“We’re looking at some updates and enhancements to Yost - bleachers, the concession areas, the circulation space, lighting,” Brandon said. “And we’re looking at some real interesting things as it relates to the scoreboard and technology in all of our venues, including the football stadium.
“We’re in a situation where one of the things we have to attend to at some point in the future would be update the technology because there’s HD technology, bigger screens and higher resolution that our fans would really enjoy.”
Mmmmm...video screen at Yost that does more than say "Go! Fight! Win!"
The hockey schedule is out, and it's on starting October 2nd! It's kind of interesting that we play a real game (Mercyhurst) before our yearly beatdown of a Canadian team. You've got the one-game trip out East (to play UNH, which could be fun). You've got the potential for four games against FYS in a month's span. (The Big Chill, GLI, and an early-January home-and-home.
The College Hockey Showcase is a Friday/Sunday series this year, with our game at Minnesota coming on Sunday.
No midweek games outside of the GLI and our exhibition game against the NTDP.
We've got UNO coming to Yost for a non-conference series, as the Mavericks slide to the WCHA.
It's kind of interesting that we go to BGSU for a series, rather than the usual home-and-home, but we have a pair of home-and-homes against Ferris. You could about walk to BGSU. Ferris? Not so close.
The evaluation camp roster for the 2010-11 USA World Junior team has been released as well. Chris Brown, Kevin Lynch, and Jon Merrill are on the list. So is the goalie formerly known as JMFC, who has to be a lock.
USCHO had a very nice writeup about Jon Merrill. Red Berenson had some lofty praise, comparing him to a Nick Lidstrom-type. Merrill said that he'd like to be drafted by the Wings, as if we ever take players from Michigan. He would also like to marry Miley Cyrus.
TJ Hensick was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Julian Talbot. He is an RFA and there have been rumblings about him heading to the Swedish Elite League, but hopefully he'll finally get a shot in St. Louis. Kevin Porter signed a two-way deal with the Avs.
Lastly, Coach isn't going anywhere! Red signed a three year extension, which would carry him through the 2012-13 season. It's a good thing Ted Thompson isn't our AD. He'd be getting tired of the retirement questions and would push for the coach of the future to take over.
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Wasn't Berenson's contract up for renewal yearly before now? Is this three-year contract a way of saying that he'll definitely retire at the end of the three years?
The other scheduling anomaly has WMU coming to A2 for two games instead of a H&H. So, ditto on walking to BG and K-zoo but not Ferris- but Ferris is in our cluster and the other two are not.
Colorado College has replaced Boston University in the GLI.
http://www.cctigers.com/news/2010/6/23/MHOCK_0623105701.aspx
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