NDSU Club Hockey
I just want to bring to all of you hockey loving folk an update on Bison Club Hockey:
The Men's team had a final record of 12-16-1. The highlight of the seasons of the season were an 8-3 win over St. Cloud at home and a 7-2 pounding of the Minnesota Flying Aces (MJHL) in Little Falls. The team was given about $10,000 in funding and had a player's fee of $600. Next year looks even better. 30 games are already scheduled and a player from Canada is all set to come in and several kids out of juniors are interested. The school is looking to give up to $26,000 for next season and a player's fee would be about $400 for the year. This includes all ice, travel, and lodging, as well as a warm up jacket. The only thing left for the players to pay is their food on road trips. The team has put together a very competitive schedule and they play their home games at the Coliseum. The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) is the league they play in and several teams in the league beat D3 teams on a yearly basis. NDSU is a M1 (D1) club team.
The Women's team had a final record of 14-7-0 and fell one win shy of the national tournament. They had a player's fee of $375 and were given about $8,000 from the school. They will be receiving up to $22,000 from the school next year and will play about 30 games. Their player's fee will be very similar to the men's. The highlight of the women's season was beating every team they played except St. Scholastica and Rainy River. Those are the two teams representing the west at the national tournament. All of the games were very close losses. Some of the scores were 2-0, 2-0, 1-0, 2-1 (OT), etc. The women also play their home games at the Coliseum. They also play in the ACHA. They are a W-2 (D2) club team. Teams in their league compete with D3 teams such as St. Kate's and Concordia on a yearly basis.
Both teams have a locker room to their name at the Coliseum and they play from September to the end of February to early March. If you haven't checked out a game, you should really think about it. They are very entertaining and the talent level is pretty good up and down.
Both teams will practice twice per week for an hour and a half per day next year. Both teams have also created some great rivalries. The men's team has bitter rivals in South Dakota State and Minot State and and a more friendly rivalry with St. Cloud State. The women have great rivalries with St. Scholastica and Minot State.
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Originally Posted by bisonballs33
