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Hockey support in Georgia

slowe — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:59:53 GMT

I know this doesn't belong here, but college hockey of all kinds deserves support. University of Georgia is trying to get a small rink near Athens Georgia for their ACHA D3 team. Check ou their online interest survey, especially if you live in the area or know someone that does.

http://georgia.sechchockey.com/?p=955?shared=email&msg=fail

Atlantic Hockey Adds to Scholarship Limit, Mulls Expansion

schiegs — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04:43 GMT

Atlantic Hockey will go to 13 scholarships in 14-15, and 14 scholarships in 15-16. They are also in talks with two insitutions about expansion.

http://www.atlantichockeyonline.com/...ychanges051713

Discuss...

Wisconsin Recruiting Vol. XXVI: Make him an offer he can't refuse

Chuck Schwartz — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:08:09 GMT

2013 Recruits:

Grant Besse -- F -- Benilde-St. Margaret's High School
Aidan Cavallini -- F -- Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)
Tim Davison -- D -- Chicago Steel (USHL)
Gabe Grunwald -- G -- Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
Corbin McGuire -- F -- Jersey Hitmen (EJHL)
Jedd Soleway -- F -- Penticton Vees (BCHL)

2014 Recruits:

Keegan Ford -- D -- Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
Jake Linhart -- D -- Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
Peter Tischke -- D -- Chicago Mission U18

2015 Recruits:

Matt Berkovitz -- D -- Ashwaubenon High School
Christian Dvorak -- F -- Chicago Mission U18
Seamus Malone -- F -- Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Irish off-season: the future is unwritten

Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres. — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:08:16 GMT

So here it is. The off-season thread. Next season will bring new rivalries, new venues and new hopes. Who will be captains? Who will be the great incoming players? Who will surprise and inspire? There's a good mix in the schedule with just one game against BC left to finalize (likely at the end of the regular season). I gotta admit, I'm nervous about next season. There will be growing pains for sure, but how will Notre Dame fare come the end of the season?

10/10-11 home and away with WMU
10/18-19 MTU
10/25-26 @ UMD
11/1-2 @ UVM
11/8-9 Minnesota
11/15-16 MC
11/22-23 @ UML
11/29-30 Shillelagh Tourney with perennial co-host WMU along with NU and UAH
12/6-7 UMass
1/4 Frozen Fenway (ugh) @ BC
1/10-11 UAH
1/17-18 LSSU
1/24-25 NU
1/31-2/1 @ UNH
2/7-8 Maine
2/14-15 @ PC
2/21-22 BU

RPI Offseason Part II: Mindless Drivel.

jericho — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:42:43 GMT

Well, I started it, so you're stuck with it. Carry on. :D

I love you bro! official MTU social scene and Minnesota love fest thread

huskyfan — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:24 GMT

thought I'd give this thread a shot. the social talk in the MTU thread must be driving Techies crazy. they can get back to discussing jerseys and recruits.

just for the record. I hate talking recruits. they are dead to me until they show up with a uni on. I understand the importance, just saying.

College hockey and return on investment

Osorojo — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:31:21 GMT

Payscale.com has calculated the return on investment for students attending U.S. colleges and universities. Their list excludes scholarship athletes who depart early without a diploma (within a decade). This is unfair! The "Rah-Rah" spirit generated by recruiting probable early departures provides their schools with a notoriety which must increase gate receipts and increase alumni contributions, thus benefiting the return-on-investment of the general student population. Omitting the generous salaries of early, non-graduating athlete departures explains the return-on-investment rankings for most DI schools with hockey programs.

MSG to host Harvard/Yale

johnk — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:55:38 GMT

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2...5175664767.txt

Be shocked if this actually sells out but we will see.

Verbal commitment process needs change?

slowe — Sat, 04 May 2013 19:37:12 GMT

Good article from Andy Johnson I thought could use some discussion.

Time to drop college hockey's gentlemen's agreement?

In short he suggests coaches and student athletes should not place much importance on the verbal. Coaches should recruit right up until the student athlete signs a NLI.

Interesting points made. In my opinion committing to young kids is a lot riskier. Wait until they are older and more of a known quantity. Plus the kid will have a better idea of what he is committing to. Almost like shifting from drafting talent to free agency.

