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Top Hats Monthly
Jun 22, 2011


People are people so why should it be, that you and I should get along so awfully blink blink recall STOP IT YOU POSH LITTLE SHIT
Why it's time for some NCAA Ice Hockey!
Congrats to Union, for existing, and winning the national championship!

This year, it's a time for laughs, and mostly a time for tears, because all of our teams suck in brand new unique ways. For example, Jack Eichel is now gone, meaning that hopefully Boston sucks a little bit more. Other important story lines include: Mankato State shouldn't be a DI team, and they suck. Go University of Minnesota-Duluth, and go Minnesota sports teams in general (except St. Cloud and Mankato State, so basically go Gophers and Bulldogs). The Wisconsin Badgers continue their tailspin into nothingness, and Nebraska-Omaha continues to get better. If you want to find a real fun storyline, see how good Boston U actually is without their sweetheart, Jack Eichel, who now plays for the Buffalo Sabres, a fate much worse than death!

OH MY GOD, HOCKEY SOUTH!!!!

Arizona State will play four hockey games this year, they will be obliterated, but you might as well watch.

:siren: UPDATE :siren:

Bowling Green has a hockey team? If you didn't know that, talk to DJExile! If you want a unique team to cheer for because you cheer for a DIII team (like me, wahhhh wahhh), then I suggest the following:

Miami-OH
University of Minnesota Duluth
Yale
Union
Alabama-Huntsville (They're real bad, y'all)


What are the conferences?

Shamefully stolen from our resident Michigan Hockey fanatic, Neodoomium!

Neodoomium posted:

Atlantic Hockey
Air Force
American International
Army
Bentley
Canisius
UConn
Holy Cross
Mercyhurst
Niagara
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart

Big Ten
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Ohio State
Penn State
Wisconsin


Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
Brown
Clarkson
Colgate
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Princeton
Quinnipiac
Rensselaer (RPI)
St. Lawrence
Union
Yale

Hockey East
Boston College
Boston Univ (2015 Runnerups, loser of the Eichel Bowl)
Maine
UMass-Lowell
UMass
Merrimack
New Hampshire
Northeastern
Notre Dame (gently caress Notre Dame)
Providence (2015 Champs)
Vermont

National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)
Colorado College
Denver
Miami (not that Miami)
Minnesota-Duluth
Nebraska-Omaha
North Dakota
St. Cloud State
Western Michigan

Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)
Alabama-Huntsville
Alaska-Anchorage
Alaska-Fairbanks (aka Hockeybear)
Bemidji State
Bowling Green
Ferris State
Lake Superior State
Michigan Tech
Mankato
Northern Michigan

Which teams are the least just, therefore cannot be cheered for?

Mankato
Denver
North Dakota
Penn State
Notre Dame



There we go, NCAA hockey fans are happy to teach you if you want to join our happy family this year! The first games will really start in October, get your hype on now and talk about your favorite recruits, and why your team is bad :)

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DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Please respect the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers :colbert:

Also apparently BG is going to host an AHL game (preseason game, maybe?) sometime this year. No real idea why but there you are.



E: And a reminder from Neo in last year's thread:

Neodoomium posted:

The answer to all your questions is simultaneously "the ncaa sucks" and "college hockey is bad"

DJExile fucked around with this message at 15:49 on Aug 17, 2015

Top Hats Monthly
Jun 22, 2011


People are people so why should it be, that you and I should get along so awfully blink blink recall STOP IT YOU POSH LITTLE SHIT

DJExile posted:

Please respect the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers :colbert:

Also apparently BG is going to host an AHL game (preseason game, maybe?) sometime this year. No real idea why but there you are.



E: And a reminder from Neo in last year's thread:

I always go to games with UAH when I'm in Duluth, it's always a good time :)

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011
Probation
Can't post for 8 hours!
OP, Providence won the national championship last year and smacking down Eichelmania. Union are old news :colbert:

Penn St news: Our pair of highly touted Russian recruits decided to push back their college eligibility to at least next year (if at all). I am sad :(

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


BG actually has a pretty manageable schedule this year, now that I look at it.

Although, they open with a home-and-home with Ohio State, then promptly go on the road for a literal month (@WMU, @Canisus, @RIT, weekend @Anchorage) because reasons. Also a home-and-home with Miami so hey OYM :toot:

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

To sign them is my real test

With full no movement clause
Answer: No



Also, NCHC moving to 3v3 OT, god is dead

DJExile posted:

Also a home-and-home with Miami so hey OYM :toot:

:respek:


DOOP posted:

Providence won the national championship last year and smacking down Eichelmania.

