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Date Posted: 07:25:16 06/30/04 Wed
Author: Zipp
Subject: Hardly Doing All We Can!
In reply to: JRGNYR 's message, "July 1st" on 20:53:07 06/29/04 Tue

We may or may not get into the ECAC (let's hope we do), but either way it will be EXTREMELY difficult to argue that "we did all we could". True, all the facts are not known, but we do know that HC has said it will not give scholarships and is unlikely to significantly upgrade the Hart Center rink. These two facts alone show that the administration was hardly "going all out" to gain admittance to the ECAC. Oh well, I guess we've become accustomed to losing out on these sort of things.

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[> Re: July 1st -- Class of '83, 09:48:45 06/30/04 Wed

Here is the latest scoop I have heard. The decision will not be made until July 15. The decision now looks to be between HC and Quinnapiac. Apparently none of the ECAC AD's want to travel to Merceryhurst - it is too far. Under closer analysis the academic profile of Niagra is weak and that seems to be a concern of the committee. And Sacred Heart just does not have enough to offer. As expected Harvard, Dartmouth, Princeton and RPI are in favor of HC. The Union AD wants to add a team which offers scholarships which HC will not do. This is what Quinnapiac has to offer. It is unsure what Colgate and Brown want since the AD situation at these two schools in is in a state of flux - (Colgate hiring the former Brown AD and consequently Brown in the process of finding a new AD). It is also unsure what Yale, St. Lawrence and Clarkson prefer.

The other interesting bit of information I have heard relates to where HC will play it's home games. As has been discussed, Quinnapiac has expressed their intentions to build a new hockey arena. (although from what I understand they have raised little or no money to do so). To offset this, HC has negotiated or is negotiating to play all it's home games at the Centrum in Worcester. I am unsure whther this actually means all home games or just ECAC home games.

I would, for one, as a local Worcester alum be willing to purchase season tickets if the games are at the Centrum to show my support for the school's commitment to upgrade the program.

In any event it looks as if only one school will be invited. I know there has been discussion of the committee inviting more than one team but it does not look like that will happen.

Good luck and I hope it works out for our hockey program.

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[> [> Re: July 1st -- HC1843, 09:59:24 06/30/04 Wed

If Quinnipiac wins this pageant it speaks poorly for the ECAC selection committee. Quinnipiac does not have the academics nor is Hamden a hockey hotbed population-wise...they will struggle to fill a new, bigger stadium. Even IF they build it, not many will come. Furthermore, if HC has, or soon will have, a contract for the Centrum, then it would seem inconceivable to me to take QU.

I am also shocked by the Union AD's stance...my guess is that he does not want another non-schollie school in the ECAC competing against his coach for similar players. Then again, why he would want to be manhandled by a loaded scholarship Quinnipiac is beyond me. These Union guys seem dumber than a sack of bricks.

If something is going to be our downfall here it looks to be the scholarship issue again. Nothing like the stench of hubris.

Cheers.

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