The New WCHA (2013-14)

[aparch]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

How much time before the start of the first game do you want to be able to leave?

An extra 12 hours could benefit a team that finds bussing to be cheaper. NMU, for one, makes the trip to Oxford, OH and Columbus, OH a two day trip, with an overnight stop somewhere in the southern Lower peninsula. This alleviates "bus leg fatigue" for game day. Return trips are usually done as an overnight to haul-ass and get back home. (For this example, NMU to MIA is: 690 miles, ~12 hours)

Also, for the record, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration limits the amount of time a driver can be behind the wheel of a bus. Ten hours of driving time, or 15 hours of service time (meals, fuel, rest stops). Mandatory eight hour rest must be given after that service time.
(*There are other rules for seven or eight consecutive days, which I am ignoring for this example. Pretend the drivers are only hired for the hockey teams.)

Heading to Huntsville, AL for a 7:00 PM Central Time Start. Forty eight hour rule means teams cannot leave sooner than Wednesday 7 PM Central.

Here's each team (minus the Alaska schools) to Huntsville:
Bowling Green: 570 miles, ~10 hours
Ferris State: 720 miles, ~12.5 hours
Lake State: 940 miles, ~15.5 hours
Northern Michigan: 960 miles, ~17 hours
Michigan Tech: 1000 miles, ~17.5 hours
MSU-Mankato: 950 miles, ~16.4 hours
Bemidji State: 1200 miles, ~20.5 hours

Theoretically, the only schools that could legally push it in one day via bus are BGSU and FSU. They could leave Thursday (within the 48 hour window) and be in Huntsville all day Friday.
LSSU, NMU, MTU, and MSU all need to make the journey in two legs, BSU needs to make it three legs.

Being allowed to leave Wednesday morning would alleviate some of the concerns.

Travel home also becomes a question, because now LSSU, NMU, MTU, MSU, AND BSU cannot motor straight through the night/all day Sunday unless they carry a second driver.

Could a second driver make the front end of the trip faster? Sure, but now you're sitting on a bus for 14-20 hours straight with very limited chances to stretch your legs.



A flight alleviates this whole issue, but does BGSU, FSU, LSSU, and NMU want to add a flight to their budgets? MTU, BSU, and MSU are likely happy to have just eliminated one flight a year from their budget. The Alaska's don't give a sh** because it's a flight for them anywhere (unless Mat-Su College in Palmer, AK or Charter College in Wasilla, AK gets a D1 Hockey program started quick).



I'm just looking at the standpoint of "give the team options: either fly, or here's a 12 hour waiver to get started on the bus quicker."

 

[aparch]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

to zero? wth are you talking about? Your conference tournament didn't turn a profit with enough left over to give each team $10k?

What part of "the CCHA member schools never got a *ing check from the conference tournament" have you never understood when it's been explained to you for almost a decade?

 

[aparch]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

I'd believe that, given the larger size of the WCHA arenas and higher average ticket prices in the on-campus portion plus the higher revenue from the neutral site championship (12.5k packages @ $150 each vs 10k packages @ $80 each)

And, the CCHA used the post season income for free booze to their annual fan fest.

 

[manurespreader]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

chartering an airplane is not as expensive as you might think if it's done right. Would be more than the bus but not by much.

 

[aparch]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

chartering an airplane is not as expensive as you might think if it's done right. Would be more than the bus but not by much.

Coupled with the bus travel costs of overnight hotel stays, meals, and the rising cost of diesel, it might just be a break even point by 2013.

Like I said, I was just throwing out an extra 12 hours as a way to give options to the member schools.

 

[bronconick]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

And, the CCHA used the post season income for free booze to their annual fan fest.

That, at least had value.

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

For Bemidji, they went from having three flights a season (at most) in the WCHA, to possibly four in the new league. BSU needed to fly to CC, Denver and Anchorage, while bussing everywhere else in the the "old" WCHA. In the "new" WCHA, they will be looking at flying to Anchorage and Fairbanks, and possibly Bowling Green (873 miles) and Ferris (750 miles). Throw in Huntsville and that is possibly three to five flights a year. Even if they bus to Bowling Green and Ferris, their bus travel got consideralbly greater compared to the current WCHA.

Here is a spreadsheet that I did back in October, hopefully it still works.

I am all for UAH getting into the WCHA. But I also realize that economics is going to play a factor in the decision of the schools.

