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

    And the evening games have wrapped up...

    Atlantic Hockey Semifinals

    RIT v. Sacred Heart
    The RIT Tigers and the Sacred Heart Pioneers battled for the other spot in the AHA Championship tilt this evening. The Tigers and Pioneers both struggled to get shots on net early, with both sides generating just 6 shots on goal in the first period. RIT's Logan Drackett and SHU's Josh Benson handled the dozen shots with relative ease, and through twenty minutes it remained scoreless. Sacred Heart broke the stalemate midway through the second period on the powerplay when Jason Cotton lit the lamp, gathering a rebound and lifting a backhand over Drackett's outstretched leg to put the Pioneers up 1-0. RIT battled back and tied the game minutes later when Will Calverley's wrister from right along the goal line found just enough space between Benson and the near post to slide in and put the sides all square at 1-1. As the middle stanza crept towards an end, Sacred Heart wrestled the lead back on Vito Bavaro's one-timer from the point, and after forty minutes of action Sacred Heart led 2-1. The first half of the third period was a defensive battle, with neither side giving an inch, but midway through the frame RIT's Nick Bruce electrified the Tiger faithful in the stands when his wraparound attempt slid through Benson's five hole to knot the game at 2 apiece. The Pioneers stormed back, and with just over six minutes to play, Matt Tugnett gave SHU the lead, picking up a loose rebound and burying it in the back of the net from the bottom of the far circle. RIT put on the pressure, but Benson stood tall in net, and the Pioneers added an empty netter in the waning seconds to capture a 4-2 victory, and a spot in the AHA Championship game tomorrow night against Army.

    ECAC Semifinals

    Quinnipiac v. Clarkson
    The Bobcats and Golden Knights met in Lake Placid this evening in the nightcap of the ECAC Semifinals in Lake Placid. The Bobcats had opportunities early in the first, earning two powerplays in the first ten minutes, but were unable to solve Clarkson's Frank Marotte. The same could not be said when Clarkson earned its first powerplay midway through the opening frame, as Connor McCarthy blasted a slapper from the point that weaved its way through traffic and past Keith Petruzzelli to give the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead. Clarkson took a 2-0 advantage with just over two minutes to play in the first period when Zach Tsekos intercepted a pass in the neutral zone and lasered a wrister past Petruzzelli's blocker. The Golden Knights continued to put on pressure in the second period, and just before the midway point of the tilt, Chris Klack tipped in a Brian Hurley's shot from the near boards, and Clarkson could smell the ECAC Final. While the Bobcats mounted a ferocious attack towards the end of the second period, Marotte was up to the task, stopping all 19 shots on frame by Quinnipiac through forty minutes of play. The Bobcats finally solved Marotte midway through the third period when Ethan Layh's wrister squeezed its way past Marotte to pull QU within two goals. It would not be enough. Clarkson scored two more goals in the final ten minutes of action, one by Heralds Egle, and the other by Josh Dunne, and when the final buzzer sounded, it was Clarkson winning 5-1 to set up an epic ECAC Title tilt with Cornell.

    Hockey East Semifinals

    Massachusetts Lowell v. Massachusetts
    Lowell and Amherst...a rivalry like no other...renewed itself this evening in the Hockey East Semifinals. John Leonard put the Minutemen up early, pushing his own rebound past Tyler Wall to put UMASS up 1-0. Wall kept Massachusetts off the board the rest of the way in the first period though, despite the Minutemen launching an incredible 16 shots on frame, and after one, UMASS led Lowell 1-0. The RiverHawks responded early in the second when Andre Lee took a loose puck in the near corner, and whistled a wrister on net that deflected off a Massachusetts defender and past Minutemen goalie Matt Murray and into the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1. Murray and Wall then battled in a classic goaltender dual in the second period, with Wall stopping each of UMASS' 9 shots on goal, and Murray fending off Lowell's last six shots of the period, and it was all square at 1-1 through forty minutes. Murray and Wall continued their dual in the third, with each goalie trying to outdo the other. With just over four minutes to play, Lowell's Lee got called for boarding. The officials reviewed the play to see if it would be called a major penalty for checking from behind. After a lengthy review, the minor call stood. Wall stood tall on the penalty kill, and after sixty minutes of action, the game remained tied 1-1. Both sides played cautious early in the extra frame, and it appeared that a second overtime would be necessary. However, with just over three minutes to play in overtime, Seth Barton launched a blast from the near boards that went wide on the near side, but ricocheted off the boards and right onto the stick of Lucas Condotta. Condotta lifted a wrister over the outstretched blocker of Murray and into the net to give the RiverHawks a 2-1 victory, and a spot in the Hockey East final.

