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  • #16
    Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

    Results expected here shortly for some of the Atlantic Hockey and ECAC Tournament matchups!
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    • #17
      Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

      Following. I'm back.
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      • #18
        Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

        I feel like this will only rub salt in the wounds of those who could have won...

        (But of course I'm following.)


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        • #19
          Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

          Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals

          Bentley @ AIC - Game 1:
          The Yellow Jackets came out strong in Game 1 of their Quarterfinal Matchup with the Falcons, taking a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes behind a pair of goals from Jared Pike. Senior netminder Zackarias Skog kept AIC in front in the middle stanza, stopping all 10 shots on goal faced. Falcon goalie Aiden Pelino was equally impressive in the second period, posting a zero to keep Bentley within striking distance heading into the third. Falcon forward Jakov Novak blistered a wrister past Skog midway through the third frame to pull Bentley within a goal, but the Yellow Jackets held strong, and a Joel Kucur blast from the far circles gave AIC their two-goal lead back with just under 5 to play. AIC potted an empty-netter in the final minute to capture a 4-1 victory, and a 1-0 series lead.

          Robert Morris @ Sacred Heart - Game 1:
          Bobby Mo struck early in this contest, as Junior Forward Nick Prkusic got the Colonials on the board early in the first period. Unfortunately for RMU, it would not last long. Austin McIlmurray tied the game on a powerplay goal midway through the first, and James Cotton potted another to give Sacred Heart a 2-1 lead after twenty minutes of play. The Pioneers continued the onslaught in the second period, scoring three goals, including another from McIlmurray with the man advantage. Robert Morris had a glorious opportunity at the end of the second period following back-to-back minors by Mike Lee (Roughing) and Austin Magera (Tripping) to give the Colonials a 5x3. However, Josh Benson stood tall between the pipes for Sacred Heart, and the Pioneers led 5-1 after two. Sacred Heart and Robert Morris skated to a scoreless third period, to give Sacred Heart a 1-0 lead in the series.

          Air Force @ RIT - Game 1:
          A goaltenders dual broke out in upstate New York this evening, as the Tigers and Falcons were unable to light the lamp for nearly 45 minutes. RIT Junior Netminder Logan Drackett and Air Force Sophomore Goalie Alex Schilling kept the skaters off the boards in the first two periods, despite a bevy of shots on goal. Through the first two stanzas, RIT launched 23 shots on goal, while Air Force lobbed 20 on Drackett. Finally, just over four minutes into the final frame, RIT forward Kobe Walker's wrister snuck past Schilling to put the Tigers up 1-0. Air Force stormed back and tallied a powerplay goal just three minutes later on Brandon Koch's laser from the point. The two squads battled over the final minutes of regulation, and with just over two minutes to play, Falcon Brady Tomlak ripped a one-timer from the near circle off the crossbar, which ricocheted to Trevor Stone, who buried the puck into the back of the net to give Air Force a 2-1 advantage. The Tigers swarmed the net in the final 120 seconds, but were unable to notch the equalizer. Air Force takes Game 1 of this series 2-1!

          Niagara @ Army - Game 1:
          It was a disappointing night for the man in-between the pipes for Niagara, Freshman Chad Veltri, as he was unable to make it to the first intermission. Army dominated Niagara from the puck drop, scoring three times in a six minute span in the middle of the first period, and then added a fourth to bounce Veltri from the pipes with just over a minute to play in the opening frame. The Black Knights continued to control the game in the middle stanza, a notched a fifth goal, Eric Butte's second of the game, to give Army a commanding 5-0 lead heading into the third period. The Purple Eagles were able to get on the board a few minute into the third, on a tremendous individual effort from Jack Billings, who caught Army blueliner Jack Zielinski flat-footed, and then ripped a wrister past Army Goalie Trevin Kozlowski's outstretched glove to put Niagara on the board. That was the end of the scoring, as Army held on for a 5-1 victory in Game 1 of this series.

