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2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

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  • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

    The bubble is Bemidji and Western Michigan. A Western win and a Bemidji loss will bump the Broncos ahead.

    The other major battle is the final #1 seed. A Denver win and a UMD loss or tie in the Consolation Game should put Denver in the driver's seat.

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    • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

      Originally posted by huskyfan View Post
      I would like to issue a formal protest. No way did Denver beat UMD. I demand a recount!
      Same
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      • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

        Results coming in from out west...

        NCHC Third Place Game

        Western Michigan v. Minnesota Duluth
        Western Michigan and Minnesota Duluth squared off in the NCHC Third-Place game in St. Paul this afternoon. The Broncos stormed out of the gate, as Hugh McGing scored on a wrister from the slot that beat Hunter Shepard’s glove and gave Western a 1-0 lead. However, the Bulldogs would bite back, and midway through the opening frame, Noah Cates slammed a rebound home to knot the game at 1-1. Tanner Laderoute would put Duluth up late in the first period on the powerplay, and after twenty minutes of action, Duluth held a 2-1 lead. Shepard and Western’s Brandon Bussi held strong for the majority of the second period, but with just under five minutes to play in the middle frame, WMU’s Drew Worrad’s wrister from the far circle found just enough room between Shepard’s legs to tie the game at 2. The Bulldogs and Broncos then engaged in a wild back-and-forth third period. Ronnie Attard scored a powerplay goal for Western to put the Broncos up 3-2, and Ethen Frank added to Western Michigan’s advantage moments later to give Western a two-goal advantage. Jackson Cates responded for the Bulldogs midway through the third period to get Minnesota Duluth back within one, and with just over six minutes to play, Scott Perunovich’s blast from the point was redirected by Justin Richards and past Bussi to tie the game at 4-4. While both sides sought the game-winner in the waning seconds of regulation, an extra session was required. Western and Duluth both wanted to avoid the awkward Third-Place Game tie, and pushed for a winner early in OT. And just over a minute into the extra frame, Cam Lee’s wrister from the near boards hit bodies in the slot, and the puck found its way to Paul Washe’s stick, who slid the puck past Shepard to give Western Michigan a 5-4 victory.
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        • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

          YES! Still alive! Fingers crossed for Mankato and Penn State!

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          • For those that don’t eat tofu, this is what it is like.

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            • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

              I’m just amazed that Jackson Cates has returned from injury a month early. Good fortunes for tUMD.

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              • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                Originally posted by AHABulldog View Post
                I’m just amazed that Jackson Cates has returned from injury a month early. Good fortunes for tUMD.
                Yeah, that is one of the beauties of the simulator. Injured players heal up very quickly.
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                • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                  Originally posted by legal_hit View Post
                  Too long, I'm hoping next year I can make it to Boston.
                  Heya legal!!
                  Originally posted by Fighting Sioux 23 View Post
                  Yeah, that is one of the beauties of the simulator. Injured players heal up very quickly.
                  HAhaha! mr les is the Trainer for Lowell, he was texting the guy from Maine joking about this thread that they were going to have a virtual beer while the game is virtually being played. Now they can virtually have a few- Cos the guys can self heal instantly

                  U-M-L!!! #therealflagship !!

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                  • Originally posted by Bronco Hockey Fan View Post
                    YES! Still alive! Fingers crossed for Mankato and Penn State!
                    I'm way too invested in this simulator..... But go Broncos anyway.

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                    • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                      me too! Waiting!!!

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                      • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                        Originally posted by leswp1 View Post
                        Heya legal!!
                        HAhaha! mr les is the Trainer for Lowell, he was texting the guy from Maine joking about this thread that they were going to have a virtual beer while the game is virtually being played. Now they can virtually have a few- Cos the guys can self heal instantly

                        U-M-L!!! #therealflagship !!
                        i mean, mr p should have those powers, right? He should be around a level 18 paladin at this stage of his career.
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                        • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                          And now the Championship games coming in...

