squirtcoach Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 24 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: fasching, kloos, Swedish kid. They all play hard. Swedish kid? Whatever happened to Minnesota Gophers - America's team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 53 minutes ago, SiouxFanatic said: Yep. B10/NCHC partnership will not happen. They will want to dictate the terms and get the preferential treatment. Which will definitely not fly with NCHC teams. Which it shouldn't. This isn't football or basketball. Honestly, I would rather have a NCHC/WCHA partnership but from sounds of the articles that have floated this idea, NCHC officials don't seem keen on the idea. I just don't know if you gain a lot with the WCHA partnership as far as great attendance. I suppose that partnership would allow the Big Ten to ask for whatever they want in terms of percentage of gate and scheduling because I think the WCHA would capitulate to any demands to be associated with the Big Ten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 12 minutes ago, cberkas said: I rarely her Kloos' name called during the games I watch. I think Fasching should have been the captain over Kloos. I'm not going to argue over who should or should not be captain because I have no clue how each of them are behind the scenes. I do know that kloos is good. I watch the gophs a lot. Their opponents are always my second favorite college team. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFG Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, squirtcoach said: Swedish kid? Whatever happened to Minnesota Gophers - America's team? Thomas Vanek and Erik Haula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 1 hour ago, scpa0305 said: fasching, kloos, Swedish kid. They all play hard. Fasching would play harder if he was wearing green and white. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MafiaMan Posted February 28, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2016 1 hour ago, GFG said: Thomas Vanek and Erik Haula The Minnesota Golden Gophers: Western Europe's Pride on Ice! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFG Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 1 hour ago, MafiaMan said: The Minnesota Golden Gophers: Western Europe's Pride on Ice! At this point I'm okay with having somebody from Thailand if they're going to help Minnesota win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirtcoach Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 58 minutes ago, GFG said: At this point I'm okay with having somebody from Thailand if they're going to help Minnesota win Now you sound like Lucia! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Starman doing the Arizona State call tonight, could it be a telling sign what conference they will join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 5 hours ago, tnt said: I just don't know if you gain a lot with the WCHA partnership as far as great attendance. I suppose that partnership would allow the Big Ten to ask for whatever they want in terms of percentage of gate and scheduling because I think the WCHA would capitulate to any demands to be associated with the Big Ten. Whatever happens, the conference tournaments cannot continue as they are. They are not sustainable in the long-term. The Big Ten needs to get over it's messiah complex with regard to college hockey; this isn't basketball or football. They are in no position to dictate terms about anything with regard to college hockey and they had better get over that and get used to that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 While the NCHC is definitely the premier conference for now, it does seem like it's only a matter of time until Miami and Western form a MAC-based regional conference again. With Alaska teams having an uncertain future as well, we need to enjoy what we have for the time being before further realignment takes place. I can see us losing the CO schools to a western schools conference when more start up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 1 hour ago, cberkas said: Starman doing the Arizona State call tonight, could it be a telling sign what conference they will join. I think I remember reading that they would announce their conference affiliation shortly after their season ends. Something about wanting the recruits to know which league they'd be in. So we should find out shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Earlier this month Emperor Berry made some comments of Wisconsin hockey then a few days later had to back track his comments. http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/big-ten/2016/2/17/11033704/wisconsin-ad-barry-alvarez-backtracks-on-negative-comments-directed-at-hockey-program?_ga=1.173209571.1919693361.1456722830 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Maine gave Gendron a two year contract extension, I think Maine fans might have wish they kept Tim Whitehead. The grass isn't always greener on the other side. http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/hockey-east/2016/2/19/11060234/maine-hockey-red-gendron-extended-through-2018-2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 11 hours ago, cberkas said: Maine gave Gendron a two year contract extension, I think Maine fans might have wish they kept Tim Whitehead. The grass isn't always greener on the other side. http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/hockey-east/2016/2/19/11060234/maine-hockey-red-gendron-extended-through-2018-2019 I think Gendron will turn the program around. He's actually received several nice commitments recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 20 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said: A combined BTHC/NCHC/WCHA tournament at the Xcel Energy Center would be epic. ... and a scheduling and logistics nightmare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said: ... and a scheduling and logistics nightmare. Why? Everyone would know at least one year in advance when and where it would take place. Or maybe NCHC and WCHA? Whatever happens, the current format is not sustainable for any of these leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 16 hours ago, GFG said: At this point I'm okay with having somebody from Thailand if they're going to help Minnesota win So Don is recruiting the Thai phenom Shu Ting Puk? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 14 hours ago, cberkas said: Starman doing the Arizona State call tonight, could it be a telling sign what conference they will join. I'd say not to read anything more into that than Starman got a free weekend for him and the wife in Phoenix in February. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenWing Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Could Conference tournaments go away? Not saying I think they will but I'm just curious if it's a decision each individual conference can make or if the NCAA rules require them all to have one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 4 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: Why? Everyone would know at least one year in advance when and where it would take place. Or maybe NCHC and WCHA? Whatever happens, the current format is not sustainable for any of these leagues. I'm saying game day scheduling. Fri at ... Noon(?) for WCHA Semi #1; 3 pm B1G Semi #1; 6 pm WCHA Semi #2; 9 pm B1G Semi #2 ... You could try a Thu/Sat (B1G) and Fri/Sun (WCHA) format, but do folks want to hang around to Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Just now, GreenWing said: Could Conference tournaments go away? Not saying I think they will but I'm just curious if it's a decision each individual conference can make or if the NCAA rules require them all to have one Conferences have assigned their auto-bid to the post-season conference tournament winner to keep hope alive to the end of the season for teams that haven't done the work to make the NCAA's already. In the past some BB conferences that didn't do a post-season tourney gave the auto-bid to the regular season champ. In a hockey with PWR world (in a solid conference) that's redundant (save for the year CC won the WCHA and stayed home). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 23 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: I'd say not to read anything more into that than Starman got a free weekend for him and the wife in Phoenix in February. I wasn't putting much into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 1 hour ago, scpa0305 said: I think Gendron will turn the program around. He's actually received several nice commitments recently. Back to back loosing seasons and the team has gotten worse each year since he was named head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said: Why? Everyone would know at least one year in advance when and where it would take place. Or maybe NCHC and WCHA? Whatever happens, the current format is not sustainable for any of these leagues. You definitely would have to add a day to the tournament, and even then you would have to have games at odd hours. Would you be o.k. with a 10:00 a.m. game for UND on Thursday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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