          ECAC Quarterfinals

          Princeton @ Cornell - Game 1:
          The Big Red took it to the Tigers in the opening game of this Best-of-Three series. Cornell used two goals in the opening frame, from Cam Donaldson and Morgan Barron respectively, to take a 2-0 lead, and that would be all the Big Red's Junior Netminder Matthew Galajda would need. Galajda stymied Princeton throughout the night, posting a 26-save shutout. Cornell added to their lead midway through the second on a Matt Steinburg tip of an Alex Green blast that beat Princeton goalie Jeremie Forget to give the Big Red a 3-0 lead through two periods. Both sides skated to a scoreless third period, and Cornell walked out of the rink with a 1-0 series lead.

          Colgate @ Clarkson - Game 1:
          Some nights, an individual can take over a game all by himself. Tonight, that was Clarkson star forward Josh Dunne. Dunne lit the lamp early in this one, scoring on a rebound at the top of the crease to put Clarkson up 1-0 early in the first. Dunne was not done. The Sophomore Sensation scored again late in the first, and completed the natural hat trick four minutes into the second period to give the Golden Knights a 3-0 advantage. However, Colgate stormed back, as Senior Ben Sharf notched his first goal of this series to get the Red Raiders on the scoreboard, and Paul McAvoy scored a powerplay tally in the final minute of the second period to pull Colgate back within one goal entering the final frame. Dunne would strike again, this time with a helper on Connor McCarthy's blast from the top of the far circle that gave Clarkson a 4-2 lead. That would be all Clarkson keeper Frank Marotte would need, as he shut down Colgate the rest of the way, as Clarkson held on for a 4-2 victory in game 1 of the series.

          Yale @ Quinnipiac - Game 1:
          The Battle for Connecticut waged on this evening, as the Bobcats and the Bulldogs waged an epic thriller. A scoreless opening stanza gave way to a second period circus. Yale Forward Luke Stevens found the back of the net first, about three minutes into the second, to give the Bulldogs a one-goal lead. It would not last long. On the powerplay, Quinnipiac's Nick Jermain lit the lamp, and just thirty seconds later, the Bobcats' Odeen Tufto slid a backhand past Yale goalie Corbin Kaczperski to give Quinnipiac a 2-1 lead. The Bobcats added a third goal midway through the game, on a Karlis Cukste wrister from the point. Yale would storm back, when Kevin O'Neil capitalized on his hard work in front of the net, roofing a rebound over the outstretched leg of Quinnipiac's netminder Petruzzelli to put the Bulldogs within a goal. The Bulldogs tied the game at 3 just after the start of the third, when Graham Lilllibridge found the net on what appeared to be a harmless wrister from the near boards. The game remained knotted through the end of regulation, and Yale and Quinnipiac headed to overtime. The OT session did not last long, as Alex Whelan sent the Quinnipiac faithful home happy on a partial breakaway after a lazy line change. The goal gave Quinnipiac the victory, and a 1-0 series lead.

          Harvard @ RPI - Game 1:
          Red-hot Rensselaer continued their hot streak early in Game 1, as the Engineers scored twice in the first twenty minutes, on goals by Ture Linden and Todd Burgess. RPI continued their domination over Harvard in the second period. After Harvard squandered back-to-back powerplays, the Engineers used the momentum and the lift from the home crowd to generate a powerplay of their own. This time, RPI took advantage, as Burgess knotted his second goal of the game on a beautifully-set one-timer from the near circle that flew past Harvard's Mitchell Gibson. Harvard nearly got back within two, when Colton Kerfoot had a breakaway, but RPI's Owen Savory sniffed out Kerfoot's deke to the backhand, and kept the Engineers three-goal lead. In the final stanza, the squads traded goals, as RPI got a tally from Patrick Polino, and the Crimson finally got on the scoreboard with about five minutes to go on a goal from R.J. Murphy. However, that is where the scoring would end in this one, as RPI earned a 4-1 win, and a 1-0 lead in the series.
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          • #20
            Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

            Hockey East results coming in now...

