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Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Pairwise Rankings not looking good for NCHC
Taking a look at the Pairwise Rankings, it's obvious that the NCHC's non-conference record is killing them right now. This screen shot will show you how bleak the situation is right now. If the tourney started today and UND didn't win it's conference tourney, there's a very good chance that they would be on the outside looking in. If UND keeps winning and they should be in.
Friday, January 03, 2014
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
Here we are the first weekend of play in 2014. The first half of the season seems to have
flown by.
NCHC
STANDINGS 2013-2014
Nebraska-Omaha…………5-2-1…………..17
North Dakota………………5-5-0……….….15
Denver…………………..…4-3-1…………..14
Colorado College……….. 2-5-3…….….….10
Miami………………………3-5-0….…….….9
Minnesota-Duluth…………2-2-0……….….6
Western Michigan………..2-2-0…………...6
Non-Conference
Games
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
St. Cloud St……………….6-1-1…………...19Nebraska-Omaha…………5-2-1…………..17
North Dakota………………5-5-0……….….15
Denver…………………..…4-3-1…………..14
Colorado College……….. 2-5-3…….….….10
Miami………………………3-5-0….…….….9
Minnesota-Duluth…………2-2-0……….….6
Western Michigan………..2-2-0…………...6
Brown (5-6-1)
@ #17 Denver (10-6-2)
The Bears are 1-5-0 away from home, which is
Providence, R.I., if you’re wondering. The Pioneers are 7-3-0 at home in
Magness Arena this season. I think the
Pioneers will catch the Bears hibernating this weekend. Pioneers Win.
Brown (5-6-1)
@ Colorado College (2-12-3)
With the Pioneers waking the sleeping Bears, I
say the Tigers will feel their rude awaking anger. Bears Win.
#19 Nebraska-Omaha
(8-7-1) @ New Hampshire (10-10-1)
The Mavericks are 3-2-1 on the road this season
and the Wildcats are 3-4-1 at home at the Whittemore Center in Durham. SPLIT
Exhibition
Games
North
Dakota vs British Columbia (Fri.) vs Simon Fraser (Sat.)
Last action for NoDak was the sweep of the NMU
Wildcats in Grand Forks. It has been two years since NoDak has played in great
country of Canada.
UND is riding a 5 game winning streak and,
well, this won’t officially effect it, since these are exhibition games. But here to starting the New Year off right,
NoDak wins both games.
US U-18
TEAM @ Minnesota-Duluth
Since it is an exhibition game, it is hard to
say who wins… I’m sure UMD will use the game to get everyone back on the ice
and playing at game speed. TIE.
US U-18
TEAM @ #4 St. Cloud St.
Same as above, except SCSU wins.
BYE
#12 Miami
Western
MichiganThursday, December 12, 2013
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
Here we are the last weekend of play, for most teams anyway, before the
Christmas break. The first half of the
season seems to have flown by, before we know it, it will be 2014!
Nebraska-Omaha…………5-2-1…………..17
North Dakota………………5-5-0……….….15
Denver…………………..…4-3-1…………..14
Colorado College……….. 2-5-3…….….….10
Miami………………………3-5-0….…….….9
Minnesota-Duluth…………2-2-0……….….6
Western Michigan………..2-2-0…………...6
The Minutemen play at Colgate this weekend.
NCHC
STANDINGS 2013-2014
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
St. Cloud St……………….6-1-1…………...19Nebraska-Omaha…………5-2-1…………..17
North Dakota………………5-5-0……….….15
Denver…………………..…4-3-1…………..14
Colorado College……….. 2-5-3…….….….10
Miami………………………3-5-0….…….….9
Minnesota-Duluth…………2-2-0……….….6
Western Michigan………..2-2-0…………...6
NCHC
Games
Western Michigan
@ # Minnesota-Duluth
Last weekend Broncos were swept (3-2, 3-2) by
NoDak in Kalamazoo and the Bulldogs were swept (4-2, 5-1) by the Huskies in
Duluth.
