NCAA Hockey Tournament

[gfhockey]

5 minutes ago, sioux rube said:

Read this morning that Sandelin is now 24-8 in the tournament and 12-0 in 1st round games. Pretty amazing

He’s a big game coach

[thUNDer]

6 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

He’s a big game coach

Amazing you’re awake already

[franchise]

20 minutes ago, thUNDer said:

Amazing you’re awake already

Or hasn't been to bed

[Clark17]

8 big names and 4 potential great games today and tomorrow - all teams have won one some several - it will be fun to watch as long as Sioux win 

[Siouxphan27]

1 hour ago, thUNDer said:

Amazing you’re awake already

As the saying goes, you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.

[skateshattrick]

2 hours ago, burd said:

Most of us have a deep dislike for UMD, mostly because they win titles, but I enjoyed watching them play last night.   They can play—and not just the Plantes.

No we hate them because they play dirty, historically have injured our players, and their fan base is the worst

[burd]

2 hours ago, atxsioux said:

I despise the sit back neutral zone trap they often went to last night. Don’t find their brand of hockey that enjoyable when they are doing that. Now is it probably a smart system? Definitely, but not what I’d choose to watch night in and night out

Last night was one of the most entertaining games of the tournament so far.  Duluth won it off their forecheck. 
 

id just as soon they’d lost, btw

[farce poobah]

45 minutes ago, Clark17 said:

8 big names and 4 potential great games today and tomorrow - all teams have won one some several - it will be fun to watch as long as Sioux win 

Amazing that all the non-champion teams lost in round 1, leaving only previous winners in the national elite 8.  

Put another way, the remaining 8 teams have won 41 national titles.

Blue bloods.

[.357]

2 hours ago, siouxweet said:

Penn State looked all flashy and skilly but no grit.  The Dogs out gritted them.  $700k didn't buy grit.

DiMarsico, Cerrato & Fink were all in a world of hurt at various points last night after UMD was finished with them. Would imagine they'll be physical against Michigan's forwards also.

 

6 minutes ago, farce poobah said:

Amazing that all the non-champion teams lost in round 1, leaving only previous winners in the national elite 8.  

Put another way, the remaining 8 teams have won 41 national titles.

Blue bloods.

Cornell won in 1970.

[franchise]

7 minutes ago, .357 said:

Would imagine they'll be physical against Michigan's forwards also.

One who didnt play yesterday and another who left early.

[nascar99]

Wisconsin Michigan State really intrigues me. If State looks how they did for long stretches against UConn, I like Wisconsin's chances. But if this gets above 3 goals, I think State has it

[Sioux90]

6 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Wisconsin Michigan State really intrigues me. If State looks how they did for long stretches against UConn, I like Wisconsin's chances. But if this gets above 3 goals, I think State has it

If Wisconsin stays disciplined, I believe they win.

[90siouxfan]

3 hours ago, gfhockey said:

He’s a big game coach

Wipe your chin, you're drooling. 

[cberkas]

1 minute ago, 90siouxfan said:

Wipe your chin, you're drooling. 

It's like Bucci and Co. when it comes to McKenna

[cowboys5xsbs]

51 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Wisconsin Michigan State really intrigues me. If State looks how they did for long stretches against UConn, I like Wisconsin's chances. But if this gets above 3 goals, I think State has it

I just think State is a better team and has a better goalie.  

[burd]

1 hour ago, 90siouxfan said:

Wipe your chin, you're drooling. 

Ahem.   That’s not drool. 

[cberkas]

8 minutes ago, burd said:

Ahem.   That’s not drool. 

You pay extra for that on the OF

[siouxfaninseattle]

Based on recent results, I think the natty winner will allow 8 or fewer goals total in 4 games.

[thUNDer]

15 hours ago, nodakgirl93 said:

What a game. Now they can stop talking about McKenna.

Yeah & those espn on air elites will likely run a 30/30 on Tiger instead 😏

[cberkas]

8 minutes ago, thUNDer said:

Yeah & those espn on air elites will likely run a 30/30 on Tiger instead 😏

The Michigan is being played before the Michigan State/Wisconsin game

[thUNDer]

16 minutes ago, cberkas said:

The Michigan is being played before the Michigan State/Wisconsin game

Oh boy, again & again & again for each Michigan team. They had to have done some touchy-feely segment regarding the Kelly Green sometime right…… it is Jeremy Schaap after all 

[cberkas]

14 minutes ago, thUNDer said:

Oh boy, again & again & again for each Michigan team. They had to have done some touchy-feely segment regarding the Kelly Green sometime right…… it is Jeremy Schaap after all 

The one year they played the Travis Roy video all the time

[brianvf]

MSU/UW
DU/WMU
UMD/UM

Dang, I pretty much dislike all those teams.  Ha.
So, on one hand, it'll be nice to have three of them eliminated.  But then three remain.

UND just needs to take care of business and prevent any of them from winning the natty.

[hawksfan12]

17 hours ago, cberkas said:

I don't know why people frame it this way. Yes they didn't win a title with him. But there is more to a program than just titles. Regular season success, selling tickets, program prestige, putting guys in NHL. Penn State is probably trying to make clear they are a serious hockey program despite the lack of history. 

I doubt Penn State or Mckenna really cares they didn't win a title. Penn State gets the relevance and prestige from landing a top pick. He will forever be a "former Penn State player" who is in the NHL to Penn State. Mckenna got the money and probably won't care because he got to be at a big school, have fun, and then make the NHL.

[nascar99]

Just now, hawksfan12 said:

I don't know why people frame it this way. Yes they didn't win a title with him. But there is more to a program than just titles. Regular season success, selling tickets, program prestige, putting guys in NHL. Penn State is probably trying to make clear they are a serious hockey program despite the lack of history. 

I doubt Penn State or Mckenna really cares they didn't win a title. Penn State gets the relevance and prestige from landing a top pick. He will forever be a "former Penn State player" who is in the NHL to Penn State. Mckenna got the money and probably won't care because he got to be at a big school, have fun, and then make the NHL.

Pegula spent that $750k, which is merely a rounding error to him. The Penn State University administration didn't take $750k out of their athletics budget to give to McKenna. Seems like a bunch of fans across the country (disproportionately Gophers fans) keep bringing up the money without the context. It's odd but whatever