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The State Of The Game Press Conference (compiled by exileondaytonst on Reddit)
As recorded by Mike McMahon (College Hockey Insider, College Hockey News)
Featuring:
Notable topics:
* Changes to the ban on CHL players & the transfer portal
* Jim Connelly noted the relationship between the CHL issue and the transfer portal, since increasing the player pool might help mitigate the transfer portal issue
* Lots of concern over the added pressure of not just losing players to pro contracts, but also keeping rosters intact because of the portal
* Will, predictably, be a major talking point in Naples
* NIL money
* Schulman noted the oddity of how NIL money for football and basketball wildly outpaces the benefits players get from the CHL, and how that likely should impact the CHL decision
* Potential changes for the rules committee
* Some openness to looking at half-shields, Scott Sandelin naturally spoke about the desire to see something with neck protection (while referencing Adam Johnson)
* Regional Format
* Schulman and Metcalf expressed support for the existing regional format (which... there's debate, but that's fair), while also saying that attendance was very good this year (which... meh, it probably wasn't very good but there were good reasons for it)
* Metcalf claimed a majority of coaches supporting the neutral site format, citing it as an important element for a national tournament
* Certainly no indication that they're going to address the day off in the regional format
* New Programs / Independents / Etc.
* Not much on this topic, but it was noted that the heavy weighting on away games in the RPI/PWR is meant to help get home games scheduled for "low resource" schools
As recorded by Mike McMahon (College Hockey Insider, College Hockey News)
Featuring:
- Jeff Schulman (Athletic Director, Vermont ; Chair of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Committee)
- Scott Sandelin (Head Coach, UMD ; Member of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Committee)
- Erik Martinson (Deputy AD, North Dakota ; Chair of the D-I Men's & Women's Ice Hockey Rules Committee)
- Steve Metcalf (Hockey East Commissioner ; President of the Hockey Commissioner's Association)
Notable topics:
* Changes to the ban on CHL players & the transfer portal
* Jim Connelly noted the relationship between the CHL issue and the transfer portal, since increasing the player pool might help mitigate the transfer portal issue
* Lots of concern over the added pressure of not just losing players to pro contracts, but also keeping rosters intact because of the portal
* Will, predictably, be a major talking point in Naples
* NIL money
* Schulman noted the oddity of how NIL money for football and basketball wildly outpaces the benefits players get from the CHL, and how that likely should impact the CHL decision
* Potential changes for the rules committee
* Some openness to looking at half-shields, Scott Sandelin naturally spoke about the desire to see something with neck protection (while referencing Adam Johnson)
* Regional Format
* Schulman and Metcalf expressed support for the existing regional format (which... there's debate, but that's fair), while also saying that attendance was very good this year (which... meh, it probably wasn't very good but there were good reasons for it)
* Metcalf claimed a majority of coaches supporting the neutral site format, citing it as an important element for a national tournament
* Certainly no indication that they're going to address the day off in the regional format
* New Programs / Independents / Etc.
* Not much on this topic, but it was noted that the heavy weighting on away games in the RPI/PWR is meant to help get home games scheduled for "low resource" schools