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The all AQ’s with top two at large is the same at top 8/bottom 8

The retirement home sent to hospice care lol

Since its the offseason and not much going on for the most part. With the coaches meeting talking about regionals again wanting a change had me thinking about every option I've heard brought up so far. The argument is other NCAA tournaments are at home sites, true but where else would they play. Baseball isn't going to be played at MLB or iMLB stadiums (could use spring training facilities I guess), Softball only has on campus stadium, same with lacrosse, soccer (could use MLS stadiums), Football (FBS) could use NFL stadiums for the CFP, but at least they have a playoff. Now Basketball, March Madness, the biggest tournament and looks to be expanding again has the following rules for men's and women's (doesn't look like women's follows them). I'd hate hockey to have those rules. The biggest problems are hockey is competing with basketball and the afternoon games on Thursday and Friday don't help attendance. Even basketball as empty arenas for games. The ideas I've heard for what to do for the regionals. Now there are rules that the NCAA has NHL arenas for the Frozen Four only, need the hotels and public transportation to handle it, lockers for 4 teams, and 5000-seat capacity. For most of the ideas these would have to change, especially the 5000-seat capacity. Top 4 host: I know that once all the top 4 teams are in the East or West the complaining from all side will happen. You also have arenas like Yost that don't have the lockers for the teams. Top 8 host the bottom 8: This would only work with a best of 3 series but be prepared for the broadcast to be college students and radio guys calling games. This might get Alex and the best tv guys calling games, because ESPN has only Sean Ritchlin that is good at the NCAA tournament. This way would also have everyone playing Friday and Saturday with a Sunday, if necessary, game. If you are for "grow the game" and "games need to be on ESPN/ABC", these would be on ESPN+ with a couple on TV at most. Because the teams would want to play at 6 or 7 local time. This would also be more expensive for teams with travel, need to keep teams not lose more because for financial reasons. 6 AQs and top 2 at large host: This is just dumb and it's dumb because why would an AHA team host when they are always below 16. This is same as top 8/bottom 8. West bids home sites/hybrid: This might be the one that everyone would agree on. East has their neutral sites and the West and use their arenas. Win-win-win everyone gets what they want. The NCHC, CCHA, and B1G need to get together and agree to only their arenas not USHL or AHL arenas, but Penn State would screw this up with Allentown. Super Regionals: I just can't see NHL letting the NCAA use 3 buildings for 3 to 4 weeks (need to get this ice ready at least a week before the games). The WJC idea: This was posted on here 1 city two arenas all the teams. Not sure this would work all that well and be limited to specific cities, Tampa being popular wouldn't have the tournament with this format. I'm for AHA can't host, A team has to make the NCAAs in the last 5 years to host, if a site can't average 15k scanned through 3 games you can't host, and if you want to host at your home arena bid the arena and stop crying about it. Game times, ticket prices, and last minute knowing where you will play to start the tournament all affect the attendance. There is no perfect solution to this. NCAA, NHL, College Hockey Inc. needs to advertise the NCAA tournament at the site location, during NHL games from December until the Frozen Four. The worst thing the NCAA does is sabotages themselves but not promoting this tournament. People in Albany had no idea the tournament was going on because it wasn't advertised. NCAA Leaders Discuss the State, and Future, of College Hockey : College Hockey News The State of the Game press conference the NCAA hockey committee chair is looking at Frozen Fours where they can grow the game. They did like Vegas and what to bring it back there. Future sites I can see being Seattle, Salt Lake City (once the Delta Center is finished), Raleigh, Sunshine (Panthers), San Jose (after the renovation), and Dallas getting Frozen Fours at some point. This would be a good way to grow the game.

From the State of the Game press conference: On Arizona:

I see they have a guy who scored 100 points at Shattuck Saint-Mary's

Ok, now CC can win two 🤣 CC needs to be more competitive for the other 4 Cool to see the Robson’s have a connection to both CC and ASU

U18s: 2 goal on 45 shots and gave up 5 on 16 shots.

And Canada riots

That U18 team is going to be memorable in a bad way, oh boy.

