NCAA Hockey Thread 2014-2015

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Sam's Drunk Dog wrote:"@PennStateMHKY: FINAL: #PennState 4, No. 4 UMass Lowell 1. #NittanyLions earn first win over a top five foe! #WeAre #HockeyValley http://t.co/mNmKCxFxCI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;"

Huge win for the program!
Looks like they played them tough in a 5-3 loss on Friday, too.

5-1-2 start was impressive but they hadn't played anyone, now they have some credibility. 3 Rivers Classic vs RMU could be no joke.

Schedule is really odd- last played at home on Halloween and don't play at home again until January 9. Granted they are totally off 12/6 to 12/29 but still...
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My one buddy who has season tickets was telling me how weird the schedule is. I guess they'll have a bunch of home games late, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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Arizona State is going NCAA D-I with their hockey programs. That brings the men's number up to 60 total schools.
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If they can get D1 hockey in Arizona, the rest of the B1G has no excuse.
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While I agree it is a joke the B1G doesn't have a strong hockey program, ASU has has an extremely strong ACHA program for years. They attract a decent number of former NCAA D-1 players.
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meow wrote:While I agree it is a joke the B1G doesn't have a strong hockey program
Am I missing something here? Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State have all been very successful/strong hockey programs. The B1G is one of the strongest conferences in collegiate hockey. Or do you mean full participation by the conference?

Looking at "power" conferences, B1G is the only one that has hockey as part of their conference.
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count2infinity wrote:
meow wrote:While I agree it is a joke the B1G doesn't have a strong hockey program
Am I missing something here? Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State have all been very successful/strong hockey programs. The B1G is one of the strongest conferences in collegiate hockey. Or do you mean full participation by the conference?

Looking at "power" conferences, B1G is the only one that has hockey as part of their conference.
I was referring to more/full participation by the conference schools.
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Northwestern probably doesn't have enough students to sustain a hockey program, for starters.
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Arizona State will become the 60th Division 1 hockey program next season.

http://www.uscho.com/2014/11/18/report- ... mens-team/
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meow wrote:
count2infinity wrote:
meow wrote:While I agree it is a joke the B1G doesn't have a strong hockey program
Am I missing something here? Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State have all been very successful/strong hockey programs. The B1G is one of the strongest conferences in collegiate hockey. Or do you mean full participation by the conference?

Looking at "power" conferences, B1G is the only one that has hockey as part of their conference.
I was referring to more/full participation by the conference schools.
as was I
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If LSSU and Bemidji State can ice teams, there is no excuse for Northwestern.
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There certainly isn't a single school in the big 10 that doesn't have the student body or financial ability to sustain a team.
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the b1g hockey conference is a joke
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Letang Is The Truth wrote:the b1g hockey conference is a joke
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every conference in NCAA hockey has 2-4 good teams, the rest of the conference is mostly garbage. there's a certain amount of animosity toward the B1G among many NCAA hockey fans for "breaking up" the greatest conference in NCAA hockey (WCHA). The current B1G conference has more NCAA hockey titles than any other conference:

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i care not for your infographic. it ruined the CCHA and WCHA. classic b1g arrogance
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Oh, give me a break. The majority of those wins were when there were not a large number of schools with teams. That's like Maple Leafs fans using Stanley Cups to show their greatness. Yea, you haven't won one since there were 6 teams in the league.
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meow wrote:Oh, give me a break. The majority of those wins were when there were not a large number of schools with teams. That's like Maple Leafs fans using Stanley Cups to show their greatness. Yea, you haven't won one since there were 6 teams in the league.
lol... that's been 1 year.
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Letang Is The Truth wrote:it ruined the CCHA and WCHA. classic b1g arrogance
I fully admit, that all the hate to B1G hockey I've heard is exactly because of this, and I cannot deny that it sucks that these conferences got broken up, but oh well. times change.
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Letang Is The Truth wrote:i care not for your infographic. it ruined the CCHA and WCHA. classic b1g arrogance
The other schools should go form a second rate hockey league like they already had with the rest of their sports.

Oh wait... that's what they did!
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Arrogance? More like the league saw $$$ and decided to take advantage of it. The other leagues would follow suit if they had a large number of schools in traditional hockey markets.
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SDD here to defend the big 10 and PSU. :lol:
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Ulfie's daughter headed to PSU

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Crankshaft wrote:SDD here to defend the big 10 and PSU. :lol:
I've got a stereotype to maintain.
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PghSkins wrote:
Letang Is The Truth wrote:i care not for your infographic. it ruined the CCHA and WCHA. classic b1g arrogance
The other schools should go form a second rate hockey league like they already had with the rest of their sports.

Oh wait... that's what they did!
In which sport is the B1G a "first rate" conference?
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columbia wrote:
PghSkins wrote:
Letang Is The Truth wrote:i care not for your infographic. it ruined the CCHA and WCHA. classic b1g arrogance
The other schools should go form a second rate hockey league like they already had with the rest of their sports.

Oh wait... that's what they did!
In which sport is the B1G a "first rate" conference?
Pls see graphic above listing leagues and their championships won.

I mean it's not the MAC or anything but it's right up there.