Opinions on game limit increase?

[scottcomstock]

According to USCHO, the athletic directors of the ECAC have approved an increase in the regular-season game limit, to 34 from 32. Will this help ECAC hockey at all?

[vicb]

It most certainly will help. The other leagues can no longer use the excuse that the ECAC plays less games in the recruiting wars (at least for the non-Ivy's).

[joecct]

NOW THEY DO IT!!!

Right after the schedules are done. Unless we can find someone who needs games (Findlay??), this won't make a hill of beans difference for 01-02. I wonder who we can schedule??

We could bring back the North Country Inviational for one season, couldn't we?? :) That could give us (and SLU) two more games.

[scottcomstock]

According to both skatingsaints.com and USCHO, the game limit increase takes effect for the 2002-2003 season. With the '01-'02 schedules locked down, changing next season's total number of games played really wouldn't have worked, and would have been a terrific logistical nightmare for all involved.

[Earl_Leatherland]

Speaking of schedules, where is the '01-'02 schedule? Anyone have the official, approved schedule yet?

[scottcomstock]

The new schedule is here:
http://www.clarkson.edu/athletics/hockey/schedule.html

[Pete]

Game limit increase was long long overdue. Hopefully this is a sign that the league is finally going to get its head screwed on straight.Playoff picture is mixed, 12 teams, 4 too many in my opinion.