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The 2016 NCAA Frozen Four

The 2016 NCAA Frozen Four

  • Total voters
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  • Poll closed .
Re: The 2016 NCAA Frozen Four

FireKnight said:
With all this talk about the ice surface, I've got to wonder why the NC$$ lets the championships be held in a rink with different dimensions than most of the teams play on all year. It's like playing the Super Bowl on a Canadian football field. They made 200x85 a requirement for the men, why not the women?
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The last time the NCAA put the Women's Frozen Four up for bid, they were scheduling four of them (2015-18) and they got exactly four bids. Grand Forks was deemed unsuitable, a combination of the NCAA's fight with UND about their nickname and the fact that it's really a pain to get to Grand Forks from the east coast. So that left three bids: St. Charles, MO (Lindenwood); Minneapolis (Minnesota); and Durham (UNH). So, unless the NCAA decides to just put it permanently at Ridder, which did get chosen for two of the four, they had to accept less than perfect venues. If they wanted to have it in the east at all, it had to be played on Olympic sized ice.

If you don't like those options, convince your school to put in a bid next time.
 
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Eeyore said:
If you don't like those options, convince your school to put in a bid next time.
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Funny you should say that. We actually have a renovation plan for Cheel to make it amenable for national tournament ... but who knows, travel sucks to get there. I would hope that QU puts in another bid next time around. Their arena seemed to be about the right size, travel is a piece of cake, and they put on a decent show.
 
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Timothy A said:
When they built the KC, the trend in the WCHA was to have Olympic sized rinks so they built it as wide as they could. I thought they were going to build LB as wide as the KC so the men could practice on a rink the same width as they play since they cannot always practice at the KC. I never knew the width of LB until now and I am just as confused as anyone. Eaves still complains about when the lads have to play on an NHL width rink, so LB doesn't seem to be an asset for the men in either regard width.
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yes, there was a time when an Olympic size was all the rage

that's why the Badger men's team sucks, they practice on a 90' wide ice sheet and then go play on an 85' wide or 97' :rolleyes:

last I heard, they were planning on cutting Mariucci down to 92 1/2' wide
I guess it's half way between NHL size and Olympic size, IOW, not close to either :confused:
 
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pokechecker said:
yes, there was a time when an Olympic size was all the rage

that's why the Badger men's team sucks, they practice on a 90' wide ice sheet and then go play on an 85' wide or 97' :rolleyes:

last I heard, they were planning on cutting Mariucci down to 92 1/2' wide
I guess it's half way between NHL size and Olympic size, IOW, not close to either :confused:
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At the time Kohl was built the NCAA rulebook actually directed teams to build new rinks at Olympic dimensions "or as close as practical."

The adjustment at Mariucci is based on just adding one row of seating and dropping the rink floor the amount to maintain the current slope of seating. No easy way to take out more width and keep viewing angles as they are.
 
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pokechecker said:
yes, there was a time when an Olympic size was all the rage

that's why the Badger men's team sucks, they practice on a 90' wide ice sheet and then go play on an 85' wide or 97' :rolleyes:

last I heard, they were planning on cutting Mariucci down to 92 1/2' wide
I guess it's half way between NHL size and Olympic size, IOW, not close to either :confused:
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Eaves has been pushing to get the KC narrowed, but he's not getting anywhere.
 
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@CapCareyWDT: Clarkson is the only coaching staff at the women's Frozen Four where every member has been a player in an NCAA Division I Frozen Four
 
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Two day before the Frozen Four begins, the poll is very close! Predictions for the final:

Minnesota over BC: 10 votes
Wisconsin over BC: 9 votes
BC over Minnesota: 8 votes
BC over Wisconsin: 3 votes

Somewhat surprising in that BC has been ranked No. 1 for pretty much the whole season. :confused:
 
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D2D said:
Two day before the Frozen Four begins, the poll is very close! Predictions for the final:

Minnesota over BC: 10 votes
Wisconsin over BC: 9 votes
BC over Minnesota: 8 votes
BC over Wisconsin: 3 votes

Somewhat surprising in that BC has been ranked No. 1 for pretty much the whole season. :confused:
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Not surprising at all. I think everyone has thought the top 3 have been very close all season.

You have:

Minnesota champion: 12 votes
Wisconsin champion: 12 votes
BC champion: 11 votes
Clarkson champion: 4 votes

Seems right to me. Also this is a fan vote, so how many people voted with their heart and not with their head? Based on the people who voted for each team, it looks like that's mostly what people did (people with a dog in the fight, anyway).
 
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as far as ice dimensions, Gopher women and men switched rinks for practice this week. That works out pretty good.



Couple of questions for bc fans as I don't follow or know anything about them:


How will they play when they get behind by a couple?

And when was the last time they were in championship game?
 
Re: The 2016 NCAA Frozen Four

Golden Tuuk said:
Couple of questions for bc fans as I don't follow or know anything about them:

How will they play when they get behind by a couple?
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They've been behind a few times this year, but as far as I can tell, never by more than one goal. If they fall behind I expect they'll just stick with the plan, but if they start to get stifled, they've done a good job of fighting a grind-it-out style of game in the few games they've had to.

And when was the last time they were in championship game?
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Can't tell if you're being snarky, but I don't think you are... the answer is never ever ever.
 
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Ya, just thinking if they haven't been in the Frozen Four pressure cooker against a Minny or Wisco could they keep with a game plan if trailing. Obviously when behind in the regular season they managed to find a way.
 
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I hope for your sake TTT20, that if they do get behind, they maintain the style and creed that got them to where they are, and not revert to what every team seems to do, individuals over carrying the puck, trying to do it alone in the face of a withering clock......but that won't happen, will it?
 
zoofer said:
I hope for your sake TTT20, that if they do get behind, they maintain the style and creed that got them to where they are, and not revert to what every team seems to do, individuals over carrying the puck, trying to do it alone in the face of a withering clock......but that won't happen, will it?
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That's exactly what happened last year, and they lost three times doing it.

This year they've fallen behind a few times and they've stuck to the game plan. The result is reflected in their record.
 
Re: The 2016 NCAA Frozen Four

TonyTheTiger20 said:
Not surprising at all. I think everyone has thought the top 3 have been very close all season.

You have:

Minnesota champion: 12 votes
Wisconsin champion: 12 votes
BC champion: 11 votes
Clarkson champion: 4 votes

Seems right to me. Also this is a fan vote, so how many people voted with their heart and not with their head?
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I'm sure you voted with your heart, I voted with my head. ;)

I think with 34 votes there is a lot of head and not heart voting going on. Actually the rodents have by far the most posters in this forum, with BC and UW way behind.
 
Re: The 2016 NCAA Frozen Four

D2D said:
Two day before the Frozen Four begins, the poll is very close! Predictions for the final:

Minnesota over BC: 10 votes
Wisconsin over BC: 9 votes
BC over Minnesota: 8 votes
BC over Wisconsin: 3 votes

Somewhat surprising in that BC has been ranked No. 1 for pretty much the whole season. :confused:
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I don't think its surprising at all. Minny and Wisco had a much stronger strength of schedule but the undefeated team rose to the top of the poll early and never did anything to leave it. Even Clarkson played a much stronger schedule, although it was their weakest in a few years. That being said, the BC ladies are crazy good.
 
Re: The 2016 NCAA Frozen Four

Timothy A said:
I'm sure you voted with your heart, I voted with my head. ;)

I think with 34 votes there is a lot of head and not heart voting going on. Actually the rodents have by far the most posters in this forum, with BC and UW way behind.
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So, when Clarkson is NC$$ Champs on Sunday does it mean I really voted with my head and not my heart :D.
 
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