College Hockey Webcast All-Access Pass

Meehan Popcorn Guy — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:44:08 GMT

Is there currently any discussion of creating a sort of college hockey webcast all-access pass which would enable a buyer to view every team's internet game webcasts? It seems nearly every program now webcasts its home games live but unfortunately different schools webcast through different services (e.g., CBS, AmericaOne, UStream) which typically charge moderate per-game or high per-team/season fees. If I could through a single, one-time purchase gain access to all college hockey webcasts, I would buy that package instead of NHL Center Ice (assuming a similar price) and suspect many others would too. Obviously it'd be a win for the fans but I think it could also benefit the programs by supplying each game with far more viewers to sell to advertisers. Note I understand many schools likely already have contracts with the services through which they webcast games and I'm not suggesting they break those and move to a common platform; I'm suggesting a single fee for a single set of credentials to access all the various services. I think if College Hockey Inc. could accomplish this it'd enhance the organization's stature infinitely. If a conference were able to do it I'd consider buying (depending on the conference and the price). The status quo is a mess and a wasted opportunity

2014 Frozen Four Ticket application

alfablue — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:10:37 GMT

The notice should come soon to apply for 2014 tickets to the frozen four.

And I know that I'm not the only one who has had issues getting e-mails (and I blame my provider over the ncaa on this one), so I wanted to start a thread well before that date so that there will be a post telling people when the emails go out for applications.

What teams will be strong in 2013-2014?

brg — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:04:53 GMT

Anyone have early insights into teams that have strong cores returning and/or recruiting classes expected to make an impact next season?

Yale Off Season 2013-2014 "That was fun... May we have another?"

LTsatch — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:34:45 GMT

Please do NOT hesitate to continue the National championship celebration here. I was driving up 95 in West Haven today and thought how great it might be to have one of the State DOT national championship signs right in front of West Campus. :D

Brown Hockey 2013-2014 - Climbing to the Top of the ECAC Ladder

Mike Hutter — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:13:30 GMT

Time for the 2013-2014 thread.

Last year we started with a post about ____. How about this year with incoming recruits. Below is a link to Chris H's 2013 list for Brown. Looks like it could be a large class. Euler, when will we know who finally enrolls in the Fall?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...jMi1PS2c&gid=1
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RIP Tim Taylor

hockey east fan — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:52:50 GMT

I thought this news needs its own thread.A very classy guy that bled hockey...im so happy he was able to see Yale win the NC.You will be missed Mr Taylor.

Changes at Michigan???

samboni — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:24:42 GMT

CBC's Hockey Night in Canada's Hot Stove feature mentioned the possibility of Detroit Red Wings HC Mike Babcock becoming Michigan's next hockey coach. The routine denials from Babcock, but an interesting tidbit in the days prior to the coach's convention in Florida next week. This season Babcock has been taking some heat and there are changes coming to Detroit's front office as Jim Nill will be the next GM in Dallas taking over for Joe Nieuwendyk. It's probably nothing, but HNIC doesn't general float wild speculation.

BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn

defkit — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:01:04 GMT

Fine, I'll set it up myself.

Why do Hockey East refs encourage players to dive?

Cat lover — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:47:37 GMT

Several years ago in an effort to stop players from embellishing college hockey added a
rule to penalize players from this practice. But somewhere along the way Hockey East
refs(maybe all refs I only call what I see) made the rule actually increase the practice.

Here is the problem......

There are 3 things that can result from a player when he tries to flop, dive etc.

1. The refs call a penalty on the other team(dive successfull)
2. The refs call matching calls on both players ex. hook and a dive(dive a draw)
3. The refs call a dive only (dive unsuccesfull)

The problem as I have observed over the last few years is the HE Refs only call #1 & #2 and
never #3. The refs mostly take the cop-out call #2 which usually angers both teams and solves
nothing.

If you are a player and the only 2 results of a dive are you getting a powerplay or the ref calling
a matching why would you not want to dive? You wouldnt because the WORST you get out of the
deal is a draw. It s NO LOSE GAMBLE!!!

I watched over 40 college games this year and only saw 1 dive only call. HE needs
to make the refs make a dive only call for the rule to have any power.

Ohio State Buckeyes - Coach Rohlik - First Year in the Big Ten

GreyGhost — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:44:15 GMT

Here we go! http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/spo...042413aaa.html

Notre Dame 2013-14 schedule

Go Irish — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:02:07 GMT

Does anyone have a preliminary schedule for Notre Dame hockey? I am planning a trip there to see their new arena and would like to know when they are playing their first few home games.