RedFrog

Gotta give a stick tap to @The Sicatoka for some really good recommendations and insight.

What is up with the CCHA this year? Mankato is their highest Pairwise team at 29 and the AHA has two teams higher (RIT 22 and Holy Cross 27). I don't have the inter-conference records but the CCHA must have been blasted this year. Another note is on CC. They have a couple of comparisons they are losing to Augustana and Arizona State that will take a sweep of DU at the end of the year to flip. Those two comparisons could prove very costly to their NCAA aspirations.

Thinking of the upcoming series at CC and think we are going to need to bring our best. CC is playing well and is on the wrong side of the bubble. This weekend should be a playoff style of game and I'm eager to see how the boys come out of the bye week. Have to admit I miss Johannes in the lineup, even though everyone who has stepped in has played well. I feel he is a heart-and-soul type of player for this team.

The final weekend without until the end of March ... use it to rest up for the stretch run and post-season!

Thank you!

Spot on! I couldn't quite figure out how to easily put that and you nailed it. I continue to update the spreadsheet recently adding the upcoming opponents. If there is anything that you would like me to add or have a suggestion, please fire away! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Cqw98NtmwDaV1JzRNUu1eyiGTtDZXmN4hjt3Mk0TIfA/edit?usp=sharing

Has each Penrose cup champ been a 1 seed in the NCAA tournament?

Butterfly effect.

A comment in another thread got me thinking about when is the right time for this team to have another regulation loss? It has to happen, right?

I'm just as superstitious, but I have found that this year's team is occupying more of my thoughts than normal and need a way to productively use that energy.

Box #1 checked - Can not finish last in the conference. Home ice magic # is now 6.

Made a Google Sheet. Very basic and will expand upon it as things narrow down. Still too many variables right now. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Cqw98NtmwDaV1JzRNUu1eyiGTtDZXmN4hjt3Mk0TIfA/edit?usp=sharing

First box to check is home ice for the conference tournament. Did the math. Magic number to clinch home ice is currently 7. Combination of UND regulation wins and WMU regulation losses. Breakdown: WMU is currently in 5th place (first road position) has 22 points with a maximum of 30 points left to earn, bringing their max possible total to 52. UND sitting at 32 points would need 21 points to get to 53. *Remember, regulation wins are worth 3 points. Second box to check is the Penrose. Magic number to clinch the Penrose is 9. Combination of UND regulation wins and SCSU regulation losses. Breakdown: SCSU is currently in 2nd place and has 28 points bringing their max possible to 58. UND sitting at 32 would need 27 points (9 regulation wins) to get to 59 points. There is obviously more that can play into and reduce these numbers and the numbers may change significantly each game day, but this is a very high level maximum need look. I went outright clinch scenarios and no tie breaker/tie scenarios for simplicity. I will work to update this weekly as things play out. I want to get that first box checked! We are at least 3 weeks away from being able to hit a clinching scenario, but more likely 4 or more.

I need to follow up on the above ... it is weekends like this past weekend that have me checking the boards every couple of hours and looking for any article that I can read about the season. So far, the excited anticipation is turning into pure excitement. I'll remain cautiously optimistic, but the checking of boxes is getting closer ... how long before we can lockup home ice for first round of the playoffs?

SOLD

Looking for examples from my above post when I came across this beauty. Got a Homer Simpson Doh to go with calling Blake, Black.

I noticed that Ludvig seems to be staying on his feet more instead of going into the butterfly especially on rushes coming into the zone ... anyone else notice this or am I seeing something that isn't there or has he done regularly already? Edit: Like here:

He was named head coach of a team in the WHL. I heard it somewhere, maybe on the UND Hockey Podcast, that he wasn't going to be doing the One More Shift because of the new coaching position. https://thehockeynews.com/whl/latest-news/victoria-royals-name-james-patrick-as-new-head-coach

Have they announced a potential replacement for the One More Shift that James Patrick was going to skate on February 24th?

^This^

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/EbaEGNuRNA5mrGNi/?mibextid=WooXLz Kristo's lead was much better.

These both need to be 6-1, 7-2 type beatings ... set the tempo for the 2nd half of foot on the gas peddle every game, every period, every shift. Having said that ... I am predicting victories of 3-1 and 4-2.

That would be an upset for the ages ... on Swedish ice no less.

US blows out Slovakia, 10-2 to take Group B. Slovaks rested their top goalie, and Augustine was stellar in net for the US.

If that Army score holds, that will provide a nice boost to our PWR.