Rob
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With the Nationals in Lethbridge next year I wonder if Sportsnet is still going to want the gold medal game at 1pm edt?
He seems nice. (ProjectAUS).
... teams 5 through 8 can be flipped no more than two spots (up or down) to try to avoid first round match-ups of teams from the same sport conference. (This means teams seeded 1 through 4 cannot be flipped).
"The remaining 4 qualifying teams will be seeded using the final Top Ten of the season as a guiding tool."
The committee is not bound by the final ranking. They have the option of seeding 5-8 as they see fit, without moving one team up or down more than 2 spots.
First off, the fact that a personal attack is necessary, shows me that you must have been one of the fans at the AUC booing Centorame after getting the knee when being helped to the bench, or booing Stevens when recieving player of the game, or the “No Means No” sign. Yes, the sign was a select few, but the booing was a LARGE portion of the crowd, which was ridiculous, very classy. Second, I don’t accept the underdog card or “no respect” because I don’t cheer for X, I went to UNB, proud alum, was in the crowd wearing black and red at every game. This isn’t me sticking up for the underdog, But the arrogance from our fan base is atrocious? X has come into our building numerous times in the last few years and beat us. I get that winning as often as we do does that to a fan base. But like, come on, the coaches select the refs, they are there for a reason, you don’t like it, go get certified I’d love to watch any of you try to ref those games. It’s quite easy from the stands.
Simpson deserve a 5min for hit on Studnicka. Unb probably deserve a better fate but they played undisciplined Hockey today which cost them.
If I’m UNB, they need to add Goalie to this recruiting class
Actually, I was helping broadcast the game on radio, and no cheering or booing is allowed.First off, the fact that a personal attack is necessary, shows me that you must have been one of the fans at the AUC booing Centorame after getting the knee when being helped to the bench, or booing Stevens when recieving player of the game, or the “No Means No” sign.
The "All Knowledgeable Ranking Committee" had McGill ranked at 3 and Brock ranked at 4 so I think their formula should be looked at.
However, I think that the rankings and seedings are not as great a concern as the level of consistency and competency in the officiating at a National Championship.
I’ve been ashamed of the way our fan base acts for the last few years. Like I said as an alumni, you shouldn’t have half of Fredericton hating your team, if you don’t realize that they do, then you’re blind. The way a lot of the fans act is embarrassing. That’s my input on it, and I’m sure
I’m about to get shredded for it as that’s how things seem to go here I guess.
They may not be 'bound' by the final rankings and they have some leeway, but the rankings carry a lot of weight. I would find it hard to believe the seeding committee would swap 5 & 6 without the justification of avoiding a first round opponent from the same conference (and the rule does not extend into trying to guess the second round). Also, we never saw the top 10 scores, SFX (101) was 11 points a head of USK (90) for 5th - that would also make it hard to swap the teams. And, as you outlined, the committee is technical in nature, not a bunch of UNB'ers. So, with such a clear ranking advantage for SFX for 5th - I'm sure someone would have filed a protest if they had tried to swap them.
This will happen again I'm sure - this just happens to be the first time that #1 and #5 were from the same conference.
The "All Knowledgeable Ranking Committee" had McGill ranked at 3 and Brock ranked at 4 so I think their formula should be looked at.
... as the level of consistency and competency in the officiating at a National Championship.
The committee is bound by the USPORTS hockey manual which dictates this seeding approach. They probably don't like it anymore than we do. I'm sure the technical committee and the Coaches Committee bring it up, but it's non-starter for some reason. They do 'real' rankings for basketball, it might make it's way here. Regardless, you have to win 3 - it shouldn't matter who those games are against.
2019
You can take this to the bank right now for 2019 in Lethbridge.
The Pronghorns will be the host/Canada West #3 team and be seeded at #7/#8.
OUA #3 will also be seeded #7 or #8
The Canada West Champ and AUS Champs will be be either #1 or #2, with the runners-up for those Conferences at #5/#6.
Lethbridge will be playing the AUS Champ
and the Canada West Champ will get OUA #3 in the opening game.
OUA #1/OUA#2 will play AUS #2/CW #2
This means IMO that CW #1 and CW #2 will likely have an easier opening game (when also factoring in travel) than 2018 in UNB.
Drummer - do a quick exercise where you seed AUS #2 and CW #2 at 3-4, and tell me if it changes any of the match-ups. Hint: it doesn't.
I believe this has been answered, but my $0.02 to add
1) OUA schools do not offer full ride AFAs (Athletic Financial Awards) for hockey. This is a self-imposed rule. USPORTS allows all schools/teams to provide AFAs to 75% of a teams roster. This number can be increased by 1 for each Academic All-Canadian on the team. The school raises the funds on their own to bank-roll AFAs. Most AUS Schools max-out their offerings to entice as many potential candidates as possible.
So, if you have a CHL package (full tuition) and a CW or AUS team offers you an AFA (full tuition) versus an OUA school with no AFA - where would you go?
What if you said the 3 conference champions had to be ranked in the top 4...and the OUA runner-up had to be top 6?
Minor correction - In about 2007 or so, The OUA began to permit AFAs. However, there's an annual cap per player of $4,500. Drummer's point remains, though, because full ride from an AUS school >>> $4500.
They EARNED their CHL education packages by being unpaid players in Junior; teams that are run for profit by their owners. So yes, their tuition is covered.So the players who get CHL money + AFA’s are basically getting paid to go to school? I would think those would be more than enough to cover tuition/books/living expenses.