            Hockey East Quarterfinals

            Providence @ Boston College - Game 1:
            The Eagles and Friars skated to a classic tonight in Boston (well, sort of). BC took an early lead midway through the first period on a powerplay tally by Senior blue line Ben Finkelstein. PC responded towards the end of the opening frame, as Jack Dugan found Tyce Thompson in the slot, who roofed a wrister just past Spencer Knight's blocker to knot the score a 1-1 after twenty minutes. The Friars took the lead early in the second, as Dugan notched another assist, this time lifting a beautiful cross ice pass to Michael Callahan, who ripped a one-timer from the point that found the back of the net. The Eagles responded quickly, tying the game just over two minutes later when Matt Boldy found the net from the near circle. While the game remained tied for the rest of the second and most of the third, both sides had numerous opportunities to break the deadlock. However, it would be BC Junior Logan Hutsko that would break the tie with just over three minutes to go in the third. BC would add an empty netter in the waning seconds, and BC escaped with a 4-2 victory to claim Game 1 of this series.

            Connecticut @ Maine - Game 1:
            Sometimes, it just does not matter what you do on offense...the opposing goalie is simply up to the task. That was the story tonight from Alfond, as Maine Netminder Jeremy Swayman stunned the visiting Huskies time after time. The first stanza belonged to Swayman, who stopped all 15 of Connecticut's shots on goal, including a glorious save on a breakaway attempt by UCONN's Carter Turnbull. Maine broke the 0-0 stalemate early in the second, when Mitchell Fossier squeezed a wrister through the five hole of Connecticut goalie Tomas Vomacka. That would be all Swayman would need. Maine added an insurance goal midway through the third period when JD Greenway's wrister from the blueline bounced off UCONN Defensemen Jake Flynn and on to the stick of Patrick Shea, who wasted little time burying the puck to give the Black Bears a 2-0 lead. Swayman would stop all 31 shots from UCONN on the evening, en route to giving Maine a 2-0 victory and a 1-0 lead in this Quarterfinal series.

            Northeastern @ Massachusetts - Game 1:
            The visiting Huskies discovered why the hype surrounding the Minutemen's John Leonard is real. Leonard dominated the evening, scoring the game's first goal in the final minute of the first period to give UMASS a 1-0 lead after twenty minutes of play. Leonard then assisted on Zac Jones' powerplay tally midway through the second period, which gave the Minutemen a 2-0 advantage. Northeastern got back within a goal late in the second, when Matt Filipe's wrister snuck past Junior Netminder Matt Murray. That would be as close as Northeastern would get this evening. Leonard notched another goal early in the third to regain Massachusetts' two-goal lead, and assisted on the Minutemen's fourth goal midway through the final frame. Murray stoned the Huskies the rest of the way, and Massachusetts delivered a 4-1 victory for the home crowd.

            Boston University @ Massachusetts Lowell - Game 1:
            The Riverhawks and the Terriers skated to a scoreless opening frame tonight at the Tsongas Center. It looked like the score was going to remain scoreless going into the final twenty, until BU's Jake Wise slapped home a one-timer from the far circle on a beautiful feed from Trevor Zegras with just under 30 seconds left in the middle stanza. BU would add to that lead early in the third period, when Zegras potted his own goal, after capturing a loose puck behind the net and executing a perfect wraparound that slid underneath a sliding Tyler Wall. Lowell rebounded from the two-goal deficit, scoring twice in a span of 90 seconds midway through the third period, on goals by Matt Brown and Chase Blackmun. The game remained 2-2 through the rest of regulation. Overtime started with a bang, as Lowell Freshman Zach Kaiser was called for a five-minute checking from behind major. BU was unable to score with the man advantage, giving Lowell a boost. The Riverhawks had several chances in the following minutes, but were continually denied by Senior Netminder Sam Tucker. Finally, as the first overtime trickled to an end, Patrick Curry decided that a second overtime was unnecessary. On a beautiful play, Curry won a puck-battle in the far corner, skated to the bottom of the far circle, and sniped a wrister in the top corner to give BU the 3-2 victory, and a 1-0 series lead.
            Last edited by Fighting Sioux 23; 03-13-2020, 08:08 PM.
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            • #21
              Originally posted by Fighting Sioux 23 View Post
              Hockey East results coming in now...

