2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

[ThePowerConference]

Re: 2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

To my knowledge, the only team actively bidding out west is North Dakota (Fargo and Sioux Falls). There is a substantial up front cost to be a host and the criteria for selecting a viable location is tricky. We all know that home sites aren’t considered anymore, and the NCAA prefers to not have a regional in an NHL arena, rather saving those for the frozen four. So what does that leave us with? Not a lot of options really.

[ticapnews]

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FWIW, Colorado has hosted more Frozen Fours (15) than any other state.

I meant since the tournament expanded to 16 with the regional format. UNH was famously forced to play there as a #1 seed because of hosts/intraconference games.

Has anyone let the Lowell Sun editor know the River Hawks have already been eliminated so he doesn't have a coronary tomorrow?

[ticapnews]

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To my knowledge, the only team actively bidding out west is North Dakota (Fargo and Sioux Falls). There is a substantial up front cost to be a host and the criteria for selecting a viable location is tricky. We all know that home sites aren’t considered anymore, and the NCAA prefers to not have a regional in an NHL arena, rather saving those for the frozen four. So what does that leave us with? Not a lot of options really.

Reading the list of demands the NCAA puts hosts through I can't see how any host turns a profit.

[LTsatch]

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Reading the list of demands the NCAA puts hosts through I can't see how any host turns a profit.

FWIW, Yale and SHU have applied to co-host in the coming years at Bridgeport. In the past, Fairfield U hosted the regionals with Yale, at least SHU has a hockey team. That said, has there ever been a year when co-hosts both made the NCAA tournament? Would or did the committee keep them both home or ship out the lower seed?

[purpleinnebraska]

The current format leaves a TON to be desired.

To give a 4 seed home ice is ridiculous. Especially Providence, who isn’t the host school.

[klbaum1077]

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To give a 4 seed home ice is ridiculous. Especially Providence, who isn’t the host school.

Totally agree it happened when providence won that title a few years ago. They were the 4 seed non host and were placed in providence when their seed should have been sent out either west or midwest i cant remember.

[TheRevengeance]

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Providence should have been in Fargo- Quinnipiac got sent there instead. It wasn't even a case of there being a clear advantage for both halves of the swap or at least one advantage and one neutral- they straight up shipped QU off from Providence to Fargo to make it happen.

[mookie1995]

FWIW, Colorado has hosted more Frozen Fours (15) than any other state.

hey, the 1950s called.....

[ticapnews]

FWIW, Yale and SHU have applied to co-host in the coming years at Bridgeport. In the past, Fairfield U hosted the regionals with Yale, at least SHU has a hockey team. That said, has there ever been a year when co-hosts both made the NCAA tournament? Would or did the committee keep them both home or ship out the lower seed?

It's never happened so we have no idea what the NCAA would do.

[ticapnews]

hey, the 1950s called.....

...it's collect...

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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hey, the 1950s called.....

...it's collect...

It's still true. And it's not even close.

[mookie1995]

It's still true. And it's not even close.

Truth be told that was done just so the easterners could drink coors legally

[ticapnews]

Re: 2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

Saturday predictions

Manchester	Providence	Allentown	Fargo
Mass		Mankato		Duluth		St Cloud
Northeastern	Quinnipiac	Ohio State	Denver
Notre Dame	ASU		Clarkson	Cornell
Harvard		Providence	BGSU		AIC

The only possible swaps are Denver <=> OSU and Clarkson <=> Notre Dame

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Truth be told that was done just so the easterners could drink coors legally

Judging by the results, they must have enjoyed that privilege liberally.

[ticapnews]

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Boston College is eliminated. The field is set. All that's left is positioning.