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J.D. said:
Could turn out that way. I just don't get the logic of sticking so strictly to minimizing the number of bracket integrity changes when the end result is punishing two of the top 6 teams in the tournament for the potential QF round game.
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The easiest fix to those issues would be to keep Minnesota/Penn State together. It's not like Allentown is some huge home ice advantage for Penn State...particularly considering the likely crowd in Fargo.
 
J.D. said:
Could turn out that way. I just don't get the logic of sticking so strictly to minimizing the number of bracket integrity changes when the end result is punishing two of the top 6 teams in the tournament for the potential QF round game.
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Oh I think having the #6 with the #1 IS punishing both teams. I don't know how anyone can say with a straight face they think going that far outside of bracket integrity is fair to either team. I think you leave MN in Fargo because you always give the #1 the best option distance wise and you say the hell with SCSU. Look at last year, MN ended up in Worchester as a #2. My point there is, geography isn't that big a deal once you get past the hosts and #1's.

I also don't think attendance would be impacted much at all by putting Harvard in Fargo and SCSU west. These brackets need reasonable balance and putting a team like SCSU and MN together IMO is crappy for both. After this weekend, if I was SCSU and Larson I'd be begging to get into the QU bracket ;). If the suggestion holds though, IMO, Michigan has a cake walk to Tampa.
 
Fighting Sioux 23 said:
The easiest fix to those issues would be to keep Minnesota/Penn State together. It's not like Allentown is some huge home ice advantage for Penn State...particularly considering the likely crowd in Fargo.
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I know it doesn't happen this way but when there's at least an option it might be worth flat out asking the #1 overall seed in the tournament which regional they want to go to. So if you asked Bob Motzko if he'd rather go to Allentown to be with Penn State for bracket integrity or you can stay close to home but with a "tougher" 2 seed and potentially one that will at least bring some fans to the rink...which option would he pick?
 
J.D. said:
Is that surprising with UND losing and CC being one of the participants? Maybe the NCHC should go to the Big Ten model.
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It is to me, St. Cloud is 1 hour away and I have the perception of Minneapolis being "hockey crazy."
 
Anybody have a logical reason why the selection show isn’t at 11:00 am this morning? Why do it during the basketball games and give teams less time to prepare as the games start a day earlier this year?
 
still an empty net said:
Anybody have a logical reason why the selection show isn’t at 11:00 am this morning? Why do it during the basketball games and give teams less time to prepare as the games start a day earlier this year?
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Only thing I can think of is they're simply tacking it on to women's title game. Now if that game goes to OT...
 
J.D. said:
https://www.ncaa.com/championships/icehockey-men/d1/broadcast-info

Is this accurate? Last year they did the massive gap in between games and let you leave the arena and come back for 2nd game. If this is accurate then they did away with that.
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According to SNHUrena (Manch) box office personnel back in December, there is a big gap between Thursday games. "Don't lose your tickets between games. You will need them to reenter for the second game and again on Saturday."
 
Back to OP - ECAC gets the same number of teams in as the B1G. Tell me again about how much better one is over the NCHC other lol
 
StateofHockey78 said:
Oh I think having the #6 with the #1 IS punishing both teams. I don't know how anyone can say with a straight face they think going that far outside of bracket integrity is fair to either team. I think you leave MN in Fargo because you always give the #1 the best option distance wise and you say the hell with SCSU. Look at last year, MN ended up in Worchester as a #2. My point there is, geography isn't that big a deal once you get past the hosts and #1's.

I also don't think attendance would be impacted much at all by putting Harvard in Fargo and SCSU west. These brackets need reasonable balance and putting a team like SCSU and MN together IMO is crappy for both. After this weekend, if I was SCSU and Larson I'd be begging to get into the QU bracket ;). If the suggestion holds though, IMO, Michigan has a cake walk to Tampa.
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But when you consider that I can sit and have a burger at Charlie’s on the Harvard campus and then be in Manchester in an hour or Bridgeport in less than 2 1/2, Harvard would likely draw far greater crowds in either venue than St Cloud would. Manchester is also accessible from Harvard by public transportation.
 
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