Gods of our time, though gods they were

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


So this is neat; A BG hockey blogger submitted FOIA requests to all the WCHA schools to get contract/bonus/buyout information on the coaches.

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

You are now hearing this
noise in your head.



Thank you for keeping in the gently caress Notre Dame part

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Less than a month from the season starting! So hype

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

You are now hearing this
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Michigan is not going to have a good hockey team this year, as they have not had in the last handful. But this year they seem to know it, as I got literature regarding buying season tickets this season.

I'm in my 2nd year out of undergrad. An undergrad of History and Anthropology. How much loving money do you dopes think I have?

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Neodoomium posted:

Michigan is not going to have a good hockey team this year, as they have not had in the last handful. But this year they seem to know it, as I got literature regarding buying season tickets this season.

I'm in my 2nd year out of undergrad. An undergrad of History and Anthropology. How much loving money do you dopes think I have?

lol, what were they asking for season tickets, out of curiosity?

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

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DJExile posted:

lol, what were they asking for season tickets, out of curiosity?

750 for ends, and 900 for sides if I recall correctly.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Neodoomium posted:

750 for ends, and 900 for sides if I recall correctly.

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus :stare:

BG's best section is $313

E: Granted, there are a whole lot of reasons our tickets are dirt cheap :v:

DJExile fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Sep 15, 2015

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

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Yes, for 750 dollars you too can watch a home schedule featuring

code:
Sun., Oct. 4	vs. Toronto ex	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Mercyhurst	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sun., Oct. 18	vs. Mercyhurst	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Robert Morris	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Robert Morris	  Yost Ice Arena	3:00 p.m. ET
Fri., Nov. 13	vs. Niagara	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Nov. 27	vs. Dartmouth	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Dartmouth	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Dec. 4	vs. Wisconsin *	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Dec. 5	vs. Wisconsin *	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Dec. 11	vs. Minnesota *	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Dec. 12	vs. Minnesota *	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Jan. 9	vs. Michigan State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sun., Jan. 17	vs. Ohio State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Thu., Jan. 21	vs. U.S. NTDP Under-18    Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Feb. 19	vs. Ferris State	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Mar. 4	vs. Ohio State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Mar. 11	vs. Penn State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Mar. 12	vs. Penn State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Neodoomium posted:

Yes, for 750 dollars you too can watch a home schedule featuring

code:
Sun., Oct. 4	vs. Toronto ex	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Mercyhurst	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sun., Oct. 18	vs. Mercyhurst	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Robert Morris	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Robert Morris	  Yost Ice Arena	3:00 p.m. ET
Fri., Nov. 13	vs. Niagara	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Nov. 27	vs. Dartmouth	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Dartmouth	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Dec. 4	vs. Wisconsin *	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Dec. 5	vs. Wisconsin *	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Dec. 11	vs. Minnesota *	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Dec. 12	vs. Minnesota *	          Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Jan. 9	vs. Michigan State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sun., Jan. 17	vs. Ohio State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Thu., Jan. 21	vs. U.S. NTDP Under-18    Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Feb. 19	vs. Ferris State	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Mar. 4	vs. Ohio State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Fri., Mar. 11	vs. Penn State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA
Sat., Mar. 12	vs. Penn State *	  Yost Ice Arena	TBA

woof, that's awful :stare:

There are seriously like 4 games there that might be worth seeing

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

You are now hearing this
noise in your head.



DJExile posted:

woof, that's awful :stare:

There are seriously like 4 games there that might be worth seeing

A bad team with a bad home schedule with a lame duck and certainly retiring head coach!

Line up in an orderly fashion, gents

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


goddamn, Red's been there 30 years now? I genuinely had no idea it had been that long

AsInHowe
Jan 11, 2007

red winged angel

Neodoomium posted:

Michigan is not going to have a good hockey team this year, as they have not had in the last handful. But this year they seem to know it, as I got literature regarding buying season tickets this season.

I'm in my 2nd year out of undergrad. An undergrad of History and Anthropology. How much loving money do you dopes think I have?

I think I got one offering like $720 for two tickets. However, the advertising for season tickets isn't about a subpar team, it's, surprisingly enough, related to how Dave Brandon Co. pissed off the hockey season ticket holders.

At least Werenski should be good.

