The State of College Hockey

[Bomber36]

Start writing checks boys. You want to win , pay for those Canadian kids

I have been writing checks. Not enough people have.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[CTBballfan243]

I have been writing checks. Not enough people have.

Very few will be able to compete with the B1G when it comes to paying for players. Most of Hockey East consists of small schools. I believe this will eventually lead to a few top tier schools from Hockey East that have the will and the $$$ to join the B1G just for hockey, similar to ND. I could see BC and BU going that route.

 

[huskymedic]

AIC will drop hockey back to Division II at the end of this season (#491)

American International’s leaders informed members of its hockey team today that the program will return to Division II at the end of the 2024-25 season, ending a 27-year run as a Division I program.

www.collegehockeyinsider.com

 

[Viet Vet]

With the sad departure of AIC from D1 Hockey, I think we need to project the future of our sport. I believe that NIL will result in consolidation, so here is my amateurish opinion of college hockey's restructuring in 5-10 years. I predict only 48 teams (4X12) will remain in D1 in four "super" conferences (alphabetically):

New England League: BC, BU, UConn, Maine, UMass, UML, Merrimack, SHU (yes, Sacred Heart) PC, NE, UNH, UVM.

Eastern League: Army, Brown, Cornell, Clarkson, Colgate, Dartmouth, Harvard, Quinnipiac, Princeton, St. Lawrence, Union, Yale.

Midwest League: Bowling Green, Ohio St., Miami (OH), Michigan, Mich. St., Mich. Tech, Minnesota, Minn. St., Niagara, Notre Dame,
Wisconsin, Ferris State.

Northwestern League: Air Force, Arizona St., Bemidji St., Colorado College, Denver, Lake Superior St., Minnesota Duluth, Northern Michigan,
Nebraska-Omaha, St. Cloud, St, Thomas, Western Michigan.

 

[mac2351]

Good video on Cav’s thoughts on the state of college hockey

Great disparity in NIL between Big Ten and the rest of college hockey

Does not think the 26 scholarship limit is a good idea. Still unsure what the rules will be

Cav believes that allowing CHL players is a good idea if done the correct way

UConn is looking at CHL players that can help them

Still recruit USHL but says the CHL is better than the BCHL

Believes more schools will drop out of D1 because they cannot compete

 

[Patman]

Programs dropping out i think is more of the oncoming student crunch and prevailing financial issues. I don't think it's merely "can't compete"

 

[NE Football]

I don’t think any B1G school will be adding hockey now that they will be paying the football and basketball players a total of 22 million per year. The quality of college hockey will improve with less teams plus adding the CHL players.

 

[Patman]

I don’t think any B1G school will be adding hockey now that they will be paying the football and basketball players a total of 22 million per year. The quality of college hockey will improve with less teams plus adding the CHL players.

title ix continues to be the general obstacle. Teams closer to the bottom aren't going to pay any appreciable NIL in hockey

 

[huskymedic]