AIC sweeps! 😉
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AIC sweeps! 😉
Insert Peter Griffin quote here... ?
Hockey??? Probably not, but it could be.
https://twitter.com/illinoisrivals/status/1580277252566052865?s=46&t=KUZijbTGrdHpe-3dtSTktQ
It was wrestling for anyone who cares.
Top 4 took some hits this weekend.
Denver swept. Nodak loss and tie. Duluth swept.
So yeah we’ll be number 1 next week
Duluth, North Dakota and Denver went a combined 0-5-1 this weekend. Colorado College got swept by St. Lawrence and last weekend Omaha got swept by Niagara.
So much for the big bad Nacho conference. #ThereJustBad
From what little I watched of the Mavs on tv this weekend they played good defense and took advantage of the PP. So they learned some things about themselves after playing the Gophers. It was funny that some of the Mav fan ego was back after Friday night. I told fans that playing Duluth now as compared to after January is two different things. Mav fan ego just makes me giggle.
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Duluth is the UND of 10 years ago. Come January, you’re confident they won’t make the tournament. Come April, they’re the frozen four team you most despise.
https://twitter.com/DStarmanHockey/status/1581495679385731073
Usually... I hear from NCHC folks that the ability to play well in October was one of their strengths. I can't wait to see what the rest of the month holds.
Mav fan ego just makes me giggle.
Outside of 2 Mavs fans I know. I had some giggles last April watching them lose the Nat'l Championship. After Mn. State went up 1-0, their fan base was celebrating the Nat'l title. And in the matter of moments in the 3rd, Denver shut them up and tears were a flowing.
Keep your stick on the ice...
https://twitter.com/DStarmanHockey/status/1581495679385731073
Usually... I hear from NCHC folks that the ability to play well in October was one of their strengths. I can't wait to see what the rest of the month holds.
Starman is a total clown.
I mean, Starman isn’t wrong in this case. Making anything out of October games is meaningless. Especially with UMD or UND.
Both could go 0-12 and then make the tournament.
Conversation about possibilities for realignment
Paula: It is very exciting to see new programs improve and become competitive. Arizona State has been fun since the beginning and watching the forward motion of each new program as it emerges makes from some interesting D-I scenarios.
Looking at the current independent D-I teams and seeing the two Alaska programs that once had conference homes is both disturbing and understandable. I want both Alaska teams to thrive. I can understand the money issues surrounding both teams. Both should belong to a conference – but how?
There are five current independent teams and Stonehill when fully participatory will make six. How will this force the D-I landscape to change in the coming years?
Without a conference home, independent teams have significant disadvantages in recruiting and scheduling, and that affects their ability to compete nationally. How long can independent teams function if there is no payoff for them other than a self-contained regular season?
In a perfect world, Dan, what would you like to see happen?
Dan: We talk about conference alignments, but we are really bearing down on a time when the change is going to happen, in my opinion. And, to me, the reason isn’t Arizona State or Lindenwood or even LIU. It’s that last team in the mix: Stonehill.
Stonehill is likely unknown outside of Massachusetts, but the small school located an hour outside of Boston joined Merrimack, Bryant, and UMass Lowell as former Northeast-10 teams that reclassified to Division I. As a result of the move, the hockey program formally moved up to Division I, but since the Northeast Conference doesn’t sponsor the sport, it currently doesn’t have a home. The Skyhawks are going to play a schedule mostly against lower division teams, but their move should influence what happens to the Division II hockey programs that don’t currently compete for a national championship.
That myriad group of schools – Southern New Hampshire, Assumption, Saint Michael’s Franklin Pierce, Post, and Saint Anselm – aren’t eligible to compete for the Division III national championship, but because hockey doesn’t sponsor a D-II championship, they could all reclassify to Division I without penalty.
Atlantic Hockey is no longer considered a “cost containment” league – the number of new arenas, the increase in scholarships, and the overall spending of the member institutions should be obvious indicators – so all of those schools without a logical home could potentially band together and reclassify together to form a league similar to the women’s hockey NEWHA.
The NEWHA doesn’t have an NCAA autobid, but there’s mounting evidence that the league is ripe for Division I men’s hockey if it’s there. I personally would love it since the larger number of schools are increasingly cost prohibitive to startup programs. LIU and Stonehill could be trailblazers in that regard, but I’m looking more at Stonehill, which is less than 10 years removed from a trip to the NCAA Division II baseball tournament and is a noted basketball power that went to the D-II Final Four in 2012 and the D-II Elite Eight in 2016, as the torchbearer.
We all knew what Arizona State brought to the table, and Augustana is headed for the CCHA. LIU was a curious addition, and Lindenwood already had a women’s team in the CHA. Stonehill is coming more from D-II, and if it succeeds, it would offer a roadmap for others to follow on the ice.
Michigan's Frank Nazar needs surgery and will be out until at least February, if not longer. He also would have been in the mix for the world junior team.
That’s a shame. Always like when it’s best vs best in the Minnesota/Michigan series
Michigan's Frank Nazar needs surgery and will be out until at least February, if not longer. He also would have been in the mix for the world junior team.
That's a huge bummer.
Minor update on UST's hockey arena, though I don't see anything here we didn't already know or weren't expecting. They might just be trying to be really, really transparent, especially for a private school.
