Non-UND College Hockey 2023-24

[Blackheart]

46 minutes ago, brianvf said:

New USCHO Bracketology is out:

https://www.uscho.com/2024/03/06/bracketology-getting-closer-to-seasons-end-the-umass-conundrum-is-solved-but-other-issues-lie-ahead-in-seeding-the-ncaa-field/

UMass moving up to a #3 seed solves the issue of swapping #1 seeds around to place them in their host spot.

Providence Regional
1. Boston College
2. Quinnipiac
3. Maine
4. Bemidji State (or CCHA champion)

Springfield, Mass. Regional
1. Boston University
2. Minnesota
3. Massachusetts (regional host)
4. St. Cloud State

Sioux Falls, S.D. Regional
1. North Dakota
2. Michigan State
3. Colorado College
4. RIT (or AHA champion)

Maryland Heights, Mo. Regional
1. Denver
2. Wisconsin
3. Providence
4. Michigan

I'd take that bracket as a UND fan.

Not sure I'd want to play CC again...

[siouxfaninseattle]

I don't have a problem with these regions but I think BU would. They are still Pairwise #2, so should get the AHA champ. But with only 2 #4 seeds to work with there's no easy solution. Lots of rabbit holes indeed, and I don't see much movement in the 4 Pairwise range. St. Cloud and WMU could switch spots but that doesn't resolve anything. An upset in one of the conference tournaments could make the first round matchups much easier to figure out. 

[burd]

All 4 rows will be tough to hoe this year.  Need Ludwig to be on and catch a few breaks.    They’ll be ready to play, and so will the other guys.

[Dustin]

12 hours ago, brianvf said:

UMass moving up to a #3 seed solves the issue of swapping #1 seeds around to place them in their host spot

I alluded to that back on Saturday.

[Dustin]

From the aforementioned linked Bracketology article:

"First, I’d love to get Wisconsin to Maryland Heights, which is a community known for its love of the Badgers."

What's the connection there?

[burd]

33 minutes ago, Dustin said:

From the aforementioned linked Bracketology article:

"First, I’d love to get Wisconsin to Maryland Heights, which is a community known for its love of the Badgers."

What's the connection there?

A lot of mental defect from heavy metal exposure.  

[Sweethockey]

50 minutes ago, Dustin said:

From the aforementioned linked Bracketology article:

"First, I’d love to get Wisconsin to Maryland Heights, which is a community known for its love of the Badgers."

What's the connection there?

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Friday was a day that will live long in the memories of Badgers women's hockey fans and players. No. 1 Wisconsin set and matched multiple records during a 16-1 beatdown of Lindenwood.

[farce poobah]

Providence 2-2 BU, middle of third period.  Big PWR implications for both teams.

Game on ESPN plus or NESN. 

[farce poobah]

Final score in Providence, BU wins 4-2.  Providence drops from 10 to 13 in PWR.   Crazy tight on and near the bubble. 

[Blackheart]

Short video highlighting some of the old barns in college hockey...North Dakota mentioned almost right away.

 

 

[Dustin]

1 hour ago, Blackheart said:

Short video highlighting some of the old barns in college hockey...North Dakota mentioned almost right away.

 

 

I know I don't speak for most of you when I say I don't mind John Buccigross, but man how great would it sound to have Doc Emrick calling the Frozen Four?? 

[Blackheart]

2 hours ago, Dustin said:

I know I don't speak for most of you when I say I don't mind John Buccigross, but man how great would it sound to have Doc Emrick calling the Frozen Four?? 

That would be the greatest having Emrick calling the game.  Instead, we're stuck with a cheerleader screaming into the microphone. #firstworldproblems

[SiouxFanatic]

Emrick is good but when Gary Thorne and Bill Clement were doing the Frozen Four games, nothing tops that in my opinion.

[siouxfaninseattle]

2 hours ago, SiouxFanatic said:

Emrick is good but when Gary Thorne and Bill Clement were doing the Frozen Four games, nothing tops that in my opinion.

I always thought they were a great team.

[sioux rube]

2 hours ago, SiouxFanatic said:

Emrick is good but when Gary Thorne and Bill Clement were doing the Frozen Four games, nothing tops that in my opinion.

Totally agree. They fed off each other real well 

[cberkas]

2-1 Miami 

1-0 St. Cloud

[cberkas]

Duluth announcers are bad at reviews 

2-1 St. Cloud Duluth goal waived off

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Maine is limping into the tournament and will be a good first round opponent for a lucky team.

[cberkas]

3-2 Western Michigan

[brianvf]

2 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Maine is limping into the tournament and will be a good first round opponent for a lucky team.

They seem to be similar to ASU...such a dominant team at home, but struggle much more when playing away from Alfond.
That won't help them come tourney time.

[Dustin]

Midco intermission report showed Du and Cc tied at 1. But my dvr shows that starting at 9 central.

?

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

21 minutes ago, brianvf said:

They seem to be similar to ASU...such a dominant team at home, but struggle much more when playing away from Alfond.
That won't help them come tourney time.

Upon further inspection it was the UNH Lowell score I thought was Maine getting pounded. But the point still stands.

[cberkas]

Western Michigan beat Miami 3-2

[cberkas]

Michigan beats Notre Dame 5-4

Notre Dame you had a 4-2 lead and blew it

[cberkas]

4-2 St. Cloud