WCHA 2015-16: So here's what we think that we know...

[gfmorris]

Re: WCHA 2015-16: So here's what we think that we know...

Phew, all three games go to OT: two ties, one win for UAF. YUCK.

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[LSSULaker889294]

Re: WCHA 2015-16: So here's what we think that we know...

Phew, all three games go to OT: two ties, one win for UAF. YUCK.

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YUCK is that only three WCHA teams currently having winning records, both overall and conference.

[gfmorris]

Re: WCHA 2015-16: So here's what we think that we know...

Yep, yep, yep.

I did some predictions of this weekend based on historical data, and of course things get affected by all these OT results. If I have time tomorrow before I leave town, I will re-run the entire experiment with tonight's results. I'm 90% sure of how I want to do that.

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[gfmorris]

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http://blog.wchaplayoffs.com/2016/01...w-predictions/

Now with 10,000 runs. Looks like OT is almost a given tonight.

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[beaverhockeyfan]

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2015-16 WCHA Non-Conference Schedule (23-28-9).

-5 against Hockey East (3-2-0)
-4 against Atlantic Hockey (3-0-1)
-24 against the NCHC (2-15-2)
-23 against the Big10 (8-6-5)
-7 against the ECAC (4-2-1)
-6 against Arizona State (3-3-0)
-2 between WCHA opponents
-2 undetermined games

ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE (6) 2-4-0
-Connecticut (2) L 5-2, W 5-2
-Colorado College (2) L 5-2, W 2-1
-at North Dakota (2) L 1-0, L 4-1

ALASKA-ANCHORAGE (6) 3-2-1
-Arizona State W 3-2 OT
-St. Cloud State L 6-2
-Rensselaer W 4-3
-American International W 6-2
-Penn State (2) L 5-2, T 1-1

ALASKA (6) 2-2-0
-St Cloud State (Anchorage) L 3-0
-Arizona State (Anchorage) L 2-1
-American International W 7-2
-Rensselaer W 4-2
-at Wisconsin (2)

BEMIDJI STATE (8) 3-1-1
-at Minnesota-Duluth postponed to 2/9/16
-Minnesota-Duluth W 3-2
-North Dakota T 4-4
-at North Dakota L 5-2
-Arizona State (2) W 5-0, W 2-0
-Minnesota (St. Paul)
-Minnesota State/St. Cloud State (St. Paul)

BOWLING GREEN (10) 4-4-1
-at Ohio State W 6-3
-Ohio State W 2-0
-at Western Michigan L 4-1
-at Canisius W 4-2
-at RIT T 2-2
-Western Michigan (Toledo) L 1-0
-Clarkson (2) W 6-3, L 3-2
-at Miami L 2-1
-Miami

FERRIS STATE (7) 2-2-2
-at Western Michigan L 3-2
-Western Michigan T 1-1
-Wisconsin (2) T 5-5, W 2-1
-Harvard (Minneapolis) L 7-3
-Connecticut (Minneapolis) W 5-2
-at Michigan

LAKE SUPERIOR STATE (10) 3-7-0
-North Dakota (Portland, ME) L 5-2
-Michigan State (Portland, ME) L 4-1
-at Northern Michigan L 6-3
-Northern Michigan W 4-0
-at Michigan State (2) W 4-2, L 2-0
-Arizona State (2) L 3-2, L 3-2 (OT)
-at Vermont L 1-0
-Brown (at Vermont) W 3-0

MICHIGAN TECH (6) 3-1-2
-at Michigan State (2) W 5-4 (OT), T 4-4
-Michigan State (Detroit) W 3-2 OT
-Michigan (Detroit) L 4-2
-Connecticut (Glendale, AZ) W 4-2
-Yale (Glendale, AZ) T 1-1

MINNESOTA STATE (8) 1-5-0
-Nebraska-Omaha (2) L 3-2, L 2-0
-at St. Cloud State (2) L 4-0, L 3-0
-Minnesota L 4-0
-at Minnesota W 3-2 (OT)
-St. Cloud State (St. Paul)
-Bemidji State/Minnesota (St. Paul)

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (8) 2-2-2
-at Wisconsin (2) T 2-2, T 3-3
-Lake Superior State W 6-3
-at Lake Superior State L 4-0
-Michigan (Detroit) L 3-2
-Michigan State (Detroit) W 2-1 OT
-Minnesota-Duluth (2)

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: WCHA 2015-16: So here's what we think that we know...

Would be nice for NMU if they actually had a merchandise agreement in place to sell said jerseys.

Your sweaters are ugly as sin, who'd ever want to buy one anyway.

