NCAA Hockey Expansion Thread

[Hollywood3]

Sorry to resurrect Simon Fraser’s Quixotic self again, but they’re still talking about NCAA.

SFU names new executive athletic director — What's next for sports teams at the school?

Questions remain about staying in the NCAA, whether football team will be resurrected, and whether club hockey squad will get Varsity status

theprovince.com

The upshot is this: they finally hired an athletic director. The athletic department’s finances are a mess. The hockey team coach still wants to go to NCAA and a tie with BU somehow make the pipe dream credible.

More likely is that the new AD is going to pop the bubble of the hockey team coach, who will then find some other place to pursue his dream, and SFU will rejoin Canadian USports.

The story says that hockey would be privately funded. If some donors are willing to spend wildly, anything's possible. If they don't get their share of home games, I don't see this working.

There is no guarantee they would be readmitted to the CW. They placed a moratorium on new applicants a couple years back.

If they have financial issues, I don't see football returning.

 

[MeHateHe]

The story says that hockey would be privately funded. If some donors are willing to spend wildly, anything's possible. If they don't get their share of home games, I don't see this working.

Steve Ewen's story is poor to begin with. His evidence for private funding is the team's current coach, who's acting as much like a pitch man for the NCAA dream as he is a coach.

The story also cited the 1-1 tie with BU as evidence that Simon Fraser's team is credible, which ignores the fact that the Red Leafs were fairly dominated by Boston. Shots were 40-13 and Simon Fraser had 20 blocked shots on top of that, and Boston hit the post/crossbar three or four times. The game was played in one end of the ice and the tie flattered the visitors.

Men's Ice Hockey vs Simon Fraser (exh.) on 1/5/2024 - Box Score - Boston University Athletics

The official box score of Men's Ice Hockey vs Simon Fraser (exh.) on 1/5/2024

goterriers.com

 

[Hollywood3]

Steve Ewen's story is poor to begin with. His evidence for private funding is the team's current coach, who's acting as much like a pitch man for the NCAA dream as he is a coach.

The story also cited the 1-1 tie with BU as evidence that Simon Fraser's team is credible, which ignores the fact that the Red Leafs were fairly dominated by Boston. Shots were 40-13 and Simon Fraser had 20 blocked shots on top of that, and Boston hit the post/crossbar three or four times. The game was played in one end of the ice and the tie flattered the visitors.

Men's Ice Hockey vs Simon Fraser (exh.) on 1/5/2024 - Box Score - Boston University Athletics

The official box score of Men's Ice Hockey vs Simon Fraser (exh.) on 1/5/2024

goterriers.com

True enough. They also usually lose to Trinity Western, the weakest team in the CW, and had trouble with Briercrest of the ACAC.

 

[Nodak651]

These deserves more views. History of CCHA, Hockey East, and WCHA

 

[mk80]

Some news regarding Tennessee State in this article:

An HBCU Is Betting on Hockey Amid a Financial Crisis

Tennessee State is the first HBCU to add a men’s hockey program. The Tigers have big plans, but they’ll have to navigate a financial crisis.

frontofficesports.com

For those who want the spark notes:
1. The university has a severe budget crisis but is still moving forward with hockey
2. They still don’t have a solid estimate for the cost of hockey
3. The Preds are covering some of the startup And the team will play at one of the Ford Ice Center facilities when (if) they hit the ice

 

[Bonk]

Some news regarding Tennessee State in this article:

An HBCU Is Betting on Hockey Amid a Financial Crisis

Tennessee State is the first HBCU to add a men’s hockey program. The Tigers have big plans, but they’ll have to navigate a financial crisis.

frontofficesports.com

For those who want the spark notes:
1. The university has a severe budget crisis but is still moving forward with hockey
2. They still don’t have a solid estimate for the cost of hockey
3. The Preds are covering some of the startup And the team will play at one of the Ford Ice Center facilities when (if) they hit the ice

None of that is good.

BTW, are you coming to Oxford next week?

 

[JMCx4]

... BTW, are you coming to Oxford next week?

If he is, he may have to bunk with Bonk. Miami home football game on Sat. afternoon 10/26. When I tried to book two nights lodging for that "hockey weekend" a few months ago, I couldn't find suitable accommodations within a fairly large radius around Oxford.