 

[davyd83]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

An extra 12 hours could benefit a team that finds bussing to be cheaper. NMU, for one, makes the trip to Oxford, OH and Columbus, OH a two day trip, with an overnight stop somewhere in the southern Lower peninsula. This alleviates "bus leg fatigue" for game day. Return trips are usually done as an overnight to haul-ass and get back home. (For this example, NMU to MIA is: 690 miles, ~12 hours)

Also, for the record, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration limits the amount of time a driver can be behind the wheel of a bus. Ten hours of driving time, or 15 hours of service time (meals, fuel, rest stops). Mandatory eight hour rest must be given after that service time.
(*There are other rules for seven or eight consecutive days, which I am ignoring for this example. Pretend the drivers are only hired for the hockey teams.)

Heading to Huntsville, AL for a 7:00 PM Central Time Start. Forty eight hour rule means teams cannot leave sooner than Wednesday 7 PM Central.

Here's each team (minus the Alaska schools) to Huntsville:
Bowling Green: 570 miles, ~10 hours
Ferris State: 720 miles, ~12.5 hours
Lake State: 940 miles, ~15.5 hours
Northern Michigan: 960 miles, ~17 hours
Michigan Tech: 1000 miles, ~17.5 hours
MSU-Mankato: 950 miles, ~16.4 hours
Bemidji State: 1200 miles, ~20.5 hours

Theoretically, the only schools that could legally push it in one day via bus are BGSU and FSU. They could leave Thursday (within the 48 hour window) and be in Huntsville all day Friday.
LSSU, NMU, MTU, and MSU all need to make the journey in two legs, BSU needs to make it three legs.

Being allowed to leave Wednesday morning would alleviate some of the concerns.

Travel home also becomes a question, because now LSSU, NMU, MTU, MSU, AND BSU cannot motor straight through the night/all day Sunday unless they carry a second driver.

Could a second driver make the front end of the trip faster? Sure, but now you're sitting on a bus for 14-20 hours straight with very limited chances to stretch your legs.



A flight alleviates this whole issue, but does BGSU, FSU, LSSU, and NMU want to add a flight to their budgets? MTU, BSU, and MSU are likely happy to have just eliminated one flight a year from their budget. The Alaska's don't give a sh** because it's a flight for them anywhere (unless Mat-Su College in Palmer, AK or Charter College in Wasilla, AK gets a D1 Hockey program started quick).



I'm just looking at the standpoint of "give the team options: either fly, or here's a 12 hour waiver to get started on the bus quicker."

And those times are just driving times. From NMU to Huntsville, you would add a couple hours worth of meal stops as well.

 

[dggoddard]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

Also, for the record, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration limits the amount of time a driver can be behind the wheel of a bus. Ten hours of driving time, or 15 hours of service time (meals, fuel, rest stops). Mandatory eight hour rest must be given after that service time.
(*There are other rules for seven or eight consecutive days, which I am ignoring for this example. Pretend the drivers are only hired for the hockey teams.)
"

Bus companies have substitute drivers along the route so this is never an issue.

 

[fangers]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

And those times are just driving times. From NMU to Huntsville, you would add a couple hours worth of meal stops as well.

Leave it to d83 to keep the travel details straight...

 

[davyd83]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

Bus companies have substitute drivers along the route so this is never an issue.

Really? Because our busses are university owned, and we don't have a satellite campus anywhere between Marquette and Huntsville.

 

[aparch]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

Bus companies have substitute drivers along the route so this is never an issue.

I didn't realize my university paid people to sit around the lower 48 just in case they happen to be motoring through that state and need a substitute driver.

Maybe NMU is a minority, but they have their own bus fleet and (MQT based) drivers. They don't charter a regional/national bus service to make University trips.

*edit* And forget about utilizing other bus company drivers; since the busses are owned by the University, I doubt they would go through adding some random drivers to their insurance policy.

*edit2* Beat by DavyD.

 

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

Can you prove that they didn't.

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[aygwm2]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

aparch et al – Good discussion and ideas over the last day or two concerning attendance, scheduling, travel, etc. for the “new” WCHA.

I was wondering, with all these ideas (some of which are probably pretty good) being floated around and proposed by you and others, if it wouldn’t be beneficial to share them with the folks (management) behind the scenes at the WCHA? I think, from what I’ve discerned, that at least a few of you may have connections that would enable you to present some of the ideas.

