Dustin

Dartmouth goalie had to make a save on his own player.

Not a penalty as I saw it.

Hopefully bad Hockey East play continues into our game.

Wisconsin hit the pipe on a good chance.

Wisconsin scores on the PP, 1-0.

ESPNU now changed over to Worcester. P/Q updates appreciated.

They were about 20 minutes behind on puck drop. Will probably happen anytime now.

I was thinking about this, too.

That's what you're gonna get without an attendance swap from the committee.

Looks like the U will start with the PU/QU game until Wisco/Dart are ready. Lucky me.

No, that was our opponent, Merrimack.

I have the U but not the +, so I wouldn't mind if these games get offset a little bit so I can get some live look-ins.

Definitely an underwhelming way to start the tournament.

Hard to believe UConn is giving Augustine his career high saves. Nothing UConn has done looks intimidating.

I know I'm getting pretty far ahead of ourselves, but I would like our changes against MSU in the national semi-final, if it turned out that way, based on what I'm seeing here. Maybe they're adapting to UConn's slower play??

Yep, MSU capitalized and UConn didn't. Very similar turnovers.

Martone makes it 2-1.

Big missed opportunity for UConn there.

whoa, penalty shot

Lots of Big Ten talk for sure. But they never seem to mention the Big Ten Hockey Conference didn't exist when those teams won those titles.

Walks right in and scores.

Yep, looked like slow motion on that eventual Augustine save. Not a surprise the save was made.

UConn 1-0 over Mich St.

I figured I'd start a thread specific to the NCAA tournament games. I'm sure there will specific threads created for UND's games, so this would be primarily for discussion of what's happening outside of UND specifically. I figured I'd start out the discussion by creating a list of the 16 teams and my relative happiness if said team won it all, divided into 4 categories. Elated - North Dakota. Absolutely the scenario I'm hoping will play out. Happy - Probably the longest list of teams in quite a while that I would be happy for that team, their program, their fans, etc. These are in no particular order. - Wisconsin. While I appreciate our hard-nosed history with the Badgers, I do not wish them ill will and easily root for them over more vicious rivals. College hockey is better when Wisconsin is relevant. - Michigan St. Sparty would be on the cusp of joining college hockey's blue bloods with another Natty to their name. I would gladly welcome them to the club. - Cornell. Have decent hockey history, and have not won a championship in over 50 years. - Dartmouth, Merrimack, Minnesota St., UConn, Bentley. None of these have ever won the championship, and getting new blood is good, too. Okay - Western Michigan, Quinnipiac, Providence. These guys have all won their first (and only) championship this century. Are they a one-time wonder, or are they building towards being part of the conversation for the foreseeable future? These guys being successful adds even more parity to college hockey. - Penn St. This is the one I am most on the fence. Their breakup of college hockey alliances/conferences is almost unforgiveable. But I love seeing a big-name institution commit to college hockey and bring a bigger spotlight. Unhappy - Michigan. Their smugness irritates me. I also don't want a former UND player to win a championship after exiting via the transfer portal. - Minnesota-Duluth. The rivalry with the Bulldogs keeps getting more vicious. It's getting close to Gophers and Pioneers. Speaking of which.... - Denver. These guys winning would absolutely be worst case scenario for me. Hope they're ousted early so I don't have to think about them anymore.

Great read. Thanks for posting.