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RPI V: Chase for the Championship (and Hobey)

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DavidSec17 said:
I read that on Saturday night Cornell is honoring their 1970 NCAA Title team, along with retiring the jerseys of Ken Dryden and Joe Niewenduyk(I think I butchered that)..I'm assuming its their senior night as well. Lots going on, hopefully the Big Red is distracted.:D
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The Dryden/Nieuwendyk jersey hanging will be Friday night. The '70 team memoriam will be Sat. night.
 
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Denver Post college hockey writer Mike Chambers lists his top five Hobey Baker Award candidates:

1. Marc Cheverie, Denver, Jr., G Ranks first nationally in shutouts (six) and save percentage (.937, tied) and is second in goals-against average (1.93). He rebounded from a frightening leg injury in November to put together one of the top seasons in DU history.

2. Brendan Smith, Wisconsin, Jr., D The NCAA's highest-scoring defenseman (39 points, 14 goals) has 10 power-play goals and four game-winning goals, and he is a plus-16. He's the catalyst for the country's No. 2-ranked offense.

3. Rhett Rakhshani, Denver, Sr., F The captain of the country's top-ranked program has a team-high 40 points, tied for first among WCHA scorers. And his 18 goals are most among the league's top five point producers.

4. Bobby Butler, New Hampshire, Sr. F Tied for third nationally in points per game (1.47), Butler has a Hockey East-leading 24 goals, including 18 in league play. He leads the Wildcats with four game-winners.

5. Chase Polacek, Rensselaer, Jr., F Tied for No. 1 nationally in goals (24) and points (49), Polacek will get substantial East Coast attention, but RPI's 41st-ranked strength of schedule hurts him in comparisons with WCHA candidates.



Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_14474425#ixzz0gf9Wtud7
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
The Dryden/Nieuwendyk jersey hanging will be Friday night. The '70 team memoriam will be Sat. night.
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Dryden is just getting his recognition now? What, were they going to wait until he died?
That jersey should have been hung 30 years ago.
It boggles the mind. :eek:

Cornell deserves to lose Saturday, just for that. :o :o :o
 
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RPI Lines:

Jerry/Chase/Helfrich
Lee/Pirri/O'Grady
Cullen/Malchuk/Watts
Rabbani/Kerins/Brutlag

JFK/Merth
Bergin/Foss
Jensen/Burgie
 
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Argh.....

First goal, wide open back door. We've fell back into our habits from the start of the season.

Second goal, a bit dirty in front of the net.

Third goal, JFK just got schooled, and there was nothing that could be done about it.

Oh well, we play next week. It's now a matter of whom.
 
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We get 5th, we get to come back in two weeks. When we can play like we did tonight and come that close to a tie, I like their chances if they're amped for the playoffs.
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
Argh.....

First goal, wide open back door. We've fell back into our habits from the start of the season.

Second goal, a bit dirty in front of the net.

Third goal, JFK just got schooled, and there was nothing that could be done about it.

Oh well, we play next week. It's now a matter of whom.
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Quite possibly the goaltender should have stopped the 3rd.goal (I'll be accused of wetting my bed but I believe that was very! very! very! soft)
 
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Red Cloud said:
We get 5th, we get to come back in two weeks. When we can play like we did tonight and come that close to a tie, I like their chances if they're amped for the playoffs.
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We have to get 5th first, which requires a win, a SLU loss, or a tie by both of us.

Then, we actually have to beat whomever we play in the first round.
 
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troyboy said:
Quite possibly the goaltender should have stopped the 3rd.goal (I'll be accused of wetting my bed but I believe that was very! very! very! soft)
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It was a halfway decent move, so I wouldn't call it TOO "soft". But no, we wouldn't accuse you of wetting the bed, unless you left the game right after that goal.
 
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Red Cloud said:
Or you could skip his gobbledygook and cut right to the straight dope at WaP like usual.
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Now, I'm putting myself in a position to slide my foot a significant distance down my esophagus ... but I believe that Without a Peer is, in fact, wrong when it states:
"RPI can clinch 5th place with a win OR a tie and a St. Lawrence loss or tie OR a St. Lawrence loss. Any other result places the Engineers in sixth place."
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If I'm not mistaken, a three-way tie as described in the "Potentialities" section of my update would allow RPI to lose but still wrest fifth.

The only way that I could see myself being wrong here - apart from a boneheaded-though-not-unheard-of summation error - is if the league looks at overall series tiebreakers first, instead of at the records against deadlocked opponents. A late call to the league office went unreceived, and I didn't feel like bothering Mr. Hagwell at 11 p.m., so I'll have to wait 'til Saturday morning to find out.
 
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Sully, I believe that overall points head-to-head is the first tiebreaker (even if it is multi-way). So, if RPI, SLU, and Quinny end up with the same number of points (which is only possible if RPI loses, SLU ties, and the Bobcats win), then RPI wins the tiebreak (finishes 5th) with 5 points, Quinnipiac finishes 6th with 4 points, and St. Lawrence would finish 7th because they only took 3 points from RPI and Quinnipiac combined.
 
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More important-we do not want to lose our third in a row heading into the playoffs. i am not ready for this season to wind down.
 
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ECACHL writer said:
Now, I'm putting myself in a position to slide my foot a significant distance down my esophagus ... but I believe that Without a Peer is, in fact, wrong when it states: If I'm not mistaken, a three-way tie as described in the "Potentialities" section of my update would allow RPI to lose but still wrest fifth.
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This is reality, Greg.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
The third goal Peter Merth pinched at the blue line and got burned for it.
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It was right in front of me, and I could have sworn it was Kennedy. Oh well, whomever it was, what happened on the play from both of our accounts was quite accurate.

And also, that game is done. It's time to focus on Cornell.
 
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