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

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Iwearpurple said:
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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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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Congrats to Cornell on retaining the Belt.
Code: 
                   <u>Current Holder</u>         <u>Next Defense</u>[b]
The Belt           Cornell                Clarkson 03/21/2020[/b]
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.
 
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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
 
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A simulated 'good luck' to the teams in the HE final.
 
Fighting Sioux 23 said:
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
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Oh crap. I forgot the 3rd place games. Lol. I'll have to recheck my analysis of "the bubble" later...
 
Fighting Sioux 23 said:
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
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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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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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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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I’m just amazed that Jackson Cates has returned from injury a month early. Good fortunes for tUMD.
 
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legal_hit said:
Too long, I'm hoping next year I can make it to Boston.
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Heya legal!!
Fighting Sioux 23 said:
:p:D:D Yeah, that is one of the beauties of the simulator. Injured players heal up very quickly.
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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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me too! Waiting!!!
 
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