              Hockey East Quarterfinals

              Providence @ Boston College - Game 1:
              The Eagles and Friars skated to a classic tonight in Boston (well, sort of). BC took an early lead midway through the first period on a powerplay tally by Senior blue line Ben Finkelstein. PC responded towards the end of the opening frame, as Jack Dugan found Tyce Thompson in the slot, who roofed a wrister just past Spencer Knight's blocker to knot the score a 1-1 after twenty minutes. The Friars took the lead early in the second, as Dugan notched another assist, this time lifting a beautiful cross ice pass to Michael Callahan, who ripped a one-timer from the point that found the back of the net. The Eagles responded quickly, tying the game just over two minutes later when Matt Boldy found the net from the near circle. While the game remained tied for the rest of the second and most of the third, both sides had numerous opportunities to break the deadlock. However, it would be BC Junior Logan Hutsko that would break the tie with just over three minutes to go in the third. BC would add an empty netter in the waning seconds, and BC escaped with a 4-2 victory to claim Game 1 of this series.

              Connecticut @ Maine - Game 1:
              Sometimes, it just does not matter what you do on offense...the opposing goalie is simply up to the task. That was the story tonight from Alfond, as Maine Netminder Jeremy Swayman stunned the visiting Huskies time after time. The first stanza belonged to Swayman, who stopped all 15 of Connecticut's shots on goal, including a glorious save on a breakaway attempt by UCONN's Carter Turnbull. Maine broke the 0-0 stalemate early in the second, when Mitchell Fossier squeezed a wrister through the five hole of Connecticut goalie Tomas Vomacka. That would be all Swayman would need. Maine added an insurance goal midway through the third period when JD Greenway's wrister from the blueline bounced off UCONN Defensemen Jake Flynn and on to the stick of Patrick Shea, who wasted little time burying the puck to give the Black Bears a 2-0 lead. Swayman would stop all 31 shots from UCONN on the evening, en route to giving Maine a 2-0 victory and a 1-0 lead in this Quarterfinal series.

              Northeastern @ Massachusetts - Game 1:
              The visiting Huskies discovered why the hype surrounding the Minutemen's John Leonard is real. Leonard dominated the evening, scoring the game's first goal in the final minute of the first period to give UMASS a 1-0 lead after twenty minutes of play. Leonard then assisted on Zac Jones' powerplay tally midway through the second period, which gave the Minutemen a 2-0 advantage. Northeastern got back within a goal late in the second, when Matt Filipe's wrister snuck past Junior Netminder Matt Murray. That would be as close as Northeastern would get this evening. Leonard notched another goal early in the third to regain Massachusetts' two-goal lead, and assisted on the Minutemen's fourth goal midway through the final frame. Murray stoned the Huskies the rest of the way, and Massachusetts delivered a 4-1 victory for the home crowd.

              Boston University @ Massachusetts Lowell - Game 1:
              The Riverhawks and the Terriers skated to a scoreless opening frame tonight at the Tsongas Center. It looked like the score was going to remain scoreless going into the final twenty, until BU's Jake Wise slapped home a one-timer from the far circle on a beautiful feed from Trevor Zegras with just under 30 seconds left in the middle stanza. BU would add to that lead early in the third period, when Zegras potted his own goal, after capturing a loose puck behind the net and executing a perfect wraparound that slid underneath a sliding Tyler Wall. Lowell rebounded from the two-goal deficit, scoring twice in a span of 90 seconds midway through the third period, on goals by Matt Brown and Chase Blackmun. The game remained 2-2 through the rest of regulation. Overtime started with a bang, as Lowell Freshman Zach Kaiser was called for a five-minute checking from behind major. BU was unable to score with the man advantage, giving Northeastern a boost. The Huskies had several chances in the following minutes, but were continually denied by Senior Netminder Sam Tucker. Finally, as the first overtime trickled to an end, Patrick Curry decided that a second overtime was unnecessary. On a beautiful play, Curry won a puck-battle in the far corner, skated to the bottom of the far circle, and sniped a wrister in the top corner to give BU the 3-2 victory, and a 1-0 series lead.
              Great start!

