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Minnesota State 2021-22 Meet the new conference- same as the old conference

So how do board members feel about the seedings?

If you take out the number one seed for each region (i.e. MSU, Denver, WMU, UM), how would you rank the regions from easiest to hardest?

1. Albany
Minnesota State vs. 4. Harvard
North Dakota vs. 3. Notre Dame

2. Loveland
Denver vs. 4. UMass Lowell
Minnesota Duluth vs. Michigan Tech

3. Worcester
Western Michigan vs. 4. Northeastern
Minnesota vs. 3. Massachusetts

4. Allentown
Michigan vs. 4. AIC
Quinnipiac vs. St. Cloud State
 
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prose said:
So how do board members feel about the seedings?

If you take out the number one seed for each region (i.e. MSU, Denver, WMU, UM), how would you rank the regions from easiest to hardest?

1. Albany
Minnesota State vs. 4. Harvard
North Dakota vs. 3. Notre Dame

2. Loveland
Denver vs. 4. UMass Lowell
Minnesota Duluth vs. Michigan Tech

3. Worcester
Western Michigan vs. 4. Northeastern
Minnesota vs. 3. Massachusetts

4. Allentown
Michigan vs. 4. AIC
Quinnipiac vs. St. Cloud State
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Without the 1, I'd go Worcester #1. Minnesota was practically a 1, and UMass is the defending champ, Albany #2 with a great 2-3 game, and a talented and improving Harvard, Allentown #3, since QU could have easily been a 1, SCSU has a lot of talent, and AIC is better than most AH reps. Then Loveland #4. I like UMD and think Tech has been overlooked all year, but I don't think the regional is as good top to bottom as the others.
 
purpleinnebraska said:
Without the 1, I'd go Worcester #1. Minnesota was practically a 1, and UMass is the defending champ, Albany #2 with a great 2-3 game, and a talented and improving Harvard, Allentown #3, since QU could have easily been a 1, SCSU has a lot of talent, and AIC is better than most AH reps. Then Loveland #4. I like UMD and think Tech has been overlooked all year, but I don't think the regional is as good top to bottom as the others.
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So your ranking from easiest to toughest is: Loveland, Allentown, Albany, Worcester?
 
purpleinnebraska said:
Yeah, sorry about that. I'm not good at following directions.
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No worries.

I saw a tweet this morning, that I can no longer find, that showed each team in the tournament record against the other teams in the tournament. Minnesota State had the highest winning percentage against other teams in the tournament. The three other teams in the top four winning percentages included Notre Dame, North Dakota, and UMASS.
 
prose said:
No worries.

I saw a tweet this morning, that I can no longer find, that showed each team in the tournament record against the other teams in the tournament. Minnesota State had the highest winning percentage against other teams in the tournament. The three other teams in the top four winning percentages included Notre Dame, North Dakota, and UMASS.
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Of course 4 of those 9 wins by the Mavs are against Michigan Tech. But still an impressive mark.
 
I'm not sure why those wins are discounted by some people. I know tech people are down of the team, but they are a good team. The numbers prove that out. No one discounts Harvard's or northeastern records. People just talk about the high end talent on those teams. People get so enamored with the draft picks that they forget this is a college game and what those players do 5 years from now doesnt matter.
 
Bale said:
I'm not sure why those wins are discounted by some people. I know tech people are down of the team, but they are a good team. The numbers prove that out. No one discounts Harvard's or northeastern records. People just talk about the high end talent on those teams. People get so enamored with the draft picks that they forget this is a college game and what those players do 5 years from now doesnt matter.
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Even without the wins against Tech (an outstanding defensive team who plays a good, clean game, and will be a tough out for anyone in the tournament), our 5-2 record, with a .714 winning percentage, would still lead the field. But we did lose to 4 different teams from Michigan, so we should try to avoid that state.
 
Bale said:
I'm not sure why those wins are discounted by some people. I know tech people are down of the team, but they are a good team. The numbers prove that out. No one discounts Harvard's or northeastern records. People just talk about the high end talent on those teams. People get so enamored with the draft picks that they forget this is a college game and what those players do 5 years from now doesnt matter.
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We aren't so much down on our team as waiting for them to put it all together for a whole 60 minutes.

Good Luck Mavericks. Represent the CCHA and Minnesota well. Hope to see you in Boston.
 
It’s been awhile, but glad to see this thread is still doing well. Big day today, Go Mavs!

Putting this in writing could bite me, but going into the bracket reveal I wanted nothing to do with 3 teams: Michigan, UMD, and DU. I think the Mavs got an excellent draw and if they see one of those 3 teams, it’ll be on the last Saturday of the season in Boston.

Let’s get a W today! GOOOOOO MAVERICKS!
 
It wasn't pretty, but we got through. There has to be something going on with the ice and boards though. Bad bounces galore. Weird, fluky goals. Missed wide open nets. The last five minutes of the second and third periods were something else.
 
Big day today! Let’s avoid turning the puck over so much, and let’s hope Nathan Smith brings it — he wasn’t very good on Thursday.

Big day for the program, a win would be another massive step forward. One at a time!

Let’s GO MAVERICKS!!!
 
MavHockey14 said:
Big day today! Let’s avoid turning the puck over so much, and let’s hope Nathan Smith brings it — he wasn’t very good on Thursday.

Big day for the program, a win would be another massive step forward. One at a time!

Let’s GO MAVERICKS!!!
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I've just now stopped holding my breath. Well, Smith got the only goal of the game for you. Next up: winner of the Gophers and Broncos game.
 
MavsFan said:
I've just now stopped holding my breath. Well, Smith got the only goal of the game for you. Next up: winner of the Gophers and Broncos game.
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And I'll add that McKay earned his full scholarship tonight. I got beat up on another thread giving legitimate reasons why McKay should win the Richter. Tonight (although I don't think tonight factors into the decision) proved he should win it.
 
Iwearpurple said:
And I'll add that McKay earned his full scholarship tonight. I got beat up on another thread giving legitimate reasons why McKay should win the Richter. Tonight (although I don't think tonight factors into the decision) proved he should win it.
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It doesn't and he shouldn't
 
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