yzerman19

So it is...they can't have our number four straight meetings, can they...

My only issue is that the current pwr would have (assuming the favorites advance) UND vs BC in the semi-final...These are the two best teams in the country IMO, so it would be too bad to not have them face-off for the big prize. I think that they re-seed the Frozen Four, so let's hope that someone knocks Yale out

As of right now (no adjustments)- Bridgeport: Yale vs Atlantic Hockey Merrimack vs Miami Manchester: BC vs Western Michigan UNO vs Notre Dame Green Bay: UND vs Rensselaer Union vs UMD St Louis: Michigan vs Dartmouth DU vs New Hampshire Only problem is NH is a host in Manchester, so switch Notre Dame and New Hampshire Bridgeport: Yale vs Atlantic Hockey Merrimack vs Miami Manchester: BC vs Western MI UNO vs NH Green Bay: UND vs Rensselaer Union vs UMD St Louis: MI vs Dartmouth DU vs Notre Dame I think this is solid for attendance, avoids first round matchups, etc...only beef might be that the Regional finals might have a bunch of intra-conference rivalry games...

Prediction: Miele, Thompson and Frattin are the Hobey Hat Trick

UND in two...simply better at every position and in every aspect of the game Denver in three...MSU will win one, but in the end DU is just better. All games are close. UNO in three...Matt Read may or may not be on the bench; Dean Blais will be SCSU in three over UMD...Huskies are looking good as the season winds down, tUMD is looking the opposite...these are not your November Bulldogs... Minnesota in three over Alaska...The Gophers post season hopes lie on the back of Kent Patterson. An already weak Gopher d-corps might've lost Ness CC in three over Bucky...Home ice tips the scales in CC's favor... So, I predict all series go 3 with the exception of UND v Tech

Only way I can see it happening is if you had two #1 or two #2 seeds and three #4 or three #3 seeds or vice versa. They would move within the global tiering bands (1-4) to avoid intraconference, but they won't have a #1 seed play a #3 seed in the first round just to avoid an intraconference.

Chay had very good points per game numbers...I think that plus his reputation and the fact that he was captain of the conference champion lands him on the first team. Knight was top 9 in conference scoring on the conference champs... I could see Roe making it.

Here are my picks- First Team: Frattin, Jack Connolly, Zucker, Schultz, Chay, Dell Second Team: Gregoire, Mike Connolly, Shore, Faulk, Olimb, Patterson Third Team: Fontaine, Knight, LeBlanc, Gardiner, Ben Blood (+22 leading the conference champion), Gudmanson All Rookie: Zucker, JT Brown, Jayden Schwartz, Faulk, Jensen (SCSU) Player of Year: Frattin Rookie of Year: Zucker Goaltender: Dell

Agree that Miele is the Favorite. Frattin is the best player on the best team in the best league having played the 2nd most difficult schedule in hockey,.. I predict Fratty makes the Hobey Hat TRICK BUT doesn't ein it...unfortunately

IF this team has the character that I believe it does, there will be no complacency, no letting up. We might be throttling the bottom dwellers, but other teams are not...there are two ways out of series' like this...bad habits as you describe...or the imperial march and pure dominance. I vote for the latter.

I thought they gave the first one to Pony

So that's 20 for JG...excellent Frattin has to be the WCHA player of the year, and JG has to be second team WCHA

Frattin is the real deal, and I think he will be an NHL player, but it is tough to put him atop of Parise and Toews for success as a pro...What Frattin is doing in the WCHA is sick...but remember, Matt Frattin is OLDER than Jonny Toews by a couple months and Jonny is doing it in the show against the best players in the world!! All that said, Frattin is the best power forward in college hockey. Hands down. His return from the brink also warrants significant consideration from the committee.

Please, please, please let Mac be ok

Well, Mac is as hard as a coffin nail. Nobody tougher on the team...I hold onto hope he'll be ok...I'd argue that he is more important to our team D than Chay.

Have they announced the finalists?

What happened to Mac?! GD...last regular season series...we can't lose Mac for the playoffs...

UMD is a dangerous tournament team because of that one big line...get into penalty trouble or have a couple bounces go the way of a Connelly and you're in trouble. I hold to the belief that we would beat them 7 outta 10, but in a one and done...anything can happen

He is the best two-way forward in the game right now, no doubt...he can score, set up, win big draws, win battles down low, never out of position defensively.

But he's not preserving the integrity of the bracket to avoid matchups. Fortunately this idiot isn't on the selection committee.

You get injured in collision sports when you worry about getting injured...play hard and loose and good things are going to happen

You will see the full Fighting Sioux on Friday night. Saturday night we will rest anyone with injuries, but everyone who's healthy will be on the ice. We might see a little more of the third and fourth lines in terms of minutes played, but the top 6 will play in both games unless someone has a nagging little injury.

Just swap the whole 5 vs 12 and 6 vs 11 locations: Bridgeport 1 Yale vs 16 Atlantic hockey 8 Omaha vs 9 Notre Dame Green Bay 2 UND vs 15 BU 7 Merrimack vs 10 Miami Manchester 3 BC vs 14 CC 5 Denver vs 12 UNH St Louis 4 Michigan vs 13 RPI 6 Union vs 11 Duluth These are some tough brackets with really good teams...