Kevin G

No offense, but I think Wisconsin natives refer to these as "bread and water."

Massey sees the SCSU/BU game as closest to a coin-flip game. To me, the most intriguing first-round matchup is Michigan/Duluth. I'd say it's a matchup of youth versus experience, but UMD has lost some key veteran pieces from their championship teams.

Especially since being cheered against can be motivating ("us against the world..."). We still have execute...no excuses like "the ice was bad" or "the refs were bad" will matter.

How about the Little Red Mavettes?

Honest question: If it's true that only the head coach tested positive, why couldn't St. Lawrence just play with an assistant coach acting as head coach?

So if I'm not mistaken, those of us who have Hulu have access to the ESPN3.

Oh shoot. NCAA website says UND first round game on ESPN3. I don't have ESPN3 anymore, dangit.

SCSU wins the Albany regional.

Bridgeport regional seems weakest. That being said, the Beavers can beat Wisco, especially if they're able to frustrate Caufield.

Thanks for sharing this link. Good article. Gaber is one of those guys you can't help but cheer for: undrafted, undersized, hardworking, humble. Works his butt off on the defensive end. Terrific finishing skills. Someone here said Gaber is reminiscent of Drake Caggiula. That's a pretty good comp, imo.

Lowell goalie blockered the puck right into the net. Whoops.

Denver/UNO needed Mankato to win the WCHA.

Please let social media be correct for once.

Number 1 seeds: UND, BC, Mankato, UMinn Gophers The rest: Wisconsin, Michigan, BU, UMass, Bemidji St., Quinnipiac, Minn Duluth, SCSU, Denver, AIC, Providence, Bowling Green

UND at its best can play with and beat anyone. Bring 'em on.

And since we're talking defenseman, Kleven's slapshot is ridiculously rocket-like.

We're so fortunate. Sandy, Frisch, Kleven, and Moore? Any program would be stoked to roll those two d-pairings out on the ice.

Good point.

Question 1: Is this year's group of defensemen--Kierstad, JBD, Sanderson, Kleven, Frisch, Bast/Rieger--the best that UND has ever had? Question 2: Who in UND's history is Jake Sanderson most like? Comps?

No JBD is a huge hole for us. We need that guy back.

So fun to watch that guy. Offensively he's on another planet even compared to the d-men on the 2015-16 team.

No, with one exception: Denver. Reportedly one of the NCAA's stated goals is to reduce air travel as much as possible for the regional tournaments. As host of the Loveland regional, putting Denver in the tourney would accomplish that goal while being defensible* on purely meritorious grounds. *HOW defensible is a matter of opinion, of course.

Judd seems much improved this year--faster, more assertive. I'm really excited to see where his game goes next year. For some reason I thought that this was his junior year, but he's only a sophomore.

It's so much more fun to win. Let's keep doing that.

Heckuva game by a short-handed DU team. Super gutsy.