RPI Off-Season Thread 2012 Part II: (Insert Title Here)

[Ralph Baer]

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I seem to recall that there is now another tourney in LP that would conflict with the ECACH championship tourney. Does anyone know how that would be dealt with?

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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It shouldn't be made permanent. They should have to bid on it periodically. If it is made permanent, they will have a tendency to get complacent.

Given the current tourney status - that being a league sponsored dumpster fire - I'd settle for a little complacency.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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I seem to recall that there is now another tourney in LP that would conflict with the ECACH championship tourney. Does anyone know how that would be dealt with?

I believe the DIII men's tourney was there last year, I think the contract is up, or will be after this year

[fr joe]

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Feel very much the same. I still would vote for Albany and deep down have always wished for MSG-which I knew would never happen.

Re: keeping it open for bid... I agree w Ralph and DrD. And I would still pull for Albany. (I would have a much better chance of seeing Jenny driving DrD around in the Trabant with the tourney up here. ) Placid? My #2 choice.

[fr joe]

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I would still pull for Albany. (I would have a much better chance of seeing Jenny driving DrD around in the Trabant with the tourney up here. )
PS It's really raining hard this afternoon... I suspect the Golf outing has made it's way to the 19th hole by now. Will report later.

[burgie12]

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I believe the DIII men's tourney was there last year, I think the contract is up, or will be after this year

The D-III Frozen Four contract is through 2014. There is talk that after the Frozen Four in Philly, the next Frozen Four will be a D-I / D-III combination event.

There will be a conflict the first season the ECAC moves back to Lake Placid. But, that can be solved by either having the tournament Friday, Sunday, or making the championship game an undercard to the D-III Championship game.

[Ralph Baer]

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Given the current tourney status - that being a league sponsored dumpster fire - I'd settle for a little complacency.

It's supposedly for three years. I am happy with that.

[Ralph Baer]

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The D-III Frozen Four contract is through 2014. There is talk that after the Frozen Four in Philly, the next Frozen Four will be a D-I / D-III combination event.

There will be a conflict the first season the ECAC moves back to Lake Placid. But, that can be solved by either having the tournament Friday, Sunday, or making the championship game an undercard to the D-III Championship game.

An undercard? I hope that the ECAC didn't agree to that.

I too would prefer Albany since it would be easier to make last-minute arrangements, but LP makes sense for several reasons.

[burgie12]

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An undercard? I hope that the ECAC didn't agree to that.

It's for one season. And, we'd be playing the undercard to a national championship game, not another conference's title game like we used to do in Boston. I think they can deal with it.

Hopefully, more light is shed on some of the specifics at Tuesday's press conference and some intelligent / intrepid (those are the words that AspyDad uses, right?) reporter can ask the right questions.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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The D-III Frozen Four contract is through 2014. There is talk that after the Frozen Four in Philly, the next Frozen Four will be a D-I / D-III combination event.

There will be a conflict the first season the ECAC moves back to Lake Placid. But, that can be solved by either having the tournament Friday, Sunday, or making the championship game an undercard to the D-III Championship game.

I'm cool with that...it'd actually be cool to meet some DIII folks and see the games. I know the lacrosse finals are combined that way - DI/DIII in the same venue, not surprised they are thinking of it for hockey.

[Ralph Baer]

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The roster is up.

http://www.rpiathletics.com/roster.a...94&path=hockey (Change the year to 2012-13 if you go to the website. It's not the default yet. My link is direct to the 2012-13 roster)

Modry is apparently not back as the Volunteer AC.

[FlagDUDE08]

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The D-III Frozen Four contract is through 2014. There is talk that after the Frozen Four in Philly, the next Frozen Four will be a D-I / D-III combination event.

There will be a conflict the first season the ECAC moves back to Lake Placid. But, that can be solved by either having the tournament Friday, Sunday, or making the championship game an undercard to the D-III Championship game.

The only thing with that is that they'd have to shift the schedules by a combination of three weeks (whether D-I earlier, D-III later, or a combination of the two). I can't wait to read the butthurt about that.

[FlagDUDE08]

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The roster is up.

http://www.rpiathletics.com/roster.a...94&path=hockey (Change the year to 2012-13. It's not the default yet.)

Sweet, Zalewski gets one of my lucky numbers.

[burgie12]

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The only thing with that is that they'd have to shift the schedules by a combination of three weeks (whether D-I earlier, D-III later, or a combination of the two). I can't wait to read the butthurt about that.

I'm sure Middlebury's president will find a way to blame RPI, Clarkson, and SLU for his university's athletic shortcomings again.

[AspyDad]

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[QUOTE=fr joe;5484871]

... I would still pull for Albany. (I would have a much better chance of seeing Jenny driving DrD around in the Trabant with the tourney up here. )/QUOTE] Jillian's on North Pearl Street (closing tonight?) will be converted into parking garage for Trabants, adding a little zippiness to the whole North Pearl scene.

PS It's really raining hard this afternoon... I suspect the Golf outing has made it's way to the 19th hole by now. Will report later.

Tourney is Monday. Call me at home if you want details.