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2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
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Blackbeard
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Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
Cornell 0 - UMD 2 after two. SOG Cornell 13 - UMD 23.
Voorheis is one extra large individual in net for Cornell.
Fast game with a few nice passing sequences...UMD came close on a few other chances.
Cornell 0 - UMD 2 after two. SOG Cornell 13 - UMD 23.
Voorheis is one extra large individual in net for Cornell.
Fast game with a few nice passing sequences...UMD came close on a few other chances.
And Bulldogs complete the sweep with a 2-0 final. Brykaliuk and McParland both extend their scoring streaks and the Bulldogs have now won 9 straight
Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
Pfffft....don't sweat it. There are those that think they are "the powers that be" and know everything.
I recall a couple years back Mercyhurst asking a certain top team to visit Erie for a 2 game weekend and the answer they
got was...."we can't afford to travel to Erie"
It's more likely (truth be told) that some teams fear having to acknowledge that the smallest conference is competitive
Pfffft....don't sweat it. There are those that think they are "the powers that be" and know everything.
I recall a couple years back Mercyhurst asking a certain top team to visit Erie for a 2 game weekend and the answer they
got was...."we can't afford to travel to Erie"
It's more likely (truth be told) that some teams fear having to acknowledge that the smallest conference is competitive
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
You couldn't figure that out while they stood and watched BC skate? What, did you think that BC was really that good? Oh, you did. How cute.
With the way the RPI works, the worst opponent to play is a strong team from an underperforming conference. You play Mercyhurst, you also get a large dose of its opponents' records, and last year, both Lindenwood and Penn State were very weak. This year, Lindenwood is a little better, Robert Morris is much worse, and Syracuse is all over the map. IMO, the two worst opponents for a contending team to schedule based on results up to now are Mercyhurst and Boston College. They will be hard to beat, and if you do, you won't get a big reward in the criteria for doing so. If you play them and lose, it kills you in the PairWise. Better to schedule Sacred Heart and not risk anything, given the Ratings Percentage Index is too dumb to know the difference.
TonyTheTiger20
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ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
BC this year reminds me more of 2007-08 Harvard that ran the table in the ECAC and was named the No. 1 seed for the tournament. It advanced to a Frozen Four held in Minnesota and then played Wisconsin. It isn't one of the better-remembered No. 1 seeds. Most elite athletes don't train on a steady diet of cupcakes.
That magical top seven that we speak of so often. It just shows that even the second-best team in the country can be undervalued when it has played the dominant power five times.
BC this year reminds me more of 2007-08 Harvard that ran the table in the ECAC and was named the No. 1 seed for the tournament. It advanced to a Frozen Four held in Minnesota and then played Wisconsin. It isn't one of the better-remembered No. 1 seeds. Most elite athletes don't train on a steady diet of cupcakes.
TonyTheTiger20
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Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
It's funny you say that because I have absolutely no recollection of this happening whatsoever. I think we mentioned this in another thread in a couple weeks ago. If it weren't for the fact that this stuff is easily looked up I would put $100 dollars on that having never happened. lol
Blackbeard
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ARM
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Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
Yeah, the Wildcats looked like a team that had a lot of practice at attacking but not so much practice at defending. They almost couldn't believe they had lost when the game ended. A lot more shots than the opponent, but it is hard to win if the opponent scores on 20% of its SOG.
Blackbeard
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Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
I think most of the 5300 fans in the DECC that day had a hard time believing it too, including me. "Shock" is not too strong a word to use to describe the feeling that was experienced by most, not the least of which was UNH. I can still see the looks on some of their faces...complete disbelief...it was their worst nightmare come true.
SOG: UNH 43 - UMD 15!
UMD 3 - UNH 2 final.
UNH outplayed the 'Dogs by a long shot...they were a relentless attacking machine...looked like they had 8 skaters out there for most of the game. But Martin was up to the task and Fridfinnson bagged two goals. Your 20% is exactly correct.
And to think that the NCAA never offered this game for sale on DVD...then again, ditto for the 2010 barnburner triple OT Championship Game between Cornell and UMD at Ridder (as we've discussed in the past).
I think most of the 5300 fans in the DECC that day had a hard time believing it too, including me. "Shock" is not too strong a word to use to describe the feeling that was experienced by most, not the least of which was UNH. I can still see the looks on some of their faces...complete disbelief...it was their worst nightmare come true.
SOG: UNH 43 - UMD 15!
UMD 3 - UNH 2 final.
UNH outplayed the 'Dogs by a long shot...they were a relentless attacking machine...looked like they had 8 skaters out there for most of the game. But Martin was up to the task and Fridfinnson bagged two goals. Your 20% is exactly correct.
And to think that the NCAA never offered this game for sale on DVD...then again, ditto for the 2010 barnburner triple OT Championship Game between Cornell and UMD at Ridder (as we've discussed in the past).