Fiddler to Denver

Ducks have the Oilers right where they want them 3-0 Oilers

NCAA rules say betting of any kind means you lose eligibility

Sounds like Poirier is a locker cancer, so Penn State is perfect for him

Another trophy for CC to lose 🤣 j/k That good for them to have between the two schools

End the loser point, you shouldn’t get a point for making it to OT.

5-4 OT Vegas

The Mammoth doing a jersey exchange so NCAA and I like it. 🤣

Really hard to hate him as an owner.

4-4 Can't imagine Utah will leave that corner that way, as a owners suite. I like that they sit right on the glass

4-3 Utah NHL should have moved to Utah a long time ago

Tie game

And there’s Oshie talking too

Just like that a 3-0 lead is now 3-2 Vegas

Both UND players with goals back to back

With the NCAA men's hockey annual meetings going on, some changes that need to be made at the conference level or league wide (no regional stuff). Penalties: Puck over the glass delay of game. (being discussed) Call only embellishment/dives instead of matching calls, making it a major would be great to potentially keep players from doing it. (being discussed) Make failed challenges a penalty like the NHL. (being discussed) Any cross-check to the head should be an automatic major and a game, if it happens again the games double each time. This need to be out of the game and happens all the time. If a player grabs their head after a hit. They have to go to concussion protocol, or they should have to miss the rest of the game. We've all seen that a player lays on the ice, grabs their head, and dies. Magically during the review, they are healed/revived and back out right as the power play starts. You could say faking an injury should be a DQ. Goalie interference - Can someone come up with what is goalie interference and start calling it. If the goalie wants to leave the blue paint, I'm all for him being fair game. Games: Need to get more games in a season, this would make the season longer to fit. Also need fewer off weekends with two max, one in the first half and one in the second. 40 to 44 game regular season, I'd like this to be 50 a season without exempt games. This would be 24 conference games, 10 non-conference historical rival games, 10 non-conference games, and 5 to 6 exempt games (Alaska, Ice Breaker, HOF, and holiday tournaments). Conference games are 22-26 depending on the conference and how many teams in the conference. With there being 6 conferences that would be a mandatory 2 games against each conference every year. Different teams each year, unless doing a return game the following season. This will let the little guys host the big boys every few years (think of it as UND plays Bemidji once every 8 years). Historic rival games, this would be a way to get Minnesota, Wisconsin, BC, BU, etc on the schedule yearly and not wasting it on the Bemidji's. Bring back holiday tournaments make this exempt to the regular season games like going to Alaska, Ice Breaker, and HOF game. This would be 7 total exempt games, with a max of 6 exempt games a year (2 Alaska, 2 Ice Breaker, and 2 Holiday). Give exemption exhibition games to play ACHA teams looking to move up. This could be a "preseason" type game the week before the season starts. One a side note, I'd like to see more teams do what UND does and have "destination" games. Need to grow the game and get a ACHA team to play before the NCAA game. Have discounted tickets for the fans that watch the ACHA game. Other changes needed: The Davos rules: Second goal line that is a puck width away from the goal line, being able to hear the refs and see all replays as they talk to the review official, and the wave off icings if the player is slow are taking time to get to the puck. These three especially the first two should be in all of hockey. (NCHC needs to be the first to do this) A war room for reviews like the NHL. (NCHC should be the first to do this) Make in net cameras mandatory. Need not only the camera UND has in their nets, but a crossbar camera, a low ice level camera, and a camera that is on a gimbal. NHL quality in net camera system. Everyone needs this (not just UND) NCHC should set the standard they used to set until the new commissioner. (NCHC should do this) Using iPads or Surface Pro on the bench or for the refs to use during reviews (the DU guy wouldn't have a job then lol). Refs using a tablet while standing next to the box keeps the player that has a penalty stay in the box. Or could have the monitors where the coaches walk like the NHL. Surprised this isn't a thing yet but being discussed on the bench at least. Get rid of 3x3 and shootouts, time to go to 5x5 or 4x4 10-minute OTs and no shootouts. They are discussing a 7-minute 5x5 OT or it was a 3x3 7-minute OT. I'm sure there are other changes needed to the season that I'm missing, add ideas to the discussion. I know the Deputy Commissioner of the NCHC has brought up the forum before so if they are lurking these are some good ideas.