                          AHA Championship

                          Army v. Sacred Heart
                          The Army Black Knights and the Sacred Heart Pioneers faced off this evening in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament Championship Game. With both programs looking to win their first AHA Championship, and earn their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, a cautious effort unfolded in the first period, with Sacred Heart’s Josh Benson stopping each of Army’s five shots on goal, and Army’s Trevin Kozlowski fending off the Pioneer’s seven attempts on frame in the first period. After twenty minutes the game remained scoreless. The offense picked up in the middle frame, and just over four minutes after the puck dropped in the second, Vito Bavaro put the Pioneers ahead on a one-timer from the near circle. Braeden Tuck then solved Kozlowski again midway through the period to put the Pioneers up 2-0. Sacred Heart nearly took a three-goal lead heading into the second, but Kozlowski robbed Jason Cotton with a beautiful glove save after Cotton received a perfect cross ice pass for a one-timer from the far circle. Heading into the third, Army needed to make a charge, and the Black Knights got their opportunity early in the final stanza, when Todd Gohering was called for a major penalty for charging. Army wasted little time with the man advantage, as Dominic Franco potted a wrister from the slot to pull the Black Knights within one. As the major penalty was nearing its end, Zach Evancho equalized the game, finding a rebound and lifting a backhand past Benson. While both sides pushed for the go ahead goal the rest of the period, it would be SHU’s Jordan Kaplan who would prove to be the hero. With just under three minutes to play, Jeppe Urup put a wrister on net, but Kozlowski was unable to control the rebound, which went straight to Kaplan’s stick at the bottom of the far circle. Kaplan ripped a wrister into a gaping net to give Sacred Heart a 3-2 lead. That would be all the Pioneers would need, and when the final buzzer sounded, it would be Sacred Heart spilling onto the ice celebrating the AHA Title and NCAA Tournament berth.

                          ECAC Championship

                          Clarkson v. Cornell
                          Clarkson and Cornell met once again for the ECAC Championship in a rematch from last year’s title matchup. Trying to avenge last year’s overtime loss, Cornell jumped out of the gate strong. Ben Berard found the back of the net first on a laser from the near circle to put the Big Red up 1-0. Morgan Barron then added to the lead midway through the period on a powerplay tally to give Cornell a two-goal advantage. Clarkson responded just before the buzzer sounded to end the opening frame, when Nick Campoli launched an innocent wrister from just along the goal line by the far circle. The puck squeezed between Matthew Galajda’s shoulder and the post, and Cornell’s lead shrunk to 2-1 after twenty minutes. Galajda and Clarkson’s Frank Marotte held the skaters off the scoreboard in the second behind 9 and 11 saves respectively. Early in the third period, Cornell regained its two-goal advantage, this time thanks to a blast from the point by Alex Green that beat a screened Marotte. That would be all the Big Red would need. While Clarkson sent wave after wave of Green Knights forward, they were unable to solve Cornell’s defense. As the clock ticked down, the Big Red faithful erupted, and when the final horn sounded, Cornell won their first ECAC Championship in a decade with a 3-1 victory.

                          Big Ten Championship

                          Michigan @ Penn State
                          The Penn State Nittany Lions hosted the Michigan Wolverines in the Big Ten Championship Game. Michigan started off strong, as Jake Slaker found Cam York for an early tally to put the Wolverines up 1-0. Penn State roared back, scoring three consecutive goals, including a powerplay goal by Sam Sternschein, and even-strength goals by Liam Folkes and Connor McMenamin, which gave the Nittany Lions a 3-1 advantage after one period of play. Michigan responded early in the second. After an offensive zone faceoff win, Jack Summers launched a wrister on net that Penn State’s Peyton Jones fended off, but the rebound fell on Nick Pastujov’s backhand, who roofed the puck over Jones blocker to pull Michigan within a goal. Michigan continued its charge, tying the game midway through the second period on Slaker’s wrister that slid through Jones’ five-hole. Jones and his Michigan counterpart, Strauss Mann, held the skaters scoreless over the next twenty-five minutes, but with just over five-minutes to play, Penn State’s Aarne Talvitie ripped a wrister from the top of the near circle that beat Mann glove-side, and went bar down to put Penn State ahead 4-3. The Nittany Lions’ Evan Barratt added an empty netter with just under sixty seconds to play, and the home crowd erupted when the clock read all zeroes, as their Nittany Lions dispatched the Wolverines 5-3 to capture the Big Ten Championship.

                          Hockey East Championship

                          Maine v. Massachusetts – Lowell
                          The Black Bears and RiverHawks squared off this evening at the Garden with the Hockey East Championship on the line. Maine’s Jeremy Swayman, a Hobey Baker finalist, and Massachusetts Lowell’s Tyler Wall, staged an epic dual between the pipes, thwarting some of Hockey East’s and the nation’s finest scorers time after time to keep the game scoreless in the first twenty minutes. Lowell’s Carl Berglund had a grade A opportunity to put the RiverHawks on the board early in the second when Chase Blackmun’s shot from the point deflected off a Black Bear in the slot, and right onto Berglund’s stick at the bottom of the near circle. Berglund’s wrister was destined for the top shelf, but Swayman got his glove over just in time to keep the game scoreless. Wall then took his place on the highlight reel late in the middle stanza, when he kicked out Tim Doherty’s wrister from the slot out, but it went straight to Adam Dawe, who had Wall out of position. Unfortunately for Maine, Wall performed an epic double stack cartwheel save to keep Dawe’s wrister from finding the back of the net. After forty minutes of action the game remained 0-0. Finally, about six minutes into the final frame, Chase Blackmun won a puck battle near the blue line along the near boards, and then cycled the puck behind the net to Andre Lee, who quickly completed a wraparound on the forehand that snuck through Swayman’s pads and into the back of the net to give Lowell a 1-0 lead. That would be all Wall would need, as the Senior netminder completed his herculean effort in net by blanking the Black Bears the rest of the way. When the game ended, it was Massachusetts Lowell edging Maine 1-0 to capture the Hockey East Championship.
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                          • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                            And the western title games...

