brianvf

I'm torn on the UMD / PSU game. I don't really want either team to advance to the F4. But don't want UM to advance either...ha. I just figure whoever wins tonight won't win on Sunday, so it doesn't matter. :D

Probably helps that they are playing the only truly weak team in the tourney. Maybe Dartmouth has something to say about that though too.

Yeah, I mean, it was only one of their worst seasons in team history. Not bad though.

Probably the best scoring chance Bentley will get all game.

Zellers

Mankato has had quite a few chances to tie this but can't get it thru. WMU just hanging on here.

Mankato doesn't even have a SOG yet this period.

Western just dominating this period.

One flop from Strinden doesn't negate a decades worth of flopping every game from UMD. KV will come back stronger and with more confidence next season.

Maybe he got forced out of both situations.

Wow.

Until the penalty. Ha

This is the type of game that MSUM needs to play if they're gonna beat WMU.

Yep, these two. Hopefully the ice is better on Saturday with just one game...and if not, hopefully the boys realize that they just need to fire the puck and crash the net for rebounds instead of trying to get cute/fancy.

Three HEA teams down on Day One. What a bad season for that whole conference. Big10 guaranteed one team in the F4.

MSU had more trouble with UConn, who Merrimack just beat for the HEA title.

Hopefully the ice is better with only one game on Saturday and the puck won't be bouncing so much for the boys. Enjoy the win, then get to work prepping for QU!

That win kept us #2 in the NPI too, so that's nice.

I love it, a 3-0 lead and UND's first NCAA tourney win in years, but yet fans calling them out. Bring on QU.

I have faith in the boys. Merrimack came in one of the hottest teams in the country.

He's just anxious, he's nervous for his teams game tomorrow against Penn St.

I think that's true. Brad wrote about that in one of his articles this week. And then next year they cross another state off the list when they play the game in TX.

Horrible effort from Dartmouth's Hobey contender coming back on that one. Either that, or he's just really slow.

Nice. 3/3 with my picks so far.

Yep agreed. UMD game was a tough lesson in playoff hockey for him.