Fetch Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Brand name sheeeit They would never let in a team that would totally dominate their Pig10 conference & Shame on us if we ever went there from the best conference in College Hockey But go ahead College Hockey is the only thing keeping me in Grand Forks & I'm sick of Cold Winters...Losers I'll just go to Frozen Fours we are in & watch on tv the rest of the year - after 38 yrs of season tickets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 4/14/2017 at 1:22 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said: $$$$$$$$$$$$ and prestige. On 4/14/2017 at 1:24 PM, The Sicatoka said: You are the company you keep. Having your name dropped along side the B1G schools is not bad. I've set out my "must haves" list for UND should this become more than speculation. In this day and age i can understand the lure of $ and association. I just think we've seen the detrimental effects of busting up a historical conference and the related rivalries and worry what would happen if UND was playing a little 6 schedule instead of the local and historical opponents we are used to. Couple that with a complete distrust of the Big10 conference.....i would fear being treated like the red headed step child in that conference. I agree there would need to be iron clad guarantees and i wouldn't even trust them to live up to those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82SiouxGuy Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 49 minutes ago, dagies said: In this day and age i can understand the lure of $ and association. I just think we've seen the detrimental effects of busting up a historical conference and the related rivalries and worry what would happen if UND was playing a little 6 schedule instead of the local and historical opponents we are used to. Couple that with a complete distrust of the Big10 conference.....i would fear being treated like the red headed step child in that conference. I agree there would need to be iron clad guarantees and i wouldn't even trust them to live up to those. UND was in the same league as Minnesota for 62 years. The same league as Wisconsin for 44 years. The same league as Michigan and Michigan State for 30 years each. The same league as Notre Dame for 10 years. Those would all be considered historical opponents. The only 2 schools from the Big 10 that UND hasn't been in a league with are Ohio State and Penn State. Minnesota and Wisconsin are just as local as Duluth, St. Cloud, and Omaha. As far as NCHC opponents, they have been in the same league as Denver and Colorado College for 66 years each, Duluth for 51, St. Cloud for 27, Omaha for 7, Miami and Western Michigan for 4. UND has plenty of history with schools in both leagues. UND has had more deeply heated rivalries with Minnesota and Wisconsin over the years than with any NCHC schools other than possibly Denver. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel_Sioux Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 1 hour ago, 82SiouxGuy said: UND was in the same league as Minnesota for 62 years. The same league as Wisconsin for 44 years. The same league as Michigan and Michigan State for 30 years each. The same league as Notre Dame for 10 years. Those would all be considered historical opponents. The only 2 schools from the Big 10 that UND hasn't been in a league with are Ohio State and Penn State. Minnesota and Wisconsin are just as local as Duluth, St. Cloud, and Omaha. As far as NCHC opponents, they have been in the same league as Denver and Colorado College for 66 years each, Duluth for 51, St. Cloud for 27, Omaha for 7, Miami and Western Michigan for 4. UND has plenty of history with schools in both leagues. UND has had more deeply heated rivalries with Minnesota and Wisconsin over the years than with any NCHC schools other than possibly Denver. We have rivals in both leagues. Ultimately it will come down to money. Kennedy can't afford any extra costs at this point. That being said, if the offer was going to come this year, I think the Big Ten would have made it before we cuts sports. Now this will probably become a recurring question every year until the Big Ten is at 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yote 53 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 On 4/15/2017 at 11:10 PM, 82SiouxGuy said: UND was in the same league as Minnesota for 62 years. The same league as Wisconsin for 44 years. The same league as Michigan and Michigan State for 30 years each. The same league as Notre Dame for 10 years. Those would all be considered historical opponents. The only 2 schools from the Big 10 that UND hasn't been in a league with are Ohio State and Penn State. Minnesota and Wisconsin are just as local as Duluth, St. Cloud, and Omaha. As far as NCHC opponents, they have been in the same league as Denver and Colorado College for 66 years each, Duluth for 51, St. Cloud for 27, Omaha for 7, Miami and Western Michigan for 4. UND has plenty of history with schools in both leagues. UND has had more deeply heated rivalries with Minnesota and Wisconsin over the years than with any NCHC schools other than possibly Denver. Get rid of the names of the conferences. When you look at each of them and where UND fits in it could go either way. UND has a long history with schools