Both the Broncos and the Bulldogs are sitting
at .500 in the league standings, so neither team has any reason to play
desperate this weekend. However, a sweep
by one team would vault them up the standings.
Looking at overall records I have to give the nod to the home team this
weekend. BULLDOGS 3-pts
Non-Conference
Games
#20 Denver
(8-6-2) @ #18 Rensselaer (8-5-3)
Last weekend the Pioneers split (3-1W, 4-2L)
with the RedHawks in Oxford and Engineers tied Quinnipiac (3-3ot) and beat
Princeton (5-3) at home in Troy, NY.
The Engineers are playing well at home, with a
4-1-3 record at Houston Fieldhouse this season (NHL size). The Pioneers are decent on the road with a
1-2-2 record away from Denver. With
these teams having almost identical records, I’m say they stay that way with
each team getting a win. SPLIT – RPI
wins Friday, DU wins Saturday
#10 Union
(10-3-2) @ #1 St. Cloud St. (11-1-2)
Last weekend the Huskies swept (4-2, 5-1) the Bulldogs in
Duluth and the Dutchmen beat Princeton (3-0) and Quinnipiac (6-4) at home in Schenectady,
NY.
This should be a good series in St. Cloud with
both teams ranked in the top 10. The
Huskies only loss this this season was to Miami. The Dutchmen have only lost to Colgate, and
dropped a series to Lake Superior State.
With that in mind, Union has had a softer schedule then the
Huskies. SCSU has too much talent and
depth for the Dutchmen to handle over a weekend of play. HUSKIES SWEEP
Colorado
College (2-10-3) @ #15 Wisconsin (6-5-1)
Last weekend the Tigers took 3-pts (4-2, 3-3ot)
from the Mavericks in Colorado Springs and the Badgers
The Tigers went winless in the month of November,
but have started off December on the right skate. The Badgers are undefeated in Madison this
year and with CC coming to town this weekend (and UAH next weekend), they might
be able to keep that record intact until 2014.
I said might; I think CC will steal a game from the former WCHA
rival. SPLIT – CC wins Friday, UW wins
Saturday
Northern
Michigan (6-8-2) @ North Dakota (7-7-2)
Last weekend the Wildcats were swept by
Minnesota State (3-2, 3-0) in Mankato and NoDak swept the Broncos (3-2, 3-2) in
Kalamazoo.
Has NoDak finally found their stride, it is
closing in on Christmas and we all know they seem to win more games around and
especially after Christmas. If you are
old enough you know that NMU was a WCHA member for many years and has a history
with UND. Thus the guys from Marquette
are no strangers to the guys in Grand Forks.
The Wildcats are winless in their last four games and NoDak is on a
three game winning streak. I say they
keep on their streaks. NODAK SWEEP
Denver
(8-6-2) @ Massachusetts (4-11-2) (Tuesday)
The Pioneers go a little farther East to
Amherst, MA after their weekend in Troy, NY.The Minutemen play at Colgate this weekend.
I’m going with the Pioneers here, just on a
hunch, since this will be both teams third game in five days.
BYE
#12 Miami
#19 Nebraska-OmahaRelated articles
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- NCHC Hockey: Breaking Down the Numbers (thehockeywriters.com)
- Minnesota Gophers vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs: Series Preview (hockeywilderness.com)
- NCAA Hockey: There Has to Be a Better Way (thehockeywriters.com)
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
I Hope everyone is having an awesome
Thanksgiving. Here is a little hockey
for you to digest today too.
St. Cloud St……………….4-1-1…………...13
Denver…………………..…3-2-1…………..11
North Dakota………………3-5-0……….….9
Minnesota-Duluth…………2-2-0……….….6
Western Michigan………..2-2-0…………...6
Miami……………………….2-4-0……….….6
Colorado College………...1-5-2…….….….6
#17 Nebraska-Omaha
#2 St. Cloud St.
