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  • 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

    Now that the coaches poll and USCHO poll have been released, let's see how the esteemed members of this board see the league shaking out.

    1. SCSU
    2. Miami
    3. UND
    4. UMD
    5. Denver
    6. UNO
    7. WMU
    8. CC

    POY: Jonny Brodzinski
    Originally posted by SJHovey
    Pretty sure this post, made on January 3, 2016, when UNO was 14-3-1 and #2 in the pairwise, will go down in USCHO lore as The Curse of Tipsy McStagger.
    Originally posted by Brenthoven
    We mourn for days after a loss, puff out our chests for a week or more after we win. We brave the cold for tailgates, our friends know not to ask about the game after a tough loss, we laugh, we cry, we BLEED hockey, specifically the maroon'n'gold. Many of us have a tattoo waiting in the wings, WHEN (not IF) the Gophers are champions again.

  • #2
    Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

    1. UMD
    2. UND
    3. DU
    4. SCSU
    5. Miami
    6. UNO
    7. WMU
    8. CC

    how did CC get so awful?
    I wanna go fast!

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    • #3
      Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

      1. UND
      2. Miami
      3. UMD
      4. SCSU
      5. DU
      6. UNO
      7. WMU
      8. CC
      AF 99

      M-A-V-E-R-I-C-K-S, MAVERICKS, MAVERICKS, GOOOOO STATE!

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      • #4
        Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

        3 straight homer picks. Solid job.

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        • #5
          Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

          Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
          3 straight homer picks. Solid job.


          Did somebody say homer pic?
          scsuhockey.com
          CollegeHockeyRecruitExchange.com

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          • #6
            Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

            Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
            3 straight homer picks. Solid job.
            St. Cloud is coming off back-to-back conference championships. It might be a homer pick, but it isn't as crazy as picking Duluth to win.
            Originally posted by SJHovey
            Pretty sure this post, made on January 3, 2016, when UNO was 14-3-1 and #2 in the pairwise, will go down in USCHO lore as The Curse of Tipsy McStagger.
            Originally posted by Brenthoven
            We mourn for days after a loss, puff out our chests for a week or more after we win. We brave the cold for tailgates, our friends know not to ask about the game after a tough loss, we laugh, we cry, we BLEED hockey, specifically the maroon'n'gold. Many of us have a tattoo waiting in the wings, WHEN (not IF) the Gophers are champions again.

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            • #7
              Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

              Originally posted by Tipsy McStagger View Post
              St. Cloud is coming off back-to-back conference championships. It might be a homer pick, but it isn't as crazy as picking Duluth to win.
              Crazy like a fox!
              Homer Picks
              1. UMD
              2. UND
              3. Miami
              4. DU
              5. WMU
              6. UNO
              7. CC
              8. SCSU


              Serious picks
              1. SCSU
              2. Miami
              3. UND
              4. UMD
              5. WMU
              6. DU
              7. UNO
              8. CC
              tUMD Hockey

              "And there is a banana running around the DECC." "Well you don't see that every day..."

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              • #8
                Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

                Umm nah this is how I see it happening...
                1-CC
                2-UND
                3-SCSU
                4-Miami
                5-UNO
                6-UMD
                7-WMU
                8-PU (not a typo)
                Looks like the only place the Tigers are goin is up! See you at the LitterBox...

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                • #9
                  Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

                  I don't care how young and inexperienced UNO is.

                  Pick a Dean Blais coached team to finish 6th or 7th in an 8 team league at your own risk. Go ahead. I dare you.

                  I seem to remember being picked last, last season, and finishing 3rd.

                  In all seriousness, I think it is going to be tough for UNO to finish higher than 5th. Doing any better will require an epiphany from Massa in goal (or, freshman Brock Crossthwaite being good enough to take his job) and nearly every member of UNO's vaunted recruiting class being all that and then some right out of the gate. I am looking more towards next season, particularly in light of who is in THAT class, already, on top of the 11 guys we have coming in this season.

