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  • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

    Had Wisconsin won tonight, Fargo almost certainly would have been:

    UMD-Wisconsin
    Gophers-UND



    That would have been one hell of an atmosphere

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    • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

      Originally posted by Stauber1 View Post
      It's hard to think of it being an issue any time in the near future. The only year it was even plausible to be tested was the year the Badgers qualified with a 16-17-x record and the WCHA nearly put 7 teams into the tournament.

      or was it a 17-18-x record and nearly 8 teams...I can't recall exactly
      There's potential for a similar attendance puzzle with the following fitting into two eastern regionals. Moy had Mass-Lowell in Fargo last week in his Bracketology.

      ECAC Hockey – Harvard, Union, Cornell

      Hockey East – Massachusetts-Lowell, Boston University, Notre Dame, Providence

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      • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

        Here's Moy's final bracket hot off the press tonight:

        Midwest Regional (Cincinnati):

        15 Ohio State vs. 2 Minnesota-Duluth
        9 Penn State vs. 6 Western Michigan

        West Regional (Fargo):

        16 Michigan Tech vs. 1 Denver
        10 North Dakota vs. 7 Boston University

        East Regional (Providence):

        14 Providence vs. 3 Harvard
        12 Air Force vs. 8 Union

        Northeast Regional (Manchester):

        13 Notre Dame vs. 4 Minnesota
        11 Cornell vs. 5 Massachusetts-Lowell

        I was close. He swapped Western Michigan for Mass-Lowell to cover attendance issues.
        Last edited by SteveO; 03-19-2017, 12:50 AM.

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        • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

          Not sure why New England continues to get two regionals. With just six teams coming from the east, its just much more likely they will likely they will not be crossing the country. OK...I know why.
          Go Gophers!

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          • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

            That stat is helped by Atlantic Hockey sending the only western team in the conference. You only have to go back to last year to find a tournament where the majority of teams came from the east.

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            • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

              John Buccigross just tweeted the following for #1 seeds:

              Fargo: UMD
              Cincinnati: Denver
              Manchester: Gophers
              Providence: Harvard

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              • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

                Brackets are set:

                Cincinnati
                1. Denver vs. 16. Michigan Tech
                8. Union vs. 9. Penn State

                Fargo
                2. Minnesota-Duluth vs. 15. Ohio State
                7. Boston University vs. 10. North Dakota

                Providence
                3. Harvard vs. 14. Providence
                6. Western Michigan vs. 12. Air Force

                Manchester
                4. Minnesota vs. 13. Notre Dame
                5. Mass.-Lowell vs. 11. Cornell

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                • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

                  Originally posted by SteveO View Post
                  Brackets are set:

                  Cincinnati
                  1. Denver vs. 16. Michigan Tech
                  8. Union vs. 9. Penn State

                  Fargo
                  2. Minnesota-Duluth vs. 15. Ohio State
                  7. Boston University vs. 10. North Dakota

                  Providence
                  3. Harvard vs. 14. Providence
                  6. Western Michigan vs. 12. Air Force

                  Manchester
                  4. Minnesota vs. 13. Notre Dame
                  5. Mass.-Lowell vs. 11. Cornell
                  http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-brac...ehockey-men/d1
                  Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey

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                  • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

                    Originally posted by Stauber1 View Post
                    Had Wisconsin won tonight, Fargo almost certainly would have been:

                    UMD-Wisconsin
                    Gophers-UND



                    That would have been one hell of an atmosphere
                    I don't know if the committee would have done that.
                    Slap Shot - 444 might want to consider a restraining order.
                    dggoddard - Minnesota is THE ELITE Program in all of college hockey.
                    wasmania - you have to be the very best to get ice time with the great gophers!

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                    • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

                      Why is MN shafted with the late game?
                      National Champions: 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003

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                      • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

                        I'm not too concerned about what time they play. I'm more concerned with whether they can make it out of Manchester.

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                        • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

                          Originally posted by SteveO View Post
                          I'm not too concerned about what time they play. I'm more concerned with whether they can make it out of Manchester.
                          Don't tell me there's another Nor'easter in the forecast! But first things first, I'm hoping the team is only focused on Notre Dame.
                          Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey

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                          • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

                            Originally posted by D2D View Post

                            Second observation: Ben Clymer drives me crazy! I've gotten to the point where I just tune him out when he starts rambling on and on. It's like he starts talking before knowing where he's headed with it and ends up talking nonsense and not making a relevant point. Why the various networks can't find someone far less annoying is beyond me, /end of rant.
                            It is his incessant attempts to use a larger vocabulary to sound smart. Yet he misuses the word about a third of the time and ends up sounding worse than if he had stuck with a simpler vocabulary. Seems like a decent guy who has some decent observations, but his misuse of words makes him almost UN-listenable at times.

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                            • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

                              Originally posted by SteveO View Post
                              I'm not too concerned about what time they play. I'm more concerned with whether they can make it out of Manchester.
                              Didn't someone look at travel distance and success, and find that teams that tend to travel further have had less success?

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                              • Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread - 2016-2017

                                Originally posted by Koho View Post
                                It is his incessant attempts to use a larger vocabulary to sound smart. Yet he misuses the word about a third of the time and ends up sounding worse than if he had stuck with a simpler vocabulary. Seems like a decent guy who has some decent observations, but his misuse of words makes him almost UN-listenable at times.
                                Doug McLeod influence with a pseudo-intellectual twist. Ben would be fine if he just relaxed and stopped the redundancy.

                                Originally posted by Koho View Post
                                Didn't someone look at travel distance and success, and find that teams that tend to travel further have had less success?
                                Manchester is basically home ice for Mass-Lowell (40 min.).
                                Last edited by SteveO; 03-19-2017, 01:45 PM.

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