2023 Frozen Four Semifinals

[Kevin G]

Thursday, April 6, 2023

NCAA Tournament, Regional (at Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.)

Boston University vs. Minnesota    4:00pm CT, ESPN2/ESPN+

Michigan vs. Quinnipiac    7:30 CT, ESPN2/ESPN+

 

Hoping for anything but a B1G champ. 

[brianvf]

Best case scenario - BU vs QU

Worst case scenario - UMN vs UM

[Blackheart]

Just now, brianvf said:

Best case scenario - BU vs QU

Worst case scenario - UMN vs UM

Anyone but Minny...Michigan hasn't won sh*t since 1998 so they may be due.  I just don't want to listen to the obnoxious, uneducated MInny fans going on about how great they are.  Never thought I'd root for BU.  #randpecknolddouche #gofersblow

[Blackheart]

Go BU!

[The Sicatoka]

20 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

Go BU!

So written exam and on-range testing and it's issued? 

[Blackheart]

24 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

So written exam and on-range testing and it's issued? 

Yes, the Government of the United Nations pretty efficient.

[burd]

46 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

So written exam and on-range testing and it's issued? 

With unlimited range of weaponry, including nuclear and chemical.  

[UND1981]

Motzko said his Rodents are the underdogs today vs BU.  Funny

 

[Godsmack]

2 minutes ago, UND1981 said:

Motzko said his Rodents are the underdogs today vs BU.  Funny

 

Sandbagging 

[Kevin G]

BU game-planning for Minnesota:

 

 

(@Blackheart-inspired comment)

[MGsioux]

We all may hate the goofers but i think we need to mentally prepare for them to win this thing,  they are the most talented team in college hockey this year 

[Kevin G]

Quick-and-dirty game prep for BU-Gophers:

 

BU:

• Record: 29-10-0; 1st in HEA; PWR #5; KRACH #5
• Head Coach Jay Pandolfo, first year
• 3.9 G/G (third nationally); 2.6 GA/G (16th nationally); +1.3 goal margin/game
• 19.8% PP (29th nationally), 81.1% PK (31st nationally)
• leading scorer: Lane Hutson, D, freshman, 15g-33a-48pts, 1.26 pts/gm

Minnesota:

• Record: 28-9-1; 1st in B1G; PWR #1; KRACH #1
• Head Coach Bob Motzko, fifth year
• 4.2 G/G (tied-first nationally); 3.1 GA/G (42nd nationally); +1.1 goal margin/game
• 26.2% PP (fourth nationally); 83.7% PK (twelfth nationally)
• leading scorer: Logan Cooley, F, freshman, 20g-37a-57pts, 1.54 pts/gm

[cowboys5xsbs]

Qu and Bu let's go 

[rochsioux]

Best wishes to Minnesota for a safe trip home after todays game. 

[SiouxScore]

I'll say Gophers win 4-1 in the first game and Wolverines 5-4 in game 2.

[Prison_Mike]

Do the Gopher fans burn down Dinkytown if they win the semifinal game tonight or is that for just when they beat UND in the semifinals?

[franchise]

3 hours ago, MGsioux said:

We all may hate the goofers but i think we need to mentally prepare for them to win this thing,  they are the most talented team in college hockey this year 

That scenario didn't work in 2011

[Goon]

Brendan Morrison, "the best team doesn't always win."

[90siouxfan]

Did my request for explosive diarrhea in the gophers locker room come to fruition?  Likely not able to tell with themselves uniforms....

[Dustin]

Not sure if anyone knows, but did the teams have any say in the semifinal game times, or were they set by ESPN?  From my perspective, I would bet the former, and Minnesota, as the top seed, requested the earlier game.  Optics wise, I think the Minnesota-BU game would have been a better primetime game, as two long-time hockey powers with bigger fanbases. 

[siouxforce19]

1 minute ago, Dustin said:

Not sure if anyone knows, but did the teams have any say in the semifinal game times, or were they set by ESPN?  From my perspective, I would bet the former, and Minnesota, as the top seed, requested the earlier game.  Optics wise, I think the Minnesota-BU game would have been a better primetime game, as two long-time hockey powers with bigger fanbases. 

I don’t think they have any say. 

[SiouxFan100]

Oh, I was wondering when these games were. Kinda checked out.

[Blackheart]

11 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Not sure if anyone knows, but did the teams have any say in the semifinal game times, or were they set by ESPN?  From my perspective, I would bet the former, and Minnesota, as the top seed, requested the earlier game.  Optics wise, I think the Minnesota-BU game would have been a better primetime game, as two long-time hockey powers with bigger fanbases. 

Interesting that they wouldn't be the later game...it's not like they're playing the final tomorrow.

[The Sicatoka]

13 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Optics wise, I think the Minnesota-BU game would have been a better primetime game ...

#ButMichigan 

[90siouxfan]

Any game links,  work has kaboshed streaming on the old YouTube machine