AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 13 minutes ago, AJS said: Although UND did drop one spot to #22 in the Pairwise, their RPI is now at .5286 which is up from .5242 (following the Western series weekend). The GLI went exactly how we wanted it to go with Western not only winning it, but Michigan State losing both games (although one was in OT). UMass losing also would fall into the category of what we want to see. These next two weekend are so important. The NCHC needs to outperform what they've done in non-conference up to this point. It would also help for HE / the BIG to take a few hits. Today, hoping for LSSU over UMASS (15). Clarkson over Wisconsin (30). AIC over Cornell (18). Long Island over UConn (10). And a fight between a gopher commit on the ntdp and some of their freshmen for good measure. Michigan State and UMass could both potentially have the Wisconsin rule keep them out of the tournament, especially Sparty. Looking at their schedule, Wisconsin and Notre Dame are the only series' against teams that aren't top ten in PW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Blake Biondi out for the season. He came across as mature (maybe overconfident in his ability to make the NHL) in Hockeyland, sorry to see his career derailed after breaking out a bit last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodbuster Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 So out for the season for Duluth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 30 minutes ago, Sodbuster said: So out for the season for Duluth? Yes, shoulder surgery it sounds like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusinessSiouxt Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 8 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Blake Biondi out for the season. He came across as mature (maybe overconfident in his ability to make the NHL) in Hockeyland, sorry to see his career derailed after breaking out a bit last year. Happen over the break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 24 minutes ago, BusinessSiouxt said: Happen over the break? https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/bulldogs-hockey/umd-hockey-notebook-double-shoulder-surgery-results-in-tough-end-to-biondis-2022-23-season This says he was playing thru a shoulder injury for the first half before injuring his other shoulder against DU. So he had surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 UMD has played a lot of hockey the last few seasons. The wear totals up. Biondi might be a signal of what Duluth's slow start was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodbuster Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Was he having a good season so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esoteric Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 23 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: UMD has played a lot of hockey the last few seasons. The wear totals up. Biondi might be a signal of what Duluth's slow start was. A lot of hockey can give experience but also warn of the grind of a NHL career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N of GF Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said: UMD has played a lot of hockey the last few seasons. The wear totals up. Biondi might be a signal of what Duluth's slow start was. 43 minutes ago, Esoteric said: A lot of hockey can give experience but also warn of the grind of a NHL career. Really? The two teams that make the national championship game play four more games than the teams that don't make the tournament. Four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Compared to the average team it is 8 games: 4 conf tourney plus 4 NCAA. 8 games is about 25% of a regular season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 10 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: UMD has played a lot of hockey the last few seasons. The wear totals up. Biondi might be a signal of what Duluth's slow start was. So Major Junior players are twice as tough then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 Arizona State playing BC tonight should be a free stream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Here's a guide to our rooting priorities, please correct me if wrong. Priority 1 is wins by NCHC teams we play 4 times, then NCHC teams we play twice 2 is non-con opponents winning; Quinny has more to lose than HC has to gain, so QU>HC 3 is teams ranked 10-20 losing 4 Atlantic/CCHA don't have teams ranked ahead of us, so their conferences over the others. Hockey East losing is most important 5 is teams that have NCHC non-con games winning 6 if nothing else, lower ranked teams winning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 BC leads Arizona State 2-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 BC leads Arizona State 2-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esoteric Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 9 hours ago, N of GF said: Really? The two teams that make the national championship game play four more games than the teams that don't make the tournament. Four. 6 games if a team goes through their conference tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 A couple good (for UND) losses tonight. Anchorage beat UMass-Lowell. Penn St beat RIT. Still plenty of games ongoing with teams near UND in the PWR, but the results so far have moved UND to #19. Quite the move up without even playing a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 BC leads Arizona State 3-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 BC leads Arizona State 3-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 #4 Merrimack sneaks by one-win Dartmouth (#61) in OT, 3-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esoteric Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Trying to enjoy Omaha game. Need to switch to another game. The audio with modulation is, as always terrible. Any ideas why the announcers sound so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, brianvf said: #4 Merrimack sneaks by one-win Dartmouth (#61) in OT, 3-2. Merrimack the surprise team this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 BC leads Arizona State 4-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 20 minutes ago, Esoteric said: Trying to enjoy Omaha game. Need to switch to another game. The audio with modulation is, as always terrible. Any ideas why the announcers sound so bad. I've always thought that one Omaha announcer always sounds like his nose is incredibly stuffed up. Annoys the heck out of me while listening to their broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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