NCHC
STANDINGS 2013-2014
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
Nebraska-Omaha…………5-1-0…………..15St. Cloud St……………….4-1-1…………...13
Denver…………………..…3-2-1…………..11
North Dakota………………3-5-0……….….9
Minnesota-Duluth…………2-2-0……….….6
Western Michigan………..2-2-0…………...6
Miami……………………….2-4-0……….….6
Colorado College………...1-5-2…….….….6
Non-Conference
Games
#20 New
Hampshire (7-6-1) @ Colorado College (1-8-2)
Last weekend the Tigers managed a point (2-2ot,
6-2L) against the Huskies in St. Cloud and the Wildcats split with the
Providence Friars (3-2Wot, 4-2L) in Providence.
In this battle of the felines, I’m going with
the visitors from Hockey East. The CC
Tigers could try and borrow the old Exxon commercial saying, “It’s like putting
a tiger in your tank.” Oops, they should
change it to, “The Tigers have Tanked.”… WILDCATS SWEEP
#13 Miami
(7-6-1) @ Bemidji St. (5-7-2)
Last weekend the RedHawks were swept (6-3, 3-1)
by the Mavericks in Omaha and the Beavers split with Lake Superior (3-1L,
2-1Wot) in Bemidji.
The RedHawks have lost three in a row, but the
good news is they have BSU this weekend, which is something they should be
thankful for. The Beavers play well at
home in the Sanford center, but the RedHawks have too much talent and should
overwhelm the Beavers this holiday weekend.
REDHAWK SWEEP
St.
Lawrence (7-5-2) at North Dakota (4-6-2)
Last weekend NoDak earned a point (3-1L, 3-3ot)
against the Terriers in Boston and the Saints split with RIT (5-3W, 6-4L) in
Rochester, NY.
Some background on the Saints – they play in
the ECAC, they are located in Canton,
NY, the University was founded in 1856, and they have an enrollment of about
2,000, they play on a NHL sheet and it seats about 3,000 fans.
NoDak is winless in their last three games, and
SLU has lost three of their last four games, so both teams should be hungry for
some wins this weekend. Unfortunately I
think the visitors are going to leave with an empty tummy. NODAK SWEEP
Shillelagh
Tournament
Western
Michigan (5-5-2) vs Northeastern (8-5-0)
Last weekend the Broncos swept (2-0, 4-1) the
MSU Spartans in a home-and-home series and the Huskies
The Broncos have been, well, let’s call it
streaky so far this year, win a couple, loss a couple. Same could be said for the Huskies this
season. I don’t have a clue in this one,
so I’ll let my magic 8-ball pick it… Broncos Win
The other game is Notre Dame (8-5-1) vs
UA-Huntsville (0-12-0), which ND should win.
So it is the winners on Friday play for the title on Saturday and the
loser play for third on Saturday.
So with the predictions, that means WMU will
play ND and NU will play UAH. Thus we
have the Irish winning the tournament and the Chargers not winning a game.
BYE
Denver
#18 Minnesota-Duluth
#17 Nebraska-Omaha
#2 St. Cloud St.
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
NCHC
STANDINGS 2013-2014
Nebraska-Omaha…………3-1-0…………..9
St. Could St……………….3-1-0…………...9
North Dakota………………3-5-0……….….9
Miami……………………….2-2-0……….….6
Minnesota-Duluth…………2-2-0……….….6
Western Michigan………..2-2-0…………...6
Colorado College………...1-4-1…….….….4
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
Denver…………………..…3-2-1…………..11Nebraska-Omaha…………3-1-0…………..9
St. Could St……………….3-1-0…………...9
North Dakota………………3-5-0……….….9
Miami……………………….2-2-0……….….6
Minnesota-Duluth…………2-2-0……….….6
Western Michigan………..2-2-0…………...6
Colorado College………...1-4-1…….….….4
NCHC
Games
Colorado
College @ # St. Cloud State.
Last weekend the Huskies swept the hapless UAH
Chargers in Huntsville (10-0, 4-3) and the Tigers lost to the Falcons (3-1) on
Tuesday evening in Colorado Springs.
The Tigers will look to move out of the NCHC
basement this weekend with a trip to St. Cloud.
