yzerman19

Miami has not beaten anyone...only winning record against a tier 1 team is against Michigan State. They also beat SCSU in OT. Split with Notre Dame, Lost and tied vs MI. They have only played 9 games against TUCs: 2-0 vs MI State 0-1-1 vs MI 1-1-0 vs Notre Dame 1-0-0 vs SCSU 2-0-0 vs Vermont

Check out Krach...WCHA has 6 of the top 10, and 9 of the 10 WCHA teams are in the top 17. I think there is little doubt that outside of NH, BC, MI and MI State, everyone else with a snowball's chance of winning the NCAAs is in the WCHA.

You can buy beer at the Blue Line Club or the Curling Club. The Curling Club requires a small membership fee. Most people go to the Blue Line club between periods. It is bottles of beer for like $3.75 or so.

NH will come out of their bracket. Remember, we saw them without uberfrosh Van Riemsdyk, because he was leading the USA at the WJC. They are a team to be reckoned with.

NCAA tourney is always hard. Number one for us has to be to stay a #1 seed. One has to assume that CC, NH and MI are all going to remain #1s, and all 3 are dangerous teams that I would prefer not having to deal with until the frozen four or not at all if someone pulls an upset. I'd love to see Michigan end up in Madison and have to deal with the Badgers. It would be fitting after all of those years getting the Yost advantage. It is also important to maintain that last line change throughout the regional as the "home" team (highest seed).

Having to face Bucky in Mad Town is a bad draw. Fortunately there is still some hockey left to play.

I haven"t heard...game on!!!

losing Jones is a huge blow. He is the quiet rock back there.

AM i reading the lines correctly? Duncan back to the right wing, and Kozek on the off wing?

AZ- I like the new banner! Give Blood...play the Fighting Sioux!!!!

Are you sure he was passed out and not just sleeping? If a player is getting pass out drunk a night before a game, then we have some serious leadership issues on this team. That is a pretty insidious statement to make. I hope you are being truthful. Going out for a few after a series is common place, to get pass out drunk after the first game of a series is inexcusable. Wow...I hope it was Radke or someone else who isn't going to play today...

Not scared of you, but never want to play a big rival when all the chips are down. I'm not scared of any team, no one holds a winning record against us...we'd have to get swept by UMD or SCSU or lose to CC or Wisconsin in the Final Five for anyone to have a winning record against us going into the NCAAs. CC 1-1-0 .500 Denver 3-1-0 .750 Mankato 2-0-0 1.000 Minnesota 2-1-1 .6250 Michigan Tech 3-1-0 .750 Alaska Anchorage 2-0-0 1.000 Wisconsin 1-1-0 .500 SCSU 1-1-0 .500 UMD 1-1-0 .500 Michigan State 1-0-0 1.000 BC 0-0-1 .500 Northeastern 1-0-0 1.000 New Hampshire 1-1-0 .500 Bemidji State 1-0-0 1.000

A split flips the UNH pwr. we're at .6250 COP. A split moves NH to .6250 COP. This makes it worth 0 to both. We win RPI, they win TUC. We split H2H. RPI is the tiebreaker! Go BC Eagles!!!!!

Let's not be mean here guys, c'mon. It is stated that there has to be more reasons to stay in the WCHA. I agree. Helping the CHA, while noble and in the spirit of supporting american collegiate hockey is like throwing our program underneath the bus. It would be great if I gave half my income to charity too, but hey, I'm a Sioux Fan, not Mother Theresa. The history, tradition and success of UND hockey has been due to being part of the WCHA. The WCHA has become The premier league in college hockey because of programs like UND. MN, WI, UMD, Denver and CC also contributed to this for decades. Recent success in Mankato and SCSU have helped too. AA is still working on some things, Tech and Northern Michigan have both spent plenty of time helping build this conference too. Now Northern MI is in the CCHA. I am for inviting as many kids to the party as we can, but not to the point where we run out of cake and ice cream. Hockey will always be a regional sport. You don't build fans where kids can't play it on their own, and don't have heros to watch. As much as I want BSU to be successful, and for CHA to be successful, there is no way I trade the chance at beating MN, WI, Denver, CC, UMD, et all in the best conference in college hockey year in and year out. Long live the Sioux, long live the WCHA. No matter what Bruce McClown and the Sheep heard want to do to it.

