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WCHA Thread V

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brookyone said:
The WCHA transfer rule...sitting a season per in conference transfers. How about defining it's purpose, objective, necessity and or true impact, estimations of success per it's purpose. Does it provide something positive vs. a conference that does not enforce a similar rule?

Out of curiosity.
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I'd like to hear Brad Frost's response to these questions. I assume that the majority of WCHA coaches (or their school AD's?) were in favor of it when it went into effect, but I wonder if it's come up for discussion since then? It does seem a little odd that only one conference out of four enforces such a rule for women's hockey.
 
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driventoit said:
Sounds like Kemp is merely asking for auto-bids for the 3rd and 4th place finishers in the WCHA. (And wants them all to play in the familiar confines of Ridder!)
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Summary:

We want teams other than Minnesota to get into the NCAA tourney so we will host the conference championship in Minneapolis for several years.

The other teams get to consult a stats guy who will tell them not to schedule a zillion games with Lindenwood.
 
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EastFan1 said:
Summary:

We want teams other than Minnesota to get into the NCAA tourney so we will host the conference championship in Minneapolis for several years.

The other teams get to consult a stats guy who will tell them not to schedule a zillion games with Lindenwood.
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that's what may have bit UND a year ago, so then they drop them from the schedule and lose once to Vermont & Syracuse :o
 
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EastFan1 said:
Summary:

We want teams other than Minnesota to get into the NCAA tourney so we will host the conference championship in Minneapolis for several years.

The other teams get to consult a stats guy who will tell them not to schedule a zillion games with Lindenwood.
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Glad to see he's talking about improving schedules for '17 and '18. With Minnesota only playing 2 out of conference teams this coming year instead of the usual 3, and 6 WCHA teams playing Lindenwood, that is a very disappointing schedule.
 
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D2D said:
I'd like to hear Brad Frost's response to these questions. I assume that the majority of WCHA coaches (or their school AD's?) were in favor of it when it went into effect, but I wonder if it's come up for discussion since then? It does seem a little odd that only one conference out of four enforces such a rule for women's hockey.
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WCHA is not the only women's conference that has this rule. Hockey East has the same rule on the women's side.
 
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brookyone said:
The WCHA transfer rule...sitting a season per in conference transfers. How about defining it's purpose, objective, necessity and or true impact, estimations of success per it's purpose. Does it provide something positive vs. a conference that does not enforce a similar rule?

Out of curiosity.
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One obvious reason would seem to be: "We're above poaching stars (or filling slots) for a likely championship run next season. We're amateurs, after all, not rent-a-player professional crowd pleasers, and this proves it."

The counter argument: "Forget this bastardized locution 'student athlete.' These are undergraduates, collegians. They aren't asked to sit out bio-chem or statistics for a year, so why shouldn't they be allowed to play their sport, equally a part of their education?"

An ethicist would salute the integrity of the delay, given the competitive realpolitik of collegiate sports. A nostalgic humanist would lament its need.

A conundrum worthy of our times --- and the judgment of Solomon.
 
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ne7minder said:
No, which surprised me
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So if a female hockey player can transfer from one Hockey East school to another without losing a year of eligibility, then Hockey East does NOT have the same rule as the WCHA.
 
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D2D said:
So if a female hockey player can transfer from one Hockey East school to another without losing a year of eligibility, then Hockey East does NOT have the same rule as the WCHA.
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I used to be confused about this. I think I have it right now...that they don't actually lose a year of eligibility. For instance...I think Nicole Schammel will still be a sophomore when she plays in 2016-2017. Correct me if I'm mistaken. Could be I remain confused.
 
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Brooky is correct; D2D is wrong. E.g., Stephanie Anderson still has a year left at BSU even though her original class graduated at Minnesota.
 
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ARM said:
Brooky is correct; D2D is wrong. E.g., Stephanie Anderson still has a year left at BSU even though her original class graduated at Minnesota.
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Yes, I misstated how it works. I should have said that a player who transfers within the WCHA must sit out a year, not that they lose a year of eligibility. :o
 
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My understanding: The reason the mandatory redshirt year for transfers hasn't been implemented across the board (in- and out-of-conference) is that women's hockey is still considered to be a "developing sport."

That said, I don't know what the requirements are to drop that moniker.
 
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ARM said:
Brooky is correct; D2D is wrong. E.g., Stephanie Anderson still has a year left at BSU even though her original class graduated at Minnesota.
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That is how I knew a player doesn't lose a year of eligibility. I thought Anderson was done this year but found out while in Bemidji she has a year left.
 
So with all the coaching changes in the WCHA what does everyone think about the potential standings at the end of the 2015-16 season? Here's my guess:

1) MN
2) WI
3) ND
4) OH
5) Bemidji
6) Duluth
7) SCSU
8) Mankato
 
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