But they will have a tough go of it, against a high caliber Huskies
team. The Huskies will have it a little
harder than last weekend’s games in Huntsville.
Still, SCSU has the better team.
HUSKIES SWEEP
# Miami
@ Nebraska-Omaha
Last weekend the RedHawks split (2-0W, 3-2L)
with the UW Badgers in Oxford and the Mavericks split with Michigan (3-2W,
4-3L) in Omaha.
This is series for Omaha is the end of their
gauntlet stretch (NoDak, UMich, UMiami) in November. If the Mavericks can get another split they
will be well deserving of a BIG thanksgiving dinner. The RedHawks have also split their last two
series as well. I say they both continue
on their splitting streaks. SPLIT
Non-Conference
Games
# Minnesota-Duluth
@ #1 Minnesota (Fri/Sun)
Last weekend the Bulldogs split (4-2L, 6-3W) with
NoDak in Grand Forks and the Gophers swept the Minnesota State Mavericks (4-1,
3-0) in Minneapolis.
The Bulldogs travel south down I-35 for this
weekend tilts with in-state foe the Gophers.
This will be UMD’s third weekend in a row on
the road; the Bulldogs have split their last four series. The Gophers have played a couple of quality
series (BC, ND) this season, but didn’t sweep those series. Now after this weekend the number one team in
the country has a fairly soft schedule the rest of the season. I think the Bulldogs will have another split
on their record come Sunday evening.
SPLIT
# North
Dakota @ Boston University
Last weekend NoDak split the Bulldogs (4-2W,
6-3L) in Grand Forks and the Terriers lost at Maine (7-0) and won at home
against Connecticut (4-1).
A year ago the Terries made the trip to Grand
Forks and this year NoDak travels to BU for the return games. If they could this would be a good rivalry to
keep going into the future. Both teams
are still trying to find their ways this season, winning some and losing some. I think it continues on for both in
Boston. SPLIT
Michigan
State vs Western Michigan
Last weekend the Broncos were swept by the
Pioneers (5-3, 1-0) in Denver, and the Spartans were swept by Michigan Tech
(3-0, 3-2ot) in Houghton.
The Broncos are on four game winless streak and
will be looking to right the ship this weekend against an in-state foe. The Spartans are winless on the road, so this
home and home series might be what the doctor ordered. I’m taking the home team, teams. SPLIT
Air
Force vs Denver
Last weekend the Falcons beat the CC Tigers (3-1)
and the Pioneers swept the WMU Broncos (5-3, 1-0) in Denver.
The Pioneer have won three in a row and are
undefeated in four games. Now they start
playing a lot more road games, six out of the next seven are away from Magness
Arena.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
NCHC Age factor
I thought that I
would explore this age factor further. Here’s the average age of each team of
the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and the current standings.
NCHC Current
Standings
|
1 University of Nebraska-Omaha, average
age 21.9
|
1 Saint Cloud State
University, average age 21.9
|
3 Western Michigan University,
average age 21.6
|
Miami University, average age
21.1
|
5 University of Denver, average age
21.1
|
6 Colorado College,
average age 21.1
|
7 University of North Dakota,
average age, 21.2
|
Minnesota Duluth, average age
21.3
|
|
The average age of a
hockey player in the NCHC is 21.4 years old. Looking at the numbers, UND is
right there, age wise, with the rest of the teams in the NCHC. Just for comparison sake, UMN average age is 20.9.
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
NCHC
STANDINGS 2013-2014
St. Cloud St……………….2-0-0…………...6
Western Michigan………..2-0-0…………...6
Colorado College………...1-3-0…….….….3
Miami……………………….1-1-0……….….3
Minnesota-Duluth…………1-1-0……….….3
North Dakota………………1-3-0……….….3
Denver…………………..…0-2-0…………..0
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
Nebraska-Omaha…………2-0-0…………..6St. Cloud St……………….2-0-0…………...6
Western Michigan………..2-0-0…………...6
Colorado College………...1-3-0…….….….3
Miami……………………….1-1-0……….….3
Minnesota-Duluth…………1-1-0……….….3
North Dakota………………1-3-0……….….3
Denver…………………..…0-2-0…………..0
NCHC
Games
Denver vs
Colorado College
Last weekend the Pioneers were swept by the UNO
Mavericks by identical 3-2ot scores in Denver.