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              • #22
                Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                Thanks in advance - it's much appreciated to pretend that there is still hockey!!
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                • #23
                  Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                  Originally posted by Fighting Sioux 23 View Post
                  Hockey East results coming in now...

                  Hockey East Quarterfinals
                  Boston University @ Massachusetts Lowell - Game 1:
                  The Riverhawks and the Terriers skated to a scoreless opening frame tonight at the Tsongas Center. It looked like the score was going to remain scoreless going into the final twenty, until BU's Jake Wise slapped home a one-timer from the far circle on a beautiful feed from Trevor Zegras with just under 30 seconds left in the middle stanza. BU would add to that lead early in the third period, when Zegras potted his own goal, after capturing a loose puck behind the net and executing a perfect wraparound that slid underneath a sliding Tyler Wall. Lowell rebounded from the two-goal deficit, scoring twice in a span of 90 seconds midway through the third period, on goals by Matt Brown and Chase Blackmun. The game remained 2-2 through the rest of regulation. Overtime started with a bang, as Lowell Freshman Zach Kaiser was called for a five-minute checking from behind major. BU was unable to score with the man advantage, giving Northeastern a boost. The Huskies had several chances in the following minutes, but were continually denied by Senior Netminder Sam Tucker. Finally, as the first overtime trickled to an end, Patrick Curry decided that a second overtime was unnecessary. On a beautiful play, Curry won a puck-battle in the far corner, skated to the bottom of the far circle, and sniped a wrister in the top corner to give BU the 3-2 victory, and a 1-0 series lead.
                  Northeastern? Huskies?
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                  • #24
                    Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                    Originally posted by ScottK View Post
                    Northeastern? Huskies?
                    My bad. I'll make the correction and go sit in the box for 2 minutes. Thanks for pointing that out.
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                    • #25
                      Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                      The western results are coming in now...

                      WCHA Seminfinals

                      Michigan Tech @ Minnesota State - Game 1:
                      Friday night in Mankato saw Michigan Tech and Minnesota State square off for who would take a 1-0 lead in this best-of-three Semifinal matchup. The Mavericks skated to an early lead behind goals from Marc Michaelis and Nathan Smith, which saw Mankato take a 2-0 lead by the midpoint of the first period. Tech pushed back, and answered just before the horn sounded in the first when Logan Pietila put the Huskies on the scoreboard. Neither team found the back of the net in the second, but Minnesota State dominated the third period. Michaelis tallied his second goal of the night early in the final stanza, and Jared Spooner scored his 10th of the season to give MSU a 4-1 lead. Tech had two powerplay opportunities midway through the third, but it was Michaelis notching the hat trick shorthanded to give the Mavericks a 5-1 lead. A meaningless tally from Reggie Lutz gave MSU a 6-1 advantage, which proved to be the final score. Minnesota State takes a 1-0 lead in the series.

                      Bowling Green @ Bemidji State - Game 1:
                      A defensive struggle was the best way to characterize this clash between the Bowling Green Falcons and the Bemidji State Beavers. Falcon netminder Eric Dop stopped all 12 BSU shots in the opening frame, while BSU goalie Zach Driscoll swatted away each of Bowling Green's 9 attempts on net. Dop and Driscoll matched their first period shutouts in the middle stanza, with Dop stopping 9 BSU SOGs, and Driscoll stoning the Falcon's 7 shots. Finally, Charlie Combs put the Beavers in the lead early in the third on a wrister from the slot that found the twine. Tyler Kirkup notched Bemidji's second goal just a few minutes later, and that would be all BSU would need on this night. Driscoll completed the shutout by stopping all of Bowling Green's 12 shots on goal in the third, and Bemidji finds itself just one win away from the WCHA Final.

