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The Top 25 College Hockey Teams of the NCAA Era

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AlDeFlorio said:
This, along with the ranking of 1970-1971 BU, makes it very clear FS23 is utterly clueless. Shame to waste so much time on something so worthless.
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Change your tampon and move along. FS23 is not even remotely clueless.
 
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vizoroo said:
Two teams that didn't win the championship come to my biased mind. DU's 2001 2002 that was sent to Yost to play Michigan in the regionals even though they were a #1 seed. And the "77-'78 team that wasn't allowed to compete in the NCAA's.** According to du78 that team still was ranked #1 at the end of the season.

**Don't remember the details, but DU would challenge the NCAA decision that players recruited within the rules. at that time, should later be called ineligible.
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Is this where Gopher fans get the 25 year old Canadians crap?
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
FWIW, it is my formula that you think is clueless. I did not rank the teams and build a formula around my preconceived notions. Instead, I built a formula and then plugged in all the numbers, and let the rankings fall where they may. If you would like, you can build your own formula, send it to me and I will plug in all the numbers (so long as it is reasonable).

I think most people here, and in real life, would not call me utterly clueless. If it makes you feel better to do so because teams you think should have been higher rated, I understand. It really isn't necessary though.
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classy post to an obvious d-bag... keep up the good work
 
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JDUBBS1280 said:
Goon's Law: If anything negative is said about the Sioux or positive about the Gophers, anywhere on the Interenet, Goon will find it and in some way be offended.
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Really!!! Wow what a great hockey mind… I was wondering how you gleaned that impressive information. You don't by chance live in Redwoodfall, MN do you? Very little offends me… I happened to steal this little nugget from Rodent Puck Live.
Remember that, in the 1950s and 1960s, hockey (in general, not just college hockey) was predominantly populated by Canadians (think Murray Armstrong at DU-- who had a famous feud with Maroosh about overage Canadians playing college hockey-- and Michigan, Michigan Tech and everybody else had Canadians as their hockey teams), pushing Americans to supporting roles on teams at best, if at all. In contrast to North Dakota and Wisconsin, who recruited Canadians and had success "faster" than Minnesota did considering when they started their programs, Mariucci's actions allowed Minnesota kids to have a goal other than the NHL (which was extremely unattainable to an American kid until the 1980s) or the Olympics (only occurring every four years).
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Goon said:
Some fans have no sense of humor or have a problem being able to let stuff roll down their backs.
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You mean like that last post of yours, the one with exclamations points, the one in which you went to another website, found something to whine about, copied the link and scurried back over here to prove a point - all in the name of just having fun right? And I'm sure every post of yours at ss.com concerning the Gophers is full of hugs and kisses?

:rolleyes: :p
 
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An interesting speculation while we are awaiting the glacially-paced weekly release of the teams in the countdown....where would people set the over/under line for the number of programs that will make the list of top 25 teams?

So far, we have seven slots filled by four teams. While I know little about the history of NCAA Div I college hockey (or its US predecessor), from what I've been able to glean from here is that an initial line of 9.5 to 10.5 might be a pretty good one....(in other words, will we see 10 programs represented in the list of top 25 teams? more, or less?)
 
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I figured if Minnesota had any teams on this list they would be towards the bottom. I'm starting to wonder if they made the list or not. Should be fun to watch. Good list, FS23.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
I figured if Minnesota had any teams on this list they would be towards the bottom. I'm starting to wonder if they made the list or not. Should be fun to watch. Good list, FS23.
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True, the recent winners (02, 03) both had 8 losses.

I suppose one of the 70's teams could sneak in.
 
Goon said:
Some fans have no sense of humor or have a problem being able to let stuff roll down their backs.
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Looks like you're the one without a sense of humor pal.

And FYI.. I wasn't even trying to get involved in whatever discussion you were having. Just commenting on how you always seem to show up to try and minimize any Gopher accomplishment, and rationalize any Sioux mistake.

I was half joking when I said it, but after seeing your response, I think you clearly need the criticism.

Lighten up Fransis. My God.
 
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JDUBBS1280 said:
Looks like you're the one without a sense of humor pal.

And FYI.. I wasn't even trying to get involved in whatever discussion you were having. Just commenting on how you always seem to show up to try and minimize any Gopher accomplishment, and rationalize any Sioux mistake.

I was half joking when I said it, but after seeing your response, I think you clearly need the criticism.

Lighten up Fransis. My God.
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This thread provides many good laughs...
 
mariucci said:
This thread provides many good laughs...
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It does. I always laugh at how hard FS23 tries to justify his rational that any hockey played before the formation of the NCAA is irrelevant.

If we're talking about greatest college hockey teams, I don't see how you can leave out the 1939-40 Gopher team that went undefeated (winning every game by at least 3 goals) and won a national championship. Or how about the 1928-29 Gopher team that Went 14-2-1, started the season with 6 straight shutouts, and won a share of a national championship.

I don't mind looking at only certain eras of hockey history, and realize this list concentrates on the NCAA Hockey era, but when you repeatedly ignore certain eras, as FS23 does, you have to start asking why? And that answer is easy - It makes the Gophers program look better historically if the pre-NCAA era is included in any discussion.
 
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JDUBBS1280 said:
It does. I always laugh at how hard FS23 tries to justify his rational that any hockey played before the formation of the NCAA is irrelevant.

If we're talking about greatest college hockey teams, I don't see how you can leave out the 1939-40 Gopher team that went undefeated (winning every game by at least 3 goals) and won a national championship. Or how about the 1928-29 Gopher team that Went 14-2-1, started the season with 6 straight shutouts, and won a share of a national championship.

I don't mind looking at only certain eras of hockey history, and realize this list concentrates on the NCAA Hockey era, but when you repeatedly ignore certain eras, as FS23 does, you have to start asking why? And that answer is easy - It makes the Gophers program look better historically if the pre-NCAA era is included in any discussion.
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Did you not read the thread title?

If you are referring to my greatest programs thread, that included pre-NCAA era. I've stated that several times, but if you don't want to believe it, that's your issue.
 
Re: The Top 25 College Hockey Teams of the NCAA Era

JDUBBS1280 said:
It does. I always laugh at how hard FS23 tries to justify his rational that any hockey played before the formation of the NCAA is irrelevant.

If we're talking about greatest college hockey teams, I don't see how you can leave out the 1939-40 Gopher team that went undefeated (winning every game by at least 3 goals) and won a national championship. Or how about the 1928-29 Gopher team that Went 14-2-1, started the season with 6 straight shutouts, and won a share of a national championship.

I don't mind looking at only certain eras of hockey history, and realize this list concentrates on the NCAA Hockey era, but when you repeatedly ignore certain eras, as FS23 does, you have to start asking why? And that answer is easy - It makes the Gophers program look better historically if the pre-NCAA era is included in any discussion.
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He ignores it because no one besides Minnesota fans care about it. Sorry, them's the breaks. I think Minnesota only hangs 6 banners in Mariucci (not 7 like you're saying above). One for the 1940 team. But if you ask anyone on this board how many titles Minnesota has they'll say 5. And that's great, but sorry it's not as many as UND, Denver, Michigan, or Wisconsin. That's just the way it is. And yes Minnesota did win two in the ought's. But, UND won one in the late 90's, Michigan won one in the late 90's, Denver won two after Minnesota won their two, and Wisconsin won one after Minnesota did. So, it's not like Minnesota is gaining ground. Yes, we have a lot be be pround about, but so do they and in the era that everyone cares about this is his list. You want to make a list then go right ahead and make one.
 
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