Supposedly the integrity of the brackets is the paramount consideration. Next is host schools at home. Next is number one seeds closest to home. Last is intraconference matchups. I believe that we will be the #2 seed overall following a BC/NH split this coming weekend. With that being said, I would predict: By the numbers: MI vs Army BC vs Mankato UND vs BSU MSU vs UMD NH vs SCSU Denver vs Clarkson CC vs Notre Dame WI vs Miami You won't move CC, as a #1 seed and a host, so you have to move WI. If you swap Denver and WI, you end up with two eastern teams heading west (bad for eastern attendance). If you swap MSU and WI, you end up with an intraconference first round matchup. So, I think they swap a whole bottom bracket. BC vs Mankato swaps with WI vs Miami So we have: MI vs Army WI vs Miami UND vs BSU MSU vs UMD NH vs SCSU Dever vs Clarkson CC vs Notre Dame BC vs Mankato We still have an attendance problem out in Mass. So, we swap BC and MSU. Now we have Madison MI vs Army WI vs Miami Attendance - GREAT Worcester UND vs BSU BC vs UMD Attendance - As good as can be Albany NH vs SCSU Denver vs Clarkson Attendance - GOOD Colorado Springs CC vs Notre Dame MSU vs Mankato Attendance - GOOD

A BC/NH split also turns the table. It moves us to a tie in COP, making us win RPI, them win TUC, we split the HTH. RPI is the tie breaker.

Did a quick bracketology with the latest and greatest PWR available on USCH at 11pm on Sat night: By the numbers: Michigan vs Army Mankato vs BC New hampshire vs Bemidji UMD vs Michigan State UND vs SCSU Clarkson vs Denver CC vs Notre Dame Wisconsin vs Miami Couple Problems: 2 hosts in the same bracket and an intraconference first round matchup in UND vs SCSU First problem is getting Wisconsin to host. You can't swap them with Clarkson, because you add another intraconference matchup, so you swap them with UMD. To get rid of the intraconference in UND vs SCSU, you can't swap out Notre Dame, because you again end up with an intraconference matchup, so you swap SCSU with Bemidji Now you have : Worcester Mass: MI vs Army Mankato vs BC BC and Army aren't too far away (attendance -good) Madison WI: NH vs SCSU WI vs Michigan State WI at home, and a Big Ten matchup (attendance -excellent) Albany NY: UND vs Bemidji Clarkson vs Denver Only ECAC school in in the regional hosted by the ECAC (attendance -fair) Colorado Springs CO: CC vs Notre Dame UMD vs Miami CC at home (attendance -good)

I love the scenario of us, CC, NH and Michigan as the Regional #1 seeds. It means we won't see any of those teams until the Frozen Four (fingers crossed), and it guarantees us that we don't end up in CC's Regional on their home ice. Assuming Wisconsin gets in as a four seed, that also guarantees us not seeing them in Madison for a Regional!

Looking at the current PWR, If the Sioux take care of business against BSU this weekend, and NH and BC split, the Sioux will take the PWR from NH as well, and we will be the overall 2 seed going into the 3/1 series at UMD.

I certainly hope that Radke doesn't get an extra game. An extra game would be unusual for a first fight of the season. Radke's presence seems to add character to this team. I think he is a good locker room and bench guy. Tied for first...who would've thunk it in November?

How did that fight between periods start? I just caught it when Radke was fighting the Denver player who still had his helmet on. Did Kyle go dog him or did the guy just punk it keeping the lid on?

Totally agree AZ! What a win. Interestingly enough, I never got upset in this game, even down 4-1. I was pleased with how they played as a whole, and I just felt like it might be one of those games where you don't get bounces. Well, the team really showed me something tonight. Battling back like that, wow! Let's hope they don't have comeback hangover tomorrow night. A number one seed would be so great, especially if the combination of our play and NH's play keeps us out of each other's bracket. I don't really want to see them with VanRiemsdyk.

I've never said that a defenseman has to contribute offensively to be good. I don't come down on Jones! I will agree that I routinely complain about the freshmen D. I probably am overly hard on Lapoint. With that concession however, one of Lapoint's goals was a last second tap on a Duncan shot that was rolling in (CC game). Anyway, I just wanted to add that I don't think a d-man has to score to be highly regarded in my book. The best d-men in my opinion are the ones who can clear out the front of the net, who don't get caught up out of position, and who can transition the puck up ice for the breakout. Instead of me defending why I am unimpressed, why are you so impressed? Just curious if I am missing something that you might be seeing.

Big Joe leads the league in plus minus. He took a stupid penalty tonight, and he pulled a bush-league move in the handshake line, but I'll take a 6-7 252lb plus minus leading defenseman any time. On D, Genoway has been a stud, Bina has been a rock, Jones has been solid, Finley has played better than my expectations of the man, Chorney has been disappointing, and the freshmen have been freshmen.

Redwing, from one Redwing alias to another, I am going to have to respectfully disagree. That's ok, its America Hak also plays Marto, and I am not lobbying for the Jake either, in fact I think he is often a liability too. They are freshmen. I guess I can't expect them to be superstars. You know, I hope they become great. Finley and Smaby and Greene weren't exactly studs their first years either. On a positive note, I do agree with you whole heartedly on those comments regarding Denver's goals.