Non-UND College Hockey 2024-25

[FSSD]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

Arizona State will have 11 home games done by a tv crew and the rest done by Cronkite students.

ASU students have done a reasonable job.  IMO Better than the professionals calling SCSU and UMD games.

[cberkas]

5 minutes ago, FSSD said:

ASU students have done a reasonable job.  IMO Better than the professionals calling SCSU and UMD games.

They are not bad; they basically copy how the NHL has a person between the benches. They just need someone that knows hockey better to go with the PxP guy. Some Cronkite alums/students are not happy about the local FOX station doing games. 

[MGsioux]

2 hours ago, FSSD said:

ASU students have done a reasonable job.  IMO Better than the professionals calling SCSU and UMD games.

I actually like Bruce Ciskie who does UMD , SCSU is very rough still though in my opinion 

[nodak651]

2 hours ago, MGsioux said:

I actually like Bruce Ciskie who does UMD , SCSU is very rough still though in my opinion 

I love SCSU broadcasts.  Not that they're necessasarily trying to be, but I think the guys are legitimately funny.  Clown show!

[brianvf]

Hockey East media poll:

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2024-25 Hockey East Media Poll
1. Boston College (14) 164
2. Boston University (1) 146
3. Maine 125
4. Providence 113
5. Massachusetts 110
6. Northeastern 94
7. New Hampshire 73
8. Connecticut 54
9. Merrimack 45
10. Vermont 34
11. Massachusetts-Lowell 32

 

[The Sicatoka]

Nice to see the Black Bears in blue restoring their program. 

[Sweethockey]

For those of you who have been to Lawson arena, which end do the visitors shoot twice at? Planning on going this year. Any advice is welcomed.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

I'm very much on board with this rebranding of FSN rather than Bally Sports.

[brianvf]

Lucius will miss some time at the beginning of the season from the sounds of it:

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Arizona State forward Cruz Lucius is dealing with a lower-body injury and head coach Greg Powers said Lucius will miss some time. Powers didn't give any specific timeline, though.

"It's obviously fluid, but hopefully not too much," Powers said. "Right now, he's probably going to miss a little bit of time."

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/nchc-media-day-notes-tommies-confident-in-their-position-moving-forward

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

2 hours ago, brianvf said:

Lucius will miss some time at the beginning of the season from the sounds of it:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/nchc-media-day-notes-tommies-confident-in-their-position-moving-forward

He dropped in the draft due to injury concerns is my recollection. 

[cberkas]

3 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

He dropped in the draft due to injury concerns is my recollection. 

Didn't his brother leave Minnesota because of now Minnesota handled his injuries. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/140981/private/eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0MjI4NDE3MiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTQ4ODY1ODM2LCJpYXQiOjE3MjYyNTkwNTgsImV4cCI6MTcyODg1MTA1OCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTE0MDk4MSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.DHnJUX3PmWHIdnOdlgueHXWVhIE8KLpLzUuBbxorOOk.rss

McMahon talking about the WHL commit. Sorry for the garbage link.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

12 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Didn't his brother leave Minnesota because of now Minnesota handled his injuries. 

Yep. They both played too much too young, repetitive stress injuries were almost guaranteed.

[cberkas]

47 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/140981/private/eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0MjI4NDE3MiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTQ4ODY1ODM2LCJpYXQiOjE3MjYyNTkwNTgsImV4cCI6MTcyODg1MTA1OCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTE0MDk4MSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.DHnJUX3PmWHIdnOdlgueHXWVhIE8KLpLzUuBbxorOOk.rss

McMahon talking about the WHL commit. Sorry for the garbage link.

The first CHL player commits to an NCAA program w/ Shane Malloy (collegehockeyinsider.com)
This one looks to be working

[cberkas]

 

[fightingsioux4life]

I know what group I want UND in. And it's not the "FCS group".

The other NCHC schools had better "Opt-In" on this as well.

[farce poobah]

In the comments to McMahon's tweets above, someone notes that Hockey East is at risk of splitting up - the Boston schools which have loads of money and will happily buy as many trophies as they can, contrasted with the smaller schools and lower budget schools that might rather stay with 18 scholarships and no revenue sharing.  

I think, a decade after the first attempts, the NCHC can become "National" and pick up some high profile Eastern schools.

[cberkas]

This feels like they are building it really fast

[Humboldt]

The LetsGoDU SuperPoll came out today. Pretty funny.

https://letsgodu.com/2024/09/20/letsgodu-hockey-super-poll-selects-pioneers-1-for-20th-straight-season/

 

 

[.357]

Whoa. According to Schlossman, Pitlick will be playing at MSU-Mankato this year. Totally didn't see this happening. 

[farce poobah]

MSU says so too:

https://msumavericks.com/news/2024/9/19/mens-hockey-rhett-pitlick-joins-minnesota-state-hockey.aspx

[brianvf]

That’s a weird turn of events. I wonder if he didn’t get an offer he wanted from the pros but by then he had already burned the UMN bridge?

[.357]

Probably unrelated, but with MN's top prospects like Berchild & Lutner going elsewhere & their highest scorer from last season transferring, seems like something's a little off with that program. Maybe it's a temporary rough patch that all big programs experience occasionally, or a sign of something deeper. 

Would be interesting to know if he reached out to UND or any other schools. I mean, MI seems like it would have been a good fit for him; as I thought they were hemorrhaging at top forwards this year & they could have very much made room for him.

[tnt]

38 minutes ago, .357 said:

Whoa. According to Schlossman, Pitlick will be playing at MSU-Mankato this year. Totally didn't see this happening. 

Do they have extra sticks, or are they going to retrieve them from the stands!

[farce poobah]

1 hour ago, brianvf said:

That’s a weird turn of events. I wonder if he didn’t get an offer he wanted from the pros but by then he had already burned the UMN bridge?

Given the late date ... (and now that the rest of the MN roster is set) ...

I wonder if he was told by Motzko that he wouldn't be on top line, or maybe not even second line (they have some real talent coming in at forward positions).  He did get benched at times last year.