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    Prospective Recruits

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    12 minutes ago, tnt said:

    http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/victoria-royals-feel-need-for-speed-in-whl-bantam-draft-1.1928587

    This could go on committed thread as well.  Interesting Victoria took Luke Bast, then selected Gabe later, hoping he would flip from the NCAA. The article was from 2015, but would imagine Luke would still be a prospect.

     

    Luke plays for the Brooks Bandits or that's the last place I can find where he played at.

    College Hockey Expansion

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    4 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

    We go after research $, Being in the B1G which is the biggest organized research machine in the country, should help us. Like hanging around the right crowd. The reseacrh part of the B1G most likely won't be availble to us, but we'd be going in the right direction.

    But UND wouldn't be a B1G school there'd be an affiliate in hockey. When we were in the WCHA with other B1G schools did UND get any research money?

    If UND Is trying to get more research money then put people in place to get that money, if they want to on par with B1G schools then make it as hard to go to UND as it is to go to other B1G schools.

    College Hockey Expansion

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    9 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

    There seems to be more support here now than there was last spring. This is huge for UND, have to join with the right terms. Also good for the U in general, potential for more research. Pres. Kennedy is the right guy for this job. He'll make his legacy with this move.

    I don't expect any research opportunities to come out of being in the B1G.

    NORTH DAKOTA @ Western Michigan

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    1 hour ago, scpa0305 said:

    Simo has taken a few steps back this year.  We're talking about a guy who went 59 in 58 (28 goals) in the USHL.  He had 17 pts in 43 last year.  Something is going on there.  And the USHL is a MUCH tougher league than the NA.  Im all for Gornall playing and Simo sitting (as he's not producing) but it would be nice to get Simo going.  As a junior he should be hitting the stat sheet a bit harder.  I was projecting him as a guy that, at the very least, put up 20 points this year.

    From what I hear, Simo is one of the best players in practice.  Scores all the time.

    I expected him to be another Mario, 4th line role player.

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    College Hockey Expansion

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    5 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

    He did. And the article is behind a paywall. Very professional.

    But since he did:

    • The like-minded institution thing is huge, much bigger than the guy give credence to, though he does admit that it is an uphill battle. I'm also having a hard time buying UNO and UMD as back-ups. I'll agree with the B1G not wanting to stay at 7. I still say ASU (the second they get their arena figured out) is more likely.
    • UND was not "taken aback" when the NCHC looked at ASU. That whole paragraph is full of inaccuracies. They were fully aware of the plusses and minuses of ASU, as is everyone else.

    The arena was a big deal breaker for ASU being in the NCHC and I don't think the NCHC wanted Mankato so easier to tell them both no then tell one no.

    If UND has so much pull like the guy says why isn't the Final Faceoff at the X.

    College Hockey Expansion

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    32 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

    Never taught of that angle, that's potentially pretty huge, that could play into the B1G wanting us even more. 

    Maybe WH is a type of sport that could make money from TV if it were in the B1G.

    Women's hockey isn't on TV, except the NCHC.tv will show games once and a while.

    College Hockey Expansion

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    Just now, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

    Could be a problem for the WCHA if Mich and Mich St start WH, or some other B1G shcools, once the number of teams reaches 6.

    It would help kill women's hockey at UND if the B1G started women hockey (that's if UND doesn't join the B1G).

    College Hockey Expansion

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    1 hour ago, GFG said:

    Here's a snippet of what he said: 

    The number the Big Ten Hockey Conference does not want to sit on for very long is 7...as in 7 members. Odd number schools in a Hockey Conference brings on scheduling headaches. Big Ten wants to fill up the BTN and BTN2GO (and other FOX affiliates) with as much live sport content as possible. Truth is numbers for any one Hockey game is minimal...but the numbers for live sport content is always better..and can induce better AD buys than non live sport content. BTN has successfully bundled up 3rd Tier content and distributed on its network which has a 51/49 ownership between FOX and Big Ten Conference.

    Minnesota and Wisconsin want to be paid back. They want to be paid back in full on having to leave the WCHA and to create the Big Ten Hockey Conference. Michigan for the first time since the creation of the Big Ten Hockey Conference is on board with going to the Big Ten Presidents with a presentation to include North Dakota as an affliate member along with Notre Dame (Hockey) and Johns Hopkins (Lacrosse)

    But the B1G doesn't do that now.

    College Hockey Expansion

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    1 hour ago, GFG said:

    The NCHC is getting raided either way...if UND doesn't go it's either Duluth or Omaha and I can probably tell you which one they would push to make Minnesota fans happy. Would UND fans like the NCHC as much without Duluth? UND knows the NCHC is going to keep expanding west and if there are teams that start up out there it's almost certainly going to be power 5 schools with no hockey tradition or anything. If you're UND and you know you'll eventually be sharing a conference with Power 5 schools wouldn't you rather be with the B1G where you at least have some traditional hockey powers? The money will be figured out.

    And the B1G looks like it's on the verge of becoming a very good conference. If you add UND and Notre Dame to it I think you'll have the new power conference in college hockey. Wisconsin is resurging, PSU is actually pretty good, the pairwise supports that. OSU has shown strides and if they can at least keep where they are will be pretty good. Michigan will obviously improve. Michigan State will forever be garbage until they fire Anastos.

    From what I've seen from the realignment the former CCHA schools haven't done all that well in their new conferences, the exception being Ferris State. Omaha needs money more then anyone one else, but they are losing Blais and the rumor is this is his final year. Omaha has an obsession with UND for some reason.

    The B1G even considering adding UND, Duluth, or Omaha, that says that no other school in the B1G is adding hockey.

    If the team you want doesn't agree to the terms do you think Duluth, Omaha or anyone else would agree to them?

    We'll see what happens when it happens, but the core of the NCHC looks to be together. Like I said UND will only go to the B1G if they are getting BTN money.

     

    College Hockey Expansion

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    3 minutes ago, Rebel_Sioux said:

    A friend with a "source" within the Gophers said that UND will be offered a Big 10 spot after this season, if they say no then it will go to UMD or UNO (in that order).

    As much as I'd rather keep the NCHC as is, has anyone heard anything about this from the Sioux hockey side? I could see the current administration doing it of it saves money or makes us more money.

    The only way UND says yes is if they get some BTN money.

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