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Originally posted by Suze View PostWhat he intended to do is irrelevant. Can't believe the NCAA let that go.
As for the game, that was refreshing, although I'm sure that you didn't enjoy it, Suze!
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Originally posted by gfmorris View PostAs I understand it, a lot of the things like that do end up getting handled during the player's final season of eligibility, for whatever reason. (Apparently, the same thing goes for redshirts? Makes no sense.) Carmine would've missed six starts and relieving Larose in the season opener against Northeastern, and CJ Groh was there to take some of the blows, too. It could have been done. As we've seen with the Gelsinger situation, it certainly seems like the Clearinghouse is unaware of the fact that hockeydb and EliteProspects exist...
As for the game, that was refreshing, although I'm sure that you didn't enjoy it, Suze!
GFM"The use of common sense and logic will not be tolerated and may result in fine and/or suspension."- Western Professional Hockey League By-laws. 1999-2000.
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Originally posted by PerkyforPrez View PostAnd I hope that they are successful."The use of common sense and logic will not be tolerated and may result in fine and/or suspension."- Western Professional Hockey League By-laws. 1999-2000.
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Originally posted by davyd83 View PostIt would be very good for college hockey and for those kids
Originally posted by Stratus View PostIf anyone had told me in September that by election Day, UAH would have as many wins as Ferris and BG combined, I wouldn't have believed it.
Yes, I know that I'm casting doubts on a team that's struggled for a decade is currently third in its league. Hopefully the boys keep winning the games that they should and win a few that they might not be expected to win.
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Originally posted by gfmorris View PostI'm not convinced that it's the best thing for college hockey, though. That said, major junior may change radically now that the Canadian federal government is getting into their books vis-a-vis child labor laws.
Yes, I know that I'm casting doubts on a team that's struggled for a decade is currently third in its league. Hopefully the boys keep winning the games that they should and win a few that they might not be expected to win.
GFM
And do you realize what you just said, you are on third place, and complaining.?
I hope you can get a big crowd in the arena next weekend.MTU: Three time NCAA champions.
It never get's easier, you just go faster. -Greg Lemond
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Originally posted by gfmorris View PostAs I understand it, a lot of the things like that do end up getting handled during the player's final season of eligibility, for whatever reason. (Apparently, the same thing goes for redshirts? Makes no sense.) Carmine would've missed six starts and relieving Larose in the season opener against Northeastern, and CJ Groh was there to take some of the blows, too. It could have been done. As we've seen with the Gelsinger situation, it certainly seems like the Clearinghouse is unaware of the fact that hockeydb and EliteProspects exist...
As for the game, that was refreshing, although I'm sure that you didn't enjoy it, Suze!
GFMMichael Napier - UAH '97
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Originally posted by manurespreader View PostAnd do you realize what you just said, you are on third place, and complaining.?
I hope you can get a big crowd in the arena next weekend.
Originally posted by UAHStatman View PostThe only reasoning I can think of is age considerations -- that the NCAA would prefer teams not take too much of advantage of extra age and experience. It's all hindsight, of course, but I would have preferred he sit out those games as a 21-year-old freshman than an experienced 24-year-old senior (who turns 25 in February), but I guess the NCAA would rather penalize the 24/25-year-old if it came to it.
I think that you're far more likely to see the CHL fold its tent than you are to see the NCAA routinely accept players who played for Erie or London.
GFM
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One thing that I don't think a lot of people in Huntsville understand is that NCAA D1 hockey is, by and large, superior to the SPHL. Most teams that we play have a number of guys who will play in the AHL or ECHL. And there's always the occasional NHL prospect, too.
Yes, the SPHL has fighting, but it simply lacks the higher end talent of the NCAA teams that UAH plays. If more people in Huntsville would realize that, MAYBE we'd see some more fans in the seats.
BTW, great weekend for the boys. Now getting Carmine back will hopefully stabilize the backend. We have to take at least one from Fairbanks at home.
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Originally posted by GetOutDaKitchin View PostOne thing that I don't think a lot of people in Huntsville understand is that NCAA D1 hockey is, by and large, superior to the SPHL. Most teams that we play have a number of guys who will play in the AHL or ECHL. And there's always the occasional NHL prospect, too.
Yes, the SPHL has fighting, but it simply lacks the higher end talent of the NCAA teams that UAH plays. If more people in Huntsville would realize that, MAYBE we'd see some more fans in the seats.
BTW, great weekend for the boys. Now getting Carmine back will hopefully stabilize the backend. We have to take at least one from Fairbanks at home.
I think that the team just needs to win at home to get fans.
2006-07: 5-5-2 (first NCAA tournament team)
2007-08: 3-9-2
2008-09: 3-5-2
2009-10: 3-8-1 (even with Cam Talbot being lights out; UAH was 9-10-2 away/neutral, including the postseason)
2010-11: 2-8-0
2011-12: 0-9-1
2012-13: 2-2-1 (but this counts wins against club teams, so ... nope)
2013-14: 0-13-1
2014-15: 5-9-0
2015-16: 4-10-4
2016-17: 0-2-0 to date.
That's 27 home wins (if you count beating club teams, which I don't) in 10+ seasons. That is so hard to sustain when a fan-base is used to:
2005-06: 11-1-0 (all hail Scott Munroe)
2004-05: 7-4-1
2003-04: 7-6-1
2002-03: 10-1-1
2001-02: 12-4-0
2000-01: 13-4-1
1999-00: 10-3-3 (first year with a full D-I schedule)
Asking a fan based to get used to going from 10 home wins a year to 2.5 is a very, very, very hard request to expect acceptance. Add into it that UAH lost Bemidji as a traditional rival for three years and that Army and Air Force won't come here (easy draws in an Army/aerospace/defense town) to make it a hard turn for UAH. That's not even counting the pain of being stuck against BAMA and Auburn football. I was hoping that the re-design of the concourse would help. Hell, run the **** games on the video boards.
GFM
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Originally posted by GetOutDaKitchin View PostOne thing that I don't think a lot of people in Huntsville understand is that NCAA D1 hockey is, by and large, superior to the SPHL. Most teams that we play have a number of guys who will play in the AHL or ECHL. And there's always the occasional NHL prospect, too.
Yes, the SPHL has fighting, but it simply lacks the higher end talent of the NCAA teams that UAH plays. If more people in Huntsville would realize that, MAYBE we'd see some more fans in the seats.
BTW, great weekend for the boys. Now getting Carmine back will hopefully stabilize the backend. We have to take at least one from Fairbanks at home.
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