brianvf

Nice. 3/3 with my picks so far.

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

Dang, Gino sitting. Verhoeff moved down to 3rd pair with Strath.

His miracle save was a bad rebound followed by him being crazy out of position too.

1-1 Dartmouth

MSU advances, but doesn't look great in the process.

And holy crap do they take a lot of stupid penalties.

How does UConn miss that? Wow.

Horrible horrible giveaway leads to a MSU gosl

UConn just throwing a ton of low % shots on net, hoping something sticks or comes out for a rebound.

If UConn had a PP, this would be a rough game for MSU.

Beaut of a move from Lee. Not how UConn would want to end the period.

Very similar, for sure.

MSU keeps taking penalties.

Super passive PK from MSU. They don't pressure at all.

20min delay.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/after-difficult-summer-ben-strinden-is-having-the-most-fun-year-of-hockey-ive-ever-had

All I'm asking for is the team to get over 30 wins this season. That isn't so hard, is it?

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-practice-journal-fighting-hawks-skate-in-denny-sanford-premier-center

One of the Bubble Bros won the weekly shootout:

This part will be interesting. The whole year seemed like a down year for HEA typical power schools. It'll be interesting to see if that disparity plays out on the ice. Not just for UND, but for all the teams playing the HEA teams in the first round.

Getting to be that time of year. When the season could be over at anytime. Seems crazy to me how quickly it comes each season....

Schloss piece on 5 things to know about Merrimack: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/5-things-to-know-about-unds-first-round-opponent-merrimack Essentially... They are hot...7 game unbeaten streak. They have a stud goalie that has played every minute of every game for them this season. They have four NHL draft picks...one of them being ex-UND player Emerson. They block a ton of shots...2nd in the NCAA behind only Robert Morris. Their top 2 lines are excellent...5 of the 6 have 13+ goals.

Just one thing left to do then. Win the whole effin thing.