NCAA Hockey Scores and Updates (Non-Sioux)

[geaux_sioux]

It's all the same to me though...

It's all quitting to me. Maybe some think I'm off base here, and that's fine.

It's cowardice. Put a chip on your shoulder and improve and be the best player on the team the next year. Taking the easy way out is becoming too common with football and hockey players and it's pathetic.

[tnt]

Yeah to me how can the CHL spout how great they are, yet a bunch of their players are guys that couldn't cut it in college hockey or wanted to put up better numbers.

[yzerman19]

It is possible that the Leafs pressured him to go CHL as well. His numbers were not bad for an 18 year old freshman. He also might not like school or the coach or the system. Put it all together and you really only have three choices- transfer schools and sit out a year (no way, not for a first rounder), stick it out at Miami (no fun if you are truly miserable, and if you are miserable, you aren't going to develop), or lastly, go to the CHL.

We don't know the kids circumstances, and he is likely only telling part of the story so as not to burn bridges or cause issues or embarrass himself or others...I mean, he might be in a world of hurt academically too...all conjecture.

[hrkac]

It is possible that the Leafs pressured him to go CHL as well. His numbers were not bad for an 18 year old freshman. He also might not like school or the coach or the system. Put it all together and you really only have three choices- transfer schools and sit out a year (no way, not for a first rounder), stick it out at Miami (no fun if you are truly miserable, and if you are miserable, you aren't going to develop), or lastly, go to the CHL.

We don't know the kids circumstances, and he is likely only telling part of the story so as not to burn bridges or cause issues or embarrass himself or others...I mean, he might be in a world of hurt academically too...all conjecture.

Burke is a supporter of college hockey so i don't think the Leafs had anything to do with it.

[NDHockey]

I don't like it when they leave college but I don't consider it quite as bad as some here seem to. He finished out the season with his team and did his best. He doesn't owe them more than that once the season concludes.

Seems like a number of kids bail out on Miami. You have to wonder if they are going to take a step back after the NCHC forms.

[patatoe]

I don't like it when they leave college but I don't consider it quite as bad as some here seem to. He finished out the season with his team and did his best. He doesn't owe them more than that once the season concludes.

Seems like a number of kids bail out on Miami. You have to wonder if they are going to take a step back after the NCHC forms.

I don't blame him either. It's not any diffent than David Toews or Feinhage. Both were fairly high draft picks and knew that their ice tim was going to be limited going forward. Cichy, Breaunateau (sp), Hill to name a few more.

The only complaint I have is people using commitments for bargaining leverage.

Once they do come I think forwards should stay for at least two years and d for 3 but that is purely for developmental reasons. I personally think there aren't a lot of players ready for the jump directly to the NHL before then. Of course I would like everyone to stay all four years, but if they are really ready before then, more power to them.

[watchmaker49]

Dumb question here for the trivia experts here. Who have been some of the players that everyone would recognize that played for the NTDP? I don't know that is why I am asking.

[hrkac]

• Rick DiPietro
  
• Patrick Kane
  
• James van Riemsdyk
  
• Erik Johnson
  
• Keith Ballard
  
• Dustin Brown
  
• Jack Skille
  
• Ryan Kesler
  
• David Booth
  
• Chris Higgins
  
• John-Michael Liles
  
• Ron Hainsey
  
• Jack Johnson
  
• Ryan Whitney
  
• Phil Kessel
  
• Ryan Callahan
  
• Mike Komisarek
  
• Matt Carle
  
• RJ Umberger
  
• Patrick Eaves
  
• Ryan Suter
  
• Cory Schneider
  
• Al Montoya
  
• Jimmy Howard
  

[GFG]

I may have missed it, but I didn't see it on here. At the ACHA meetings last week coaches were heavily in favor of switching to face shields. If the the NCAA agrees it could take place this upcoming season.

http://themackreport.com/ncaa-coaches-heavily-favor-changes-from-full-cages-to-shields/

[as15]

I may have missed it, but I didn't see it on here. At the ACHA meetings last week coaches were heavily in favor of switching to face shields. If the the NCAA agrees it could take place this upcoming season.

http://themackreport...ges-to-shields/

About time.

[GFG]

About time.

Woops, I meant visors instead of face shields, but you got the point!