                  Our league is so crazy that you could make some sort of case for a lot of different scenarios. That said:

                  1. North Dakota
                  2. SCSU
                  3. UMD
                  4. DU
                  5. Miami
                  6. UNO
                  7. Directional Michigan
                  8. CC

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                  • #10
                    Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

                    Outsider's viewpoint, FWIW
                    1. SCSU - I always ride a winner until it's too late. This is why they love me in Vegas.
                    2. NoDak
                    3. UMD - Young talent starts to gel, Finnish goalie is the next Tukka Rask/Pekka Rinne
                    4. Miami
                    5. UNO
                    6. Denver
                    7. WMU
                    8. CC - This is the one pick I made with confidence

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                    • #11
                      Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

                      Originally posted by Red Cows View Post
                      I don't care how young and inexperienced UNO is.

                      Pick a Dean Blais coached team to finish 6th or 7th in an 8 team league at your own risk. Go ahead. I dare you.

                      I seem to remember being picked last, last season, and finishing 3rd.

                      In all seriousness, I think it is going to be tough for UNO to finish higher than 5th. Doing any better will require an epiphany from Massa in goal (or, freshman Brock Crossthwaite being good enough to take his job) and nearly every member of UNO's vaunted recruiting class being all that and then some right out of the gate. I am looking more towards next season, particularly in light of who is in THAT class, already, on top of the 11 guys we have coming in this season.

                      Our league is so crazy that you could make some sort of case for a lot of different scenarios. That said:

                      1. North Dakota
                      2. SCSU
                      3. UMD
                      4. DU
                      5. Miami
                      6. UNO
                      7. Directional Michigan
                      8. CC

                      Not that it's such a crazy league, but the size too. With how small it is, I see it as a toss up between the 1-6 teams, any one of them could win it. CC better pick it up
                      I wanna go fast!

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                      • #12
                        Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

                        1 Miami
                        2 North Dakota
                        3 Saint Cloud
                        4 Denver
                        5 Western Michigan
                        6 Minnesota duluth
                        7 Nebraska Omaha
                        8 Colorado College

                        POY Czarnik

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                        • #13
                          Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

                          Originally posted by UMD21 View Post
                          how did CC get so awful?
                          They might not be as bad as everyone thinks. They lost 17 games by one goal last year. So they were in games but I think this was a sign that a coaching change was needed. I think they can move up a few spots this year but with a new coaching staff it will take some time. Hopefully they can finish as close to .500 as possible this year.

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                          • #14
                            Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

                            In honor of Biddy, my homer picks:

                            1. SCSU
                            2. LA Kings
                            3. Vikings
                            4. Dodgers
                            5. Dutch National Soccer Team
                            6. UCLA
                            7. Lakers
                            8. Twins (somebody's gotta be in the basement)

                            Originally posted by Red Cows View Post
                            Pick a Dean Blais coached team to finish 6th or 7th in an 8 team league at your own risk. Go ahead. I dare you.
                            Challenge accepted!

                            1. UND
                            2. SCSU
                            3. Miami
                            4. UMD
                            5. DU
                            6. WMU
                            7. CC
                            8. UNO

                            RC - That wasn't bc you said that, I said last year I thought UNO would be way better than people thought, but I am staying away from the Maverick Kool-Aid like Marshall Applewhite is stirring the punch bowl.
                            tUMD is Jan Brady per Brenthoven. Whew.... thanks for clearing THAT up.

                            Best USCHO quotes to date:

                            "UND/DU will realize that their party sucks, because the easterners only want to drink Zima." - BPH

                            "It is too bad that aaron marvin was a senior so he can't go after the rest of the sioux". - bigblue_dl

                            "I would rather play the blackhawks than you right now." - dogs2012

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                            • #15
                              Re: 2014-15 NCHC Predictions thread

                              1. North Dakota
                              2. St. Cloud State
                              3. Miami
                              4. Denver
                              5. Minnesota-Duluth
                              6. Western Michigan
                              7. Nebraska-Omaha
                              8. Colorado College
                              University of North Dakota

                              National Championships: 8
                              Frozen Fours: 22
                              Conference Titles: 17
                              14 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances

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