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WCHA 2014-15: Semi-colons make things seem important

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bigblue_dl said:
I'm going to repost this here, I also posted it in the Arizona State thread.
From Let's Play Hockey (a pretty reputable source)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources have told LPH that Arizona State is in talks with Don Levin to be the lead donor to fund ASU hockey’s rise to NCAA Division I status</p>— Let's Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsPlay_Hockey/status/530849299676930050">November 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Don Levin is an owner of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves and founder of DRL Enterprises. His son, Robert, is a sophomore goalie at Arizona State.</p>— Let's Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsPlay_Hockey/status/530849330572165120">November 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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This would be huge. As big as Pegula. Levin has money to burn, and basically uses the Chicago Wolves as a toy. From what I've heard from fans that were at the start of the team, he started the Wolves to have winning hockey in Chicagoland and create an inexpensive alternative to the NHL. The fanbase was built upon bitter Blackhawk fans who despised the way "Dollar Bill Wirtz" ran the Blackhawks.

Levin builds winning teams, but it would be interesting to see how he would build a winning program while being handicapped by the NCAA rules.

With Levin at the helm, they're (as others noted) likely an NCHC team.
 
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Buffalo's club team is not even close to level of ASU. A decade or more away from going NCAA, easy.
 
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HuskyNation said:
Buffalo's club team is not even close to level of ASU. A decade or more away from going NCAA, easy.
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Having witnessed them get walloped by Oakland 13-1 (IIRC), I would agree. However, it's been stated before and is true - ACHA teams do not go NCAA D1; Division 1 teams are built from the ground up.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Having witnessed them get walloped by Oakland 13-1 (IIRC), I would agree. However, it's been stated before and is true - ACHA teams do not go NCAA D1; Division 1 teams are built from the ground up.
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I know, I was there doing Public Address. :)
For the most part, yes, the ACHA team does not translate to the NCAA D1. This was not the case with Penn State. At least 7 players that I know of - maybe as many as 10, played ACHA and continued with the team to NCAA D1.

I also know this because I saw that Penn State team lose to Oakland in the National Semifinal in Strongsville, OH. Jordan MacDonald's 4-goal effort beat the Lions in the greatest individual performance I had seen since Colin Murphy in 2003.
 
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HuskyNation said:
I know, I was there doing Public Address. :)
For the most part, yes, the ACHA team does not translate to the NCAA D1. This was not the case with Penn State. At least 7 players that I know of - maybe as many as 10, played ACHA and continued with the team to NCAA D1.

I also know this because I saw that Penn State team lose to Oakland in the National Semifinal in Strongsville, OH. Jordan MacDonald's 4-goal effort beat the Lions in the greatest individual performance I had seen since Colin Murphy in 2003.
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I assume you haven't forgotten I was standing behind the announcer's table with you and Mel. :p

In Penn State's case, didn't they announce they were going D1, and hire Gadowsky, a year before it happened? Pretty easy recruiting pitch for Guy there.
 
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Very glad to see UAH win one. I expect some poor WCHA team is going to wake up the next morning wondering what the heck happened as well.

It's good for the pwr of the league for sure. Now if we can just get Mankato to win a non con game we would be good.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
I assume you haven't forgotten I was standing behind the announcer's table with you and Mel. :p

In Penn State's case, didn't they announce they were going D1, and hire Gadowsky, a year before it happened? Pretty easy recruiting pitch for Guy there.
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Yes, well aware on both accounts. :)
And Buffalo's coach that didn't know what an interference penalty was.

Gadowsky surprised me with how many he carried over that were on the Club team before the announcement was made. Granted, the Juniors and Seniors he carried were hungry for the opportunity.
 
manurespreader said:
Very glad to see UAH win one. I expect some poor WCHA team is going to wake up the next morning wondering what the heck happened as well.

It's good for the pwr of the league for sure. Now if we can just get Mankato to win a non con game we would be good.
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Why would they wonder what happened? IPlayers and coaches see video. They know that UAH is a very hard working team with outstanding goaltending that is very capable of winning some games. It's Joe Six Pack in the stands that thinks it should be an easy win but actually know very little that wonders what happened.
 
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davyd83 said:
Why would they wonder what happened? Players and coaches see video. They know that UAH is a very hard working team with outstanding goaltending that is very capable of winning some games. It's Joe Six Pack in the stands that thinks it should be an easy but actually know very little that wonders what happened.
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If we can get scoring from up front, it'll be a different story. Six of our 13 goals are from defensemen.

Mike Corbett is 2-3-0 against the Serratore brothers. I mean, we should always play those guys.

GFM
 
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Okay, we did our bit in PWR again tonight. (Well, other than the PK in the third.) You're welcome.

GFM
 
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gfmorris said:
Okay, we did our bit in PWR again tonight. (Well, other than the PK in the third.) You're welcome.

GFM
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Tied for 48th in the nation! Maine, Lake State, and Wisconsin all have worse PWR records right now.
 
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aparch said:
Tied for 48th in the nation! Maine, Lake State, and Wisconsin all have worse PWR records right now.
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I'll feel a lot better if we take at least two points at home this next weekend. We haven't beaten a D-I team at home in almost four years (Bemidji in Jan 2011). We were really close against UAA last year.

GFM
 
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