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Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

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e.cat said:
You sound bitter. Is it because BC got sent packing again?
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maybe he has to wonder about BC getting sent packing while they earned a number 1 seed.... and UNH is the host at a rink where they would lose to the Junior Monarchs.

I understand that UNH has a more interested fan base and would certainly buy more seats at any rink in New England than BC fans, but shouldn't it mean more being the top seed than "we get to put our sticks down last on center ice face offs"?
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

KnowItAll said:
maybe he has to wonder about BC getting sent packing while they earned a number 1 seed...

I understand that UNH has a more interested fan base and would certainly buy more seats at any rink in New England than BC fans, but shouldn't it mean more being the top seed than "we get to put our sticks down last on center ice face offs"?
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Actually, it's not that much of a mystery, and has little/nothing to do with the fanbase, but it's been hashed and re-hashed and re-re-hashed numerous times since Sunday already, so why don't we just move on?
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

KnowItAll said:
maybe he has to wonder about BC getting sent packing while they earned a number 1 seed.... and UNH is the host at a rink where they would lose to the Junior Monarchs.

I understand that UNH has a more interested fan base and would certainly buy more seats at any rink in New England than BC fans, but shouldn't it mean more being the top seed than "we get to put our sticks down last on center ice face offs"?
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Life isn't fair;) BC can bid on a regional though but I guess the NIT is more important to them.

I didn't know the Monarchs were playing in the regional but I do know Maine isn't:D Sorry I couldn't resist:eek:
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

thecomicbookguy said:
Actually, it's not that much of a mystery, and has little/nothing to do with the fanbase, but it's been hashed and re-hashed and re-re-hashed numerous times since Sunday already, so why don't we just move on?
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Can you please explain it a few more times? :D
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

e.cat said:
Life isn't fair;) BC can bid on a regional though but I guess the NIT is more important to them.

I didn't know the Monarchs were playing in the regional but I do know Maine isn't:D Sorry I couldn't resist:eek:
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No players on Maine's team have ever played in an NCAA regional.
FORE! (years in a row)
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

WildShawn said:
No players on Maine's team have ever played in an NCAA regional.
FORE! (years in a row)
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I guess we should feel some sympathy for them...... but oh wait it's Maine:D They're too busy complaining about their coach as if anybody gives a rats arse.
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

e.cat said:
Life isn't fair;) BC can bid on a regional though but I guess the NIT is more important to them.
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Of course, when BC got a 1 seed in the NIT, the school sent them on the road
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

billb said:
Do you know what a non sequitur is?
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The guy who blames UNH's lack of a national title on aquatic vertebrates and coach's garment of choice is trying to talk logic? Rich.
KnowItAll said:
and UNH is the host at a rink where they would lose to the Junior Monarchs.
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After sweeping the season series against the varsity program why do you think we'd lose to the UMaine JV team?
 
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Has anyone heard if they are going to put single day tickets on sale?
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

thecomicbookguy said:
I'm pretty sure that's the way it was for the '09 regionals. We were sitting in 101, and UNH defended that net twice in both games. I'm pretty sure, though, that Ohio State defended (well, technically) that net twice, as well though.


I have to imagine the home bench doesn't change, but the home team does. Miami was the higher seed against BSU, but lower against BU (I'm not 100% sure on that, but my guess is that's the case).
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Like I said the home bench did change. But since Miami and BU were expected to advance from each of their games as their own home teams, they never had to change benches that weekend. I'd presume the same goes this weekend also. Can't recall on Fort Wayne last year but I'll try to find a pic to see if Michigan used two different benches, which I highly doubt.
 
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The whole thing about BC 'sent packing' is silly. They are a team (among very few) that could go to any rink on the planet and win.

The curiosity to me isn't where they are playing...it's when. I thought the #1 seed gets the early game (in other words, more time to rest before the next day's game).
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

Chris_NH said:
The whole thing about BC 'sent packing' is silly. They are a team (among very few) that could go to any rink on the planet and win.

The curiosity to me isn't where they are playing...it's when. I thought the #1 seed gets the early game (in other words, more time to rest before the next day's game).
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Yale is playing the first day late game in the East Regional, too. Very strange. In Yale's case Bridgeport is close to campus so it could be for the Yale crowd to arrive.

BC playing late seems very odd. I don't see waiting on the CC and BC crowd to fly in across the country.

North Dakota and Miami are both the early games on Saturday.
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

Chris_NH said:
The curiosity to me isn't where they are playing...it's when. I thought the #1 seed gets the early game (in other words, more time to rest before the next day's game).
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I think this is totally out the window anymore. All 12 games are probably assigned times in close consultation with ESPN, so they can get the match-ups at the times they want them.
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

I think all of the talk here about BC getting shafted is crap: it won't matter where BC plays, they'll be kicking butt and taking names, and especially in the western venue, it should be nice for the fans there to see what eastern hockey is all about.
Back here in Manchester, it's business as usual, and, while I'll be happy to see UNH prevail, Merrimack is scary good. They can beat Miami, too.
I do like UNH because they don't goon it up, although there is the propensity to take the stupid penalty. They'll get the usual good game out of DiGirolamo, but it remains to be seen which team will show up in front of him. TV?
 
Re: Northeast Regional: Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame, UNH

I watched Merrimack-BC the other night, and my sense is that Merrimack is a New England version of North Dakota. I can see a Miami-Merrimack final at The V, which would be a terrific game. Merrimack, sensing 'Their Moment,' and Miami staring down the barrel (yet again) at another Hockey East opponent.

Indeed, I suggested earlier that if Merrimack > UNH this year, there will be more than the usual amount of 'Hell To Pay' with respect to Umile. This Regional could be his Waterloo. His team can't evaporate into the ether yet again without serious repercussions. I think the coach of Lowell was bounced, in part, because of the meteoric success of Merrimack. One might argue that one had nothing to do with the other. I'm here to suggest that it did.
 
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