The Tigers were swept by the Broncos, 3-2ot and 5-1 in Kalamazoo.
Neither team can really afford to get swept
again this weekend, especially in league play.
I’m guessing these longtime rivals will have no problem getting
jacked-up for this home and home series.
Now it just comes down to which team wants that Gold Pan more. I’m going
with a split, with each team winning at home.
SPLIT
#7 Miami
@ #3 St. Could St.
Last weekend the RedHawks swept the Golden
Griffins of Canisius, 3-0 and 5-2, in Oxford.
The Huskies swept NoDak last weekend, 3-2, 3-1, in Grand Forks.
Back on March 31st the Huskies ended
the RedHawks season in the NCAA Midwest Regional and advanced to the Frozen
Four. I’m sure the RedHawks remember
that and will use that as motivation this weekend. The Huskies didn’t look like world beaters
last weekend, but they did the job done.
This will be “upset” special, MIAMI 3-pts.
#11 North
Dakota @ Nebraska-Omaha (Sat/Sun)
Last weekend NoDak was swept by the Huskies,
3-2 and 3-1, in Grand Forks. The
Mavericks swept the Pioneers in Denver with a pair of 3-2ot wins.
NoDak looked fairly average last weekend, solid
defensive play, put not much offensive pressure. The scoring needs to pick up for NoDak if
they want some points, one or two goals a night won’t get you much. The Mavericks with the scoring three goals in
each of their games last weekend, gave them the wins, that and Josh Archibald
scoring both overtime winners. But UNO
scored half of their goals on the power play, and NoDak is stingy on the
penalty kill, only giving up 1 on 29 opportunities this season. SPLIT
Non-Conference
Games
Northern
Michigan @ Western Michigan (Sat/Sun)
Last weekend the Wildcats split with Nanooks
5-4L and 2-1W, in Fairbanks, Alaska. The
Broncos swept the Tigers, 3-2ot and 5-1, in Kalamazoo.
The Wildcats are 1-4-0 away from Marquette this
young season and the Broncos are 2-1-0 at home.
No reason not to pick the home team in both games. BRONCOS SWEEP
BYE
WEEK
#20 Minnesota-Duluth
Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Inside the NCHC - Episode 1 (11/6/13)
I have to say that I am impressed with the NCHC, so far to date. Their social media department is really impressive. I also heard the like-minded institution again, from Miami head coach Enrico Blasi. Thinking of which, historically, SCSU has been owned by Miami, so that should be a good series this coming weekend.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
Here we are the Halloween weekend, and we almost
have a full NCHC schedule, three out of four isn’t bad. Next thing you know Thanksgiving will be upon us.
Miami……………………….1-1-0……….….3
Minnesota-Duluth…………1-1-0……….….3
North Dakota………………1-1-0……….….3
Denver…………………..…0-0-0…………..0
Nebraska-Omaha…………0-0-0…………..0
St. Could St……………….0-0-0…………...0
Western Michigan………..0-0-0…………...0
NCHC
STANDINGS 2013-2014
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
Colorado College………...1-1-0…….….….3 Miami……………………….1-1-0……….….3
Minnesota-Duluth…………1-1-0……….….3
North Dakota………………1-1-0……….….3
Denver…………………..…0-0-0…………..0
Nebraska-Omaha…………0-0-0…………..0
St. Could St……………….0-0-0…………...0
Western Michigan………..0-0-0…………...0
NCHC
Games
Nebraska-Omaha
@ Denver
Last weekend the Mavericks were swept by Cornell
(5-3, 4-3) in Omaha. The Pioneers beat
Niagara 5-1 and lost to Canisius 4-1 last weekend in Denver.
Last season in the WCHA the Pioneers took three
points from the Mavericks in there only series in Denver. I know past performance does predicted future
performance, but I like Denver at home.
