Stonehill keeps moving forward with challenging schedule that features opponents from all 6 D-1 conferences
Includes 2 home games vs. Miami, Northeastern & Princeton
On road, 2 vs. Notre Dame, single games vs. UMass, Dartmouth, Quinnipiac, BC
All home games at Warrior Arena
@NUHockeyBlog 3 of 3: new NUMAF for a year or two. The home team revenue balances out over the next 3-4 years, NU gets to break in the new crib with lots of home games, and it only costs the rest of Hockey East one conf home game in 28-29, and 29-30, + NPI road team benefits for that game.
@NUHockeyBlog 2 of 3:Playing all games on the road for two years accomplishes the following: The road team gets the NPI bennies for a W/L/T. It eliminates having to find a home rink site every single week in Boston or Waltham. And then all those road games are paid back with home games in the
@NUHockeyBlog 1 of 3. This is only a guess. (I had suggested this back several months ago as a potential scheduling plan). But maybe there is very little downside to playing all of our games on the road for the next two years. We played a home game at Lowell, and the place was empty.
@NUHockeyBlog Really happy to see Lemay coming back. Seeing him in the stands and lobby, you could feel the frustration and disappointment on his face. Hope he has a healthy season and springboards to the next level.
@uconnhockeyctl It has become a really good rivalry since both teams have been nationally ranked for a while. That said, i'd like to respectfully suggest you treat yourself to Beanpot tickets in 2027.....😇
@NUHockeyBlog Looks like another HE special tonight. Let blatant penalties go to avoid giving NU a 5 on 3, then call 3 penalties on NU in 37 seconds. Always fun when your guy is sitting in the box for a 2 minutes waiting for the penalty to START. If it wasn't infuriating it would be funny.
@hman259101119@NUHockeyBlog@MikeMcMahonCHN Pay back NU with extra home games, NU gets the revenue and the chance to break in the new crib, and the visitors get the added benefit of the opportunity to bump up their wins at new arena to 1.2 points per win
@hman259101119@NUHockeyBlog@MikeMcMahonCHN On the surface it doesn't appear to be something other teams would want, but its kind of a win-win for both sides. NU gets 1.2 NPI points for extra road wins for the next couple of years and the home teams get the revenue. Starting in 2028 they will at least have the option to