Ya, I guess my scenario is in a vacuum. If you take hoops out of the equation I think they would bring a huge crowd to the Garden. Even with hoops in the picture I would be curious to see what they bring. I am assuming a lot of UConn alums in Boston area. If the men's hoops game is on Thursday or Friday afternoon, watch at a bar and hit the Garden. They will lose to BU anyway so won't matter.
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HEA Mens 2022 Tournament Mega-Thread
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Ya, I guess my scenario is in a vacuum. If you take hoops out of the equation I think they would bring a huge crowd to the Garden. Even with hoops in the picture I would be curious to see what they bring. I am assuming a lot of UConn alums in Boston area. If the men's hoops game is on Thursday or Friday afternoon, watch at a bar and hit the Garden. They will lose to BU anyway so won't matter.
I said before, no issue with the first round games being one game but how do people feel about the QFs? I still prefer best of three especially when you consider the #1 seed is squarely on the NCAA bubble. I feel like those top teams deserve a best of three based on what they did over the course of a long season. Why was it changed to single elimination?
ticapnews
Never Forget!
A cynic would say it's all about money. Those quarterfinal series are usually fairly empty (see BC tonight?), taking place during spring break. By cutting it to one game that slices the potential losses as well. But I doubt that's the official version you'll hear out of Hockey East HQ.
Honest, it doesn't require a flight and a hotel stay to come from North Andover or Lowell. I think each of these teams would bring a strong contingent. Lowell has been there before, but 'Mack not so much. I think they have only made the semi's twice, and finals once in '11 against BC (great game, great goal by Cam Atkinson for the win).
I'm happy for them too. It's always a good thing when a program is on the upswing, because it's good for the sport. Having said that, I'm going to guess that the majority of Merrimack students are local? Which would make it easier for them to attend, even if they HAD BEEN on break???
Darius
Go 'cats!
Don't know if it is a factor, but completing the first two rounds in four days is nice. It would be a brutal disadvantage for last night's winners to face a 2 of 3 series with one days rest with that day likely a travel day.
I believe a lot of the students are local. Pres. Chris Hopey has really grown the school and energized the alumini. I was skeptical of moving all sports to D1 (yes, lower level D1) but they are holding their own in most cases Even though they'll be on break next week, I think we'll bring a good crowd. We'll always be the annoying little brother to the BC's of the world, but sometimes the little brother wins!
Well, they only lost by 1 to BU Basketball (who won 21 games and will most likely get invited to the CBI)...so I would tend to agree.
Definitely, won't even be close.
Jon
Say, this is nice.
In my experience, the attendance for playoff games at PC has always been horrible from 1996 forward. I remember there were decent crowds when they got to play Maine and Merrimack (!) at home but that had more to do with the road fans. Yes, Merrimack brought a lot of people for that series and it was a lot of fun.
I have no idea what to expect from Uconn playing BU at home and neither do Uconn fans. They've never won a Hockey East playoff games and BU has been hot - BUT they just lost to BC and Maine.
I have no idea what to expect from Uconn playing BU at home and neither do Uconn fans. They've never won a Hockey East playoff games and BU has been hot - BUT they just lost to BC and Maine.
BostonSoccerDad
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What’s your prediction? Queue Mr. T looking directly at the camera: “Pain”
Seriously, this is wide open and any combo is possible, but next Friday night will be: UMA vs BC; UML vs BU
Seriously, this is wide open and any combo is possible, but next Friday night will be: UMA vs BC; UML vs BU
"The Huskies are so predictable and stupid...the team skates straight ahead. They're tailor made for us, and they're gonna get hurt!"
BostonSoccerDad
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That gave me a much needed laugh. Thank you.
ticapnews
Never Forget!
Possible but unlikely. UMass, Lowell and Northeastern should all remain ahead of Ohio State even with a loss today. It would take multiple upsets around the country to dislodge them.
Ironically, upsets also increase the odds of Hockey East getting a fourth team into the national tournament. If one of them grabs the autobid (15th/16th) and the rest of the conferences go as planned then UMass, Lowell, Northeastern and the autobid all qualify. You can thank the new playoff format - it's easier for a team to get the upset in one game than a series; plus only one loss instead of two (someone has to lose next Friday) will guarantee teams stay above the cut line. If these were two of three, then a loss this weekend and a loss on Friday would probably eliminate a team or two. On the other hand, a team like BU is hurt because the Terriers need wins and this limits opportunities.