I suppose HE folks could say who the hell is Mankato or Bemidji and  
ignore Minnesota, UMD, CC and UND, as you ignored BC, BU, Vermont and  
Maine. I was just offering a thought about making college hockey more  
exciting. You apparently either don't remember or didn't like the  
interlocking schedule, and that's fine. Other people have different  
opinions than mine and I respect that. Just thought it would be fun,  
that's all.

On Jun 29, 2009, at 11:04 AM, David Parter wrote:

>> I really think this is an opportunity for the WCHA to strengthen it's
>> out-of-league schedule and would personally like to see games
>> scheduled regularly with Hockey East again. Back when the two leagues
>> had an interlocking schedule, it was a most exciting time and HE
>> looked forward to matching wits with the WCHA. Very, very enjoyable
>> for the fans and I'm fairly sure the players liked it also. I know we
>> can't get back to that kind of schedule, but if games could be
>> scheduled on a regular basis between the two leagues, I think it
>> would be great for college hockey in general and give us so much more
>> to talk about when playoff time starts to come around.
>
> Assuming a 22-game regular season schedule (2 games per league
> opponent), compared to the current 28-game regular season schedule,  
> that
> requires 72 more non-conference games. I don't think that 72 more  
> games
> are out there to be scheduled.
>
> For most (all?) WCHA schools, scheduling most HE teams is not  
> attractive
> to the fans ("who the hell is lowell?"), and thus reduced ticket
> sales/revenue. That is the last thing schools want. They are already
> unhappy about the potential lost revenue of adding two schools that no
> one has heard of, and having to split league revenue 12 ways  
> instead of 10.
>
>> On Jun 29, 2009, at 12:28 AM, Sara M. Fagan wrote:
>>
>>> Why are 2 games per team too few?  The ECAC plays each other team 2
>>> times (home and away).  They then have openings to play teams in
>>> other leagues.  I really like the ECAC setup.  It is a balanced
>>> schedule.  I find it very fair.
>
> The ECAC schools are not quite as close to each other as HE (where  
> most
> of the rinks are within a slapshot of each other), but travel in the
> WCHA make the 2-game series the only practical choice.
>
>    --david
>