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Most fundraising campaigns start out with a "quiet phase" where the big hitters are lined up. After that it goes public to try to close out donations.

Best theory I've heard: Someone put down big calendars in the back yard and had lawn darts marked for all the games. They threw, they landed ... PRESTO! ... schedule.

True. (And I'd expect some consequences with regard to team and Athletic department rules.) The irony just drips from that.

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2019DIMIH_PreChamp_Manual_20181121.pdf

Paging @jimdahl Paging @jimdahl Paging @jimdahl You're all in big trouble now.

No, but when Pinto's not an option. The reason is the RH shot, the power of the shot, and it keeps two defensemen on the ice if one can play in the (wait for it) ... Ovi Office.* * Ovechkin, Caps, Washington, White House in the logo ... the Ovi Office ... get it? ... get it? ... ... I'll see myself out.

Some see having to step away from Memorial (due to safety concerns with the facade of the facility) as a bad thing. I see it as a good thing, namely forcing the issue to the forefront: Get HPC Phase II done.

I liked the experiment where Frisch was in that spot when Pinto was at WJC.

Jason "PING!" Notermann. Next question.

Hockey East to upset the eastern conferences fruit basket? https://www.uscho.com/2020/01/30/as-search-for-a-new-hockey-east-commissioner-pushes-forward-might-the-future-of-hockey-east-be-in-peril/?fbclid=IwAR3TRtU2pA71Yhy3XdipHGx9V7u7Yf4MXrPnOpElDFiYxnQVeQXxRXq2u7k

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Apparently the judges like spelling bees.

What's happened here toward Weatherby (if not true) is as bad or worse as anything that happened in that Twitter thread. nodak651 is correct when they said let all this play out.

I could see needing four to replace Poolman, Peski, Kierstad, and JBD.

@jimdahl most up to date "Wins needed to likely end regular season at PWR rank" at CollegeHockeyRanked.com is up. Key takeaways: There are already about 30 teams in the "win out just to get to PWR15" category, if they can even get that high. And PWR15 gets you ousted by AHA's autobid. UND and Mankato, short of Biblical collapse, are going to be at-large entries.

Pre-game chant before the team goes to the playing surface? Well, see Blackheart's post.

@jimdahl You really need to get your CollegeHockeyRanked.com "Wins needed to likely end regular season at PWR rank" page to update earlier than 3 pm on Monday.

Whodathunk.

Hey, if we're pitching crazy I'm in. I have an odd (or is it an even) theory: Look at Scheel's and Thome's personal collegiate goaltending records. During odd number calendar years (like 2019) Scheel plays very well. During even number calendar years (like 2018, 2020) Thome plays very well. Calendar just rolled from odd to even ...

A Legend.

Darn gravity.

We will need a left and a right (seniors Poolman and Peski). Is Kleven a senior or has Kleven accelerated? Sanderson has accelerated to come this fall. There's the lefty. I could see needing a L and an R beyond the seniors this fall (2020). The name I haven't seen here is Luke Bast (lefty, DOB 2000). As I've said, if Tychonick figures it out defensively, come fall 2021 there's small but real chance Frisch could be the old guy of the group. (Disclaimer: I more believe fall 2021 will be Tychonick, Frisch, and six. It'll look like fall of 2018 when it was Shaw, Poolman, and the rest. And yes, I'm a Frisch fan and biased; but I see Frisch becoming that Poolman-like player. Maybe not a captain, but that steady, reliable defenseman you can throw out at any time.)