NCHC Semifinals-Here come the Dawgs

[Dustin]

NPI is updated on CHN.

[SiouxFan100]

The conference tournament isn’t what we do

[brianvf]

3 minutes ago, Dustin said:

I wouldn't doubt Duluth and Providence are swapped to keep each team closer to home.  I would bet that UMD is with us in Sioux Falls.  Plus, the committee would enjoy pairing 2 NCHC teams in a regional to make sure the Frozen Four isn't the Frozen NCHC.

It's already looking like 2 NCHC teams will be in at least one regional.
WMU and DU at 4 & 5 puts them together in Loveland.

[TwamleyShuffle]

6 minutes ago, Dustin said:

I wouldn't doubt Duluth and Providence are swapped to keep each team closer to home.  I would bet that UMD is with us in Sioux Falls.  Plus, the committee would enjoy pairing 2 NCHC teams in a regional to make sure the Frozen Four isn't the Frozen NCHC.

That was my thought 

[brianvf]

And, if UMD beats DU next weekend, that might move them to #5 which would mean they'd be paired with WMU.

Still some pieces to move around for sure.

[fightingsioux4life]

6 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

The conference tournament isn’t what we do

It also isn't what Quinnipiac does. They got bounced by Clarkson in the first round.

[tnt]

27 minutes ago, brianvf said:

If today's game was being played in the NCAA tournament, I'm guessing UND would have had two 5min PP's.

Bibby got by with a missed nut check last week and when reviewed it didn’t meet major status, then got by with a stick to Verhoeff tonight.  Hopefully the third time is the charm and he takes one in the postseason that ends their season.  Duluth had another shot to the nuts earlier in the year that their announcers were shocked wasn’t a major when reviewed, and now I wonder if that was Bibby too.  

[Dustin]

7 minutes ago, brianvf said:

And, if UMD beats DU next weekend, that might move them to #5 which would mean they'd be paired with WMU.

Still some pieces to move around for sure.

Can they make up 0.61 in one game?

[tnt]

I know our defense needs to improve, but we also need Špunar to get back to how he was playing earlier this year, not giving up rebounds.  Also need Strinden to get back to his early season form, as now he hasn’t even been able to get off his shot. 

[Und Princess]

15 minutes ago, Dustin said:

I wouldn't doubt Duluth and Providence are swapped to keep each team closer to home.  I would bet that UMD is with us in Sioux Falls.  Plus, the committee would enjoy pairing 2 NCHC teams in a regional to make sure the Frozen Four isn't the Frozen NCHC.

I think would be fun for the Frozen Four to be Frozen NCHC Four!!! Haha!!!

[Dustin]

We probably want to cheer for Duluth next weekend (maybe we would anyway?  Hard to root for either of them) in case they can move to #5, which would pretty much guarantee they would not be swapped with an eastern team (like Providence).

[Dustin]

5 minutes ago, Und Princess said:

I think would be fun for the Frozen Four to be Frozen NCHC Four!!! Haha!!!

Yeah, there would be a lot of conference pride, but the NCAA learned their lesson in 2005 when they had WCHA teams in all four regionals and the Frozen Four was the Frozen WCHA.

[cberkas]

8 minutes ago, Und Princess said:

I think would be fun for the Frozen Four to be Frozen NCHC Four!!! Haha!!!

The conference would have to be 10 to 12 teams to get 5 maybe 6 teams in. With 2 one seeds and 2 four seeds and a 3 and 2 seed

[nodakgirl93]

12 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Can they make up 0.61 in one game?

Will if Duluth wins Denver would drop. So they probably dont need to make up all that.

[cberkas]

6 minutes ago, Dustin said:

We probably want to cheer for Duluth next weekend (maybe we would anyway?  Hard to root for either of them) in case they can move to #5, which would pretty much guarantee they would not be swapped with an eastern team (like Providence).

With how the 2 seeds are the two in the West stay in the West the two in the East stay in the East. 

Western being the lowest 1 seed they go to Loveland, Funny how the 2 seeds match up the regionals if they put Michigan and Michigan State in the closer regionals. 

[farce poobah]

2 hours ago, jk said:

Does anyone know if the illness running through the team is real, or just a handy excuse?  I do see that Kernan was out sick today, but that doesn't tell me anything about the rest of the team.

Looked to me like we were playing with dead legs.  It was so uncharacteristic I can only believe its illness.

Count me as in favor of 12 days to the next game. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

Tried to get a Hennessy chant going after the game ... Might have been his last game called

Legend

[Dustin]

All and all, prefect time to get an ugly loss out of the way. I’ll bet they come back laser focused. 

[fightingsioux4life]

26 minutes ago, farce poobah said:

Looked to me like we were playing with dead legs.  It was so uncharacteristic I can only believe its illness.

Count me as in favor of 12 days to the next game. 

Any players who are sick and showing obvious symptoms need to be told not to set foot in REA and especially the locker room for the next week. Tell them to go to class, but otherwise rest and cooperate. They have to flush this crap out of the roster or it will continue sabotaging the team on the ice.

[Goon]

UMD Blasts UND, 5-1 (Photos)

[gfhockey]

Cue the Sandy lovas talking about only how he wins big games 

[fightingsioux4life]

1 minute ago, gfhockey said:

Cue the Sandy lovas talking about only how he wins big games 

I am not in the mood for your nonsense tonight.

[burd]

8 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

It also isn't what Quinnipiac does. They got bounced by Clarkson in the first round.

So, what . . . 6 of the top 10 NPI got beat?

[Oxbow6]

[Wilbur]

11 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

I'm waiting for the analytics per Jax so I can pass judgements on this.