If you're looking for a good laugh

I know the only polls that matter are the PWR/RPI on selection Sunday in March and the final poll at the end of the season, however, if you're looking for a good laugh pursue this top 20 from the ECAC hockey writer.
My Top 20
1. Nebraska-Omaha 8-1-1
2. Minnesota Duluth 9-1-2
3. Boston University 6-0-4
4. Maine 6-1-3
5. New Hampshire 5-1-3
6. Yale 5-1-0
7. North Dakota 7-4-1
8. Miami 6-3-3
9. Michigan State
10. Notre Dame 7-3-1
11. Michigan 6-3-3
12. Wisconsin 6-4-2
13. Denver 6-4-2
14. Union 7-2-3
15. Alaska 7-4-1
16. Boston College 6-4-0
17. Colorado College 5-6-1
18. Michigan Tech 3-4-2
19. Western Michigan 6-2-2
20. Robert Morris 7-2-1

Buffoon of the week.

You really can't make this stuff up, check out what Canucks player Manny Malhotra had to say on Rypien attacking a Minnesota Wild fan in the stands at the Xcel Energy Center. For this ridiculous statement, you’re the Goon’s World Buffoon of the week. There is no reason a professional hockey player should go into the stands and assault a fan, especially for saying, 'Way to be professional.' That's unacceptable.

Fan House ---"There's boundaries that should never be crossed. We're in our area of work. We're all for the hooting and hollering and supporting your team and saying whatever is tasteful. But as soon as you cross that line and want to become physical with a player then we have to make sure we take care of ourselves. ... We have no idea of what their intentions are."

The only problem, of course, is there's no evidence that the fan became physical, or did anything to provoke Rypien's actions.

Satire or buffoonery?

Check out this top twenty by EZAC Hockey Columnist Brian Sullivan. Originally, Brian's article was going to get him nominated for buffoon/moron of the week, but then I got to thinking, this guy can't be serious with this poll. I mean seriously, I recognize satire when I see it.

My Top 20
1. Boston College
2. Boston University
3. New Hampshire
4. Miami
5. Denver
6. Nebraska-Omaha
7. Yale
8. Colorado College
9. Minnesota
10. Union
11. Michigan
12. Cornell
13. North Dakota
14. Colgate
15. Minnesota-Duluth
16. Wisconsin
17. Maine
18. Notre Dame
19. Vermont
20. Alaska

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NHL Suspendeds Wisniewski for making an obscene gesture.

s/t Puck Daddy. Holy Cow what is this world coming to? Now the NHL is suspending hockey players for making obscene gestures to their fellow competitors on the ice, in the heat of battle. My first response is; you have got to be kidding me? We have guys being pounded head long into the boards causing them to suffer a concussion and miss major amounts of games and the NHL has determined that obscene gestures are as serious as head shots and boarding incidents. The NHL has it’s priorities screwed up.

TSN --- The National Hockey League has suspended New York Islanders defenceman James Wisniewski two games for making an obscene gesture to New York Rangers forward Sean Avery in the first period of their Monday night game, reports TSN.ca.

The gesture was made during a shoving match between the two on Monday night. After the game, the 26-year-old claimed that he didn’t recall making the gesture.

Avery, meanwhile, said “can you imagine if I did that? They sent me to rehab the last time I did something. It’s crazy.”

Monday Rankings

INCH Power Rankings

1. Minnesota
2. Notre Dame
3. Northeastern
4. Colorado College
5. Princeton
6. Boston University
7. Boston College
8. Denver
9. Minnesota State
10. Air Force
11. Cornell
12. Miami
13. Vermont
14. Nebraska-Omaha
15. New Hampshire
16. Michigan
17. Dartmouth
18. St. Cloud State
19. UMass Lowell
20. Massachusetts

Analysis: So we are to believe that Princeton is the 5th ranked team in college hockey? Funny Cornell is undefeated and beat Princeton, shouldn't they be higher than 11th.

USCHO.com

1. Minnesota (41)
2. Notre Dame (2)
3. Colorado College (1)
4. Northeastern
5. Boston College
6. Miami (1)
7. Princeton (3)
8. Boston University (1)
9. Denver
10. MSU-Mankato
11. Air Force
12. Cornell
13. Vermont
14. Michigan
15. New Hampshire
16. Nebraska-Omaha
17. UMass
18. St. Cloud State
19. Alaska-Anchorage
20. Dartmouth

USA Today

1. Minnesota (30)
2. Notre Dame
3. Colorado College (1)
4. Northeastern
5. Miami (1)
6. Boston College
7. Princeton (1)
8. Boston University
9. MSU-Mankato
10. Denver
11. Air Force (1)
12. Cornell
13. Vermont
14. Nebraska-Omaha
15. Michigan