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If we get into the B1G conference, wouldn't Hartford be the better option? They play in front of huge crowds.
 
Butch said:
If we go get into the B1G conference, wouldn't Hartford be the better option? They play in front of huge crowds.
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XL versus on campus arena will never be a better option for hockey... Select games against high profile teams @ XL yes bu not all games. Need students!l
 
Butch said:
If we go get into the B1G conference, wouldn't Hartford be the better option? They play in front of huge crowds.
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Nobody in the (future) Big Ten plays in anything other than an on-campus arena. And "huge crowds" for college hockey means about 6K, which is about 40% of the capacity of the Civic.

We'd look about as embarrassing as Ohio State does now, who draws on average 4000 in a 17.5K arena.
 
huskymedic said:
XL versus on campus arena will never be a better option for hockey... Select games against high profile teams @ XL yes bu not all games. Need students!l
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I agree with the students but Hartford is the easiest way in and out of games. Students might be excited enough to travel to Hartford for big games. Just about every game will be a big game. They'll have football and hockey games to go to every weekend.
 
kingdobbs said:
Nobody in the (future) Big Ten plays in anything other than an on-campus arena. And "huge crowds" for college hockey means about 6K, which is about 40% of the capacity of the Civic.

We'd look about as embarrassing as Ohio State does now, who draws on average 4000 in a 17.5K arena.
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Minnesota and Wisconsin draw 10K+. They might be exceptions. If we do on campus, we should do 5-6K minimum.
 
Wow... Yale takes out Minnesota 3-2 w/ winning goal 9 seconds into OT. C'mon Quinnipiac!
 
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kingdobbs said:
Nobody in the (future) Big Ten plays in anything other than an on-campus arena. And "huge crowds" for college hockey means about 6K, which is about 40% of the capacity of the Civic.

We'd look about as embarrassing as Ohio State does now, who draws on average 4000 in a 17.5K arena.
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Nobody in ANY league plays in anything but an on-campus or very near campus arena. North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are the only ones who consistently draw 10K+, Omaha usually gets close to 8K, from there, it's 6-7K and down. Your point about Ohio State is a good one, they look absolutely terrible playing in front of 3,500 in a 18K facility.



and.....YALE!!!!! Always a good day when the Goofers are eliminated. And according to the ESPN graphic during the MN-Yale game, they will play the winner of Niagara and South Dakota. :mad:
 
Wow. Can't believe Yale won. Puts all of that ECAC doubting in it's place. :P
 
Butch said:
Wow. Can't believe Yale won. Puts all of that ECAC doubting in it's place. :P
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Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie)
3/29/13, 5:27 PM
Congrats to Yale on knocking off Minnesota in NCAA hockey play today. All ECACers, past and present, enjoy refuting the old E-Z-AC rep.
 
Lowell is beating down Wisconsin. The B1G hockey teams are being slayed.
 
College hockey world is in the state of complete chaos. Lowell put Wisconsin up against the wall and took care of business. Niagra is beating UND, 1-0, almost the end of the 2nd. UND fans were "expecting" UND to walk through Niagra. Go Purple Eagles!
 


2 Frozen Four teams from last season play in Providence this weekend. Go ECAC! Besides Union, if they play Quinnipiac.
 
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HuskyDogArt said:
Maine at Fenway?? Really?? That would be interesting -- from an open rink to playing in the open at Fenway!!
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Sorry, my bad when I said we, I meant BU. Wouldn't be shocked to see UConn there down the road, they're going to be having the rest of the HE teams who've not played at Fenway there this year, Merrimack, PC, and Lowell I believe.

The B1G is gone, UND won, UNH winning means Lowell (who was a decided favorite over Bucky) is a shoe-in for the FF since UNH couldn't win a big game in March if their life depended on it, and Quinniunionisius has about a 1% shot at stopping BC. Hockey never follows chalk this time of year, lots of parity, and it's great to see. If only my guys could've got in they'd have made some noise. Oh well. Go Sioux.
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
....and Quinniunionisius has about a 1% shot at stopping BC. Hockey never follows chalk this time of year, lots of parity, and it's great to see.
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I would give it a 30% chance, at least. Quinnipiac can play.
 