[watchmaker49]

• Rick DiPietro
  
• Patrick Kane
  
• James van Riemsdyk
  
• Erik Johnson
  
• Keith Ballard
  
• Dustin Brown
  
• Jack Skille
  
• Ryan Kesler
  
• David Booth
  
• Chris Higgins
  
• John-Michael Liles
  
• Ron Hainsey
  
• Jack Johnson
  
• Ryan Whitney
  
• Phil Kessel
  
• Ryan Callahan
  
• Mike Komisarek
  
• Matt Carle
  
• RJ Umberger
  
• Patrick Eaves
  
• Ryan Suter
  
• Cory Schneider
  
• Al Montoya
  
• Jimmy Howard
  

Thank you for the links.

[watchmaker49]

I may have missed it, but I didn't see it on here. At the ACHA meetings last week coaches were heavily in favor of switching to face shields. If the the NCAA agrees it could take place this upcoming season.

http://themackreport...ges-to-shields/

Would this not be a good thing to keep the sticks down and the traps shut?

[yzerman19]

It will certainly keep the sticks down...as for yaps, I don't think you can get around that with an auto match penalty for fighting still on the books...I do think it is important to keep fighting out of the college game. You don't want the NCAA to be a training ground for goons (not you goon)...Imagine that world...a Michigan Tech vs Alaska game would have endless fighting...it would look like the Federal League...we'd have to get Hak a brown leather suit ala Reg Dunlop.

[Let'sGoHawks!]

I may have missed it, but I didn't see it on here. At the ACHA meetings last week coaches were heavily in favor of switching to face shields. If the the NCAA agrees it could take place this upcoming season.

http://themackreport...ges-to-shields/

Sure hope this happens

[GFG]

It will certainly keep the sticks down...as for yaps, I don't think you can get around that with an auto match penalty for fighting still on the books...I do think it is important to keep fighting out of the college game. You don't want the NCAA to be a training ground for goons (not you goon)...Imagine that world...a Michigan Tech vs Alaska game would have endless fighting...it would look like the Federal League...we'd have to get Hak a brown leather suit ala Reg Dunlop.

[GFG]

More news on college hockey switching to visors. People seem very optimistic.

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2012/05/04_full_shields_closer_than_ever.php

[Ray77]

More news on college hockey switching to visors. People seem very optimistic.

http://www.collegeho...r_than_ever.php

This was interesting to me:

If the full shields mandate is eliminated, McLaughlin said there is a belief that everyone must go to three-quarter visors instead. If it's optional to still use full shields, then it defeats the purpose of reining in reckless behavior.

So it sounds like even if they wanted to use a full shield, they wouldn't be able to. That might be a tough sell.

[siouxrunner]

This was interesting to me:

If the full shields mandate is eliminated, McLaughlin said there is a belief that everyone must go to three-quarter visors instead. If it's optional to still use full shields, then it defeats the purpose of reining in reckless behavior.

So it sounds like even if they wanted to use a full shield, they wouldn't be able to. That might be a tough sell.

Pretty sure he'll end up wrong on that if they go with the visors. They will surely leave the option for players to use a full mask. You see guys in the NHL often put on a cage after taking a stick or puck to the face, or when playing with a broken jaw, etc. I doubt they'll take that option away from the teams and players.

[as15]

http://slightlychilled.areavoices.com/?p=2341

Great story about Taylor Cammaratta. What a great person, to go along with being an excellent hockey player. The Gopher's really got a good one here.

[crb1]

http://slightlychill...ces.com/?p=2341

Great story about Taylor Cammaratta. What a great person, to go along with being an excellent hockey player. The Gopher's really got a good one here.

He may be a good kid but he has horrible taste in picking colleges.

[passit_offthegoalie]

Yeah, it's too bad he's probably going to be turned into a whining primadonna wuss by the Gophers and their toxic fanbase and culture, over there.

[GFG]

Yeah, it's too bad he's probably going to be turned into a whining primadonna wuss by the Gophers and their toxic fanbase and culture, over there.

rabble rabble rabble rabble

[Sodbuster]

Heard today that Anthony LaPanta was named the new voice of the Minnesota Wild (I'm assuming that it's TY). I wonder who will now do the Gopher games?

[choyt3]

Heard today that Anthony LaPanta was named the new voice of the Minnesota Wild (I'm assuming that it's TY). I wonder who will now do the Gopher games?

The broadcast of the Gopher games on FSN was infinitely improved with this move. I think many Gopher fans will agree. The only thing they could do to diminish this would be to give the job to Kevin Gorg. Or Erik Kuselias.