Non-UND College Hockey 2025-26

[RhettRingers]

5 minutes ago, atxsioux said:

So ... Why in the world did McKenna go to Penn state? Just gets more baffling as time moves on in my opinion.

$700k

[nascar99]

3 minutes ago, atxsioux said:

So ... Why in the world did McKenna go to Penn state? Just gets more baffling as time moves on in my opinion.

Money and he wanted to be "the guy" that everyone associates with Penn State Hockey going forward. With McKenna being from Yukon and it being unlikely that he was exposed to NCAA Hockey & its unique culture, I don't think he necessarily valued North Dakota, Denver, Michigan, or Boston University above the rest. 

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, nascar99 said:

Money and he wanted to be "the guy" that everyone associates with Penn State Hockey going forward. With McKenna being from Yukon and it being unlikely that he was exposed to NCAA Hockey & its unique culture, I don't think he necessarily valued North Dakota, Denver, Michigan, or Boston University above the rest. 

He's gone after next season.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

 

 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Big Ten changing their playoff format, speculated that NCHC too

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2025/07/21_Big-Ten-Set-to-Make-Tournament.php

[cberkas]

Finally, they are getting home games. There is talk they will play the NTDP outdoors

[nascar99]

Listening to the David Carle interview with Adam Wodon on the 2025 CHN Summer Series Pod. Carle is so much smarter & hits the nail on the head of why we need home site regionals while Wodon is a complete dunce. Actually hard to listen to Wodon's takes on it...

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

1 hour ago, nascar99 said:

Listening to the David Carle interview with Adam Wodon on the 2025 CHN Summer Series Pod. Carle is so much smarter & hits the nail on the head of why we need home site regionals while Wodon is a complete dunce. Actually hard to listen to Wodon's takes on it...

Carle repeatedly lets Wodon talk himself into a box and he falls for it every time, just dismantles every argument he puts forward systematically and does not let him slither away with backhanded comments without explaining himself.  I loved every second of it.

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

44 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

Carle repeatedly lets Wodon talk himself into a box and he falls for it every time, just dismantles every argument he puts forward systematically and does not let him slither away with backhanded comments without explaining himself.  I loved every second of it.

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." -Napoleon Bonaparte 

[nascar99]

On 7/22/2025 at 9:02 AM, nascar99 said:

Listening to the David Carle interview with Adam Wodon on the 2025 CHN Summer Series Pod. Carle is so much smarter & hits the nail on the head of why we need home site regionals while Wodon is a complete dunce. Actually hard to listen to Wodon's takes on it...

Listening to more of Wodon's interviews with coaches: it's like Wodon doesn't want to grow the game & just keep it small & niche (which means it declines over time). Very much an "old man yells at cloud" mentality. I get it, change is hard, but the neutral site regional format playing in boring atmosphere places like Worcester, MA, Providence, RI, Manchester, NH, Albany, NY, etc is not helping the sport at all.

[atxsioux]

The odds of games being played directly in the city of Boston would be pretty high based on BU / BC being consistently good (then throw in Harvard and Northeastern once in awhile). Having big time playoff hockey in that city would be great to showcase the game. (Same story with the gophers hosting in Minneapolis.) Making random people notice at bars before and after games in those major cities is a great way for people to take notice of the sport.

 

BU and BC you could argue have actually been hurt the past 20 years for fan base growth because instead of playing it in their metro they ship the meaningful playoff games to random east coast locations.

[atxsioux]

Not to mention having games in a big metro area would objectively make it easier for any away fans to travel to games if they wish. The current model has almost no games played in a major city. (which in turn "should" make it easier for TV crews to get there - another big argument or Wodon's concerns about feasibility) ASU (Phx) / Denver / Boston schools / MSP (gophers) are all very possible hosts for NCAA games.