OK, so I've got something up my sleeve for what I felt could be a fun little design challenge...kind of a "what-if" moment. This is thanks in part to thinking about the school I currently attend (Western Connecticut St.). Currently, WestConn does have a club hockey team (albeit a pretty sad club hockey team...losing by double digits is a common occurrence), but I got to thinking....
"What if WestConn had an actual D-III program for ice hockey?"
Not too bad of a scenario...but then I got to thinking even more (which, as some of my friends may tell you, is a dangerous thing)..
"What if all the schools in the 2 conferences they call home decided to merge into one big conglomeration (as is the case with most college conferences these days)?"
Hmmm...8 in WestConn's nominal home, 8 more schools in the football home. All located in New England. Makes logical sense.
So, as I thought it over, I figured why not give it a stab...could make for some fun. Also, it would get me some practice in regards to some of the competitions I've entered over at HJC.
Keep in mind that NONE of this is even on the table as far as I know. No radical D-III realignments coming in the near future..this is just a conceptual take on how it could go.
Without further ado, here's the layout of how this is going to unfold:
SCENARIO:
The Little East Conference and the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MSCAC) are merged into one "super-conference" for the sport of ice hockey at the D-III level. The new conference consists of 16 member schools spread into 2 divisions (North and South) and are aligned geographically.
The divisions and new member schools are allotted as follows:
NORTH DIVISION
University of Southern Maine HUSKIES (Gorham, ME)
Keene State University OWLS (Keene, NH)
Plymouth State University PANTHERS (Plymouth, NH)
UMass-Boston BEACONS (Boston, MA)
Salem State University VIKINGS (Salem, MA)
Fitchburg State University FALCONS (Fitchburg, MA)
Framingham State University RAMS (Framingham, MA)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts TRAILBLAZERS (North Adams, MA)
SOUTH DIVISION
UMass-Dartmouth CORSAIRS (North Dartmouth, MA)
Massachusetts Maritime BUCCANEERS (Buzzards Bay, MA)
Worcester State University LANCERS (Worcester, MA)
Bridgewater State University BEARS (Bridgewater, MA)
Westfield State University OWLS (Westfield, MA)
Rhode Island College ANCHORMEN (Providence, RI)
Eastern Connecticut State University WARRIORS (Willimantic, CT)
Western Connecticut State University COLONIALS (Danbury, CT)
THE CONCEPTS
For each school, I plan on designing a basic home and road uniform set. Kinda leaning away from doing alternates as it's D-III.
ROLLOUT PLAN
Some of the designs are in their early stages, some are closer to being done. As I get closer to completing all the designs, I will roll out final designs in no particular order.
THE USUAL BOILERPLATE DISCLAIMER THINGY
I'm in no way, manner, shape, or form looking to cash in on any of this. Would it be nice? Not gonna lie there, but I'm also a realist. It's purely just for fun, nothing more, nothing less. Any and all branding marks for the schools in question (and the Little East Conference for that matter) are their respective properties.
So that's what I have in store...check back soon to see what I came up with.
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