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The '98 class is looking real strong.

This is the type of series where champions are made.

Lucia: you'll get playing time right from the start because we suck... If you go to und you will have the earn it.

Nice to see Gersich with the hat trick.

Silly me I thought the goal was college hockey... You must really hate Troy Stretcher, Chay Genoway, Ryan Duncan, and Robbie Bina then... Not even drafted... ;-)

I have to call BS on that... Looks like we are bringing in a number of players in the Frattin / Knight / Porter range...

Agreed, to think that the 1st round NHL draft pick might not be our best impact player is insane... Poolman...

Sorry homers Olson > Simonson

I'm not willing to commit until Goon weighs in. Also can we PLEASE PLEASE call them the "Purple Cobras" ala Dodgeball!

There wasn't really a spot left open for Toews...

Heisenberg does not have ratings, only lists...

Must be that CHL development...

Hard to read too much into Yon and Cakebread, Fargo is the lowest scoring team in the USHL and Cakebread has been hurt.

Interesting side note on Gerlach, he is a RW. Before his commitment the Sioux have 5 LW commits but only 1 RW (Wilke). I also noticed that Wilke is number 2 in the USHL in SOG with 2 less games played. The Jason Blake is strong in this one...

The pairwise itself uses arbitrary weightings of common opponents, RPI, and head to head. This determination in and of itself is arbitrary. KRACH is a pure mathematical formula with not arbitrary weightings. Biggest real world difference is the KRACH will not punish a conference that is loaded where as PWR can.

Fabbro, 25%, Wisconsin or CHL Jost, 25%, Wisconsin or CHL Boeser, 45%, Minnesota Tkachuk 5% Not sure he is interested in UND Matthews, 25% East Coast Schools, CHL My guesses. These are all huge names and we won't get them all.

Here is that youtube clip from when he was 9 years old... I don't know much about the kid, but he has some growing to do. CH has him at 5'6" Though Rocco did OK.

KRACH is pure mathematics and as fair as possible. Pairwise is math with some arbitrary human interventions that make it less perfect. I don't trust humans screwing with math or selections.

Friendly reminder, Adam Hauser was a 3rd round draft pick...

KRACH > Pairwise > Humans picking.

Probably waiting to announce Jost & Fabbro at the same time.

Very interesting, I would note that the teams in Division 3 probably have more people that every other division combined. I suspect we see China and Turkey in higher divisions before too long.

Tie 3-3.

Great game. Massa made an amazing save (or bad shot not sure) with a minute left and then UNO ties it with 20 seconds left.

Really embarrassing if we don't get a point out of this tournament.