Results are given as follows: number of replies with the answer, followed
by percentage of total replies who gave the answer. Rounding may result
in totals that are greater than/less than 100%.
I received responses from 76 people.
>1st College Hockey Discussion List Member Poll (May 1991)
>----------------------------------------------
>1. Which of the following categories best describes you? If you fall
> into more than one, e.g. student who works/vice versa, please select
> the one that best describes you.
> a) student
19, 25.0%
> b) employee of a school or business
54, 71.1%
> c) coach or other athletic department employee
0
> d) other (clarify if you wish)
alumnus: 1, 1.3%
player: 1, 1.3%
(not given): 1, 1.3%
>2. About how long have you been on the list?
> a) 0-6 months
14, 18.4%
> b) 6 months-1 year
31, 40.8%
> c) longer than 1 year
31, 40.8%
>3. What state/country do you live in?
(only numbers are given here, from the largest to smallest)
19: New York
9: Massachusetts
8: Michigan
6: California
Minnesota
4: Maine
New Hampshire
3: Ohio
Wisconsin
2: Arizona
New Jersey
Virginia
1: Alabama
Canada
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Saudi Arabia
>4. About how long have you been following college hockey?
> a) 0-1 year
1, 1.3%
> b) 1-3 years
6, 7.9%
> c) 3-5 years
6, 7.9%
> d) 5-10 years
24, 31.6%
> e) more than 10 years
39, 51.3%
>5. What team(s) do you follow most closely? If you don't follow any
> particular team more closely than others, please answer "none".
(only numbers are given here, from the largest to smallest.
I accepted more than one response if given, since some people
said they follow more than one team closely.)
15: Cornell
11: Minnesota
9: Wisconsin
7: Michigan State
RPI
6: Bowling Green
4: Clarkson
ECAC
Maine
3: Merrimack
Northern Michigan
2: Dartmouth
Hockey East
Michigan
Michigan Tech
New Hampshire
Northeastern
Vermont
1: Air Force
Army
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin
Brown
Colgate
Elmira
Harvard
Illinois-Chicago
Lake Superior
Minnesota-Duluth
none
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Oswego
Princeton
RIT
Southern Maine
St Cloud
St Lawrence
Union
Wisconsin-Superior
>6. If you listed a team(s) in #5, how long have you been following this
> team(s)?
(84 responses)
> a) 0-1 year
1, 1.2%
> b) 1-3 years
9, 10.7%
> c) 3-5 years
8, 9.5%
> d) 5-10 years
26, 31.0%
> e) more than 10 years
40, 47.6%
>Please answer the following three questions for a) in person, b) on tv,
>c) overall.
>
>7a,b,c. How many games a year do you get to see your favorite team play?
> a) 0-5
> b) 6-10
> c) 11-20
> d) more than 20
answer -> a b c d no answer
7a 33/43.4% 7/9.2% 24/31.6% 10/13.2% 2/2.6%
7b 65/85.6% 6/7.9% 2/2.6% 2/2.6% 1/1.3%
7c 29/38.2% 4/5.3% 20/26.3% 23/30.3% 0
>8a,b,c. How many college games a year do you get to see overall?
> a) 0-5
> b) 6-10
> c) 11-20
> d) more than 20
answer -> a b c d no answer
8a 30/39.5% 11/14.5% 19/25.0% 14/18.4% 2/2.6%
8b 45/59.2% 15/19.7% 7/9.2% 6/7.9% 3/3.9%
8c 18/23.7% 14/18.4% 15/19.7% 28/36.8% 1/1.3%
>9a,b,c. How many pro games do you get to see a year?
> a) 0-10
> b) 11-25
> c) 26-50
> d) 51 or more
answer -> a b c d no answer
9a 72/94.7% 0 0 0 4/5.3%
9b 35/46.1% 22/28.9% 10/13.2% 6/7.9% 3/3.9%
9c 33/43.4% 20/26.3% 13/17.1% 8/10.5% 2/2.6%
>10. Did you watch the 1991 Championship Game between Boston University
> and Northern Michigan?
Yes: 59, 77.6%
No: 17, 22.4%
>11. Did you watch any of the 1991 Stanley Cup Playoffs?
Yes: 61, 80.3%
No: 15, 19.7%
>12. In which is your main college hockey interest (please choose one)?
note: some said they had an equal interest in >1.
