Top 100 Greatest Teams of the NCAA era Tournament

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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A similar RPI team had lots of problems with another North Dakota goalie in 1984.

Yeah, Jon Casey was a beast. It's too bad that the Sioux had to fall to Duluth in OT in the Frozen Four that year...could have been 4 titles in 8 years.

I suppose from your perspective, It's too bad that Jon Casey did what he did, otherwise it could have been back to back titles for RPI

[Ralph Baer]

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Who will they play...well the BU-Duluth game just ended in Philly as well. The Bulldogs made a ferocious comeback, but could they duplicate RPI's heroics? Click the link below to see the game recap of that game...

http://www.collegehockeyweekly.com/1...-Bulldogs.html

I had forgotten that there was a possible rematch in the round of 32 between opponents from the second 1985 semifinal game.

[Aerman]

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AND IT'S REO SPEEDWAGON!!!

And I'm gonna keep on luvin you, FS23. You know, in a manly kinda way. Not that there's anything wrong with the other way, you know, I, uh, well ...

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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And I'm gonna keep on luvin you, FS23. You know, in a manly kinda way. Not that there's anything wrong with the other way, you know, I, uh, well ...

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Sooooooooo Anyway....

Today's game will be the #3 1960-1961 Denver Pioneers vs. #62 2001-2002 New Hampshire Wildcats

The puck will drop about 3:00pm Eastern

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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#3 - 1960-1961 Denver Pioneers vs. #62 - 2001-2002 New Hampshire Wildcats
West Regional - Round of 64
Pepsi Center - Denver, CO
March 19, 2014

Game Update Postbut please, chime in

We have a capacity crowd on hand as the Denver Pioneers look to take on the New Hampshire Wildcats here at the Pepsi Center. As you can imagine, crimson and gold outnumber blue and white, but plenty of fans from both sides. Introductions are about to start, and of course, everyone is very excited to see who will sing the National Anthem!

Ladies and Gentlemen, singing today's National Anthem...DEL SHANNON!!

Beautiful rendition! Nobody will be running away from this game though, as puck drop is up next!

1st Period:
- Puck has dropped, and we're underway in the Mile High City! 19:59 left in the 1st...
- Not much thus far here in the first...lots of play in the neutral zone. 18:45 left in the 1st...
- Powerplay coming up for Denver as Mick Mounsey hauls down a DU forward in the neutral zone. 17:50 left in the 1st. 0-0
- Jerry Walker Scores!! Marty Howe made a tremendous play to keep the puck in at the blue line. Howe then fed the puck down to the bottom of the circle to Bill Masterton. Masterton faked going back to the point, and instead found Jerry Walker with a beautiful cross ice feed to the far dot. Walker wasted little time in roofing the puck over UNH Goalie Matt Carney, and into the top shelf to give the Pioneers a 1-0 lead. 16:31 left in the 1st.
- Trent Beatty hits the post! Beatty beat Carney with his wrister, but the shot clang off the iron. All Denver right now. 14:00 left in the 1st.
- Jerry Walker Scores!! Masterton and Walker again team up, this time on a 2 on 1, as New Hampshire's Tim Horst got caught pinching in in the offensive zone. Masterton skated into the zone with the puck, and deked a shot before sliding the puck over to Walker, who one-timed the puck between Carney's legs to put the Pioneers up 2. 11:04 left in the 1st...all DU
- Denver is really putting the pressure on. They haven't generated a whole lot of shots, but they are dominating puck possession. Not looking good for New Hampshire at the moment. 9:00 left in the 1st.
- Grant Munro nearly scores for DU, but Carney makes a nice glove save. 7:30 left in the 1st. 2-0 DU.
- Bill Masterton Scores!! Beatty fed a nice outlet pass to Masterton in the neutral zone, and Masterton essentially just skated to the slot, let a slapshot fly that beat Carney, rang off the crossbar and back down into the net. Denver just thoroughly dominating this one. 3-0 Pioneers with 6:37 to play.
- Play back in the neutral zone, as the Wildcats are just trying to find themselves right now. 5:00 to play in the 1st.
- Jerry Walker Scores!! Fighting for the puck in the Wildcat zone, Walker won a battle in the corner, skated out to the bottom of the near circle, and roofed a wrist shot past Carney. That's a hat trick for Walker, as Carney is chased. Umile puts Ayers in the game. 4-0 Denver with 3:58 to play in the first.
- A lot of play in the neutral zone as the first period winds down. Very surprising so far. Denver looks like they might just be the best team to have played thus far. 1:15 left in the 1st.
- That's the end of the First. Denver controlling this one, up 4-0. SOG: DU - 11, New Hampshire - 7.

