College Hockey 2015-2016
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Well, Minnesota is the defending NCAA champion.
So I might go more with frustrating.
Beating Notre Dame and North Dakota would be a pretty good first weekend of the tournament. Both schools/fanbases I wholly despise. As I have many friends who are Huskies, beating Northeastern would be less sweet (though awesome to get to the FF). Domer tears are always great though.
Super annoying that the Yale Lowell game is only going to be on ESPN3. I'm going to be on an airplane then and I guess Tivoing is out of the question. If Yale wins, maybe I can use that as an excuse to bail out on Easter to drive up to Albany for the regional final.
Fun fact - the freshmen on our 20134 National Championship team are now seniors. The two teams they beat in the Frozen Four were UMass Lowell and Quinnipiac. Hopefully history repeats for the regional.
Fun fact - the freshmen on our 20134 National Championship team are now seniors. The two teams they beat in the Frozen Four were UMass Lowell and Quinnipiac. Hopefully history repeats for the regional.
I wonder when the NCAA men's hockey and men's basketball tournaments last featured the same first-round matchup in the same season. Notre Dame vs. Michigan this year in both - it's like they're trying to remind the two schools how much they miss each other in football or something.
Notre Dame leaving Hockey East for the Big10. Can't say that I'm sad to see them go. It will be interesting to see who joins Hockey East. Quinnipiac? RPI? Holy Cross?
Just breaking - Notre Dame is OUT in Hockey East. Moving to B1G.
Rumor is ASU to B1G. If Hockey East tries to grab a new 12th team, look for Holy Cross or Quinnipiac
Rumor is ASU to B1G. If Hockey East tries to grab a new 12th team, look for Holy Cross or Quinnipiac
ASU is possible, but I'd think they'd want to try to poach somebody from the NCHC, e.g. North Dakota, UNO, or Miami, before going after ASU.
As for the eastern dominoes, my thought would be something like QU to Hockey East, Holy Cross or RIT to the ECAC.
Yeah, Brian from MGoBlog suggested North Dakota and I thought he had some good points. It's a well established program with at least one actual rivalry in the Big Ten. They're good, unlike Arizona State, who is just getting their feet under them. ASU is probably the better known school, overall, but North Dakota is more known in the world of college hockey. If you're trying to hop to that many teams, then get someone good, not an "RPI anchor."
Miami (OH) would be another good option, IMO.
Miami (OH) would be another good option, IMO.
I like NoDak a lot better, especially since it restores the Minnesota rivalry.
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The real answer is the 8th member will be UConn once the B1G offers the invite for all sports in the next 12 months.
But anyway here's hoping Quinnipiac joins as the 12th an already great HE will be ridiculous
But anyway here's hoping Quinnipiac joins as the 12th an already great HE will be ridiculous
Anyone think the Ivies would ever go their own way in a conference? I think there's six, which would get them an automatic bid to NCAAs if that was the case for the B1G. Brown/Yale/Harvard/Cornell/Princeton/Dartmouth. Yep, that's six. Not sure if the ND domino effect might cause that kind of mayhem to the ECAC.
Yeah, the "at least one rival" I was referring to was Minnesota, which would appease Minnesota fans who are always mad about something. Michigan has had some memorable encounters with NoDak too, so it wouldn't surprise me if that turned into a rivalry as well. Miami would be my second choice due to CCHA stuff. I hate Rico Blasi...the dynasty...etc. Wish Michigan would play them regularly again.
Northeastern is getting crushed. It's 5-1 in the second. It's been a nice run for the Huskies, but it looks like it is coming to an end.
Will never forget this team. Wish we didn't get stomped, but incentive for next year. Long way to go, but this was an important step this year.
NoDak is going to stop Notre Dame/Michigan. Based on how they played today, they might be the best team I've seen in my 5 years following college hockey.
NoDak is going to stop Notre Dame/Michigan. Based on how they played today, they might be the best team I've seen in my 5 years following college hockey.