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

To sign them is my real test

With full no movement clause
NCHC TV schedule on CBS Sports:


Fri., Jan. 1, 2016 Notre Dame at Denver Magness Arena, Denver, Colo. 9:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 8, 2016 Colorado College at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, Minn. 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 9, 2016 Notre Dame at Western Michigan Lawson Ice Arena, Kalamazoo, Mich. 8:00 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 22, 2016 Miami at Omaha Baxter Arena, Omaha, Neb. 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 29, 2016 Denver at Miami Steve Cady Arena, Oxford, Ohio 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 29, 2016 Omaha at Colorado College Broadmoor World Arena, Colorado Springs, Colo. 9:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 12, 2016 Western Michigan at Omaha Baxter Arena, Omaha, Neb. 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 12, 2016 North Dakota at Denver Magness Arena, Denver, Colo. 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 19, 2016 Minnesota Duluth at North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, N.D. 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 26, 2016 Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, Minn. 9:00 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 4, 2016 Western Michigan at North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, N.D. 9:00 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 18, 2016 NCHC Semifinal #1 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. 5:00 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 18, 2016 NCHC Semifinal #2 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 19, 2016 NCHC Championship Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. 8:30 p.m.

Troy Queef
Jan 12, 2013




DOOP posted:

OP, Providence won the national championship last year and smacking down Eichelmania. Union are old news :colbert:

Penn St news: Our pair of highly touted Russian recruits decided to push back their college eligibility to at least next year (if at all). I am sad :(

Prov's leading scorer played for the junior team I work for and he came to one of our practices and showed off his ring/medal/all that poo poo. It was cool, and he's a good lad.

soggybagel
Aug 6, 2006
The official account of NFL Tackle Phil Loadholt.

Let's talk Football.
Holy poo poo that's expensive. That's students prices? I'm pretty sure when I was a student at Minnesota season tickets, this was for both weekend games, was 350. I can't imagine it's much higher now.

John McClane
Nov 14, 2011
I'm excited for another season where the Gophers take a backseat to the far superior women's team

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

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noise in your head.



soggybagel posted:

Holy poo poo that's expensive. That's students prices? I'm pretty sure when I was a student at Minnesota season tickets, this was for both weekend games, was 350. I can't imagine it's much higher now.

Nah, student tickets were 225 and then lowered to 175 in an attempt to save Dave Brandon's job

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

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Preseason USCHO Poll is out, everybody!

1 Boston College (19)
2 Minnesota-Duluth (12)
3 Boston University (6)
4 North Dakota (1)
5 Denver
6 Minnesota State (1)
7 Providence (6)
8 Harvard (1)
9 Minnesota (1)
10 Nebraska-Omaha
11 Miami (Not That Miami) (1)
12 Yale
13 Michigan
14 Massachusetts-Lowell (2)
15 Michigan Tech
16 Bowling Green
17 St. Cloud State
18 Quinnipiac
19 St. Lawrence
20 Colgate


Not Ranked: gently caress Notre Dame

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Hey #16, that sounds familia- :unsmith:


oh, right :smith:


E: Grats, Neo

CHN posted:

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Michigan was tabbed the favorite in the 2015-16 Big Ten hockey preseason coaches’ poll, the conference announced on Monday.

Michigan was 12-8-0-0 in league play (22-15-0 overall) and reached the championship game of the 2015 Big Ten Tournament. Two-time defending Big Ten Champion Minnesota was selected second in the preseason poll, with Michigan State capturing third, Penn State taking fourth, Ohio State placing fifth and Wisconsin rounding out the poll in sixth.

The Preseason Players to Watch list features 12 standouts, with four unanimous selections in Michigan’s JT Compher and Zach Werenski, Michigan State’s Jake Hildebrand and Minnesota’s Hudson Fasching. Players from all six schools appeared on the Players to Watch list, led by Michigan with three honorees.

Hildebrand, who is on the Preseason Players to Watch List for the third straight season, was the 2015 Big Ten Player and Goaltender of the Year. He was joined on the All-Big Ten first team last season by Werenski, who was also a unanimous selection for the all-freshman team. Compher and Ohio State’s Nick Schilkey are among the players receiving conference preseason honors for the second consecutive year, with Compher a unanimous selections in both seasons.

