Division III 2015-16 Schedules

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Endicott's inaugural varsity schedule has been released.

http://www.ecgulls.com/sports/wice/2015-16/schedule

Some games vs. some of the top NESCAC programs on there. I'm looking at this program to be one to watch in the next few years....

[bearcat]

Re: Division III 2015-16 Schedules

Endicott's inaugural varsity schedule has been released.

http://www.ecgulls.com/sports/wice/2015-16/schedule

Some games vs. some of the top NESCAC programs on there. I'm looking at this program to be one to watch in the next few years....

oookaaaaay. and what would make you think that exactly??

[icehawk]

Re: Division III 2015-16 Schedules

2015-16 Concordia/Moorhead Cobbers schedule.

http://concordiamn.prestosports.com/...15-16/schedule

[joecct]

Endicott's inaugural varsity schedule has been released.

http://www.ecgulls.com/sports/wice/2015-16/schedule

Some games vs. some of the top NESCAC programs on there. I'm looking at this program to be one to watch in the next few years....

The home and home in late February vs. Salem St. will be interesting.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

oookaaaaay. and what would make you think that exactly??

Did you see the rink they are building on campus? They also hired a coach who put Trinity on the map for women's hockey and has D1 experience and oh yeah, Endicott is a pretty darn good school too. I could see them making a significant impact sooner rather than later. They'll probably take their lumps like any other first year program but I see them competing for the ecac North Atlantic title right away and possibly moving toward the top tier of Eastern programs quickly.

[Canuckwatcher]

Re: Division III 2015-16 Schedules

Did you see the rink they are building on campus? They also hired a coach who put Trinity on the map for women's hockey and has D1 experience and oh yeah, Endicott is a pretty darn good school too. I could see them making a significant impact sooner rather than later. They'll probably take their lumps like any other first year program but I see them competing for the ecac North Atlantic title right away and possibly moving toward the top tier of Eastern programs quickly.

I wish the new conference well but it is hardly a clash of the titans!!

[joecct]

I wish the new conference well but it is hardly a clash of the titans!!

Why be a little fish in a pond with a bunch of big fishes when you can be in a pond with a bunch of little fishes?

[HockeyEast33]

Re: Division III 2015-16 Schedules

Why be a little fish in a pond with a bunch of big fishes when you can be in a pond with a bunch of little fishes?

I think you overestimate Endicott's attractiveness to potential players. It is certainly a decent school and McPhee is a good coach (although I have heard some negative commentary about his time at Brown), but recruiting to Endicott is a lot different than Trinity or Brown (the latter of which he didn't do such a great job recruiting at BTW). I envision the team being made up primarily of better MA public high school players (and they'll be competing now with the NESCACs, Salem, Daniel Webster, St. A's, Franklin Pierce, UMB, and Becker amongst others for these players), coupled with a few Midwesterners, Canadiens (a struggle given financial aid issues), and lower skill NE prep school players. This makeup is what exists at UNE, USM, and UMB basically and they haven't been particularly strong teams. The NESCACs and Norwich are the destination for many of the better of these players. I think it will be a long road to hoe for them to be a nationally competitive team.

The schedule with the NESCACs is primarily based on McPhee's connections. Coached at Trinity and attended/coached Middlebury. Not really sure why Bowdoin, Trinity, and Midd scheduled them otherwise - won't help them in any way at all. Rink artistic renderings look nice, but in the end it appears to be a shed rink with a nice lobby area (can't see the locker rooms and workout facilities) and seating. They'll probably be competitive amongst their North Atlantic conference mates, but I don't see them being more broadly competitive for a long time.

[joecct]

I think you overestimate Endicott's attractiveness to potential players. It is certainly a decent school and McPhee is a good coach (although I have heard some negative commentary about his time at Brown), but recruiting to Endicott is a lot different than Trinity or Brown (the latter of which he didn't do such a great job recruiting at BTW). I envision the team being made up primarily of better MA public high school players (and they'll be competing now with the NESCACs, Salem, Daniel Webster, St. A's, Franklin Pierce, UMB, and Becker amongst others for these players), coupled with a few Midwesterners, Canadiens (a struggle given financial aid issues), and lower skill NE prep school players. This makeup is what exists at UNE, USM, and UMB basically and they haven't been particularly strong teams. The NESCACs and Norwich are the destination for many of the better of these players. I think it will be a long road to hoe for them to be a nationally competitive team.

The schedule with the NESCACs is primarily based on McPhee's connections. Coached at Trinity and attended/coached Middlebury. Not really sure why Bowdoin, Trinity, and Midd scheduled them otherwise - won't help them in any way at all. Rink artistic renderings look nice, but in the end it appears to be a shed rink with a nice lobby area (can't see the locker rooms and workout facilities) and seating. They'll probably be competitive amongst their North Atlantic conference mates, but I don't see them being more broadly competitive for a long time.

Didn't I say that?

[HockeyEast33]

Re: Division III 2015-16 Schedules

Didn't I say that?

Sorry - responded to the wrong post - meant to respond to Prezde

[XYZ]

I think you overestimate Endicott's attractiveness to potential players. It is certainly a decent school and McPhee is a good coach (although I have heard some negative commentary about his time at Brown), but recruiting to Endicott is a lot different than Trinity or Brown (the latter of which he didn't do such a great job recruiting at BTW). I envision the team being made up primarily of better MA public high school players (and they'll be competing now with the NESCACs, Salem, Daniel Webster, St. A's, Franklin Pierce, UMB, and Becker amongst others for these players), coupled with a few Midwesterners, Canadiens (a struggle given financial aid issues), and lower skill NE prep school players. This makeup is what exists at UNE, USM, and UMB basically and they haven't been particularly strong teams. The NESCACs and Norwich are the destination for many of the better of these players. I think it will be a long road to hoe for them to be a nationally competitive team.

The schedule with the NESCACs is primarily based on McPhee's connections. Coached at Trinity and attended/coached Middlebury. Not really sure why Bowdoin, Trinity, and Midd scheduled them otherwise - won't help them in any way at all. Rink artistic renderings look nice, but in the end it appears to be a shed rink with a nice lobby area (can't see the locker rooms and workout facilities) and seating. They'll probably be competitive amongst their North Atlantic conference mates, but I don't see them being more broadly competitive for a long time.

How hard is it for you to hoe a road?

[Genbeau]

Re: Division III 2015-16 Schedules

How hard is it for you to hoe a road?

ROW to hoe

[shelfit]

Re: Division III 2015-16 Schedules

ROW to hoe

Pretty sure he/she was replying to this from the post by HockeyEast33:

"I think it will be a long road to hoe for them to be a nationally competitive team."

[Hammer]

Re: Division III 2015-16 Schedules

Forget it, he's rolling.

[HockeyEast33]

Re: Division III 2015-16 Schedules

How hard is it for you to hoe a road?

Oops ... pretty hard!