My idea or question, which may or may not be any good, is: Why not start up a parallel “fan-based” WCHA website that could formally post ideas publically to the WCHA during the next year or so during the transition? The website would or could be run by parties that are interested in seeing the WCHA evolve into a progressive and sustainable hockey conference. I suppose it would be on a volunteer basis, but perhaps some of us could or would chip in to defray the costs of starting up and maintaining a website.

The reason for my concern is that I’ve known about the CCHA since 1976 when I first arrived at Northern my freshman year. I’ve followed college hockey on and off since then. I had to write The Grand Rapids Press years ago when Northern left the CCHA for the WCHA. The Press was only printing the CCHA standings and I had to tell them that two other Michigan teams, NMU and MTU, participated in the WCHA and their alums would appreciate a little coverage. I don’t want the WCHA to ignore or be unaware of the ideas some of you have in mind.

I guess the reason I mention this is that I want the WCHA to know how much the fans of the current and future WCHA desire a strong and stable conference with the new alignment of teams. I don’t doubt that these teams will be strong and capable of beating teams from other conferences. As I’ve mentioned before, these kids on college hockey teams all come from the same feeder systems and their skill levels vary by minimal degrees—that’s what makes college hockey so interesting and exciting.

What I’ve just typed may be a pipe dream on my part and silly in its notion. If it is, please shoot it down as soon as possible.

 

[Almington]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

What I’ve just typed may be a pipe dream on my part and silly in its notion. If it is, please shoot it down as soon as possible.

No idea is to stupid to suggest here except for a 16 game conference schedule but that's already covered.

 

[moose97]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

Bus companies have substitute drivers along the route so this is never an issue.

Really? Because our busses are university owned, and we don't have a satellite campus anywhere between Marquette and Huntsville.

I didn't realize my university paid people to sit around the lower 48 just in case they happen to be motoring through that state and need a substitute driver.

Maybe NMU is a minority, but they have their own bus fleet and (MQT based) drivers. They don't charter a regional/national bus service to make University trips.

*edit* And forget about utilizing other bus company drivers; since the busses are owned by the University, I doubt they would go through adding some random drivers to their insurance policy.

*edit2* Beat by DavyD.

Um, that's not how sub drivers work on long bus trips. On a trip of substantial length where you need a sub (i.e., you don't stop somewhere for the DOT mandated 8 hour rest), typically a company will send both drivers off at the start. Driver 1 drives for the first 4 hours, then naps while driver 2 drives for 4 hours. Rinse, repeat and you end up with each driver going 12 hours (which is legal since each has also rested for more than the required 8 hours) out of every 24. More than enough for every trip listed in the "new" WCHA + UAH.

There, no need for picking up a driver at a satellite campus.

 

[davyd83]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

Um, that's not how sub drivers work on long bus trips. On a trip of substantial length where you need a sub (i.e., you don't stop somewhere for the DOT mandated 8 hour rest), typically a company will send both drivers off at the start. Driver 1 drives for the first 4 hours, then naps while driver 2 drives for 4 hours. Rinse, repeat and you end up with each driver going 12 hours (which is legal since each has also rested for more than the required 8 hours) out of every 24. More than enough for every trip listed in the "new" WCHA + UAH.

There, no need for picking up a driver at a satellite campus.

I've got about 200,000 total bus miles here, between the college and pro levels, Did travel booking as well for a couple seasons. I've only seen a second driver on a bus once and that was on a sleeper bus. Then again, I've never seen anything as preposterous as making a 20 trip for hockey on a bus. Those were for Spring Break only! However, there have been many 11-15 hour trips with one driver and a swap somewhere along the way.

The bottom line is that with the exception of Bowling Green, a Huntsville trip is a cumbersome and costly adventure. If you go 17-20 hours by bus, you put your team in a bad position, not only for the weekend in Huntsville but for the following weekend as well. I've seen what a team looks like after 2 days and 20 hours on a bus, and it's not pretty. And it's not something that as a player, you wake up the next day feeling refreshed. If you fly, you are talking major dollars that most coaches would prefer to have for recruiting, equipment or other expenses. Huntsville will stand a chance if there is a way that gap can be bridged.

