2023 College Hockey Expansion - Arizona State to NCHC

[le]

Money and quality of venue certainly speak very loudly in college hockey.

"Arizona State to Become 9th NCHC Member in 2024-25"

Said Omaha AD Adrian Dowell, “The rise of ASU Hockey has been impressive, and this is a tremendous addition to the Conference. The Sun Devils are one of the largest brands in all of college athletics and their accessible location gives the NCHC an even stronger footprint in the West.”

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/ ... me-9th.php

https://www.uscho.com/2023/07/05/nchc-e ... th-member/

[NewEnglander]

Good move for both ASU and the NCHC. Shows what committing solidly can do for a program. They built a beautiful 5000 seat arena that even the NHL has been using while their new arena is being built. The scheduling format is actually very nice although it can be a bit unbalanced by pods. It allows 1/3 of their conference games within a regional pod and only 4 road trips (2 games at a time) outside the pod in conference to cut down on travel.

[le]

It allows 1/3 of their conference games within a regional pod and only 4 road trips (2 games at a time) outside the pod in conference to cut down on travel

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Yes, this is a reasonable format to utilize for scheduling.

[le]

Can someone from the Albany please explain this one to me. How are the Dutchmen and Dutchwomen offensive ? Gross insanity !

Union College announced today it was changing its sports teams' nicknames from Dutchmen (and Dutchwomen) to the Garnet Chargers.

The move was made after a 10-month discussion process.

“I am thrilled to introduce the Garnet Chargers as a powerful new symbol of the Union College experience and community,” school president David Harris said in a statement. “Our process was intentional and inclusive, and we took to heart all the input we received. This entire experience has served as a vivid reminder of just how fortunate we are to have such a passionate and engaged community.”

[phillyeagle]

.Next comes Niagara.
My understanding is that the few Eagles in WNY do not like being tainted with the color purple which is not a species color.
Remember the black squirrels at Niagara. I wonder what they have to say about the current social justice of their environment.

[le]

Pretty funny Philly ! To some in this upside down world , your conclusions would be construed as sound and logical.

[Truthful]

Hey le with regard to the term Dutchman / Dutchmen ....check the article out, so ridiculous .

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news ... ive-mascot