                      NCHC Quarterfinals

                      St. Cloud State @ Western Michigan - Game 1:
                      The Lawson Lunatics had plenty to cheer about in game 1 of this NCHC Quarterfinal clash, as the Broncos stormed SCSU in the first period, scoring three goals, two by Dawson DiPietro and one by Rhett Kingston, en route to a 3-0 lead after twenty minutes. Cam Lee blasted a slapshot from the point to give WMU a four-goal lead early in the second, but the Huskies would not collapse. SCSU Junior Forward Easton Brodzinksi scored midway through the second to pull SCSU bck within three, and the Huskies took advantage of a powerplay opportunity before the end of the second period when Nolan Walker redirected a shot from the point past Brandon Bussi to get SCSU within two. The Huskies continued their comeback early in the third, as Jack Ahcan's wrister weaved its way through traffic to find the back of the net and get SCSU within a goal. SCSU peppered Bussi throughout the third, but were unable to find the elusive fourth goal. When the final horn sounded, the scoreboard read Western Michigan 4 - 3 St. Cloud State, and the Broncos take a 1-0 series lead.

                      Miami @ Minnesota Duluth - Game 1:
                      While Minnesota Duluth entered the game as the prohibitive favorite, it was Miami that struck early. John Sladic scored two minutes into the game, and Derek Daschke blasted a slapper on the powerplay past Duluth netminder Hunter Shepard to give Miami a 2-0 lead early in the opening frame. Minnesota Duluth pushed back late in the first, scoring on Kobe Roth's wrister with just over a minute left in the first twenty to cut Miami's lead to 2-1. The second period was kinder to the Bulldogs. Miami committed three consecutive penalties midway through the period, and Duluth took advantage twice, once on a snipe by Quinn Olson, and the Bulldogs took the lead on Noah Cates wrister that beat Miami goalie Ryan Larkin. Duluth would not enter the final frame with the lead though, as Miami's Monte Graham lit the lamp with just seconds left in the second period to tie the game at 3 apiece. Minnesota Duluth would take control in the third. Cole Koepke scored early to give Duluth the lead, and Kobe Roth added a second goal to give UMD a 5-3 advantage. Scott Perunovich added a powerplay tally with just under 8 to play, and an empty netter by Jackson Cates sealed the deal, as Duluth walked away with a 7-3 win, and a 1-0 lead in the series.

                      Colorado College @ North Dakota - Game 1:
                      The Penrose Cup champions flexed their muscle in Grand Forks this evening, dominating Colorado College. UND Netminder Peter Thome stopped all 18 shots he saw, and Hobey Baker contender Jordan Kawaguchi piled up two goals and two assists, as North Dakota skated to a 7-0 shutout of the Tigers. Kawaguchi started the scoring on the first shift of the game, and Cole Smith added another goal on the second shift, as North Dakota stormed out to a 2-0 lead. Grant Mismash added another, as the Hawks skated to a 3-0 lead. Kawaguchi scored another in the second, and assisted on Colin Adams' goal late in the second, which gave UND a 5-0 advantage. Shane Pinto netted his first goal of the series, and Mark Senden added the final tally, as North Dakota takes a 1-0 lead in the series.

                      Nebraska Omaha @ Denver - Game 1:
                      The Pioneers hosted the Mavericks in the final game of the evening. DU and UNO skated to a 0-0 draw in the first period, but Denver found the back of the net early in the second on a blistering wrister from Liam Finley. Finley nearly added a second a few minutes later, but was stoned by surprise starter Austin Roden. That appeared to give the Mavericks some momentum, as UNO scored the next two goals, one from Kevin Conley, and one from Joey Abate, to give Omaha a 2-1 lead after forty minutes of action. UNO extended its lead early in the third on Conley's second goal of the night, and Roden stopped the last 14 shots he saw. An empty netter in the final seconds by Zach Jordan set the final score at 4-1 Omaha, which takes a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-three series.
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                      • #26
                        Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                        Originally posted by Fighting Sioux 23 View Post
                        The western results are coming in now...

