NCAA / CHL Lawsuit

[AUS Fan]

"The top USports programs should still be able to recruit the best available players - they are destination hockey schools. But the overall talent level is probably going to drop a bit."

The best available player next year may not be as good as the best available player this year because he may have gone to NCAA. UNB will still get the best player.

I can't see many "pure" MHL guys going to AUS schools unless there is no one else available. The 2 guys at SMU (Chisholm and MacDonald) had a fair bit of QMJHL time.

I know I'm an aberration (in more ways than one) when it comes to hockey, but I don't want to see any team win or lose 10-0. The only time I felt differently was the 1993 CIAU final when ACA destroyed UofT 12-1 and only because the TSN guys were dumping on the AUAA.

The guys who play CIS are not looking to go to the NHL. They know they aren't going to the NHL, so they are getting a degree. As long as the hockey is entertaining, I'm happy.

 

[Corso]

The top USports programs should still be able to recruit the best available players - they are destination hockey schools. But the overall talent level is probably going to drop a bit. Oh well.

Honest question here (very ill informed about most things U-Sports related) but what do schools like UNB and other top schools offer that make them a destination and how do they compare with say even the mid-range D-1 schools, in terms of facilities, coaching and general development?

 

[FreddyFoyle]

Honest question here (very ill informed about most things U-Sports related) but what do schools like UNB and other top schools offer that make them a destination and how do they compare with say even the mid-range D-1 schools, in terms of facilities, coaching and general development?

The top USports programs, such as UNB, Alberta, UQTR, etc., do most of your list. They try to max out their scholarship pool (known as Athletic Financial Awards, or AFAs), they have good, well-maintained facilities, they have full-time head coaches and associate coaches, they have strength and conditioning coaches and all the other support you would expect from a Div I school or pro team, they put a lot of effort into recruiting, they have decent fan bases, and they have a record of developing players to graduate to pro hockey in Europe, ECHL, AHL and sometimes even the NHL. Bottom line, they are serious about winning, which is important considering most Canadian university undergraduate programs are pretty similar (they are all public universities, even those who see themselves as Canadian Ivies).