NCAA Hockey Videogame On the Way?

[Matt Diesel]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

Non soccer fans would disagree. The day I buy a soccer game or give a crap about soccer is the same day I get it on with Nicole Kidman. In other words it isn't gonna happen.

You couldnt of though of someone younger and hotter than Kidman? I mean if its not gonna happen, go all out.

If its a stand-alone game or incorporated into NHL, I'm totally down.

[StatMan79]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bama83

While this is intriguing, it doesn't do *that* much for me. Being a 30-year-old Canadian - NCAA hockey will always be something of a joke to me. I know it's relevancy is growing and more players are spending time in the NCAA. But, the same stringent rules on eligibility and amateurism for football and basketball. This means none of the real players will be represented. But, it'd be cool as a recruitment/drafting/development area along with the CHL.

What juniors is to Canadians, NCAA hockey is to Americans. To put down one while propping up the other is pointless to say.

[Bama83]

Quote: Originally Posted by StatMan79

What juniors is to Canadians, NCAA hockey is to Americans. To put down one while propping up the other is pointless to say.

The NCAA as a developmental breeding ground is a fairly recent phenomenon.

So, while the NCAA may be the American equivalent of the CHL now (which I would debate strongly), this is a fairly new development. The NCAA did not produce a fraction of the players it does now. Hence, the reason I cited my age being the reason I felt that way.

That's not "putting down" the NCAA, it's stating a simple fact. Fact being that their relative relation compared to the CHL in the pre-2000 was a joke.

I went on to say that while it does little for me in terms of playability, it does offer more increased access to players and watching them develop which is cool.

Further, I also said that while the school may be represented, the players are still considered amateur and thus cannot be accurately depicted in the game. Saying that was not a knock on the level of hockey, but on the NCAA stranglehold on player rights.

I like that the NCAA is added. It just isn't anything that will add value to me because they can't use the real players.

[Vikes1]

I'm really looking forward to a blog, or some kind of contact from Red_Shirt to kinda clear up some of this very early news.

The early news has been so impressive, I'd love to start getting some details about all this stuff.

[jrgom81]

i wonder if they will use the same format as college football & basketball, by creating the real players, and just have RW#17 as the name, and we could edit the names to the correct players.

Question, if they do the college teams, would NHL teams have rights to the players drafted that are still playing college hockey??

[cdawg44]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

With all the exciting news coming from NHL 11, here is another exciting gem. It seems we could very well see NCAA Hockey as well. Hit up Kotaku for the scoop. NCAA Hockey Video Game on the Way (Thepipelineshow)

You had me at hello!!!

[StatMan79]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bama83

The NCAA as a developmental breeding ground is a fairly recent phenomenon. So, while the NCAA may be the American equivalent of the CHL now (which I would debate strongly), this is a fairly new development. The NCAA did not produce a fraction of the players it does now. Hence, the reason I cited my age being the reason I felt that way. That's not "putting down" the NCAA, it's stating a simple fact. Fact being that their relative relation compared to the CHL in the pre-2000 was a joke. I went on to say that while it does little for me in terms of playability, it does offer more increased access to players and watching them develop which is cool. Further, I also said that while the school may be represented, the players are still considered amateur and thus cannot be accurately depicted in the game. Saying that was not a knock on the level of hockey, but on the NCAA stranglehold on player rights. I like that the NCAA is added. It just isn't anything that will add value to me because they can't use the real players.

I'd suggest educating yourself in what players have played NCAA hockey before slagging it. You might be pretty surprised at some of what you find.

I'm hoping EA would allow a locker-type feature for users to share "adjusted" NCAA rosters so that your closing point would be rendered moot. At the least, people will be able to edit the players they'll know belong to their teams.

[Redshirt_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vikes1

I'm really looking forward to a blog, or some kind of contact from Red_Shirt to kinda clear up some of this very early news. The early news has been so impressive, I'd love to start getting some details about all this stuff.

This thread is all news to me too...