The 2016 NCAA Frozen Four

[D2D]

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Timothy A, just pray you don't get HE refs, as they will want to become part of the game! They'll call you for hooking when you lift the stick up to prevent a slap shot! forget about incidental contact......Hail Mary, ........

If true then Gopher fans should pray that we DO get HE refs. They might actually call some of the flagrant stick work, interference and holding tactics that Wisconsin uses to slow the game down and create turnovers.

[zoofer]

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Well they don't seem to call a lot of that stuff on Providence, and that is the main stay of Deraney's hockey style! Maine to some extent, but I must admit, if I were coaching I'd use as much as I was given by the ref.....It's the incidental contact calls that drive me nuts! Let the players use "equal pressure" or the occasional body squeeze against the boards.....just not open ice checking!

[FireKnight]

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Nobody is really giving Clarkson a chance against BC and that could be dangerous for BC. BC hasn't faced any of the top teams in the nation, except Northeastern, and they haven't faced a defense anything close to that of what Clarkson can play. Regardless, Clarkson will be a huge underdog and that's not at all inappropriate.

The biggest thing in BC's favor, besides the obvious firepower, should be the big ice surface. It won't play well to Clarkson's style and it should open up more space for BC's talented forwards. I watched the BC/NU game prior to the CCT/QU game starting and those ladies are crazy good.

I'll be rooting for the upset on Friday and at the very least, I think it will be a game. I'm considering the trip up to Durham but I've got to move the girlfriend slowly through the week to "you want to go where?!?!?!?" which is her current stance. It doesn't help that I went up to the North Country to see the men this past weekend.

[FireKnight]

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If true then Gopher fans should pray that we DO get HE refs. They might actually call some of the flagrant stick work, interference and holding tactics that Wisconsin uses to slow the game down and create turnovers.

HEA refs did the QU/CCT game last week and the QU announcers even mentioned how they were calling a great game. Personally, I'm hoping for HEA refs in the final.

[TonyTheTiger20]

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...

Are you related to Ted?

[FireKnight]

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Ted?

[KTDC]

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Nobody is really giving Clarkson a chance against BC and that could be dangerous for BC. BC hasn't faced any of the top teams in the nation, except Northeastern, and they haven't faced a defense anything close to that of what Clarkson can play. Regardless, Clarkson will be a huge underdog and that's not at all inappropriate.

The biggest thing in BC's favor, besides the obvious firepower, should be the big ice surface. It won't play well to Clarkson's style and it should open up more space for BC's talented forwards. I watched the BC/NU game prior to the CCT/QU game starting and those ladies are crazy good.

I'll be rooting for the upset on Friday and at the very least, I think it will be a game. I'm considering the trip up to Durham but I've got to move the girlfriend slowly through the week to "you want to go where?!?!?!?" which is her current stance. It doesn't help that I went up to the North Country to see the men this past weekend.

There may be a stray Minnesota fan here or there with a memory who is giving Clarkson a chance, although this is clearly a different year! I get the feeling that Clarkson is well coached.

[KTDC]

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you people from MN......................
why can't you just be happy with you're great team, its huge following and great attendance numbers at home. it's something that every East team wish they had.

Yes, I want to be this!

anyway, good luck this weekend to all 4 teams.

Seconded.

[TonyTheTiger20]

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That Ted ^^^

[FireKnight]

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There may be a stray Minnesota fan here or there with a memory who is giving Clarkson a chance, although this is clearly a different year! I get the feeling that Clarkson is well coached.

This is a different Clarkson team without the offensive firepower of the 2014 team. However, this team is better defensively in my opinion, especially since Ambrose was injured in the 2014 FF. They are definitely well coached. I've seen the team come out flat or just plain old get beat over the past few years, but I've never seen them without a good game plan. I didn't give the 2014 team a chance at beating Minnesota and, to this day, I think they benefitted from the Gophers having a tougher semifinal game, but they certainly came out with a plan.

On a side note, if Clarkson doesn't win, I'll definitely be rooting for the Gophers. As much as we like to woof and give each other a hard time on these boards, the Gopher fans in Hamden were a great group.

[FireKnight]

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That Ted ^^^

Sorry Grant. No idea who that Ted is. I do know Joe and Vic though.

[zoofer]

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Maybe it'll turn out to be nothing but BC, aside from able to enjoy the big ice with their offense, will be the only team familiar with Lake Whitt! Most of their team has played on it at least 5 or 6 times, which has got to give them the advantage when you're talking ice and board play.....right TTT20? 🤔🤓🖖

[vicb]

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Sorry Grant. No idea who that Ted is. I do know Joe and Vic though.

See post #38 for a glimps of Ted.
Thanks for the vote of confidence in the poll for the Knights Fireknight . But I still think they beat Wisconsin in the final.

[TonyTheTiger20]

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Maybe it'll turn out to be nothing but BC, aside from able to enjoy the big ice with their offense, will be the only team familiar with Lake Whitt! Most of their team has played on it at least 5 or 6 times, which has got to give them the advantage when you're talking ice and board play.....right TTT20? ������

Funny enough, I feel like BC hasn't scored as much as I'd expect them to at Lake Whit. This year they won 3-0 in their game, only outshooting UNH 27-24.

Last year was a bit better at 4-0 (42-21) and 5-0 (28-18).

Great shutouts but the shot totals were baffling except for the one game.

[Eeyore]

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Maybe it'll turn out to be nothing but BC, aside from able to enjoy the big ice with their offense, will be the only team familiar with Lake Whitt! Most of their team has played on it at least 5 or 6 times, which has got to give them the advantage when you're talking ice and board play.....right TTT20? ������

The WCHA teams all play at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, which has Olympic sized ice. Both have access to an Olympic, or near-Olympic, sized rink to practice on this week. So, while BC might have an advantage in things that are unique to the Whitt, the size of the rink won't be one of them.