Chip Malafronte (@ChipMalafronte)
3/30/13, 6:47 PM
Yale 4, North Dakota 1. Bulldogs will head to Frozen Four at the Igloo in Pittsburgh. #ECACHockey

Chip Malafronte (@ChipMalafronte)
3/30/13, 8:04 PM
Quinnipiac 4, Canisius 3. Final. Bobcats will face Union/Boston College winner Sunday at 6:30 for a place in Frozen Four #ECACHockey

Not a bad afternoon for the locals... Gotta love play-off hockey!
 
BC down 0-3 to Union needs to wake up or they'll be playing street hockey in the gym next week. Go U.
 
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Whodathunk...

Like QU chances better against Union than BC although that would have been fun.
 
Who would have ever imagined such an outcome? Two one-seeds left, one of them being Quinnipiac.

My seat happened to be right next to the tunnel between the Quinnipiac bench (and Union for the second game on the first day) and the seats (three seats away) twice right by the ice. It was surreal.

I must say, even though there may be people begging for money here and there on sidewalks, Providence sure is one heck of a cultural city.
 
BTW, for anyone from around here thinking of making the trek to Pittsburgh for the Frozen Four, tickets are generally VERY easily attainable outside the rink from fans looking to sell extras well below face value. Face for the weekend package, I believe is around $190, but with four non-powerhouse teams, tickets will be very, very easy to come by outside the arena. There's also the ticket forum on the USCHO.com boards, I wouldn't be surprised if you could find a weekend package ticket for $100 or less.
 
this has got to be one of the more odd final Fours in recent memory. UMass-Lowell, Quinipiac, St Cloud and Yale? How the heck did Yale get included in with this group? Can't remember more schools nobody has ever heard of than this.
 
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Yeah, definitely an odd group. First time the FF will have four teams who've not won a championship since the 1950s.


Also, with regard to UConn's coaching search, inexplicably, Denver just forced their head coach George Gwozdecky to resign. If UConn really wanted to make a splash, they could shoot for him. It would cost a lot, and surely there will be other programs lining up for him, as he has multiple national championships, pretty much in the NCAA tournament every year, so it's puzzling as to why he was forced out. Probably a long shot, but would be an absolutely HUGE get for the program. He's in his late 50's, so he's got some years left in the bank as well.
 
It might be odd, but I think it's a moment that was in the making. Yale is way overdue. Oldest NCAA hockey program. UMass-Lowell, Quinnipiac and Union are newer to the D1 hockey level. We have half of the Frozen Four teams now. New blood in our area at the top level does not hurt. I knew a day would come when UConn will be in a top hockey conference. I won't give Marshall credit for that. I'll just give him credit for sticking with us while our barn is junk. Lowell and Union do have a history at the D2 level. Union fans do travel well. QU fans also travel well. QU and Union are great additions to the ECAC.
 
Butch said:
It might be odd, but I think it's a moment that was in the making. Yale is way overdue. Oldest NCAA hockey program. UMass-Lowell, Quinnipiac and Union are newer to the D1 hockey level. We have half of the Frozen Four teams now. New blood in our area at the top level does not hurt. I knew a day would come when UConn will be in a top hockey conference. I won't give Marshall credit for that. I'll just give him credit for sticking with us while our barn is junk. Lowell and Union do have a history at the D2 level. Union fans do travel well. QU fans also travel well. QU and Union are great additions to the ECAC.
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I can't wait until the final 4 has UConn, QU, Yale and Maine. Wouldn't that be something???
 
HuskyDogArt said:
Hmmm... interesting... I thought Dave B. would get the job...
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They were always going to conduct a search at the end of the year, as far as I'm concerned. Berard just happened to get his name on the "definitely give an interview" list with this year's post-January performance.
 
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