    NCHC Semifinals

    Denver v. Minnesota Duluth
    Denver and Duluth met up this evening at the X in front of a lot of fans clad in darkish red. While the game started off slow, the action picked up midway through the first period when Ian Mitchell feathered a wrister through traffic that surprised Hunter Shepard, who only had enough time to watch the puck sail into the net to give DU a 1-0 lead. The Pioneers then added a second tally in the final minute of play in the opening stanza, when Cole Guttman scored on the powerplay, and through twenty minutes, Denver held a 2-0 advantage. The Bulldogs stormed back in the second behind back-to-back goals by Cole Koepke and Kobe Roth midway through the period, which leveled the score at 2-2. Shepard put on a sterling performance in the second period, stopping numerous grade A opportunities from Denver, with perhaps none looming larger than his breakaway save on Liam Finley, who attempted a forehand to backhand deke, but Shepard gloved the backhand attempt, giving the Bulldogs even more momentum heading into the third period. However, the third belonged to Denver. Mitchell tallied his second goal of the game on a one-timer from the point that caught Shepard out of position. Bobby Brink added the fourth goal for the Pioneers on a wrister from the near circle, and that would be all Magnus Chrona would need, as the DU netminder stopped all 11 shots on goal by the Bulldogs in the final twenty minutes to propel Denver to a 4-2 victory, and a place in the NCHC Championship.
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    • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

      Updated pairwise:

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

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

        I would like to issue a formal protest. No way did Denver beat UMD. I demand a recount!
        Originally posted by mtu_huskies
        "We are not too far away from a national championship," said (John) Scott.
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        Yeah, but you're my favorite hag.

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

          Originally posted by Fighting Sioux 23 View Post
          And the evening games have wrapped up...
          Hockey East Semifinals

          Massachusetts Lowell v. Massachusetts
          Lowell and Amherst...a rivalry like no other...renewed itself this evening in the Hockey East Semifinals. John Leonard put the Minutemen up early, pushing his own rebound past Tyler Wall to put UMASS up 1-0. Wall kept Massachusetts off the board the rest of the way in the first period though, despite the Minutemen launching an incredible 16 shots on frame, and after one, UMASS led Lowell 1-0. The RiverHawks responded early in the second when Andre Lee took a loose puck in the near corner, and whistled a wrister on net that deflected off a Massachusetts defender and past Minutemen goalie Matt Murray and into the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1. Murray and Wall then battled in a classic goaltender dual in the second period, with Wall stopping each of UMASS' 9 shots on goal, and Murray fending off Lowell's last six shots of the period, and it was all square at 1-1 through forty minutes. Murray and Wall continued their dual in the third, with each goalie trying to outdo the other. With just over four minutes to play, Lowell's Lee got called for boarding. The officials reviewed the play to see if it would be called a major penalty for checking from behind. After a lengthy review, the minor call stood. Wall stood tall on the penalty kill, and after sixty minutes of action, the game remained tied 1-1. Both sides played cautious early in the extra frame, and it appeared that a second overtime would be necessary. However, with just over three minutes to play in overtime, Seth Barton launched a blast from the near boards that went wide on the near side, but ricocheted off the boards and right onto the stick of Lucas Condotta. Condotta lifted a wrister over the outstretched blocker of Murray and into the net to give the RiverHawks a 2-1 victory, and a spot in the Hockey East final.
          #NOTMYFLAGSHIP!! w00t!! On to play Maine! Virtual meet and greet at the Harp with the blue wig and red beads on tomorrow! Still- can't they let Lee put in one of those wrap arounds??

          I let out a yell when I saw the results and this garnered a look of from mr les who would have been on the bench trying to maintain his sangfroid until tomorrow night. Not quite as good but still a nice sense of satisfaction for the virtual stoning of #notmyflagship Amherst

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

            If the NCHC never happened the old WCHA would have 4 of the top 5 seeds.

            Now, bring on the Beavers tomorrow night. Unfortunately after we beat them, the nWCHA will probably only have 1 team in the tourney again.

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              Originally posted by Iwearpurple View Post
              If the NCHC never happened the old WCHA would have 4 of the top 5 seeds.

              Now, bring on the Beavers tomorrow night. Unfortunately after we beat them, the nWCHA will probably only have 1 team in the tourney again.
              They're in. Every team in the top 15 will qualify. There is no bubble. Saturday is all about conference hardware and NCAA tournament positioning.

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

                Originally posted by Iwearpurple View Post
                If the NCHC never happened the old WCHA would have 4 of the top 5 seeds.
                No, because those teams would have played different schedules, etc., etc.