in both conferences. As far as the most deeply heated rivalries, that would go to Minnesota and Wisconsin. So if the money lines up and the deal looks good you go to the BIG. Unfortunately, UND moving to the BIG would not be good for the whole of college hockey. More instability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 On 4/15/2017 at 11:10 PM, 82SiouxGuy said: UND was in the same league as Minnesota for 62 years. The same league as Wisconsin for 44 years. The same league as Michigan and Michigan State for 30 years each. The same league as Notre Dame for 10 years. Those would all be considered historical opponents. The only 2 schools from the Big 10 that UND hasn't been in a league with are Ohio State and Penn State. Minnesota and Wisconsin are just as local as Duluth, St. Cloud, and Omaha. As far as NCHC opponents, they have been in the same league as Denver and Colorado College for 66 years each, Duluth for 51, St. Cloud for 27, Omaha for 7, Miami and Western Michigan for 4. UND has plenty of history with schools in both leagues. UND has had more deeply heated rivalries with Minnesota and Wisconsin over the years than with any NCHC schools other than possibly Denver. You are correct and I knew that, but as I was typing on my phone I left some clarification out. My mistake. That said, my point remains. You win on MN and WI and I agree with you there. While historically correct on Michigan and Michigan State, only the oldest UND fans remember that. A live rivalry really doesn't exist with any of those teams with anyone under 50 and many over 50. Also, other than MN, you have no local game (Duluth, St. Cloud, etc.) which I believe is important to the fan experience. I think the regionalism of conference affiliation is a big deal for the fan experience, and you'll lose that in the Big10. But even more than that, I'm concerned that UND would get short shrift in other matters from that arrogant conference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperfan7 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 33 minutes ago, Yote 53 said: Get rid of the names of the conferences. When you look at each of them and where UND fits in it could go either way. UND has a long history with schools in both conferences. As far as the most deeply heated rivalries, that would go to Minnesota and Wisconsin. So if the money lines up and the deal looks good you go to the BIG. Unfortunately, UND moving to the BIG would not be good for the whole of college hockey. More instability. Only way UND moves to the BTHC (if they get an invite) is if is worth if for them financially. B1G would absolutely have to pay the NCHC exit fee. They would also have to get at least a percentage of B1G Network revenue. Demanding a "you can't kick us out" clause as Sic has mentioned probably needs to be in there as well. As far as instability goes, ?I don't think it would be as big of shakeup as people would say. Arizona St would be a likely replacement in the NCHC. I realize their arena situation isn't ideal, but adding them would cause the least amount of shakeup as well as adding another western school for the Colorado schools. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 St. Louis is getting a new facility to house their USHL team, college club teams (Lindenwood), and will be the Blues practice facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 UNLV gets a former NCAA D1 player from Vermont (Jake Kearley). But he played last year for the Vermont club team, looks to have the ability to play D1 just couldn't crack the lineup at Vermont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2017/04/24_D-I-Hockey-at-Illinois-Still.php Quote On April 11, just days after the Frozen Four concluded at the United Center, Illinois unveiled a new "campus master plan," which included several infrastructure improvements. One of the components of the plan was a new UI Ice Arena, which could be located near Memorial Stadium. Brown said that new arena was more meant to replace the existing UI Ice Arena, which was built in the 1930s, and doesn't indicate an impending move to Division I for ice hockey. But that doesn't mean plans wouldn't change if Illinois didn't receive a donation that sparked talks of adding a program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 There's two new DIII hockey leagues starting up next year. They will be mostly Penn-NY schools: the United Collegiate Hockey Conference and the Middle Atlantic Conference. http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/United_Collegiate_Hockey_Conference Follow the link for the Middle Atlantic Conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 New rink for Northern Arizona. http://azrubberhockey.com/nau-will-see-dream-realized-with-new-on-campus-rink-in-2018/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 A top tier club ACHA DI women's hockey league will be formed by the PAC-12, with this tryout camp helping getting recruits: http://pac8hockey.com/games/2017-pac-8-womens-recruiting-camp/ Surely those schools are not looking to start varsity WIH the same time as men's hockey for Title IX purposes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Sounds like ECHL is coming to Reno. Not sure if it will mean anything for Nevada Wolfpack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 