Wilbur Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Miami @ SCSU CC @ UND Denver @ UNO Western @ Duluth A good chance for most of these series to go three games. I like UND's first round matchup a lot more than what some other teams are looking at. My predictions: SCSU over Miami in 3. UND over CC in 2. Denver beats UNO in 3. Western beats Duluth in 3. Quote
burd Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Miami @ SCSU CC @ UND Denver @ UNO Western @ Duluth A good chance for most of these series to go three games. I like UND's first round matchup a lot more than what some other teams are looking at. My predictions: SCSU over Miami in 3. UND over CC in 2. Denver beats UNO in 3. Western beats Duluth in 3. I agree, Wilbur, but I'm going with UNO against DU. Quote
Wilbur Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 I agree, Wilbur, but I'm going with UNO against DU. The only thing that made me pick DU over UNO is Sam Brittain. When he finds his groove he can put them on his back and he's just not getting scored on that evening. UNO is a better team, but I think Denver pulls one out. Any of those 8 teams could end up in Dinkytown. Extremely tense weekend of hockey coming up. Quote
GoalieMask Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 And remember Semifinals are re-seeded based on regular season NCHC Standings. This according to nchchockey.com Quote
MafiaMan Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Any of those 8 teams could end up in Dinkytown. I honestly don't get to Minneapolis much, but did they move Dinkytown a few miles west of where I remember it? Quote
tnt Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 The Sioux should have a bad taste in their mouths from their last games against Denver, Omaha, St. Cloud and Western Michigan. Quote
burd Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 The only thing that made me pick DU over UNO is Sam Brittain. When he finds his groove he can put them on his back and he's just not getting scored on that evening. UNO is a better team, but I think Denver pulls one out. Any of those 8 teams could end up in Dinkytown. Extremely tense weekend of hockey coming up. You would go with the goalie. 1 Quote
Wilbur Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 I honestly don't get to Minneapolis much, but did they move Dinkytown a few miles west of where I remember it? Nope, just thought I'd throw a shout out to Dinky. Quote
Johnny Ringo Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Any attendance concerns if the 5,6,7,8 seeds win:/ Quote
MafiaMan Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Any attendance concerns if the 5,6,7,8 seeds win:/ Only if the #7 wins... Quote
MafiaMan Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 I honestly don't think the crowd difference between Miami, Denver, and Western Michigan and St Cloud, UNO, and UMD would be all that great. St Cloud's travel-ability factor is over-rated. Quote
siouxforce19 Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Nope, just thought I'd throw a shout out to Dinky. Everyone should just head over to Dinky at some point to mess with those people over there. Quote
Johnny Ringo Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Sorry, I meant if all the 5678 seeds advanced so you had Denver, CC, Miami and Western at Minneapolis. Quote
MafiaMan Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Sorry, I meant if all the 5678 seeds advanced so you had Denver, CC, Miami and Western at Minneapolis. I understood what you meant - The ONLY seed that would dramatically affect attendance would be CC over UND. St Cloud and UMD don't bring as much to the table as they should, given their respective school locations. 1 Quote
brianvf Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 St Cloud's travel-ability factor is over-rated. Especially if the snow conditions are too poor for their snowmobiles. 4 Quote
GoalieMask Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 NCHC website under tournament bracket also mentions that semifinal matchup start times will be determined by the commissioner. Quote
SiouxScore Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 I'll say Sioux sweep CC SCSU in 3 over Miami Denver in 3 over UNO Duluth in 3 over Western Michigan Quote
franchise Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 If Miami pulls off the upset, then the Sioux head to the Target Center as the top seed and last night matter even less. 1 Quote
Wilbur Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 Obviously money wise UND, SCSU, and Duluth making the field is important. But regardless.....I don't think you'll see a ton of fans from the other five schools. I have no idea about Omaha because they have never made the final five when I've been there. Quote
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 The only silver lining in last night's loss is we play CC instead of Miami, Blake Coleman is on a tear right now 1 Quote
Goon Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 NCHC website under tournament bracket also mentions that semifinal matchup start times will be determined by the commissioner. Apparently, there's not a North Dakota rule. Quote
Goon Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 The only silver lining in last night's loss is we play CC instead of Miami, Blake Coleman is on a tear right now I don't know, there's a reason this team is where they ended up. Any bets on Miami having a mass exodus of players at the end of the season? Probably starting next weekend after SCSU eliminates them. Quote
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 I don't know, there's a reason this team is where they ended up. Any bets on Miami having a mass exodus of players at the end of the season? Probably starting next weekend after SCSU eliminates them. The whole season is the reason they ended up last but it would be foolish to ignore the play of each team most recently. Neither team is great but Miami seems to be on the upswing beating SCSU and Denver recently. Quote
scpa0305 Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Miami @ SCSU CC @ UND Denver @ UNO Western @ Duluth A good chance for most of these series to go three games. I like UND's first round matchup a lot more than what some other teams are looking at. My predictions: SCSU over Miami in 3. UND over CC in 2. Denver beats UNO in 3. Western beats Duluth in 3. Just asked deano if they're taking down Denver....he noted "I hope so". He was watching a grand kid practice. He just have drive over night or something. Quote
Wilbur Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 I don't know, there's a reason this team is where they ended up. Any bets on Miami having a mass exodus of players at the end of the season? Probably starting next weekend after SCSU eliminates them. One reason, among many. Blake Coleman. Guy is a machine (4 goals against Denver this weekend). With him in the lineup Miami is able to split up Barber and Czarnik, and have Barber play on the second line with Anthony Louis and put Czarnik with Coleman on their top unit. Their goaltending is suspect, but you have the former USHL goaltender of the year in McKay, and although one night UND lit him up like a two dollar hooker, he did play very well in two appearances against UND. Miami is the dark horse team. I expect SCSU to win, but you give that talented group of forwards the extra space on an Olympic rink and it'll give SCSU all they want and more. And I COMPLETELY agree with you about exodus. Bye bye Barber, bye bye Czarnik, bye bye Coleman. Quote
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