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The whole comment that I was responding to made no sense in the first place. I was making that point by using the same lack of logic in another example.
My sense was that the poster was suggesting Yale was picking cupcakes to play because they were afraid of playing better teams and losing. Mercyhurst was chosen as a reference simply because it is documented to have the weakest strength of schedule of all D1 teams this season, while Yale's overall strength of schedule is in the middle of the pack. Furthermore, while Mercyhurst has a good record, it also has still lost 2 and tied 1 against cupcakes and has not yet played any ranked teams at all. Both BU and QU have played ranked teams.
The whole comment that I was responding to made no sense in the first place. I was making that point by using the same lack of logic in another example.
My sense was that the poster was suggesting Yale was picking cupcakes to play because they were afraid of playing better teams and losing. Mercyhurst was chosen as a reference simply because it is documented to have the weakest strength of schedule of all D1 teams this season, while Yale's overall strength of schedule is in the middle of the pack. Furthermore, while Mercyhurst has a good record, it also has still lost 2 and tied 1 against cupcakes and has not yet played any ranked teams at all. Both BU and QU have played ranked teams.
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I agree somewhat...often comments seem to suggest Mercyhurst does not want to play top teams. That is NOT the case.
The team that didn't want to travel to Erie because they "couldn't afford it"....was ranked then and is currently ranked in the top 4
It's risky...any ranked team making the trip and losing might mean all predictions about who belongs where goes for Sh@$
Pairwise..polls... RPI...all the mathematical twists that one can conjure are a mess
CHA may be a small conference but I predict that it will not be long before Hurst, RIT and Penn State are going to be
more that many teams had bargained for
Hurst has proven for years that they are and will always strive to be contenders....Great school, outstanding program and prime location.
RIT and Penn State...excellent academic institutions, RIT also in a great location...Penn State facilities and $$$$$$
You couldn't figure that out while they stood and watched BC skate? What, did you think that BC was really that good? Oh, you did. How cute.
With the way the RPI works, the worst opponent to play is a strong team from an underperforming conference. You play Mercyhurst, you also get a large dose of its opponents' records, and last year, both Lindenwood and Penn State were very weak. This year, Lindenwood is a little better, Robert Morris is much worse, and Syracuse is all over the map. IMO, the two worst opponents for a contending team to schedule based on results up to now are Mercyhurst and Boston College. They will be hard to beat, and if you do, you won't get a big reward in the criteria for doing so. If you play them and lose, it kills you in the PairWise. Better to schedule Sacred Heart and not risk anything, given the Ratings Percentage Index is too dumb to know the difference.
I agree somewhat...often comments seem to suggest Mercyhurst does not want to play top teams. That is NOT the case.
The team that didn't want to travel to Erie because they "couldn't afford it"....was ranked then and is currently ranked in the top 4
It's risky...any ranked team making the trip and losing might mean all predictions about who belongs where goes for Sh@$
Pairwise..polls... RPI...all the mathematical twists that one can conjure are a mess
CHA may be a small conference but I predict that it will not be long before Hurst, RIT and Penn State are going to be
more that many teams had bargained for
Hurst has proven for years that they are and will always strive to be contenders....Great school, outstanding program and prime location.
RIT and Penn State...excellent academic institutions, RIT also in a great location...Penn State facilities and $$$$$$
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ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
IMO, from day one, Mike Sisti has been willing to schedule any team. In the early years, the problem was that Mercyhurst was largely unknown, so the Lakers were harder to market to a fan base than a team that wasn't as good but was a bigger name. The weak schedule over the years has been more a product of the CHA (which has made big strides in recent years) and that a lot of potential opponents can get a comparable opponent for a cheaper trip. Most coaches like to compete, but the system really discourages playing a rigorous schedule. You're better off sweeping a bad team than splitting with a good one. Kudos to Doug Derraugh for keeping MU on Cornell's schedule for so long.
Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
Final was 5-0. High school scoring phenom Kelly Pannek had a breakout game for the Gophers with three goals and was named the No. 1 star. Kate Schipper had a goal and an assist and was named the No. 2 star - nice to see players not on the first line leading the way offensively. And congrats to Amanda Leveille who stopped all of the Huskies 19 shots to earn the shutout and the No. 3 star.
http://collegehockeystats.net/1415/boxes/wminstc1.n24
Final was 5-0. High school scoring phenom Kelly Pannek had a breakout game for the Gophers with three goals and was named the No. 1 star. Kate Schipper had a goal and an assist and was named the No. 2 star - nice to see players not on the first line leading the way offensively. And congrats to Amanda Leveille who stopped all of the Huskies 19 shots to earn the shutout and the No. 3 star.
http://collegehockeystats.net/1415/boxes/wminstc1.n24
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: 2014-2015 Division I Scores & Results Thread
Not really -- lost a couple games most expected that they'd lose.
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