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Latest USCHO Bracketology addresses the issue with having UMass hosting and also currently having 3 HEA #1 seeds: https://www.uscho.com/2024/02/07/bracketology-three-hockey-east-no-1-seeds-umass-falling-to-a-no-4-seed-complicate-this-weeks-pairings-beyond-belief/ Providence, R.I. 1. Boston College 8. Denver 9. Minnesota 16. Minnesota State Maryland Heights, Mo. 4. Maine 7. Michigan State 10. Providence 15. RIT Sioux Falls, S.D. 3. North Dakota 6. Quinnipiac 12. Michigan 14. Cornell Springfield, Mass. 2. Boston University 5. Wisconsin 11. Western Michigan 13, Massachusetts Even though BU and UMass are both in HEA, they could play each other in 1st round since they are five HEA teams currently in the field: This is a tough bracket for sure. Two very good teams in MO and Mass, and three very good teams in RI and SD. That SD regional would definitely be more challenging than the last Bracketology. If UND got past Cornell, they'd be rewarded with a regional final of either QU or Mich. Ouch.

UND falls to #3 in the PWR with the BU win over BC in the Beanpot. The RPI is so close with those top three teams (BC - .6171, BU - .6108, UND - .6102). #4 PWR Maine RPI goes down to .5962

One man Celebrini show.

Happy to do them! It's interesting to see some of them progress as the season goes along. I'm really interested to see how the current HS forward group does next year in juniors...as all four of them (Pilgrim, Zellers, Schultz, and Simpson) are averaging over 2 pts/gm against HS competition. Could be a very dynamic group incoming in the next couple years.

He should be able to play another USHL year, I believe. He's 19 now and would be 20 at the start of next USHL season.

Updated stats thru 2/4: USHL (Forwards) Croal (Muskegon) - '03: 36gp - 15g/20a Panzer (Sioux Falls) - '04: 42gp - 13g/13a Slipec (Chicago) - '05: 30gp - 1g/5a Klee (Muskegon) - '05: 40gp - 10g/14a Swanson (Fargo) - '06: 34gp - 13g/29a Boisvert (Muskegon) - '06: 39gp - 25g/17a (been lighting the lamp a lot in last 5-10 games!) O'Neill (NTDP U17) - '07: 35gp - 3g/7a USHL (Defenseman) Jubenvill (Dubuque) - '03: 38gp - 7g/8a Strathmann (Youngstown) - '05: 27gp - 5g/18a Emery (NTDP U18) - '06: 37gp - 0g/9a Laurila (NTDP U18) - '06: 37gp - 2g/5a Lindberg (NTDP U17) - '07: 35gp - 1g/4a USHL (Goalies) Heil (Sioux Falls) - '06: 16gp - .860/4.03 (6-9-1) Other Pilgrim - MN HS - '06: 21gp - 23g/25a Zellers - SSM - '06: 42gp - 41g/43a Schultz - MN HS - '06: 21gp - 17g/27a Littler - BCHL - '04: 19gp - 7g/9a Simpson - MN HS - '07: 21gp - 25g/23a McInnis (AJHL/BCHL) - '06: 7gp - 2g/3a

UMass also currently sits at #13 and hasn't been too consistent this year thus far. They still have two games left against BC, two against UNH, and two against Maine. I wouldn't be shocked to see them fall out of the tourney unless they can pick up a few wins against those teams.

CC and WMU both help us out a bit to give us a bit more of a breather atop the NCHC. A bunch of NCHC teams just floating outside the PWR bubble. SCSU #15, CC #17, and UNO #18 UND now with a 7 pt lead over 2nd place SCSU, 10 pt lead over 3rd place CC, and a 11 pt lead over 4th place DU.

Dang, ASU with 86 PIM tonight. 139 combined PIM between them and Lindenwood.

7 goals on 24 sog for WMU. Definite goaltending issues at Denver...

Time to get ready to get some revenge on CC...

Congrats to Coach Berry on win #200!

4-1 win sweep!

Britt with a good chance at the hatty.

James with the ENG

Goalie pulled!

3min left

How did that shot from Gaber stay out??

They're still missing the net so much.

It's like we're at the arena. No annoying announcers.

Both SCSU and DU are currently losing. Hopefully that holds!

End of 2nd 3-1 UND Miami PP 4sec remaining to start 3rd

Dang, these refs are calling anything that hits the ice.

Britt is on fire this weekend.

BRITT!! 3-1