PIONEERS 3-PTS
#9 St.
Could St. @ #5 North Dakota
Last weekend the Huskies swept Colgate (4-2,
4-3) in St. Cloud. NoDak “unofficially” beat
the US U-18 team (4-1) in Grand Forks.
Last season these teams split a series in St.
Cloud and SCSU took three points in the series in Grand Forks. NoDak has typically had “average” first
halves of the season and then done much better after Christmas. With that and the fact that we have a series
between top 10 teams, I’m going the easy way.
SPLIT
Colorado
College @ Western Michigan
Last weekend the Tigers were swept by Clarkson
(1-2L, 0-1) in Potsdam, NY. The Broncos
were not playing last weekend.
The Tigers head east this weekend to Kalamazoo (it’s
fun to say Kalamazoo, isn’t it!) and hit the ice at Lawson Arena, which NHL
sized. Being early in the season, it
makes it difficult to make an educated prediction. But hey, let’s make a prediction anyway. I’m picking the Tigers to win on Friday and
the Broncos to win on Saturday. SPLIT
Non-Conference
Games
Canisius
@ #6 Miami
Last weekend Canisius lost to Air Force 3-2 and
beat Denver 4-1 in Colorado. The RedHawks
lost and tied the Providence Friars (2-3ot, 4-4ot) in Rhode Island.
The Golden Griffins surprised us last weekend, I
would have picked them to beat AFA and lose to DU, not the other way around. But Canisius has a much stiffer test this
weekend when they travel to Oxford, Ohio.
It’s hard to pick against Miami in this series. RedHawks SWEEP.
#20 Minnesota-Duluth
@ Ohio State
Last weekend the Bulldogs split with Notre Dame
(3-2L, 4-1W) in Duluth. The Buckeyes swept
Robert Morris (5-3, 4-3) in a home-home series last weekend and beat Bowling
Green (5-3) on Tuesday night in Columbus.
This isn’t hockey related, but the OSU marching
band did an amazing performance the other weekend at the football stadium. Now on to hockey, the Buckeyes hockey program
is not the football program, but they are both now in the big ten
conference. OSU and there new conference
will need to pick up wins against quality teams, if they want the big ten to
succeed. I don’t think that will happen
this weekend. BULLDOGS SWEEP.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Hump Day Links: UND versus SCSU
Good Morning UND Nation... The first NCHC home series is almost here. Yay! Here are some the things that are taking place in the college hockey world.
Utah (ECHL) has received G Aaron Dell (@UNDMHockey) from Norfolk (AHL).
— Let's Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) October 30, 2013
Nick Bjugstad #FLAPanthers #NHL article RT @MLewsy11: new article http://t.co/tRUyPWUJ8L…
— Ben Hankinson (@benhankinson) October 30, 2013
#WMUHockey team excited to host Colorado College in Broncos' first #NCHC series | http://t.co/HDDTsFPpCe
— David Drew (@Drew_on_WMU) October 30, 2013
With the #RedSox in the World Series people forget about the #Bruins #THW #hockey http://t.co/KOihShhEh8 via @thehockeywriter
— Mark Graham (@MarkWGraham) October 30, 2013
@CDHendricks22 Yeah, no TV in this area for the series. You can get it on PPV on the web. More on UND's TV situation http://t.co/bXjmsjRRUn
— Mick Hatten (@MickHatten) October 30, 2013
SCSU men's hockey practice Tuesday as the #huskies prepare for UND series #scsuhockey @ Herb Brooks… http://t.co/uyGgNI1fb0
— Mick Hatten (@MickHatten) October 29, 2013
Rocco Grimaldi's North Dakota Strong jersey goes for $1,710 in the auction to raise money for breast cancer research.
— Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) October 29, 2013
You can almost buy packages to both the B1G and NCHC tourneys (9 games) in MSP for the same price as the West Regional a week later.
— Nate Wells (@gopherstate) October 29, 2013
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Name the NCHC tourney.
