shizzle787
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Would both parties be interested? Would UConn block a potential move?
Quinnipiac and Hockey East
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Quinnipiac has a much easier path to the NCAA tournament in the ECAC. No benefit to joining Hockey East for them.
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When (ultimately) HE adds a twelfth team it will likely be Holy Cross, already a women's league member. Not my personal choice; I'd prefer Sacred Heart, a well-established program with a great new facility.
With twelve teams, the league could go to a balanced schedule, 22 league games each. I've always been a fan of Ivy League basketball's Friday/Saturday travel partner model. In HE it could be: BU/BC, Northeastern/PC, UNH/ME, VT/UMass, Lowell/Merrimack and UConn/Sacred Heart.
With twelve teams, the league could go to a balanced schedule, 22 league games each. I've always been a fan of Ivy League basketball's Friday/Saturday travel partner model. In HE it could be: BU/BC, Northeastern/PC, UNH/ME, VT/UMass, Lowell/Merrimack and UConn/Sacred Heart.
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I believe Q lobbied to replace ND but was turned down.
I'm not sure what HE has planned for future expansion (if anything) but at the moment it appears they are satisfied with the status quo.
I'm not sure what HE has planned for future expansion (if anything) but at the moment it appears they are satisfied with the status quo.
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What was that based on? I was told that Q did not pursue HE and was/is quite happy in the ECAC. They have some facility and admissions advantages they wouldn't have in HE and they get to pitch a rivalry with Yale and membership in a league of top academic institutions. Yes, I know HE has outstanding academic schools as well, but the Ivies provide a special cachet and for a private school like Q that's worked very hard to increase it's public and academic perception being able to promote a rivalry with one of the best known schools in the world that's less than 10 miles away is a unique situation.