                        WCHA Seminfinals

                        Michigan Tech @ Minnesota State - Game 1:
                        Friday night in Mankato saw Michigan Tech and Minnesota State square off for who would take a 1-0 lead in this best-of-three Semifinal matchup. The Mavericks skated to an early lead behind goals from Marc Michaelis and Nathan Smith, which saw Mankato take a 2-0 lead by the midpoint of the first period. Tech pushed back, and answered just before the horn sounded in the first when Logan Pietila put the Huskies on the scoreboard. Neither team found the back of the net in the second, but Minnesota State dominated the third period. Michaelis tallied his second goal of the night early in the final stanza, and Jared Spooner scored his 10th of the season to give MSU a 4-1 lead. Tech had two powerplay opportunities midway through the third, but it was Michaelis notching the hat trick shorthanded to give the Mavericks a 5-1 lead. A meaningless tally from Reggie Lutz gave MSU a 6-1 advantage, which proved to be the final score. Minnesota State takes a 1-0 lead in the series.

                        Bowling Green @ Bemidji State - Game 1:
                        A defensive struggle was the best way to characterize this clash between the Bowling Green Falcons and the Bemidji State Beavers. Falcon netminder Eric Dop stopped all 12 BSU shots in the opening frame, while BSU goalie Zach Driscoll swatted away each of Bowling Green's 9 attempts on net. Dop and Driscoll matched their first period shutouts in the middle stanza, with Dop stopping 9 BSU SOGs, and Driscoll stoning the Falcon's 7 shots. Finally, Charlie Combs put the Beavers in the lead early in the third on a wrister from the slot that found the twine. Tyler Kirkup notched Bemidji's second goal just a few minutes later, and that would be all BSU would need on this night. Driscoll completed the shutout by stopping all of Bowling Green's 12 shots on goal in the third, and Bemidji finds itself just one win away from the WCHA Final.

                        NCHC Quarterfinals

                        St. Cloud State @ Western Michigan - Game 1:
                        The Lawson Lunatics had plenty to cheer about in game 1 of this NCHC Quarterfinal clash, as the Broncos stormed SCSU in the first period, scoring three goals, two by Dawson DiPietro and one by Rhett Kingston, en route to a 3-0 lead after twenty minutes. Cam Lee blasted a slapshot from the point to give WMU a four-goal lead early in the second, but the Huskies would not collapse. SCSU Junior Forward Easton Brodzinksi scored midway through the second to pull SCSU bck within three, and the Huskies took advantage of a powerplay opportunity before the end of the second period when Nolan Walker redirected a shot from the point past Brandon Bussi to get SCSU within two. The Huskies continued their comeback early in the third, as Jack Ahcan's wrister weaved its way through traffic to find the back of the net and get SCSU within a goal. SCSU peppered Bussi throughout the third, but were unable to find the elusive fourth goal. When the final horn sounded, the scoreboard read Western Michigan 4 - 3 St. Cloud State, and the Broncos take a 1-0 series lead.

                        Miami @ Minnesota Duluth - Game 1:
                        While Minnesota Duluth entered the game as the prohibitive favorite, it was Miami that struck early. John Sladic scored two minutes into the game, and Derek Daschke blasted a slapper on the powerplay past Duluth netminder Hunter Shepard to give Miami a 2-0 lead early in the opening frame. Minnesota Duluth pushed back late in the first, scoring on Kobe Roth's wrister with just over a minute left in the first twenty to cut Miami's lead to 2-1. The second period was kinder to the Bulldogs. Miami committed three consecutive penalties midway through the period, and Duluth took advantage twice, once on a snipe by Quinn Olson, and the Bulldogs took the lead on Noah Cates wrister that beat Miami goalie Ryan Larkin. Duluth would not enter the final frame with the lead though, as Miami's Monte Graham lit the lamp with just seconds left in the second period to tie the game at 3 apiece. Minnesota Duluth would take control in the third. Cole Koepke scored early to give Duluth the lead, and Kobe Roth added a second goal to give UMD a 5-3 advantage. Scott Perunovich added a powerplay tally with just under 8 to play, and an empty netter by Jackson Cates sealed the deal, as Duluth walked away with a 7-3 win, and a 1-0 lead in the series.

