to the BTHC for future considerations?

I think WCHA fans are saying the same thing about some of their refs.

 

[Farce Poobah]

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Jeff Jackson as commissioner would give the league immense credibility.

 

[SwedishJustice22]

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Jeff Jackson as commissioner would give the league immense credibility.

I really don't think that Notre Dame is gonna want to part with him the way he has turned around this program. While I don't doubt that he would do a very good job, I put the chances of it happening at below 1%

 

[Hockeybuckeye]

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Personally I think the whole thing s*uks! The Big Ten is screwing up both the WCHA and the CCHA and for what, to field a 6 team conference? I love going to the finals at the Joe and it will never be the same after the split.

 

[MOJO]

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Thank you Hockeybuckeye. There is going to be a backlash against the Big Ten and the members of it during the course of the next two seasons. Making it worse is Tom Anastos going to MSU. What a freaking joke. Like all things in todays society, money rules! I hate that it has come to that in our small world of college hockey.

 

[Farce Poobah]

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I really don't think that Notre Dame is gonna want to part with him the way he has turned around this program. While I don't doubt that he would do a very good job, I put the chances of it happening at below 1%

He has a great gig at Notre Dame; great school and support for hockey improving all the time.

His motivation to become CCHA Commissioner would be a firm platform to work to save the small programs, which he feels strongly about. If anyone can build the CCHA from here out, it would be him.

That said, I agree at low odds of it happening.

 

[Buck LeVasseur]

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Personally I think the whole thing s*uks! The Big Ten is screwing up both the WCHA and the CCHA and for what, to field a 6 team conference? I love going to the finals at the Joe and it will never be the same after the split.

I think the Big 10 realizes that a 6 team conference is only the beginning stages. With success it isn't unreasonable for the Big 10 schools to think other members will follow suit if the money pot starts growing. And they aren't really screwing up the WCHA and CCHA. The WCHA will still be a premier league and the CCHA will be fine. The will will be different, but hardly "screwed." Change can be good, embrace it. This could be the shot in the arm that college hockey needs.

 

[IrishHockeyFan]

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I think the Big 10 realizes that a 6 team conference is only the beginning stages. With success it isn't unreasonable for the Big 10 schools to think other members will follow suit if the money pot starts growing.

A growing money pot is not in the future for the Big Ten teams simply because of a new league affiliation. The only reason (and I mean the ONLY reason) Penn State is going D1 is because one of the richest people on the planet (I believe Forbes ranks him among the richest 100 Americans) dropped 80 million dollars in the athletic department's lap and said "start a D1 program." No way do a few more televised games generate a fraction of what would be needed for any of the other 6 Big 10 schools who don't sponsor the sport to change their minds. Unless some Iowa alum (or Purdue, IU, whoever) has the same love for hockey and tens of millions of dollars burning a hole in his pocket, the Big 10 Hockey conference is going to be a 6 team league for the foreseeable future. If I'm wrong, I'll start rooting for Michigan.

 

[Hockeybuckeye]

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Unless there's money in for them somewhere I don't see Ohio State doing this for any other reason. Money is the only thing that motivates our athletic department, after all Gene Smith's million dollar plus a year salary has to come from somewhere and hockey here has been in the red for years. Another point made on a different thread is not only is there the obstacle of building suitable arenas for the hockeyless Big Ten schools but Title IX to deal with. If they start a new men's sport a new women's sport must be established as well which require even more funding. Ohio State doesn't charge admission for it's women's hockey games otherwise nobody would come if they had to pay or so it seems.

 

[bronconick]

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If I'm wrong, I'll start rooting for Michigan.

Whoa now. There's no reason to go crazy.

 

[Laker54]

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New CCHA GP W L T SW Pts Per.
SC Ohio 1 Miami 39 23 10 6 0 52 0.667
Central Mich. 2 Western MI 42 19 13 10 0 48 0.571
Northern Minn. 3 Minnesota- Duluth 40 24 10 6 0 54 0.528
Central Mich. 4 Ferris State 39 18 16 5 0 41 0.526
Northern Minn. 5 Bemidji State 38 15 18 5 0 35 0.461
Erie, PA 6 Mercyhurst 37 15 18 4 0 34 0.459
U.P. of Michigan 7 LSSU 39 13 17 9 0 35 0.449
U.P. of Michigan 8 Northern Michigan 39 15 19 5 0 35 0.449
NW Ohio 9 BGSU 41 10 27 4 0 24 0.293
U.P. of Michigan 10 Michigan Tech 38 4 30 4 0 12 0.158



New WCHA GP W L T SW Pts Per.
North Dakota 1 North Dakota 42 31 8 3 0 65 0.774
Colorado 2 Denver 41 25 11 5 0 55 0.671
Indiana 3 Notre Dame 42 24 13 5 0 53 0.631
Colorado 5 Air Force 38 20 12 6 46 0.605
Nebrasaka 6 Nebraska-Omaha 39 21 16 2 0 44 0.564
Colorado 4 Colorado College 44 23 18 3 0 49 0.557
Alaska 7 Alaska 38 16 17 5 0 37 0.487
Alaska 8 Alaska-Anchorage 37 16 18 3 0 35 0.473
Minnesota 9 St. Cloud State 38 15 18 5 0 35 0.461
Minnesota 10 Minnesota State 38 14 18 6 0 34 0.447

 

[UMICH]

A growing money pot is not in the future for the Big Ten teams simply because of a new league affiliation. The only reason (and I mean the ONLY reason) Penn State is going D1 is because one of the richest people on the planet (I believe Forbes ranks him among the richest 100 Americans) dropped 80 million dollars in the athletic department's lap and said "start a D1 program." No way do a few more televised games generate a fraction of what would be needed for any of the other 6 Big 10 schools who don't sponsor the sport to change their minds. Unless some Iowa alum (or Purdue, IU, whoever) has the same love for hockey and tens of millions of dollars burning a hole in his pocket, the Big 10 Hockey conference is going to be a 6 team league for the foreseeable future. If I'm wrong, I'll start rooting for Michigan.

I'll hold you to that....