UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

[1BC]

Hey Chuck - I'm not a Potluck follower. I'm a fan of NH college hockey. I want to see both Dartmouth and UNH at the top of their respective leagues. Ivies will never be all in for Athletics. My post was a reaction to the "Dartmouth phantom fan base" and "casual/curious" comments. Six years ago during Cashman's first year of rebuild I likely would agreed w/ Bakchk20. Thompson Arena was a morgue. The Big Green are experiencing a revival w/ AD, Cashman and coaching/support staff. And recent attendance from Upper Valley shows it. When teams win games, climb into national rankings, fan attendance follows. It activates alumni to donate for facility improvements. I'd also say I believe UNH has taken advantage of CHL rule changes, it's taking a minute for them to gel, but overall I'm bullish on UNH's future. I'm looking forward to the 12/14 matchup between the Granite State rivals at the Whitt. And in my ideal world, their annual matchup would take place at a sold out SNHU arena in Manchester.

 

[Chuck Murray]

Hey Chuck - I'm not a Potluck follower. I'm a fan of NH college hockey. I want to see both Dartmouth and UNH at the top of their respective leagues. Ivies will never be all in for Athletics. My post was a reaction to the "Dartmouth phantom fan base" and "casual/curious" comments. Six years ago during Cashman's first year of rebuild I likely would agreed w/ Bakchk20. Thompson Arena was a morgue. The Big Green are experiencing a revival w/ AD, Cashman and coaching/support staff. And recent attendance from Upper Valley shows it. When teams win games, climb into national rankings, fan attendance follows. It activates alumni to donate for facility improvements. I'd also say I believe UNH has taken advantage of CHL rule changes, it's taking a minute for them to gel, but overall I'm bullish on UNH's future. I'm looking forward to the 12/14 matchup between the Granite State rivals at the Whitt. And in my ideal world, their annual matchup would take place at a sold out SNHU arena in Manchester.

My comment after your initial post(s) wasn't directed at you, I thought it was kinda funny that Cashman's recent success and uptick of Dartmouth Hockey had (1) seemingly triggered a respected and rational UNH fan, and (2) resulted in the human barnacle that is potty to try to co-opt your post in favor of his very lonesome narrative, which seems to be "Build it and they will come win". Your point has been that Cashman is starting to produce results, spurring a revival or renaissance of Big Green hockey, more interest in the stands, and (as usual, last to the party) investment in the program by a school with a no-doubt prodigious endowment that Bob Gaudet sadly never really got the keys to drive.

Being the leading proponent of the "NH Beanpot" concept on these threads, folks like you and others who want to build college hockey in our great state are folks I automatically gravitate towards. If Connecticut can pull off "CT Ice" then New Hampshire should be able to do something close to the same.

It is precisely this time of the season where a "NH Beanpot" should be able to get some traction, once NH's D-1 schools decide it's in their best interests, and the best interests of their state, to get behind such a game-changing concept. All we need is some visionary thinking, and ideally two more D-1 hockey programs!