Michigan's big issue is their goalie. They have the offensive talent to play with anyone, especially Connor (hey Don Sweeney!) but their offense looked like crap until the third when they started activating the defensemen.
Love that the Worcester Beanpot turned into the actual Beanpot. Sad I'm not in Mass at the moment to drive and park in the lovely parking garage outside the DCU.
Yea. Honestly thought NU would make Tampa if they won yesterday. They swept Notre Dame 2 weeks ago and were more balanced than Michigan.
Michigan having a hard time getting out of their own zone right now.
Also, Ferris State beat St. Cloud in overtime.
The only thing worse than NHL video review may be college hockey video review. What an amazing waste of time.
Not a ton of chances for BC but they're cashing in when they get them. Two for Doherty, 2-0 BC in the 2nd.
Looks like a pretty good Frozen Four - four strong teams playing pretty well. Really happy QU made it, despite playing very off kilter for them much of the weekend. Facing RIT instead of M Duluth in first round was a god thing - I saw PC get beat in Woostah.
BC is really big and skilled, I don't think QU saw a team like that all year, and the one closest to that was BU, a loss in a non close game. Demko is a wall. QU might be deeper on offense line-wise, maybe, but not near the pedigree of BCs players. Hopefully Anas will be fully healed by April 7. A good matchup of different size and styles, could see a BC blowout, or QU win a close one. Garteig has been great in goal, and is experienced.
BC is really big and skilled, I don't think QU saw a team like that all year, and the one closest to that was BU, a loss in a non close game. Demko is a wall. QU might be deeper on offense line-wise, maybe, but not near the pedigree of BCs players. Hopefully Anas will be fully healed by April 7. A good matchup of different size and styles, could see a BC blowout, or QU win a close one. Garteig has been great in goal, and is experienced.
Cornell is a big team that we have played. Not as skilled as BC but very physical. I think St. Cloud State is a pretty good size team with a lot of skill that we swept this year.
Anas's goal yesterday was filthy.
I'm not sold on the Eagles. They're an excellent, talented team, but they were pressured into some bad defensive mistakes against NU in the HE semis and all year long penalties have been their undoing. Maybe York has turned these things around but I think QU is the better team.
I really think NoDak will win this thing though. They looked really good again on Saturday against Michigan, outshot them 50 to 25-30ish and somewhere around 25 to 8 in the first period (sorry sach)
Agreed Cornell is big, but their best skill was playing Hanson brothers esque old tyme hockey - lol. They were a probem when the refs swallowed the whistle, which will be the case with BC if that happens. They did sweep St. Cloud - handily, but that was in October - not sure what that says about March hockey.
Penalty problem wise - I could see QU style of play causing that to continue for BC. They do tend to piss their opponents off pretty consistently.
That Anas goal ndeed was sick. Team looked like they got it together for most of game v. UML. Pecknold was happy with the effort and quality of play post-game.
Penalty problem wise - I could see QU style of play causing that to continue for BC. They do tend to piss their opponents off pretty consistently.
That Anas goal ndeed was sick. Team looked like they got it together for most of game v. UML. Pecknold was happy with the effort and quality of play post-game.
And to think Anas wasn't even 100% in any of the games this weekend. He was a gametime decision both days.
Bump for national semfinals tonight. On ESPN 2. BC/QU at 5 pm, then ND/Denver.
Go QU! I should have divided loyalties, being a grad of their opponent, but I'm a QU season ticket holder.
1.5 weeks off. Kind of resets any momentum issues.
Go QU! I should have divided loyalties, being a grad of their opponent, but I'm a QU season ticket holder.
1.5 weeks off. Kind of resets any momentum issues.
I'll be rooting for BC but it would be very cool to have CT as the center of the college sports universe with the Uconn women's championship back to back with a QU title.
How? That basically makes them the center of tier 2 NCAA sports. Nobody really cares about hockey or women's basketball.
I'm in the anyone but North Dakota group. Even BC. Because I know I'm going to get that question. It's 100% their fans.
