I watched it and Utica did have a territorial advantage, not as much as you seem to imply. Honestly a great majority of the UU shots were mid body from mid-zone and Helen Keller could have stopped them. The Stout shots were were fewer but went to more areas that are hard to stop by any goalie, except maybe Beaver. A far as officiating, there were some questionable calls and non-calls, but that doesn't make for a 5-1 drubbing. Stout outplayed Utica when when it counted.
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2026 NCAA TOURNAMENT MEGA-THREAD: THE ROAD TO UTICA
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Tom Coughlin
5x NCAA Champ/2x Super Bowl Champ
Yeah and Canada dominated Team USA in the third period.
Yeah, it's a moot point in general, they lost.
Tom Coughlin
5x NCAA Champ/2x Super Bowl Champ
Stout kills off three consecutive power plays and gets a late period goal. Tied at 1 after 1.
The word on the broadcast is that this Hobart team hasn't lost in a while.
The word on the broadcast is that this Hobart team hasn't lost in a while.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
Two of the items this "boxscore regurgitator" wrote in my championship notebook last year will be updated this year.
Here is the first one:
Intrastate Battles
This is the third time the championship game was an intra-New York battle. The first was also an intra-conference matchup when Plattsburgh defeated Oswego, 8-5, in 1987. A few years later, the Cardinals were stripped of that title and the previous year's runnerup finish due to NCAA infractions. In 2001, Plattsburgh defeated RIT, 6-2. Wisconsin schools met in the finals four times in the only other intra-state contests.
Now that Hamilton and Hobart will meet in the final, NYS ties Wisconsin for the most intrastate finals at four.
The second item:
Neighbors
The closest distance between school campuses in the finals was in 2014 and 2016 between St. Norbert and UW-Stevens Point at about 85 driving miles. This year's match up was the second closest at approximately 100 driving miles. (Though Vermont schools, Middlebury and Norwich, 46 miles apart, had powerhouse teams at the same time, they never met in the finals. They did meet often in earlier rounds.)
Hamilton and Hobart are about 97 miles apart. Therefore, this final moves into second place just beating out last year's distance. (Had Hamilton and Utica met in the final, it probably would claim an unbreakable record of eight miles. Unless there are some Boston colleges which are closer that could possibly break it.)
Here is the first one:
Intrastate Battles
This is the third time the championship game was an intra-New York battle. The first was also an intra-conference matchup when Plattsburgh defeated Oswego, 8-5, in 1987. A few years later, the Cardinals were stripped of that title and the previous year's runnerup finish due to NCAA infractions. In 2001, Plattsburgh defeated RIT, 6-2. Wisconsin schools met in the finals four times in the only other intra-state contests.
Now that Hamilton and Hobart will meet in the final, NYS ties Wisconsin for the most intrastate finals at four.
The second item:
Neighbors
The closest distance between school campuses in the finals was in 2014 and 2016 between St. Norbert and UW-Stevens Point at about 85 driving miles. This year's match up was the second closest at approximately 100 driving miles. (Though Vermont schools, Middlebury and Norwich, 46 miles apart, had powerhouse teams at the same time, they never met in the finals. They did meet often in earlier rounds.)
Hamilton and Hobart are about 97 miles apart. Therefore, this final moves into second place just beating out last year's distance. (Had Hamilton and Utica met in the final, it probably would claim an unbreakable record of eight miles. Unless there are some Boston colleges which are closer that could possibly break it.)
Pioneer247
Active member
120 tickets left at the Aud tomorrow, so it's safe to say this will be a 2nd straight sold out National Title game in Utica, NY
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
Even I find that surprising.
Wonder what Fishy has to say about that since he said the Aud would only be abou 20% full.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
I thought about that
but I figured first let's see how many actually show up. Besides, kudos to the locals who bought into it this time around.Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
This is one time I'm happy to be wrong. The atmosphere was terrific on Friday, and many more Utica fans than I expected to show up, showed up.
It's all good. I expect the place to be electric tomorrow. I'm actually excited to go (especially for an easy 3 PM game) even though I don't exactly have a dog in the hunt...
(OK, so my asshole BIL is a Hamilton grad, but that sort of thing cuts both ways lol.)
Tom Coughlin
5x NCAA Champ/2x Super Bowl Champ
UW Superior and the College of St Scholastica have 8 miles beat. According to Google maps, the driving distance between Mars Lakeview Arena and Wessman Arena is 7.9 miles. Although that would be an interstate matchup.
I'm not sure if there is a pair of MIAC schools closer together than that.
Edit: I left out the best part of this pairing...you can take the Dick Bong Memorial bridge to travel between the schools.
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So is your fearless bench boss.
Suffolk and Wentworth and less than 3 miles from one another.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
That's cool. I'll have to keep that in mind. Technically, Hamilton and Utica (I used campus administration buildings, not rinks) is 8.3 miles. So Superior and St. Scholastica beat it by 0.4 miles. Now, of course, they have to both make it to a final.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
I was figuring there was a New England duo that would be really close. Of course, they have to get good enough to make it to the national final at the same time.
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
If Emmanuel and Simmons ever started hockey and played for the national title they would win. They are literally right next to each other.I was figuring there was a New England duo that would be really close. Of course, they have to get good enough to make it to the national final at the same time.
Alfred and Alfred State being across the street from each other too.
Middlebury and Castleton would probably the two closest, 35.6 miles.I was figuring there was a New England duo that would be really close. Of course, they have to get good enough to make it to the national final at the same time.
Tom Coughlin
5x NCAA Champ/2x Super Bowl Champ
Another banger (as the kids say) of a national championship game. Congrats to Hamilton. I thought the four peat was inevitable.