Actually, I don't like any of these names. The Final Face off is the WCHA's women's tourney. I have to say no to that one. Of all of these the NCHC Fabulous Four is the best to me.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After receiving more than 50 suggestions from fans over the past month for names for the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s (NCHC) Championship Weekend, the league has announced the four finalists from which fans will ultimately decide the name for conference tournament’s final weekend. The NCHC Championship Weekend will be held March 21-22 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
The four final names than fans can select from, as narrowed down by the NCHC staff, are :The NCHC Frozen Faceoff, The NCHC Final Faceoff, - the National Collegiate Hockey Championship, and The NCHC Fabulous Four. Fans can vote for their favorite name by taking the poll here. Fans will be asked for their name and email and can pick which name they like best. Fans then hit the “review” button, which confirms the information they have filled out. To complete the vote, fans then must hit “complete registration” for their vote to be recorded. Please note, fans are limited to one vote per valid email address.
Fan voting will remain open beginning today (Oct. 25) until Sunday, Nov. 10. The winning name will then be revealed the following week.
The “March to Minneapolis” is already underway as four teams opened up league play with a historic weekend Oct. 18-19. North Dakota traveled to Miami and the two sides split while Minnesota Duluth played at Colorado College and the teams split. The regular season concludes March 7-8 while the NCHC Tournament begins with the four quarterfinal series on campus sites (top four seeds) March 14-16. The four winners from the best-of-three series then advance to the Target Center in Minneapolis, where teams will compete for the inaugural NCHC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
When looking at the match-ups this weekend, it
almost is the NCHC versus the state of New York! There are four series against teams from New
York.
Miami……………………..1-1-0……….....3
Minnesota-Duluth……….1-1-0……….…..3
North Dakota…………….1-1-0……….….3
Denver……………………0-0-0…………..0
Nebraska-Omaha……….0-0-0…………..0
St. Could St………………0-0-0…………..0
Western Michigan………0-0-0…………..0
NCHC
STANDINGS 2013-2014
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
Colorado College……….1-1-0…….….…3Miami……………………..1-1-0……….....3
Minnesota-Duluth……….1-1-0……….…..3
North Dakota…………….1-1-0……….….3
Denver……………………0-0-0…………..0
Nebraska-Omaha……….0-0-0…………..0
St. Could St………………0-0-0…………..0
Western Michigan………0-0-0…………..0
Non-Conference
Games
Colorado
College @ Clarkson
Last weekend the Tigers split their first ever
NCHC home series with the Bulldogs, winning the opener 3-1 and dropping the
next game 5-1.
The Tigers travel this weekend to Potsdam, NY
to visit the 4-1-1 Golden Knights of the ECAConference. Since it is early in the season, I will have
to give the nod to the new NCHC in this series.
TIGERS 3-pts
#10 St.
Could St. @ Colgate
The Huskies also travel to NY this weekend;
they are going to Hamilton, NY to play the Raiders of Colgate, who happened to
be 2-2-1 on the season.
Last season the Huskies made the Frozen Four
and the Raiders lost in the first round of the ECAC tourney. This one is an easy pick for me, SCSU SWEEP.
Niagara
@ #17 Denver
Last weekend the Pioneers lost to Alaska in OT,
3-2 and to Alaska-Anchorage the next night 3-2 in OT, at the Alaska Gold Rush
Tournament.
The 1-2-1 Purple Eagles from Niagara NY and
members of the Atlantic Hockey Conference will be landing in Denver this
weekend to play a pair of games.
With the Pioneers dropping a pair of games last
weekend up in Alaska, I wonder about them…but let’s face it, AH isn’t the best league
out there. PIONEERS 3-pts
#2 Notre
Dame @ Minnesota-Duluth
Last weekend the Bulldogs split their first
ever NCHC home series with the Tigers, they dropped the first game 3-1 and winning
the second 5-1.
The number two team in the nation takes their
way 4-0-0 record to the DECC this weekend for another weekend series on Lake Superior
(they were at MTU last weekend). These
teams already have a common opponent already, MTU, UMD won and tied them, ND
swept them. I’ll take Notre Dame for 3-pts
this weekend.
