Inter-league Play

[show2606]

new to ecrha this year is the tie-breaker that gives teams that travel to play other leagues/regions an advantage. My team would like to get in a few games possibly in the michigan or ohio areas. Personally I think its a pretty stupid tie-breaker seeing as how it doesn't matter if you win or lose those inter-league games, it just matters that you played in them. This is tough on the teams with a tight budget.does anyone have any thoughts or information regarding this?

[hockey1]

I like this rule because it encourages ECRHA teams to go out of region and play and prove their superiority (in D2 anyway). If more ECRHA D2 teams had done this last year we would have gotten another team invited to nationals. Brockport definitely should have gone to nationals but because only two ECRHA D2 teams went out of region last year the people who made the decision of who went to nationals did not have much to refer to when deciding how Brockport and other teams from ECRHA faired against other regions.

The more inter-regional play the better understanding of how teams compare against other regions. This will only help the stronger regions. So I think it makes sense for the ECRHA to do everything it can to encourage teams to travel out of region. It can only help.

[Seven]

Being really good in the second-rate division is something to be proud of. Go ECRHA!

[William Bourque]

So I think it makes sense for the ECRHA to do everything it can to encourage teams to travel out of region. It can only help.

Just to clarify, the ECRHA did not make this rule, The ECRHA Division II ACC adopted this variation of the tie-breaker and it will only be used for DII teams and the order in which they are point on the board for nationals selection.

[RowanPhil]

i thought this rule got overturned at the meeting? its horrible

[GoRangrHky]

This rule was voted on and approved by the member clubs at the meeting. This was NOT a rule imposed on the teams, but rather decided on by the teams.

[MBurke]

i thought this rule got overturned at the meeting? its horrible

Someone mistakenly convinced many in the group there that the vote required consent by the majority of the teams registered for the division, which is inaccurate.

By default (since it is not explicitly stated otherwise in our Bylaws) a majority for voting purposes is greater than one-half of the votes cast - meaning teams who elected not to attend the meeting did not factor into the voting totals.

The motion would not have passed by the former definition, but does by the latter.

I was over working with the DI reps when DII wrapped up and I was asked about the voting rules. I did call the teams back inside to clarify, but I do believe some may have left without getting the decision properly explained.

So, blame the teams that didn't show up ;)

[show2606]

Being really good in the second-rate division is something to be proud of. Go ECRHA!
Second-rate division? Who would that leave to be #1?

[Seven]

Second-rate division? Who would that leave to be #1?
Oh, I don't know. Maybe Division 1.

That might very well be the dumbest question I've ever been asked.

[William Bourque]

Oh, I don't know. Maybe Division 1.

That might very well be the dumbest question I've ever been asked.

I think his confusion came with how you worded your previous comment.

[islanderfan]

I believe the confusion with division 1 and 2 is that most players believe that div 1 should be a higher division talent wise, but the league refuses to recognize this and insists that it is a matter of organization rather than skill. This creates a great deal of confusion and bad feelings. The level of competition supposedly has nothing to do with divisions, so there is no moving up to div 1 for tougher teams, only for more outwardly appearing organization. The only difference between div 1 and 2 is that div 1 requires matching equipment. That's it. Level of play has nothing to do with divisions. Read the divisional breakdown in the league docs.

Jerry Remsbecker
KSU Inline Hockey Club
Faculty Adviser & Coach

[GoRangrHky]

That's the rule, but I still believe that there are only a handful of DII teams that could compete in DI, at least here out east. And I'll tell you right now they would NOT go 18-0 all season like they do in DII. Of course, we'll never find out, because they'll never play up, but I am fairly certain of it.

[alex]

There's no difference between D1 and D2 other than matching equipment requirements. Sure that statement is true when it comes to league rules but there's an obvious skill difference in most regions that you can't deny. The league may not mandate better teams move up to D1 but most of them do because they want to play the best competition. And that's how it should be.