                        Colorado College @ North Dakota - Game 1:
                        The Penrose Cup champions flexed their muscle in Grand Forks this evening, dominating Colorado College. UND Netminder Peter Thome stopped all 18 shots he saw, and Hobey Baker contender Jordan Kawaguchi piled up two goals and two assists, as North Dakota skated to a 7-0 shutout of the Tigers. Kawaguchi started the scoring on the first shift of the game, and Cole Smith added another goal on the second shift, as North Dakota stormed out to a 2-0 lead. Grant Mismash added another, as the Hawks skated to a 3-0 lead. Kawaguchi scored another in the second, and assisted on Colin Adams' goal late in the second, which gave UND a 5-0 advantage. Shane Pinto netted his first goal of the series, and Mark Senden added the final tally, as North Dakota takes a 1-0 lead in the series.

                        Nebraska Omaha @ Denver - Game 1:
                        The Pioneers hosted the Mavericks in the final game of the evening. DU and UNO skated to a 0-0 draw in the first period, but Denver found the back of the net early in the second on a blistering wrister from Liam Finley. Finley nearly added a second a few minutes later, but was stoned by surprise starter Austin Roden. That appeared to give the Mavericks some momentum, as UNO scored the next two goals, one from Kevin Conley, and one from Joey Abate, to give Omaha a 2-1 lead after forty minutes of action. UNO extended its lead early in the third on Conley's second goal of the night, and Roden stopped the last 14 shots he saw. An empty netter in the final seconds by Zach Jordan set the final score at 4-1 Omaha, which takes a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-three series.
                        Good thing Jared Spooner quickly recovered from his injury for Minnesota State. Previously, he was announced as being done for the season.

                        On to tomorrow night. The battle of the 2 schools bands was the best ever.

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Fighting Sioux 23 View Post
                          Tonight's Simulated Games:

                          AHA Tournament
                          Bentley @ AIC - Game 1
                          Robert Morris @ Sacred Heart - Game 1
                          Air Force @ RIT - Game 1
                          Niagara @ Army - Game 1

                          ECAC Tournament
                          Princeton @ Cornell - Game 1
                          Colgate @ Clarkson - Game 1
                          Yale @ Quinnipiac - Game 1
                          Harvard @ RPI - Game 1

                          Hockey East Tournament
                          Providence @ Boston College - Game 1
                          Connecticut @ Maine - Game 1
                          Northeastern @ Massachusetts - Game 1
                          Boston University @ Massachusetts Lowell - Game 1

                          WCHA Tournament
                          Michigan Tech @ Minnesota State - Game 1
                          Bowling Green @ Bemidji State - Game 1

                          NCHC Tournament
                          St. Cloud State @ Western Michigan - Game 1
                          Miami @ Minnesota Duluth - Game 1
                          Colorado College @ North Dakota - Game 1
                          Nebraska Omaha @ Denver - Game 1
                          So the only road winners were Air Force, BU and Omaha. Otherwise all chalk.

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                          • #28
                            Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                            The pairwise after tonight's games:

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

                            16 Michigan
                            17 Mass.-Lowell
                            18 Minnesota

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                            • #29
                              Re: 2020 NCAA Hockey Tournament - What If: A Simulation of the 2019-2020 Postseason

                              Right out the bottom.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by leswp1 View Post
                                Right out the bottom.
                                At least your team is still in it.
                                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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