#19 Cornell
@ Nebraska-Omaha
Last weekend the Mavericks split their first series
with the Wildcats from NMU, winning the opener 2-1 and dropping the next game 6-3.
The Big Red from Ithaca, NY and of the ECAC, take
the ice for their first official games of the season this weekend. The Mavericks have eight of their next ten
games at home. After this series, their home games get much harder #6 NoDak, #4
Michigan, and #3 Miami, ouch (and away at
Denver). I know it is early in the
season, but these are some must win games already. SPLIT.
US U-18
TEAM @ #6 North Dakota
Last weekend UND split their first ever NCHC road
series with the Redhawks, winning the opener 4-2 and dropping the next game 6-2.
Being an “un-official” game, I’m officially
picking UND to win, you know, to keep balance in the universe.
BYE WEEK
#3 Miami
Western
Michigan Friday, October 18, 2013
NCHC Kicks off the league play
This weekend, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference finally kicks off play.
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Friday, October 04, 2013
My Ballot for the 1st Annual NCHC Blog/Web Media Preseason Poll
Here is the ballot that I
submitted for the 1st Annual
NCHC Blog/Web Media Preseason Poll. Feel free to tell me what you
think.
Predicted Order of
Finish:
Miami University - 1
Denver University - 3
St Cloud State - 4
Minnesota-Duluth - 5
Nebraska-Omaha - 6
Western Michigan - 7
Colorado College - 8
All-Conference Team
F- Jonny Brodzinski –
SCSU
F- Mark MacMillan – UND
F- Alexander
Krushelnysky – C.C.
D- Dillon Simpson – UND
D- Joey LaLeggia – DU
G- Frank Slubowski –
Western Michigan
Player of the Year - Ryan Walters UNO
Rookie of the Year - Adam Tambellini – UND
Defenseman of the Year - Joey LaLeggia – DU
Breakout Player of the
Year - Zane Gothberg –
UND
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Comparing the Trophies (NCHC vs. B1G)
Jackie was too chicken to put this picture up herself, even though she has full blogger rights on this blog. :) So, I will take the heat for her. Comparing the two trophies which one do you like better? Obviously, I like the Julie and Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup better.
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
NCHC Hockey: Total of the Early Departures
With the hockey season approaching, I would think that the NCHC is done with its early departures.
Colorado College (0)
None
Denver (3)
Scott Mayfield So. D NY Islanders (NHL), April 5
Juho Olkinoura So. G Winnipeg (NHL), April 7 (FA)
Nick Shore Jr. F Los Angeles (NHL), April 12
Miami (0)
None
Minnesota Duluth (1)
Chris Casto So. D Boston (NHL), March 26 (FA)
Nebraska-Omaha (2)
Andrej Sustr Jr. D Tampa Bay (NHL), March 21 (FA)
Tony Turgeon Jr. D San Antonio (AHL), July 18 (FA)
North Dakota (1)
Derek Forbort Jr. D Los Angeles (NHL), April 5
St. Cloud State (1)
Nick Jensen Jr. D Detroit (NHL), May 2
Western Michigan (1)
Danny DeKeyser Jr. D Detroit (NHL), March 29 (FA)
Colorado College (0)
None
Denver (3)
Scott Mayfield So. D NY Islanders (NHL), April 5
Juho Olkinoura So. G Winnipeg (NHL), April 7 (FA)
Nick Shore Jr. F Los Angeles (NHL), April 12
Miami (0)
None
Minnesota Duluth (1)
Chris Casto So. D Boston (NHL), March 26 (FA)
Nebraska-Omaha (2)
Andrej Sustr Jr. D Tampa Bay (NHL), March 21 (FA)
Tony Turgeon Jr. D San Antonio (AHL), July 18 (FA)
North Dakota (1)
Derek Forbort Jr. D Los Angeles (NHL), April 5
St. Cloud State (1)
Nick Jensen Jr. D Detroit (NHL), May 2
Western Michigan (1)
Danny DeKeyser Jr. D Detroit (NHL), March 29 (FA)
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