Iggynucks Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 There seems to be confusion about the NCAA playoff format. I posted this a few pages back but I'll post it again: They're in the final four of their conference (NCHC). If they win that, then they'll automatically move on to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championships. The NCAA Championships consist of 16 teams (the 6 conference winners and 10 other teams chosen by an NCAA selection committee) which will be announced on March 19. So even if UND doesn't win their conference next weekend, they can still be selected to the NCAA Championships. The 16 teams will be divided into 4 separate brackets (referred to as Regionals) consisting of 4 teams each. Regionals are held at 4 seperate locations and are all on the same weekend (March 24-26). Regionals have semi-finals and finals and that's it. The winners of the 4 Regionals move on to the Frozen Four. From the beginning of the NCAA Championships it's all single elimination meaning 4 total wins (semi & final of your Regional then semi & final of the Frozen Four) gets you crowned National Champions. The Frozen Four is held April 6-8 in Chicago this year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stierlitz Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Just now, Stierlitz said: Was that Boeser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stierlitz Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Odd. said: Was that Boeser? No, that was Austin Poganski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb3r 16 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 GG UND moving on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stierlitz Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 # 1 ranked Denver lost to # 11 ranked North Dakota. That's playoffs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb3r 16 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, Stierlitz said: # 1 ranked Denver lost to # 11 ranked North Dakota. That's playoffs... Thanks to a lucky bounce haha, probably leaving a sour taste in fans of Denver and also their players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stierlitz Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, numb3r 16 said: Thanks to a lucky bounce haha, probably leaving a sour taste in fans of Denver and also their players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Boeser didn't end up on the score sheet but he had 4 shots and was 8-2 in the faceoff dot. Interesting that they've been using him on draws from time to time. Wonder if they'll try him out at center in the AHL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilduce39 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 17 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Boeser didn't end up on the score sheet but he had 4 shots and was 8-2 in the faceoff dot. Interesting that they've been using him on draws from time to time. Wonder if they'll try him out at center in the AHL. Man wouldn't that be perfect. I won't hold my breath but it's a nice thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 hours ago, ilduce39 said: Man wouldn't that be perfect. I won't hold my breath but it's a nice thought. in the NHL he's not going to play as a centre, no way. he's a winger. now with that being said, i wouldn't rule it out, especially if Willie is back as coach. anything goes with that man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Bucci ManeVerified account @Buccigross 1h1 hour ago Red hot North Dakota plays strong Minnesota Duluth in NCHC final. Both are in NCAA field. This should be a great game. The NCHCVerified account @TheNCHC 13h13 hours ago Saturday's #FrozenFaceoff slate: Third-Place: @WMUHockey vs. @DU_Hockey, 3:30pm CT Championship: @UNDmhockey vs. @UMDMensHockey, 7:30pm CT Championship trophy, It's a beauty! Edited March 18, 2017 by Mackcanuck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 12 hours ago, ilduce39 said: Man wouldn't that be perfect. I won't hold my breath but it's a nice thought. That would be a whole new kind of awesome, providing of course he's good with the added responsibility. Playing center is really hard, huge difference than playing wing, it's going from the easyest position in hockey to the most difficu1`watch their wingers and D work overtime as they nonchalantly hover around the top of the slot, pretending to cover it but really hoping for a cherry pick, I wouls rather he stay at wing then be one of those. I always said the real failure of the west-coast express era (Aside from the lame name, who came up with that? The Nome under the Dome?) was the weakness at center ice, Linden wasn't top 6 anymore, Henrik wasn't ready for top 6 and Morrison was really a #2, As Bowman says: "when assessing a team the first thing I check is their top two centers" It's no wonder our two most successful playoff teams had "Linden/Ronning" "Sedin/Kesler" the only two times in history we've had our top two centers together we've gone all the way to game 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 2 hours ago, terrible.dee said: That would be a whole new kind of awesome, providing of course he's good with the added responsibility. Playing center is really hard, huge difference than playing wing, it's going from the easyest position in hockey to the most difficu1`watch their wingers and D work overtime as they nonchalantly hover around the top of the slot, pretending to cover it but really hoping for a cherry pick, I wouls rather he stay at wing then be one of those. I always said the real failure of the west-coast express era (Aside from the lame name, who came up with that? The Nome under the Dome?) was the weakness at center ice, Linden wasn't top 6 anymore, Henrik wasn't ready for top 6 and Morrison was really a #2, As Bowman says: "when assessing a team the first thing I check is their top two centers" It's no wonder our two most successful playoff teams had "Linden/Ronning" "Sedin/Kesler" the only two times in history we've had our top two centers together we've gone all the way to game 7 if that's the case, then Benning needs to learn from our history, and continue to stack centres, so that we can get the best centreman for the team moving forward. We've got 1 out of 2 in Horvat. Who's the other centreman we need? It's not Sutter I can tell you that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanisleryan Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Anybody know where I can watch this game online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Owl Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 hours ago, terrible.dee said: That would be a whole new kind of awesome, providing of course he's good with the added responsibility. Playing center is really hard, huge difference than playing wing, it's going from the easyest position in hockey to the most difficu1`watch their wingers and D work overtime as they nonchalantly hover around the top of the slot, pretending to cover it but really hoping for a cherry pick, I wouls rather he stay at wing then be one of those. I always said the real failure of the west-coast express era (Aside from the lame name, who came up with that? The Nome under the Dome?) was the weakness at center ice, Linden wasn't top 6 anymore, Henrik wasn't ready for top 6 and Morrison was really a #2, As Bowman says: "when assessing a team the first thing I check is their top two centers" It's no wonder our two most successful playoff teams had "Linden/Ronning" "Sedin/Kesler" the only two times in history we've had our top two centers together we've gone all the way to game 7 Interestingly Linden was drafted as a right winger and was converted to center because of big centers in the division like Messier and Otto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post redhdlois Posted March 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2017 Go Brock ! Go UND !! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post redhdlois Posted March 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) UND PPG! Brock Boeser rockets home a sweet feed from Tyson Jost to make it 1-0 Fighting Hawks. UND 1-0 1/2 way through the 1st Edited March 19, 2017 by redhdlois 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanisleryan Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, redhdlois said: UND PPG! Brock Boeser rockets home a sweet feed from Tyson Jost to make it 1-0 Fighting Hawks. UND 1-0 1/2 way through the 1st Where are you watching the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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