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UMass up on BU 3-1 after 2, it's available webcast free at www.cn8.tv Maine now up 2-0 on Vermont.

Some scores from out east Merrimack 1 UNH 0 Maine 2 Vermont 0 15 to go in the 2nd Umass 3 BU 1 late 2nd (this one is on free webcast at www.cn8.tv) Providence 2 BC 2 in the 2nd

The current PWR could realistically provide the following brackets Colorado Springs 1 Colorado College 16 Bemidji St. 8 Clarkson 9 Minnesota St. Albany 4 North Dakota 13 Army 5 Miami 12 Minnesota-Duluth Worcester 3 New Hampshire 14 Minnesota 6 Denver 11 Boston College Madison 2 Michigan 15 St. Cloud State 7 Michigan St. 10 Wisconsin Very few changes necessary from the actual rankings. Army and St. Cloud switch to avoid a first round matchup between UND and St. Cloud and BC and Mankato Switch to avoid a Denver Mankato matchup. These pairings would result in pretty strong attendance as well. The only thing I don't like is having the only two hockey east teams together. Ideally I would switch BC and Clarkson in this situation, even though technically Clarkson is a 2 seed and BC is a 3. You could also switch St. Cloud and the Gophers if you wanted a Big 10 regional in Madison.

With Notre Dame's loss, and Wisconsin's win, the current PWR would place EIGHT WCHA teams in the tourney barring tourney upsets. That is unbelievable, half the damn tourney field.

The amazing thing is that the Gophers and Bulldogs are currently separated by 1 ten-thousandth of a point in RPI. UND's win over Bemidji was enough to flip the comparison back to the UM-D. That's how volatile things are with PWR.

After coughing up a 4-1 lead, Maine wins in overtime over UMass. That knocks UMass from TUC status and puts Minnesota on the happy side of the Pairwise Mendoza line, while UMD is now on the outside looking in.

2 more pp goals and unh up 5-1. 8 to go. I believe a win would clinch the hockey east title.

kozek

I hope the Sioux end up out east. I don't really want any part of an olympic rink. It's much easier for a team to go into a slowdown mode and stifle offense and also puts too much of a premium on the power play. The latter could be a problem for UND if they get a ref that doesn't like physical play. Worcester has been kind to the Sioux in the past and while they dropped a heartbreaker to BC in Albany, they also took out Hobey Ryan Miller there that year.

final UNH over BC 2-0

UNH now up 2-0 following a PP goal. BC loss would help Kato and the Dogs.

10 minutes to go, UNH up 1-0 on BC. It's snowing here in Boston, so they should be able to finish this one.

Since the current PWR doesn't really reward schedule strength, the smartest thing would probably be to schedule some Hockey East patsies like Lowell and Merrimack (only about 15 miles apart). That is also a huge benefit in common opponents if you sweep, since all the Hockey East teams would have to go 6-0 against them to equal us. Similarly, finding out the weak sisters that are in the Michigan-Michigan State cluster would be very beneficial for the pairwise. Of course, I don't really want that. I like that we will go anywhere to play anyone. This year the top 3 teams in Hockey East, the second place team in the CCHA and the CHA leader. Next year at the GLI versus the current top team in the nation. If the hosting Cornell rumors are true, I would mind adding a trip to Orono to play the Black Bears. Haven't yet gotten to Alfond and I'd really like to go there. And a trip to Lynah for 09-10 would be pretty cool.

Saturday - Oshie

I'll go with Genoway

Must be a lot of Sioux fans at the Ooch, as the response to Finley's goal was pretty damn loud.

With CC's lost depth this could put the league title back into play.

Yep, already confirmed it. We'll see if this starts a run on the Z-man.

I'll go with Zajac

You were just off by a game.

Yep. My thanks too to RedFrog and AZSioux. I was fully expecting Duncs to bag the empty netter to keep this alive another night. It's funny that we both could have survived by doing nothing since Trupp scored. Good luck to everyone on the next go round.

Yeah baby! Way to go, Osh!

Actually Manbearpig is the tiebreaker. But seriously, how come no one is looking at the real root of the problem - the Commissioner. Really, what has he done for the benefit of the league. The officiating is mediocre at best. There is no league-wide TV deal. The NCAA tourney selection criteria were changed in a way that seriously harmed the league and will continue to do so. About the only good thing I can think of is the use of replay on goals, but obviously even that hasn't gone smoothly.

I'll take Oshie.

I have a feeling Oshie is going to put one in too.