7 hours ago, SiouxVolley said: A top tier club ACHA DI women's hockey league will be formed by the PAC-12, with this tryout camp helping getting recruits: http://pac8hockey.com/games/2017-pac-8-womens-recruiting-camp/ Surely those schools are not looking to start varsity WIH the same time as men's hockey for Title IX purposes? I can only find two ACHA teams Arizona State and Colorado. The Pac-8 is ACHA DII for men's. Looks to be for 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 11 minutes ago, cberkas said: I can only find two ACHA teams Arizona State and Colorado. The Pac-8 is ACHA DII for men's. Looks to be for 2018. Do you ever sleep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 https://theathletic.com/50498/2017/04/07/home-ice-what-if-the-state-of-illinois-had-a-d-i-hockey-program/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Announcement coming this evening that 5 schools will receive funding to conduct feasibility study to add D1 hockey. U of Illinois confirmed...what are the other 4? Speculation time. USC Colorado Stanford Alabama UNLV Rutgers Iowa/Iowa State Nebraska Who else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 19 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Announcement coming this evening that 5 schools will receive funding to conduct feasibility study to add D1 hockey. U of Illinois confirmed...what are the other 4? Speculation time. USC Colorado Stanford Alabama UNLV Rutgers Iowa/Iowa State Nebraska Who else? University of Minnesota... Isn't SiouxVolley throwing around University of Utah as a possibility on another thread? I would think Oregon with Nike money, could be a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, dmksioux said: University of Minnesota... Isn't SiouxVolley throwing around University of Utah as a possibility on another thread? I would think Oregon with Nike money, could be a possibility. The Utah rumor is coming from a Utah fan or what he's been hearing on CSNBBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Announcement coming this evening that 5 schools will receive funding to conduct feasibility study to add D1 hockey. U of Illinois confirmed...what are the other 4? Speculation time. USC Colorado Stanford Alabama UNLV Rutgers Iowa/Iowa State Nebraska Who else? UNLV as far as I know has done a study. Foley has said he will help fund the team if there are other donors. Schools with NCAA D1 arenas on or near campus: Illinois State Lindenwood Arizona Nebraska Iowa USC (The Forum) UCLA (The Forum) My other 4 would be: Arizona Nebraska Buffalo Iowa Rutgers has done nothing to add hockey. Alabama's head coach is in Chicago at the NHLCA conference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/19715829/nhl-john-buccigross-where-cawlidge-hockey-add-teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 With the NHL doing this study are they wanting players to go from the CHL to the NCAA then to the NHL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 https://www.sbncollegehockey.com/big-ten/2017/6/26/15870416/nhl-university-of-illinois-feasibility-study-hockey-program Not sure where Whitman came up with that "all B1G teams average 5,000 in attendance," when Michigan State didn't average 5,000 last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchyAlum11 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 On 2017. 6. 24. at 5:54 AM, cberkas said: UNLV is a when at this point, they have numerous options for venues and interest in hockey. Rebel hockey will probably end up finding a conference home before ASU. Schools with NCAA D1 arenas on or near campus: Illinois State - Maybe but I kinda of doubt it. The further you get from Chicago the less interest in hockey there is. Lindenwood - maybe Not sure where they would end up, UNO would Probably like having them, but I doubt anyone in the NCHC would. They would also need a new arena as their current arena only seats 1,000. NCHC would say no, and I think the WCHA would as well. Arizona - Because ASU hockey has been so successful. ASU I think got a rude awakening from the NCHC as to how much the college hockey world cares about if you are a power five school. ASU still has no credible arena, amateur coaching staff, and its training facilities for hockey are a joke. ASU will need to prove it can be successful before AU adds hockey. Nebraska - I know there is a vocal community at Nebraska that wants it. But I doubt you'll see them pony up the money for Husker hockey anytime soon. Plus I bet UNO would love Nebraska coming in and trying to take over in the one sport it had some fame for. Iowa - Maybe if they can find someone willing to pony up the money. Alabama- Why? So we can have another travel burden team. I think the WCHA is still regretting adding Alabama Huntsville and giving more travel expenses to there members. Realistically if they are going to do hockey in the south you need five teams plus Alabama Huntsville to create a southern hockey conferance, one that could have a little bit smaller requirements for arenas and facilities, that might make other southern schools a little more interested, but hockey in the south is a longshot, as two failed NHL franchises in atlanta have proven. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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