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UAA `16-17 Let's end this thing with a BANG

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Suze said:
I would have to agree with this. But fans are fickle. If UAA sweeps at home against Huntsville, all the complaints will be put at bay for a while.
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Unfortunately for Matt & his team, there will now be a couple recruiting classes, both at UAA & UAF, with big holes due to the uncertainty in the state. I hope the programs survive, but I wonder what kind of budget cuts will hit the programs and how that will affect recruiting as well. Hope all improves in Alaska. Hope the visit next month to Anchorage will be followed by many more. Wishing you all the best. Looking forward to visiting.
 
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davyd83 said:
Unfortunately for Matt & his team, there will now be a couple recruiting classes, both at UAA & UAF, with big holes due to the uncertainty in the state. I hope the programs survive, but I wonder what kind of budget cuts will hit the programs and how that will affect recruiting as well. Hope all improves in Alaska. Hope the visit next month to Anchorage will be followed by many more. Wishing you all the best. Looking forward to visiting.
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Sad but true. UAA already lost one blue chip local recruit due to the uncertainty, and another may be in the making as well. I hope it all works out, but it will be tough.
 
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And if hockey does get cut, this will just snowball. Without UAA and UAF hockey, that's got to be a big demotivator for playing youth hockey at all. Ugh.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
And if hockey does get cut, this will just snowball. Without UAA and UAF hockey, that's got to be a big demotivator for playing youth hockey at all. Ugh.
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I don't think so. It might have some impact, but not much. Lots of Alaska kids go on to juniors and many play for other D1 and D3 teams.

The Aces only drew 3000 fans for their game tonight. UAA outdrew them - let's hope Woody's negative articles don't keep the fans away this weekend. But for the ones who do show up, the Seawolves HAVE to win.
 
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Suze said:
The Aces only drew 3000 fans for their game tonight.
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But put an exciting brand of hockey on the ice.
They shot the puck......and guess what?......it went in the net a few times.......gave some excitement to the game.
Pretty sure those 3000 went home happy and will be back again.
 
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Today the University of Alaska Board of Regents will hold a public call-in session for people to share their perspective on issues facing the university.
Call into the session at 866-726-0757 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
 
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davyd83 said:
Unfortunately for Matt & his team, there will now be a couple recruiting classes, both at UAA & UAF, with big holes due to the uncertainty in the state. I hope the programs survive, but I wonder what kind of budget cuts will hit the programs and how that will affect recruiting as well. Hope all improves in Alaska. Hope the visit next month to Anchorage will be followed by many more. Wishing you all the best. Looking forward to visiting.
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The bottom already fell out on recruiting budget with the conference realignment. That's why both schools went from competitive in Year 1 to last place last year, and probably this year again too. I don't think Thomas is a terrible coach, but they're just so far behind the eight ball in terms of talent that it's almost impossible to make up.
 
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Seawolf Fan said:
Today the University of Alaska Board of Regents will hold a public call-in session for people to share their perspective on issues facing the university.
Call into the session at 866-726-0757 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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Will it help even though I am an Alumni out of state but a huge athletics fan?
 
MaizeRage said:
The bottom already fell out on recruiting budget with the conference realignment. That's why both schools went from competitive in Year 1 to last place last year, and probably this year again too. I don't think Thomas is a terrible coach, but they're just so far behind the eight ball in terms of talent that it's almost impossible to make up.
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What in the world does the recruiting budget have to do with conference realignment? The recruiting budget got hacked because of the university budget, not the WCHA. We're all still chasing the same players.
 
Squarebanks said:
What in the world does the recruiting budget have to do with conference realignment? The recruiting budget got hacked because of the university budget, not the WCHA. We're all still chasing the same players.
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Without the schools with deep pockets in the WCHA, all of the leagues schools have suffered financially. Gone are the 6 figure payouts from the WCHA playoffs that each school used to get. There are no cash cows in the current WCHA.
 
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Seawolf Fan said:
Today the University of Alaska Board of Regents will hold a public call-in session for people to share their perspective on issues facing the university.
Call into the session at 866-726-0757 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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called in 2 times already as told waiting for everybody to show up.......fire everybody who was late.
 
Suze said:
Without the schools with deep pockets in the WCHA, all of the leagues schools have suffered financially. Gone are the 6 figure payouts from the WCHA playoffs that each school used to get. There are no cash cows in the current WCHA.
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Unless you were a CCHA castaway, in which case your payout was a pizza party. We're used to not having any money from the conference. Not that it makes it any easier.
 
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Seawolf Fan said:
Where can you listen?
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I don't know but dim will be reading my e mail about that sad dog and no pony show today called 6 times told not ready as everybody didn't show up, so i

emailed him and asked if true, and why, and who was late . I don't think i will get a answer to that one. ......... . so he thinks
 
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Squarebanks said:
Unless you were a CCHA castaway, in which case your payout was a pizza party. We're used to not having any money from the conference. Not that it makes it any easier.
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Then why do they all stand around shaking big gulp glass's demanding handout's?
 
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Join the Seawolves’ head coach Matt Thomas for ‘Coaches Corner’– three, free events for all Seawolf Fans. Thomas will discuss the upcoming series and take questions prior to the start of the Friday night game in the Sullivan Arena. Join us Nov. 4, Dec. 2 and Feb. 3 in the Northeast Lounge.

Anyone know what time this will happen?
 
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Seawolf Fan said:
Join the Seawolves’ head coach Matt Thomas for ‘Coaches Corner’– three, free events for all Seawolf Fans. Thomas will discuss the upcoming series and take questions prior to the start of the Friday night game in the Sullivan Arena. Join us Nov. 4, Dec. 2 and Feb. 3 in the Northeast Lounge.

Anyone know what time this will happen?
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Is the NE Lounge the booster room?
 
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