 

[bigblue_dl]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

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[bigblue_dl]

Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

Part 1 (continued):
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204. Turn right onto ул. Дворянская
650 m
205. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ул. Большая Московская
600 m
206. Continue onto ул. Большая Нижегородская
4.3 km
207. Continue onto ул. Добросельская
3.7 km
208. Merge onto M7
99.6 km
209. Turn right to stay on M7
113 km
210. Continue onto ш. Московское
5.0 km
211. Take the exit
260 m
212. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto пр. Бурнаковский
1.7 km
213. Continue onto ул. Куйбышева
600 m
214. Continue onto ул. Акмолинская
800 m
215. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ул. Пролетарская
210 m
216. Slight right onto ул. Сергея Акимова
170 m
217. Make a U-turn
450 m
218. Continue onto P159
550 m
219. Slight left onto мост. Борский
2.3 km
220. Continue onto P159
29.6 km
221. Turn right to stay on P159
38.2 km
222. Turn left to stay on P159
57.2 km
223. Turn right to stay on P159
6.6 km
224. Turn right to stay on P159
111 km
225. Turn right to stay on P159
51.5 km
226. Turn left to stay on P159
30.9 km
227. Turn left to stay on P159
16.5 km
228. Turn left to stay on P159
2.3 km
229. Turn left onto Вятка
81.3 km
230. Turn left to stay on Вятка
90.8 km
231. Continue onto P159
47.1 km
232. Turn left onto Вятка
30.9 km
233. Turn left to stay on Вятка
49.4 km
234. Turn right to stay on Вятка
99.6 km
235. Turn right to stay on Вятка
127 km
236. Turn right to stay on Вятка
79.1 km
237. Slight right onto P26
179 km
238. Turn left to stay on P26
53.7 km
239. Turn left to stay on P26
162 km
240. Turn left
64.9 km
241. Sharp right
102 km
242. Turn right
7.9 km
243. Turn right
80.2 km
244. Slight left
57.5 km
245. Turn left
148 km
246. Turn right
210 km
247. Turn left
143 km
248. Turn right
36.8 km
249. Turn right
12.9 km
250. Turn right
330 km
251. Turn right
37.4 km
252. Turn right
47.8 km
253. Turn left
57.1 km
254. Turn left
242 km
255. Turn right
13.5 km
256. Turn left
1.8 km

 

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Re: The New WCHA (2013-14)

Part 2:
1. Unload snowmobile
2. Ride North
3. At top of Earth ride South
4. Proceed to Yellowknife