                            WCHA Championship

                            Bemidji State @ Minnesota State
                            The Minnesota State Mavericks welcomed the Bemidji State Beavers to Mankato for the WCHA Championship this evening. MSU jumped to a 1-0 lead midway through the first period on Parker Tuomie’s powerplay goal. The Mavericks expanded their lead to 2-0 a few minutes later when Connor Mackey’s slap shot from the blue line beat Bemidji’s Zach Driscoll. The Beavers hunkered down the rest of the first period to limit the damage, and after twenty minutes of play, Minnesota State held a two-goal advantage. The Mavericks nearly added another tally early in the second, but Marc Michaelis wrister rang off the crossbar and out of play. Dryden McKay continued his strong performance in net for the Mavericks in the second period, stopping each of the Beavers 8 shots on goal. However, BSU finally solved McKay early in the third to claw within one, as Charlie Combs’ wrister from the top of the slot fooled the Mavericks’ netminder. Bemidji State pulled out of its shell in the third, and pushed for tying goal. While Bemidji created multiple opportunities, it left them exposed on the back end, and with just over five minutes to play, Charlie Gerard found himself all alone coming in on Driscoll. His wrister flew just wide of the net however, which led to a counter-rush from Bemidji. The Beavers would take advantage, as Adam Brady took Elias Rosen’s feed and ripped a one-timer from the near circle past McKay to tie the game at 2. Driscoll and McKay held firm in the waning minutes of the third, and the WCHA Championship needed extra time to determine a winner. Both teams had opportunities throughout the extra frame, but it would be Bemidji State’s Alex Adams who would be the hero. With just four minutes left in overtime, Adams won a puck battle along the far boards and muscled his way to the top of the far circle where his wrister beat McKay blocker-side to give Bemidji State the 3-2 overtime victory, and the WCHA Championship.

                            NCHC Championship

                            Denver v. North Dakota
                            Longtime rivals Denver and North Dakota met this evening at the X for the NCHC Tournament Championship. The Pioneers struck early in the first, when Cole Guttman’s wrister from the far circle snuck through Peter Thome’s pads to put DU up 1-0. Magnus Chrona kept the Fighting Hawks off the scoreboard in the first, making 9 saves, and after twenty minutes of play, Denver held a one-goal lead. DU nearly added to their advantage early in the second on the powerplay, but Ian Mitchell’s slapper rang off the far post. North Dakota finally solved Chrona midway through the game when Jordan Kawaguchi lifted a wrister over Chrona’s shouler to knot the score at 1-1. UND took a 2-1 lead moments later when Cole Smith won a puck battle in the far corner and found a streaking Jacob Bernard-Docker at the top of the near circle, who ripped a one-timer past DU’s netminder. North Dakota struck once more before the end of the second, when Colton Poolman lit the lamp on the powerplay on a laser from the point. North Dakota’s two-goal lead would not last long however, as Denver pulled back within a goal on the opening shift of the third period, as Bobby Brink’s wrister found just enough space between Thome’s glove and the far post. With the next goal being key, both sides pushed hard offensively, but the goaltenders were up to the task, keeping the score 3-2 into the waning minutes of the third. With the goalie pulled, the Pioneers mounted a furious push to equal the score, but Westin Michaud deflected a cross-ice pass out to the neutral zone and then outpaced Ian Mitchell to the puck and sent the puck into an empty net to give North Dakota a 4-2 lead, which would prove to be the final score, as North Dakota earned its first ever NCHC Tournament Championship.
                            North Dakota
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                            • Originally posted by Patman View Post
                              i mean, mr p should have those powers, right? He should be around a level 18 paladin at this stage of his career.
                              Congrats!

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                              • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                                The final pairwise.

                                1 North Dakota
                                2 Cornell
                                3 MSU-Mankato
                                4 Minnesota-Duluth
                                5 Denver
                                6 Boston College
                                7 Penn State
                                8 Clarkson
                                9 Massachusetts
                                10 Mass.-Lowell
                                11 Maine
                                12 Bemidji State
                                13 Ohio State
                                14 Western Michigan
                                15 Michigan
                                AQ Sacred Heart

                                In an unexpected twist the bubble burst for Arizona State.

                                Now to see where the committee sends them...

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