> a) NCAA Division I
73, 93.6%
> b) NCAA Division III
3, 3.8%
> c) Canadian university/Canadian women's
0
> d) US women
1, 1.3%
> e) US club
0
> f) other (please list)
1 ("none"), 1.3%
note: the following two questions were an attempt to find out what kind of
job the list has done in educating people about college hockey and
in disseminating information about what is going on during the
season. By the responses, I would say the list plays an important
role in both aspects.
>13. With regard to #12, how much have you learned from the list about that
> aspect of college hockey which you follow the most? Please use a
> 0-10 scale where 0 is "none", and 10 is "all I know I learned from
> the list".
Average response = 380 / 76 = 5.00
>14. How much of your information on college hockey (scores, highlights,
> general goings-on) comes from the list as opposed to other sources?
> Please use a 0-10 scale where 0 is "none", 5 is "equal balance", and
> 10 is "all information comes from the list". Other sources can be
> papers, radio, tv, second-hand, etc. Even attending games gives you
> information you don't get from the list, so consider that too.
Average response = 520 / 76 = 6.84
>OPINIONS
>
>15. The NCAA has recently reduced the number of games teams can play from
> 38 to 34. Do you think this was a good decision?
Yes: 28, 36.8%
No: 37, 48.9%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 11, 14.5%
>16. Do you think the limit should be reduced further?
Yes: 6, 7.9%
No: 65, 85.5%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 5, 6.6%
>17. Would you like to see more games played between Eastern and Western
> teams?
Yes: 58, 76.3%
No: 8, 10.5%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 10, 13.2%
>18. The Division I tournament was just reorganized so that instead of
> games being played on campus sites, they will be played at East and
> West regionals (one for each region). Do you agree with regional
> sites over campus sites?
Yes: 27, 35.5%
No: 40, 52.6%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 9, 11.8%
>19. Also, instead of a best-of-three in the opening rounds, the tourney
> will be single elimination with the top two seeds in each region
> receiving byes to the quarterfinals. Do you agree with the new
> single elimination format over the best-of-three?
Yes: 29, 38.2%
No: 45, 59.2%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 2, 2.6%
>20. Do you think the NCAA Selection Committee should state publicly
> what the criteria they will be studying for team selection is and
> release at regular intervals in the season the latest rankings of
> teams according to those criteria?
Yes: 50, 65.8%
No: 23, 30.3%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 3, 3.9%
>21. Do you think the recent emphasis by the NCAA Rules Committee on
> specific penalties such as hitting from behind and hitting after the
> whistle have had a positive effect upon the college game?
Yes: 57, 75.0%
No: 5, 6.6%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 14, 18.4%
>22. Do you approve of the reorganization of the Division III tourney
> from a two-game, total goals series into a Final Four similar to
> Division I? (1991 was the first year of the new format in DivIII.)
Yes: 33, 43.4%
No: 2, 2.6%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 41, 53.9%
>23. Do you think that overall, college hockey officials are doing an
> acceptable job? (There's always room for improvement, but the key
> word here is acceptable.)
Yes: 61, 80.3%
No: 7, 9.2%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 8, 10.5%
>24. Do you think that the NCAA should sanction women's ice hockey and
> hold an official national championship tournament? As it stands,
> the ECAC champion assumes the unofficial title of national champion.
Yes: 48, 63.2%
No: 10, 13.2%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 18, 23.7%
>25. Do you think that checking should be allowed in US women's hockey?
> Currently it is not although it is in Canada.
Yes: 34, 44.7%
No: 10, 13.2%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 32, 42.1%
>26. Do you think that there should be an automatic Independent bid
> to the Division I tournament?
Yes: 17, 22.4%
No: 52, 68.4%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 7, 9.2%
>27. Do you think that there should be automatic bids for each of the
> four Division I conference postseason tournament champions?
Yes: 60, 78.9%
No: 13, 17.1%
Don't Know/No Opinion: 3, 3.9%
>END
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Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] samsung!hubdub!nin15b34
NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES: 1988 Beanpot & Hockey East Champions
MERRIMACK WARRIORS: 1993 Hockey East Champions
NCAA Hockey -> Fire on Ice! See you at the 1992 Final Four in Albany, NY!
Go Huntsville Stars (Southern League AA baseball, Oakland A's affiliate)
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