Part 3:
1. Head northeast on 49th Ave toward 51 St
34 m
2. Turn left to stay on 49th Ave
280 m
3. Take the 2nd left onto 48 St
1.7 km
4. Turn left onto MacKenzie Hwy/Yellowknife Hwy/NT-3 S
313 km
5. Take the ferry
1.1 km
6. Continue straight onto Yellowknife Hwy/NT-3 S
23.8 km
7. Turn left onto MacKenzie Hwy/NT-1 S
Continue to follow MacKenzie Hwy
Entering Alberta
650 km
8. Turn left onto AB-2 E
19.9 km
9. Continue onto Alberta 2 S
62.4 km
10. Turn left onto AB-2 E
15.6 km
11. Continue onto Alberta 2 S
33.7 km
12. Turn left onto AB-2 E (signs for Edmonton/High Prairie)
149 km
13. Turn right to stay on AB-2 E
40.7 km
14. Turn left to stay on AB-2 E
20.1 km
15. Continue onto Alberta 2 S
38.1 km
16. Turn left onto Alberta 2 N (signs for AB-2 E/Athabasca/Edmonton)
800 m
17. Continue onto AB-2 E
13.2 km
18. Continue onto 50 Ave/AB-55 E
Continue to follow AB-55 E
31.5 km
19. Turn right onto AB-63 S (signs for Boyle)
15.4 km
20. Turn left onto AB-831 S
94.3 km
21. Turn left onto AB-15 E
34.3 km
22. Turn right onto Sawchuk St/AB-15 E/AB-855 S
Continue to follow AB-15 E/AB-855 S
2.2 km
23. Turn left onto Trans-Canada Hwy/Yellowhead Highway E
Entering Saskatchewan
306 km
24. Slight right onto Trans-Canada Hwy/Yellowhead Highway E/SK-16 E/SK-40 E (signs for Trans-Canada Highway/Saskatoon/Prince Albert)
Continue to follow Trans-Canada Hwy/Yellowhead Highway E/SK-16 E
134 km
25. Take the Circle Drive ramp to SK-16 E/Trans Canada Highway E/SK-7 W/SK-14 W
450 m
26. Turn left onto Circle Dr E/Trans-Canada Hwy/Yellowhead Highway/SK-16 E
11.2 km
27. Continue onto SK-11 S
245 km
28. Take the Ring Road E ramp to SK-1/Trans Canada Highway
400 m
29. Merge onto Ring Rd E
7.4 km
30. Take the SK-33 E/Arcola Avenue exit
450 m
31. Turn left onto Arcola Ave E/SK-33 E
Continue to follow SK-33 E
62.0 km
32. Turn right onto SK-35 S (signs for Saskatchewan 35 S/Weyburn)
49.3 km
33. Turn left onto SK-39 S (signs for carlyle)
Entering United States (North Dakota)
124 km
34. Continue onto U.S. 52 E/Railway Ave
Continue to follow U.S. 52 E
12.0 km
35. Turn left onto N Dakota 5 E/U.S. 52 E/102nd St NW
Continue to follow U.S. 52 E
144 km
36. Take the US-52 BUS/US-52 E ramp to Minot/Jamestown
550 m
37. Turn right onto U.S. 52 E
161 km
38. Turn left onto N Dakota 200 E/U.S. 52 E/3rd St NE
38.5 km
39. Turn right onto US-281 S/U.S. 52 E/4th Ave N/67th Ave NE
Continue to follow US-281 S/U.S. 52 E
69.1 km
40. Turn right onto 1st Ave N
1.5 km
41. Turn right onto I-94 BUS W/U.S. 52 E
Continue to follow U.S. 52 E
2.0 km
42. Turn left to merge onto I-94 E/U.S. 52 E
Entering Minnesota
500 km
43. Take exit 216 to merge onto I-494 S
36.4 km
44. Take exit 5B to merge onto I-35W S toward Albert Lea
14.8 km
45. Continue onto I-35 S
Entering Iowa
186 km
46. Take exit 190 for US-18 E toward IA-27 E/Mason City/Charles City
600 m
47. Keep right at the fork and merge onto IA-27 S/US-18 E
54.1 km
48. Continue onto IA-27 S/US-218 S/US-218 Bypass S/Ave of the Saints
Continue to follow IA-27 S/US-218 S
76.4 km
49. Take the exit onto US-218 S toward Waterloo/Airport
15.2 km
50. Merge onto I-380 S/US-20 E via the ramp to Cedar Rapids/Dubuque
10.3 km
51. Continue straight onto I-380 S (signs for Cedar Rapids/Iowa 27 S/Interstate 380 S)
105 km
52. Continue onto IA-27 S/US-218 S
127 km
53. Continue onto IA-27 S/State Hwy 394
Continue to follow IA-27 S
Entering Missouri
17.4 km
54. Continue onto MO-27 S
12.1 km
55. Continue onto US-61 S
48.9 km
56. Keep left at the fork and merge onto US-24 W/US-61 S
Continue to follow US-24 W
27.8 km
57. Turn left onto Hwy Mm/State Hwy Mm
2.5 km
58. Slight right onto Centerville Rd/Co Rd 418
2.0 km
59. Continue onto Co Rd 422/Paris Gravel Rd
Continue to follow Co Rd 422
3.4 km
60. Continue onto Paris Gravel Rd
750 m
61. Turn right onto US-61 S/Route St
Continue to follow US-61 S
119 km
62. Continue onto I-64 E
64.7 km
63. Continue onto I-70 E
Entering Illinois
4.4 km
64. Slight right onto I-64 E/IL-3 N (signs for Louisville/St Clair Ave)
Continue to follow I-64 E
121 km
65. Slight right onto I-57 S
76.2 km
66. Slight right onto I-24 E (signs for Nashville)
Entering Kentucky
102 km
67. Continue onto I-69
26.0 km
68. Continue onto I-24 E
Entering Tennessee
159 km
69. Slight right onto I-65 S (signs for I-40 W/Huntsville/Memphis)
7.2 km
70. Slight right to stay on I-65 S (signs for Huntsville)
131 km
71. Take exit 1 for US-31/TN-7 toward Ardmore/Huntsville
210 m
72. Turn left onto TN-7 S/US-31 S
Continue to follow TN-7 S
Entering Alabama
4.2 km
73. Continue onto AL-53 S/Co Rd 71/Main St/Old U.S. 31 S/State Line Rd W
Continue to follow AL-53 S
28.8 km
74. Turn right onto AL-255 S/Research Park Blvd NW
9.7 km
75. Take the Interstate 565 E exit
550 m
76. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-565 E and merge onto I-565 E
7.8 km
77. Take exit 19C for Jefferson St toward Downtown
500 m
78. Merge onto Jefferson St N
800 m
79. Turn right onto Spring St SW