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

                  USCHO wrote about the simulations

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

                    Congrats to Cornell on retaining the Belt.
                    Code:
                                       Current Holder         Next Defense
                    The Belt           Cornell                Clarkson 03/21/2020
                    The Belt Alt 3x3   Michigan               Penn State 03/21/2020
                    The Belt Alt SO    Maine                  Massachusetts Lowell 03/21/2020
                    AHC Belt           Sacred Heart           Army 03/21/2020
                    B1G Belt           Penn State             Michigan 03/21/2020
                    ECAC Belt          Cornell                Clarkson 03/21/2020
                    HEA Belt           Maine                  Massachusetts Lowell 03/21/2020
                    NCHC Belt          Denver                 North Dakota 03/21/2020
                    WCHA Belt          Minnesota State        Bemidji State 03/21/2020
                    Ivy Belt           Cornell                next season
                    New England Belt   Maine                  Massachusetts Lowell 03/21/2020
                    Connecticut Belt   Sacred Heart           next season
                    Massachusetts Belt Boston College         NCAA Tourney at earliest
                    Michigan Belt      Michigan Tech          next season
                    Minnesota Belt     Minnesota              NCAA Tourney at earliest
                    New York Belt      Cornell                Clarkson 03/21/2020
                    D II Play up Belt  Minnesota State        Bemidji State 03/21/2020
                    D II P u Alt SO    American International next season
                    D III Play up Belt Rensselaer             next season
                    Play up Belt       Rensselaer             next season
                    Corrections are always appreciated.
                    Last edited by Ralph Baer; 03-21-2020, 07:18 AM.
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                    • Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                      Today's Simulated Games:

                      AHA Championship:
                      Army v. Sacred Heart

                      ECAC Championship:
                      Clarkson v. Cornell

                      Hockey East Championship:
                      Maine v. Massachusetts Lowell

                      NCHC Third-Place Game:
                      Western Michigan v. Minnesota Duluth

                      NCHC Championship:
                      Denver v. North Dakota

                      Big Ten Championship:
                      Michigan @ Penn State

                      WCHA Championship:
                      Bemidji State @ Minnesota State
                      Last edited by Fighting Sioux 23; 03-21-2020, 05:40 AM.
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                      National Champions: 1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016

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

                        Originally posted by fighting sioux 23 View Post
                        today's simulated games:

                        ....

                        ecac championship:
                        clarkson v. Cornell

                        ....

                        ....

                        .....
                        lets go tech !!!! Whooooo whooooo
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                        • Originally posted by Wayuphere View Post
                          Has been a long time since we pregamed at a Boston sports bar before the HE championship game.
                          Too long, I'm hoping next year I can make it to Boston.
                          Orginally Posted by Sloe Gin - Legal is the Queen of the board.

                          Race Diva and "Ruler of the South"

                          Originally posted by UMDbulldogs#1
                          I must say that I was impressed by the amount of alcohol she coud handle.

                          Originally posted by Markt
                          That almost lifts the sadness of realizing just how far out of my league Legal is. Almost.

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

                            A simulated 'good luck' to the teams in the HE final.
                            A bad cause requires many words.

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                            • Originally posted by Fighting Sioux 23 View Post
                              Today's Simulated Games:

                              AHA Championship:
                              Army v. Sacred Heart

                              ECAC Championship:
                              Clarkson v. Cornell

                              Hockey East Championship:
                              Maine v. Massachusetts Lowell

                              NCHC Third-Place Game:
                              Western Michigan v. Minnesota Duluth

                              NCHC Championship:
                              Denver v. North Dakota

                              Big Ten Championship:
                              Michigan @ Penn State

                              WCHA Championship:
                              Bemidji State @ Minnesota State
                              Oh crap. I forgot the 3rd place games. Lol. I'll have to recheck my analysis of "the bubble" later...

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                              • Originally posted by Fighting Sioux 23 View Post
                                Today's Simulated Games:

                                AHA Championship:
                                Army v. Sacred Heart

                                ECAC Championship:
                                Clarkson v. Cornell

                                Hockey East Championship:
                                Maine v. Massachusetts Lowell

                                NCHC Third-Place Game:
                                Western Michigan v. Minnesota Duluth

                                NCHC Championship:
                                Denver v. North Dakota

                                Big Ten Championship:
                                Michigan @ Penn State

                                WCHA Championship:
                                Bemidji State @ Minnesota State

                                Would have been some fun stories. Army with a chance to go to the tourney, the resurgence of Maine, a Serratorre press conference...7 months to October!

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