2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

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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.

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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?

[ThePowerConference]

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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.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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They put a regional in Denver once. If an arena wants to host them put together a bid. Right now no one out west seems interested.

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

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To be the best you have to beat the best, or at least win wherever you get seeded. Still surprised that they’ve never scheduled any regionals in Colorado, a lot more accessible than a lot of other regional sites. When CC gets their new barn World Arena would make for a pretty prime spot IMO

They put a regional in Denver once. If an arena wants to host them put together a bid. Right now no one out west seems interested.

[cetihcra]

To be the best you have to beat the best, or at least win wherever you get seeded. Still surprised that they’ve never scheduled any regionals in Colorado, a lot more accessible than a lot of other regional sites. When CC gets their new barn World Arena would make for a pretty prime spot IMO

There have been several Regionals at World Arena in the past, and Pepsi Center hosted regionals as a trial before hosting the F4. Need CC, AFA, or DU to bid to host, which hasn’t happened in some years.

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To be the best you have to beat the best, or at least win wherever you get seeded. Still surprised that they’ve never scheduled any regionals in Colorado, a lot more accessible than a lot of other regional sites. When CC gets their new barn World Arena would make for a pretty prime spot IMO

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The current format leaves a TON to be desired.

There is no format that's going to please everyone so the NCAA is going with the one that guarantees it the most money.

[Bonin21]

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The current format leaves a TON to be desired.

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Congrats on earning a one seed, Mankato/Duluth! Now head way east and play a team in their home city! Effing ridiculous. Not a nightmare scenario for NCAA but it is a nightmare for hockey fans and I don't even like those teams.

Its a national tournament. Expect to hear whining the other way when Denver gets placed in Fargo with St Cloud. "You're just recreating the NCHC tournament."

[manurespreader]

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Congrats on earning a one seed, Mankato/Duluth! Now head way east and play a team in their home city! Effing ridiculous. Not a nightmare scenario for NCAA but it is a nightmare for hockey fans and I don't even like those teams.

This happens every year. And Qpac *****ed up a storm because they were a three seed in Fargo a few years ago.

[Bonin21]

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Obviously

Assuming the predictor is working and my cookies aren't all screwed up...

Done deals
Fargo: St Cloud vs AHA
Manchester: UMass vs Harvard
Providence: MSUM/UMD vs Providence (if PC makes it)

Likely:
Fargo: Denver vs Cornell
Allentown: UMD/MSUM vs Penn State/ND; Ohio State vs Clarkson/BGSU or Clarkson vs Penn State/ND/BGSU
Providence: NU/QC vs ASU/BGSU
Manchester: QC/NU vs BGSU/ASU

Hard to see any nightmare scenarios for the NCAA this year. Fargo is solid, the committee loves putting PC in Providence and they're getting a local team, Allentown is getting either ND or host PSU plus Ohio State or Clarkson, Manchester is getting two, possibly three, local teams and/or a novelty in ASU. Even if BC and Penn State pull the upsets and there are 2 HEA 4-seeds, it works out because Penn State moves up to 12.

Still some drama left on the final day but we do have a good idea where teams are going.

Congrats on earning a one seed, Mankato/Duluth! Now head way east and play a team in their home city! Effing ridiculous. Not a nightmare scenario for NCAA but it is a nightmare for hockey fans and I don't even like those teams.

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I think we ought to salute BGSU for even getting this far after the horror of the Bowling Green Massacre.

[mookie1995]

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Obviously

Assuming the predictor is working and my cookies aren't all screwed up...

Done deals
Fargo: St Cloud vs AHA
Manchester: UMass vs Harvard
Providence: MSUM/UMD vs Providence (if PC makes it).

oh, if there's one thing we ARE sure of, it's your cookies are screwed up

[BC/HE]

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From the looks of it Cornell and Harvard make it 12 locks plus ND-PSU winner and AIC-Niagara winner leaving 2 spots left. BGSU and BC take them if they both win and then Providence would be out. If BC loses both Providence and BGSU will be in. If BGSU loses they will be out if BC wins so Providence is in with either a BC or BGSU loss.