Re: Annual thread in which the absurdity of the current regional system is discussed
Welcome back my friend, to thread that never ends. We're so glad you could attend. Come inside, come inside.
Appreciate your attempt to be creative with the Permanent Sites idea. And you're correct, lots of good people have participated in this conversation -- both in this thread & over the years.
The issue endures because the problem is so daunting; at least in the Western half of the College Hockey world. A nice summary from davyd83:
Leading some of us to believe that the first round games should held on campus sites.
But in the spirit of creativity, would you consider letting Conference Champs host? In previous editions of this thread, I've laid out this idea in considerable detail. With your indulgence, here's how my format would have played out in 2019:
Organizing The Tournament Field
1. Home ice is awarded to the 6 tournament champions, plus the top 2 teams at-large teams in the Pairwise.
2. Seed the Home teams #1 through #8, according to their Final Pairwise score.
3. The remaining at-large teams are the Visitors. Seed them #9 through #16, again according to Pairwise scores.
4. Pairings maximize bracket integrity: #1 vs. #16; #2 vs. #15; and so on.
5. Trades are allowed for the purpose of avoiding intra-conference match-ups. But no trades are needed in 2019.
2019 First Round Pairings
#16 Bowling Green @ #1 St. Cloud State University
# 9 Quinnipiac @ #8 American International College
#13 Cornell @ #4 UMass Amherst
#12 Arizona State @ #5 Clarkson
#15 Providence @ #2 Minnesota-Duluth
#10 Denver @ #7 Notre Dame
#14 Harvard @ #3 Minnesota State
#11 Ohio State @ #6 Northeastern
Possible Second Round Sites
Gold & Purple Finals the following Saturday in St. Paul.
Red & Maroon Finals the following Sunday in Boston.
I truly believe that this format would create great excitement at the 8 host schools, fill lots of seats, and make for a wonderful two rounds of hockey. It's also my belief that the conference tournaments would be greatly enhanced, given the additional prize of NCAA Home Ice.
My two cents; FWIW. If anyone wants to discuss further, I'd be glad to do so. Otherwise, I'll keep the peace & just enjoy this weekend's telecasts.
Originally posted by TeamPoland
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Appreciate your attempt to be creative with the Permanent Sites idea. And you're correct, lots of good people have participated in this conversation -- both in this thread & over the years.
The issue endures because the problem is so daunting; at least in the Western half of the College Hockey world. A nice summary from davyd83:
Originally posted by davyd83
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Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet
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Organizing The Tournament Field
1. Home ice is awarded to the 6 tournament champions, plus the top 2 teams at-large teams in the Pairwise.
2. Seed the Home teams #1 through #8, according to their Final Pairwise score.
3. The remaining at-large teams are the Visitors. Seed them #9 through #16, again according to Pairwise scores.
4. Pairings maximize bracket integrity: #1 vs. #16; #2 vs. #15; and so on.
5. Trades are allowed for the purpose of avoiding intra-conference match-ups. But no trades are needed in 2019.
2019 First Round Pairings
#16 Bowling Green @ #1 St. Cloud State University
# 9 Quinnipiac @ #8 American International College
#13 Cornell @ #4 UMass Amherst
#12 Arizona State @ #5 Clarkson
#15 Providence @ #2 Minnesota-Duluth
#10 Denver @ #7 Notre Dame
#14 Harvard @ #3 Minnesota State
#11 Ohio State @ #6 Northeastern
Possible Second Round Sites
Gold & Purple Finals the following Saturday in St. Paul.
Red & Maroon Finals the following Sunday in Boston.
I truly believe that this format would create great excitement at the 8 host schools, fill lots of seats, and make for a wonderful two rounds of hockey. It's also my belief that the conference tournaments would be greatly enhanced, given the additional prize of NCAA Home Ice.
My two cents; FWIW. If anyone wants to discuss further, I'd be glad to do so. Otherwise, I'll keep the peace & just enjoy this weekend's telecasts.
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