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WCHA 09-10 Thread

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Koho said:
Seems like a step back. I wonder if his kid was less than enthused about having Dad as a coach? Hope it works for him.
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Guentzel applied for the UNO job earlier in the summer, so its pretty obvious he wants a college head coaching gig. I'd say this is another step in that direction.
 
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dggoddard said:
Guentzel applied for the UNO job earlier in the summer, so its pretty obvious he wants a college head coaching gig. I'd say this is another step in that direction.
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Exactly. He has paid his dues for a long time in the profession at a variety of levels. These guys almost all want to be head coaches and run their own show - who can blame them for that?
 
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I'm sure Mike Guentzel will miss D1 though, which was his first preference for head coaching. The USHL is a step down. He might be back in D1 someday who knows?
 
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Puck Swami said:
Exactly. He has paid his dues for a long time in the profession at a variety of levels. These guys almost all want to be head coaches and run their own show - who can blame them for that?
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Absolutely! The question is does he continue to try a find a WCHA/CCHA job or does he go out east?
 
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HarleyMC said:
I'm sure Mike Guentzel will miss D1 though, which was his first preference for head coaching. The USHL is a step down. He might be back in D1 someday who knows?
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MG negotiated a very good deal so it isn't really a step down in that sense. Running his own show will be good for him. It has been a while since he has done that.

He went out to CC because it gave him a chance to stay active in the recruiting game and keep his name/face out there. Both important factors for future opportunities. He was never going to be at CC for long.
 
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Final Five name is the best choice for the tournament. Eliminating the third place game might hurt a team trying to get into the NCAA tournament, but I say eliminate it and qualify some other way.

Bruce McLeod, the commish of the WCHA, said he is meeting with Xcel Energy Center administrators on Friday to discuss the future of the Final Five.

The Final Five, of course, is the three-day, five-team conference tournament held at the X.

The format of the tournament undoubtedly will chance after this season because, starting in 2010-11, the WCHA will have 12 teams with the addition of Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha.

“We’re going to work out the logistics,’ McLeod said.

He said six teams will be advancing to the tournament in 2011, and there probably will be two games on Thursday, two semifinals on Friday and a championship game on Saturday, with the third-place game eliminated.


In that scenario, McLeod said, keeping the Final Five name makes sense. There would be five final games, he said, and there is some brand value in not changing the name
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HarleyMC said:
Final Five name is the best choice for the tournament. Eliminating the third place game might hurt a team trying to get into the NCAA tournament, but I say eliminate it and qualify some other way.

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5 good games, what's not to like?
 
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Heh, now the complaints will start that Minnesota always gets the night game on Thurs. AND Friday.

I can hardly wait. :D
 
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HarleyMC said:
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Bruce McLeod, the commish of the WCHA, said he is meeting with Xcel Energy Center administrators on Friday to discuss the future of the Final Five.

The Final Five, of course, is the three-day, five-team conference tournament held at the X.

The format of the tournament undoubtedly will chance after this season because, starting in 2010-11, the WCHA will have 12 teams with the addition of Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha.

“We’re going to work out the logistics,’ McLeod said.

He said six teams will be advancing to the tournament in 2011, and there probably will be two games on Thursday, two semifinals on Friday and a championship game on Saturday, with the third-place game eliminated.


In that scenario, McLeod said, keeping the Final Five name makes sense. There would be five final games, he said, and there is some brand value in not changing the name

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Hey, if the Big Ten Conference can keep their name, a tournament can keep its name.

ScottM said:
Yeah, and they play on Minnesota's home ice. :mad: :mad: ;)
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As much as I love bringing up when the Gophers get a leg up in some aspect, there aren't many teams that play "home ice" games on a different rink size, and where more than half the crowd is cheering against them.
 
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HarleyMC said:
Final Five name is the best choice for the tournament. Eliminating the third place game might hurt a team trying to get into the NCAA tournament, but I say eliminate it and qualify some other way.

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3rd place game has been a debacle of epic proportions over the years anyway.

I like keeping the name. Has a different meaning now, but I like it. I wonder how folks are going to feel about extra Thursday time though? It's a longer weekend now.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
I wonder how folks are going to feel about extra Thursday time though? It's a longer weekend now.
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:)

Sure, we'll have to take an extra day off of work, but that's what vacation days are meant for anyway. :D
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
3rd place game has been a debacle of epic proportions over the years anyway.

I like keeping the name. Has a different meaning now, but I like it. I wonder how folks are going to feel about extra Thursday time though? It's a longer weekend now.
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I love the extra game on thursday and getting rid of the third place game. SCSU lost two NCAA births because they lost that stupid game.:o If you think about it, half the people never go to the third place game any way so if the thursday afternoon game only has 10K, big deal. I will still get the package and if I don't want to go thursday afternoon I won't. I basically I never went to the third place game for more than a period any way.
 
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DU's 2009-2010 TV Schedule on FSN - RM - 19 games

Date Opponent Time
Fri., Oct. 9 - Vermont 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 23 - @ Minnesota 6:00 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 30 - Minnesota State 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 20 - North Dakota 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 27 - St. Cloud State 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 4 - @ Colorado College 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 5 - Colorado College 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 1 - Nebraska-Omaha (Wells Fargo Denver Cup) 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 2 - Boston College (Wells Fargo Denver Cup) 7:00 p.m.*
Fri., Jan. 8 - Alaska-Anchorage 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 9 - Alaska-Anchorage 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 22 - @ Wisconsin 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 6 - @ Air Force 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 12 - Minnesota 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 13 - Minnesota 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 19 - Michigan Tech 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 20 - Michigan Tech 7:00 p.m.
Fri., March 5 - Colorado College 7:30 p.m.
Sat., March 6 - @ Colorado College 7:00 p.m.
 
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