[RPI fan 4 life]

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Wow. This game is turning into a... RUNAWAY!
Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Wow. This game is turning into a... RUNAWAY!
Sorry, couldn't resist.

Well Played. Del Shannon would be pleased.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Unfortunately I have to leave, so the game will continue to be played while I'm gone. I will post the game recap link as soon as I can.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Sorry to those of you wanting to see the full recap. I had a little emergency in the family that required a trip to the ER. Everything looks like it will be okay, but a little scary for a moment there.

Here is the link to the game recap...

http://www.collegehockeyweekly.com/1...-Wildcats.html

It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to get to the rest of the games that I was hoping to. At this point, it is highly unlikely that I'll finish this round by the Frozen Four. I'll keep trying to plug away as I have time, and I'll at least try to have at least a game or two done each week...probably on Thursdays (although not likely this Thursday).

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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Sorry to those of you wanting to see the full recap. I had a little emergency in the family that required a trip to the ER. Everything looks like it will be okay, but a little scary for a moment there.

Here is the link to the game recap...

http://www.collegehockeyweekly.com/1...-Wildcats.html

It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to get to the rest of the games that I was hoping to. At this point, it is highly unlikely that I'll finish this round by the Frozen Four. I'll keep trying to plug away as I have time, and I'll at least try to have at least a game or two done each week...probably on Thursdays (although not likely this Thursday).

Where are your priorities?

[vizoroo]

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Sorry to those of you wanting to see the full recap. I had a little emergency in the family that required a trip to the ER. Everything looks like it will be okay, but a little scary for a moment there.

Here is the link to the game recap...

http://www.collegehockeyweekly.com/1...-Wildcats.html

It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to get to the rest of the games that I was hoping to. At this point, it is highly unlikely that I'll finish this round by the Frozen Four. I'll keep trying to plug away as I have time, and I'll at least try to have at least a game or two done each week...probably on Thursdays (although not likely this Thursday).

Aren't ERs fun?
Glad to hear all is OK.

And all is definitely ok with the '60-'61 Pioneers! A Jerry Walker hat trick in the 1st period! Yikes!
Yes it was a Run, Run, Runaway

[dwollstadt]

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Was the #4 - 1986-1987 North Dakota vs. #61 - 2003-2004 Maine game ever played (on the computer). I haven't seen a score.

Thanks for this thread.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Was the #4 - 1986-1987 North Dakota vs. #61 - 2003-2004 Maine game ever played (on the computer). I haven't seen a score.

Thanks for this thread.

I have yet to do a recap of that game. It was supposed to be done on Tuesday, but it sort of got lost in the mix of the other two games going on. I was perhaps a bit over-ambitious in how many games I could get done at one time. There is still a chance that the game could take place sometime this weekend.

Once I get a better idea of how much time I'm going to have for this, I'll try to post some sort of schedule of at least the order of the games. Once a game is complete, I will have some sort of recap on here, along with a link to the full game recap on the CHW site. I will still try to get at least 1-2 done per week...or more when time allows. While a finish by the Frozen Four is probably unrealistic, I would still like to have the Round of 64 completed by the end of May. I count 20 games remaining. From here until the end of May there are 10 weeks (not including this week). So, if I can get 2 games done each week, I would be done by May. Then there will be 16 Round of 32 games, and I am still hoping to have that round completed by the start of the next hockey season. The plan is still to have the entire tournament completed by Thanksgiving 2014.

Overall, the tournament has seen 48 games played, and there are 51 left. Almost half way there.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Aren't ERs fun?
Glad to hear all is OK.

And all is definitely ok with the '60-'61 Pioneers! A Jerry Walker hat trick in the 1st period! Yikes!
Yes it was a Run, Run, Runaway

No...ERs are not fun. But yes, glad everything looks alright.

Not only did Walker get a hat trick in the first...he scored FIVE GOALS. That's nuts. Of course, teams back then didn't have quite as many players, and those who played saw more minutes. Walker is one of the greatest goal scorers in college hockey history, and he showed that yesterday.