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Get comfortable and make some popcorn! Whenever UST floats any change/expansion/additional building you can count on its neighbors to become hostile. This has been and will continue to be fun to follow.
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The real winner in all this would be the St. Thomas Academy Cadets.
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The competition was weak but 2 more BT NC wins last night!
WIS beats tUMD 4-2.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
The Nacho conference goes 0-3 against the Big Ten.
Notre Dame shuts out Western Michigan 2-0
Wisconsin wins 5-2 at Duluth
Gophers outshoot North Dakota 38-18 in the win.
Omaha loses at home to Alaska
Nacho conference continuing to show their dominances. ?
Overall, the NCHC has been an elite conference in terms of regular season success and also championships. Until the B1G or HE start winning championships again, I'd say the NCHC is the premier conference in college hockey.
The tide has been changing for a couple years now. The Nacho conference is no longer winning the recruiting battles and it is starting to show up in game results.
It’s times like these I kind of miss Bonin.
It’s times like these I kind of miss Bonin.
Well, he is expounding his wisdom over on Gopherhole if you really need a fix. ?
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The Nacho conference goes 0-3 against the Big Ten.
Notre Dame shuts out Western Michigan 2-0
Wisconsin wins 5-2 at Duluth
Gophers outshoot North Dakota 38-18 in the win.
Omaha loses at home to Alaska
Nacho conference continuing to show their dominances. ?
Is Duluth really this bad? Yeesh.
The Nacho conference goes 0-3 against the Big Ten.
Notre Dame shuts out Western Michigan 2-0
Wisconsin wins 5-2 at Duluth
Gophers outshoot North Dakota 38-18 in the win.
Omaha loses at home to Alaska
Nacho conference continuing to show their dominances. ?
Is Duluth really this bad? Yeesh.
Last season from the start of December through the end of the regular season Duluth had 7 wins 12 losses and 3 ties (losing 2 of the 3 shoot outs). They are picking up where they left off. ?
It’s times like these I kind of miss Bonin.
Not sure that GP is that far off.
It’s times like these I kind of miss Bonin.
Well, he is expounding his wisdom over on Gopherhole if you really need a fix. ?
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I am making good on my pledge to run my red tabletop tube guy in my front window. Despite the bad state Wisco's program is in, I didn't expect it sit idle all season long, but my goodness, I'm breaking the seal after they beat UMD?
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The Nacho conference goes 0-3 against the Big Ten.
Notre Dame shuts out Western Michigan 2-0
Wisconsin wins 5-2 at Duluth
Gophers outshoot North Dakota 38-18 in the win.
Omaha loses at home to Alaska
Nacho conference continuing to show their dominances. ?
Is Duluth really this bad? Yeesh.
Every Oct/Nov we think this is a down year for UMD.
Here are the inter-conference records.
The B1G was 7-0 last night
The Nacho conference goes 0-3 against the Big Ten.
Notre Dame shuts out Western Michigan 2-0
Wisconsin wins 5-2 at Duluth
Gophers outshoot North Dakota 38-18 in the win.
Omaha loses at home to Alaska
Nacho conference continuing to show their dominances. ?
Is Duluth really this bad? Yeesh.
Every Oct/Nov we think this is a down year for UMD.
Since December 1, 2021 Duluth has 9 wins 15 losses and 3 ties in their last 27 regular season games. This is more than just a slow start this season.
WI sweeps. Just like we all thought. 
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They do it with a 3-0 shut out. Duluth at home gets out scored 8-2 (by BADgers) over the two games.
Duluth has now lost 4 straight.
I know people will say Sandeline is just a cagey coach who's whipping up his recipe to make a run in March, but even the most ardent Dog fan must have doubts after this weekend.
A little feisty in Omaha this last weekend.
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How hackstol of them.
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https://twitter.com/SBNCollegePuck/status/1585071825595387906
The play occurred at the 7:23 mark of the second period. The TV broadcast of the game did not pick up the incident on camera. But after Wisconsin had cleared the puck to the other end of the ice on a UMD power play, a visibly frustrated Howard slammed his stick against the boards, and as he skated off the ice, delivered a cross check to Wisconsin’s Corson Ceulemans.
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That is a disgusting play
How was that not a penalty?
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How was that not a penalty?
How was it not a penalty when Huglen got cross checked in the middle of the rink, or when Johnson got shoved into the goal post?
"big" crowd in Madison tonight...
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The Effing Hawks blew a 2-0 lead to Arizona State in the Hall of Fame game.
ASU wins 3-2, love to see it.
Big Ten non conference record 30-10-2 (.738)
NCHC non conference record 34-23-3 (.592)
Yes the season is early but the non conference games are about 2/3 done. This will definitely impact the Pairwise rankings at the end of the season in favor of the Big Ten.
The hawks continually losing their destination games never fails to put a smile on my face?
Polls will be really interesting with a lot of teams splitting. I’m guessing Denver #1, Michigan #2 and us #3.
The hawks continually losing their destination games never fails to put a smile on my face?
The amount of gloating on ASU's Twitter should also amuse you then.
https://twitter.com/SunDevilHockey/status/1586597148166004736?cxt=HHwWgICpoefs3IQsAAAA
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