Well I know at least one guy, and that is saying a lot considering he is a Tech alum.
Seriously, I hate raffles. They mess with free enterprise...

For all the years that NMU has played hockey, I've only managed to scrape together TWO jerseys from their program. But at least I think they are the right two for me... and yes, those letters in the nameplates ARE different sizes, who knows why, but both jerseys are from the same season and are made the same crazy way. Must have been a time of limited funding. Check out the font of the "NMU" on the front, directly copied from the MTU jerseys of the same era.
Ryan J



Johnson's Jerseys' two Johnson jerseys
1996-97 Northern Michigan Univ

[davyd83]

Well I know at least one guy, and that is saying a lot considering he is a Tech alum.
Seriously, I hate raffles. They mess with free enterprise...

For all the years that NMU has played hockey, I've only managed to scrape together TWO jerseys from their program. But at least I think they are the right two for me... and yes, those letters in the nameplates ARE different sizes, who knows why, but both jerseys are from the same season and are made the same crazy way. Must have been a time of limited funding. Check out the font of the "NMU" on the front, directly copied from the MTU jerseys of the same era.
Ryan J



Johnson's Jerseys' two Johnson jerseys
1996-97 Northern Michigan Univ

definitely not NMU's best sweaters! They rank right down there with the Huskiess blacks with the silver side panels or ANY jersey with side panels or funky striping patterns. Tech's classic golds are among the best and NMU's current Green's would be, except for the white piping.

[aparch]

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Seriously, I hate raffles. They mess with free enterprise...

As do I, but that's because I've dropped some serious coin over the years to only win two jerseys. Best of the two is the 2002-03 Away jersey. Last of the 'Cat head logo jerseys. The other is the first new style 2004-05 away jersey with the diagonal Wildcats.

Maybe I need to go to a bunch of the recent games that have had low attendance, as my brother has won SIX jerseys. Downside is that the ones he won do not have nameplates on them. Stupid NCAA rules.



Although, I do have quite a collection of minor pro and NHL game worn jerseys of NMU alumni. I need to photograph all of them and start cataloging them like you do JJ.

[gfmorris]

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Yay, Sauns got suspended again.

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[Squarebanks]

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I took a look at average attendance by team thus far...some of it isn't good.

1. Mankato - 3915 (5280)
2. Michigan Tech - 3313 (4128)
3. Bemidji State - 3237 (4700)
4. Alaska - 2589 (4595)
5. Bowling Green - 2200 (5000)
6. Northern Michigan - 1995 (3902)
7. Lake Superior - 1947 (4000)
8t. UAA = 1866 (6399)
8t. Ferris State - 1866 (2493)
10. Alabama Huntsville - 1724 (6602)

Numbers are from collegehockeystats.net

Half the conference averaging less than 2000 fans per game is pretty crummy.

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: WCHA 2015-16: So here's what we think that we know...

I took a look at average attendance by team thus far...some of it isn't good.

1. Mankato - 3915
2. Michigan Tech - 3313
3. Bemidji State - 3237
4. Alaska - 2589
5. Bowling Green - 2200
6. Northern Michigan - 1995
7. Lake Superior - 1947
8t. UAA = 1866
8t. Ferris State - 1866
10. Alabama Huntsville - 1724

Numbers are from collegehockeystats.net

Half the conference averaging less than 2000 fans per game is pretty crummy.

can you include capacity?

[Squarebanks]

can you include capacity?

I added it in parentheses in my original post. I'd take some of the capacity with a grain of salt. UAA, for example, only has around 3,000 seats for sale since they started covering up the upper levels a couple years ago.

[manurespreader]

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I'd be more interested to see how this compares with the same number of home dates a year ago and two years ago. I think for instance we will see Huntsville's attendance start to go up once they get just a little more competitive.

[Bale]

I'd be more interested to see how this compares with the same number of home dates a year ago and two years ago. I think for instance we will see Huntsville's attendance start to go up once they get just a little more competitive.

I'd also say that these numbers will likely go up in the next couple months. I know kato's attendance up after the new year traditionally.

[gfmorris]

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I'd be more interested to see how this compares with the same number of home dates a year ago and two years ago. I think for instance we will see Huntsville's attendance start to go up once they get just a little more competitive.

We've been around that number for a while. We do better in spring semester when BAMA and AUBURN aren't playing. The one year we got stuck against the Iron Bowl wasn't pretty. It's getting a tick better, but we need wins before it really starts to happen. That first game against Fairbanks to start 2016 was nice, and then we gave up five unanswered goals.

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