Well, I got most of the rest of the bracket wrong, but landed on my feet for the final prediction.That D3 bracket is now set.
Semis:
Norwich over Stevens Pt.
Trinity over Hobart
Finals:
Norwich over Trinity
Harvard didn't play great in either game this week -- I thought PC actually outplayed Harvard (39 shots to something like 24), but Merrick Madsen was outstanding in goal and Harvard won by the misleadingly lopsided 3-0 score. The regional final against Air Force was pretty well-balanced and Air Force arguably had more Grade A scoring chances than the Crimson, including a late flurry where Madsen threw his arm up to make a miracle stop with 3 seconds to go.Harvard beats AF 3-2 and heads to the final four.
Air Force gave them all they could handle, though.
A couple guys from the Norwich squad play with us in the summer. Really happy for them - no idea how they didn't get a bye. They were clearly the #1 team in the country.Well, I got most of the rest of the bracket wrong, but landed on my feet for the final prediction.
7pm tomorrow
Unless they are gassed from playing OT tonight, I think Norwich has this.
Too fast....
Anyone going? -- think I may be in Chicago Thursday...
Seriously? You must be pretty damn good yourself.A couple guys from the Norwich squad play with us in the summer. Really happy for them - no idea how they didn't get a bye. They were clearly the #1 team in the country.
I go to the Frozen Four every year, and maybe it was because I live in Chicago and didn't have to travel, but I was left pretty unimpressed with the attendance and how it was hosted by Chicago. Having these events in non-college hockey towns seems dumb as you are dependent on out of towners coming and staying, even if their team loses. Best atmosphere I've experienced in my 11 years was Minneapolis, hands down. Even though I am a UNH grad and have resigned myself to the fact that I will never be able to see them live at one of these things, I am certainly looking forward to next year!Just back from Chicago. Frozen Four is a fun event -- beyond the teams participating, there always seem to be a ton of college hockey fans from all over coming to the finals, with lots of folks wearing their home team's sweater (look, there's a Dartmouth, and a St. Cloud State and a Penn State and a Union...).
I'm a Harvard homer, and was rooting against Denver in the final, but I think the better team won all three games. That said, if the Denver/UMD game went like eight minutes longer, the Bulldogs may have caught them -- once the Denver defenseman left hurt they seemed a step behind on the back end.
Once Umile is out after next season, your prospects will hopefully brighten. He overstayed his welcome there by about 10 years.I go to the Frozen Four every year, and maybe it was because I live in Chicago and didn't have to travel, but I was left pretty unimpressed with the attendance and how it was hosted by Chicago. Having these events in non-college hockey towns seems dumb as you are dependent on out of towners coming and staying, even if their team loses. Best atmosphere I've experienced in my 11 years was Minneapolis, hands down. Even though I am a UNH grad and have resigned myself to the fact that I will never be able to see them live at one of these things, I am certainly looking forward to next year!