Dustin

Ha, yeah, except in 2021. But our semi-final record is pretty pathetic.

Michigan State up 1-0 on Ohio State.

I like Brandt better than Scanlon. He must have been the preferred hire, because he has the championship game color gig as well.

Well, I'd gladly trade this game for a win over UMD in Sioux Falls 2 weeks from now.

Wow - we do not look ready for the moment.

St. Thomas beats Augie 2-1.

Michigan finalizes their win over Penn State with an ENG.

I like the graphics of this production.

And St. Thomas scored right off a faceoff. Leads 2-1.

Michigan up by 2 again; 4-2.

St. Thomas just scored.

Augustana @ St. Thomas on Midco 2. Scoreless in the 3rd.

13 minutes in before Penn State with a real flurry. Michigan clearly looking like the better team.

I kind of like one on Friday night and one on Saturday night. That way, each host can have their fans in primetime. But offset times on Saturday would be acceptable, too.

Yep, absolutely. These are things I hadn't thought of ahead of time either.

And even though they are at separate venues, the games are off set so as to not overlap. The NCHC needs to take this step for next year.

Both B1G semi-finals on BTN. Penn State @ Michigan up first.

On paper, we’re the better team. Hope to see that on the ice as well.

What do people think about including ALL NCHC playoff games (quarterfinals, semi-finals, championship) in season ticket packages, in the event that your team hosts any of those games? I used to be against even including the quarterfinal tickets (since they are NOT part of the REGULAR season, they are playoff games, nor are they guaranteed), but if it's hard to get a crowd without doing that, then I would be in favor of including all potential home games as part of the package.

love it. Thanks for doing this.

I am also a little disappointed that both NCHC semi-finals will primarily overlap. I know that each home team wants to set their game time, but I wouldn't mind if one semi-final was tonight and the other one Saturday.

One of the downsides of the 3 week conference tournament is the single game weekends. Sure wish there were a game tonight.

I know. What I am saying is that since the whole conference tournament will be in home rink, to encourage attendance, maybe put the conference quarterfinals, semi-finals, and championship in the season ticket package.

I know this is getting a little off-topic from the title thread (NCAA Seeding), but including conference playoff tickets in the season ticket package has always struck me as....interesting, intriguing, some other feeling??. They are conference tournament games, and not even guaranteed to occur as described on the ticket. In the future, could/should all the NCHC playoff rounds be included in the season ticket package since there's a potential they could be at the Ralph? Should the NCHC require season ticket packages for all teams to include playoff rounds in the event that your team hosts a game or series? I'd hate for us to be beating the drum about campus regional sites, but then not fill the building for a conference semi-final or championship.

This was kind of the point I was trying to make earlier in one of the threads. As a fan, I would rather play a tougher first-round opponent in Sioux Falls than be sent Worcester to play the worst team in the tournament. I hope the team would want that too.