2015-16 Big Ten Preseason Poll
1. Michigan
2. Minnesota
3. Michigan State
4. Penn State
5. Ohio State
6. Wisconsin

2015-16 Players to Watch
JT Compher, F, Michigan*
Kyle Connor, F, Michigan
Zach Werenski, D, Michigan*
Jake Hildebrand, G, Michigan State*
Mackenzie MacEachern, F, Michigan State
Hudson Fasching, F, Minnesota*
Justin Kloos, F, Minnesota
Anthony Greco, F, Ohio State
Nick Schilkey, F, Ohio State
David Goodwin, F, Penn State
Eric Scheid, F, Penn State
Grant Besse, F, Wisconsin

Goddamn how far has wisconsin fallen :stare:

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

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Michigan being the preseason pick to win the Big Ten is basically suggesting they are the cripple in the cripple fight with one working leg.

Jake Hildebrand sucks and he's working his his 8th year of college. Graduate already, kid. Even if it's from State.



Also, unsubstantiated rumor that Arizona State is joining the Big Ten next year for hockey, similar to Johns Hopkins joining it for Lacrosse. They are already better for the conference than Rutgers.

soggybagel
Aug 6, 2006
The official account of NFL Tackle Phil Loadholt.

Let's talk Football.
I'm still angry about Minnesota's performance in the NCAA tournament. Goddamn how has this team not won a title in the past few years? I'm pissed. Also gently caress Michigan. I think Minnesota is better.

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

To sign them is my real test

With full no movement clause

Neodoomium posted:

Also, unsubstantiated rumor that Arizona State is joining the Big Ten next year for hockey, similar to Johns Hopkins joining it for Lacrosse. They are already better for the conference than Rutgers.

This would be stupid which means it's probably going to happen.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Dandy Kaiser posted:

This would be stupid which means it's probably going to happen.

new thread title

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

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jimdelany.txt

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011
Probation
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Neodoomium posted:

Preseason USCHO Poll is out, everybody!

1 Boston College (19)
2 Minnesota-Duluth (12)
3 Boston University (6)
4 North Dakota (1)
5 Denver
6 Minnesota State (1)
7 Providence (6)
8 Harvard (1)
9 Minnesota (1)
10 Nebraska-Omaha
11 Miami (Not That Miami) (1)
12 Yale
13 Michigan
14 Massachusetts-Lowell (2)
15 Michigan Tech
16 Bowling Green
17 St. Cloud State
18 Quinnipiac
19 St. Lawrence
20 Colgate


Not Ranked: gently caress Notre Dame

This is quite a spread for No. 1 votes

Neodoomium posted:

Also, unsubstantiated rumor that Arizona State is joining the Big Ten next year for hockey, similar to Johns Hopkins joining it for Lacrosse. They are already better for the conference than Rutgers.

Lol

Just poach Nebraska-Omaha already, Jim. It's not that hard


Michigan is a bad team and shouldn't be favored at all. Gophers are still the best team.

Coco13
Jun 6, 2004

My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.
6th for Wisconsin seems very optimistic.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


I love that nobody has even had their first exhibition game (I'm on color commentary for ours against Toronto this friday hell yeah :toot: ) and we're all already pessimistic as hell.


The true spirit of the college hockey thread is alive and well :)

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

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The important part of that poll, as I'm sure we all agree, is that Notre Dame is not ranked.

soggybagel
Aug 6, 2006
The official account of NFL Tackle Phil Loadholt.

Let's talk Football.

DJExile posted:

I love that nobody has even had their first exhibition game (I'm on color commentary for ours against Toronto this friday hell yeah :toot: ) and we're all already pessimistic as hell.


The true spirit of the college hockey thread is alive and well :)

I'm not pessimistic. I believe the gophers will win the title as I do every year.

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

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Neodoomium posted:

The important part of that poll, as I'm sure we all agree, is that Notre Dame is not ranked.

the times when we agree, though few and far between, are the times that i cherish

Top Hats Monthly
Jun 22, 2011


People are people so why should it be, that you and I should get along so awfully blink blink recall STOP IT YOU POSH LITTLE SHIT

Dandy Kaiser posted:

the times when we agree, though few and far between, are the times that i cherish

Nods sagely

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

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Dandy Kaiser posted:

the times when we agree, though few and far between, are the times that i cherish

We've got a list:

- gently caress Notre Dame
- The NCAA is Stupid and Terrible
- gently caress Notre Dame For Real

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

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- Jim Delany is a herb
- gently caress BC
- gently caress BU
- SPACEBEAR



I think that pretty much covers the universal truths of this thread

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DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


gently caress Shegos

gently caress the selection committee

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