StateofHockey78
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Good morning! Thought I would throw out some tournament predictions now that all the conferences are in playoff mode. I'll start off with NCHC, would love to get some opinions from others as I've only seen these teams from afar as a Gopher follower. Thanks!
Quarters -
ND sweeps Miami
CC wins a tough series 2-1 - I'm thinking Omaha holds onto an NCAA birth by getting a game here
WMU wins 2-1 - I don't like what I've seen from SCSU down the stretch. WMU hasn't been a whole lot better, but I think Western finds a way on the road. This one is the biggest toss up for me, what level of play will we see from SCSU?
DU sweeps UMD
Semi's -
ND gets the last laugh after dropping 4 to CC this year. I see this as a pick 'em, but give ND the nod with the crowd and the revenge factor. High chance for OT.
DU cruises to the final over WMU. Even if SCSU sneaks past WMU I don't see DU having much problem in this game.
If healthy, I like DU to win over ND. In my opinion DU has been more consistent in the 2nd half and if Rizzo is healthy, they will be tough to beat. (I don't know the extent, but thought I heard he was out vs CC last weekend?)
I think NCHC gets 4 in the dance. Will be very curious to see what happens in the SD regional if Omaha ends up a 4 seed.
Quarters -
ND sweeps Miami
CC wins a tough series 2-1 - I'm thinking Omaha holds onto an NCAA birth by getting a game here
WMU wins 2-1 - I don't like what I've seen from SCSU down the stretch. WMU hasn't been a whole lot better, but I think Western finds a way on the road. This one is the biggest toss up for me, what level of play will we see from SCSU?
DU sweeps UMD
Semi's -
ND gets the last laugh after dropping 4 to CC this year. I see this as a pick 'em, but give ND the nod with the crowd and the revenge factor. High chance for OT.
DU cruises to the final over WMU. Even if SCSU sneaks past WMU I don't see DU having much problem in this game.
If healthy, I like DU to win over ND. In my opinion DU has been more consistent in the 2nd half and if Rizzo is healthy, they will be tough to beat. (I don't know the extent, but thought I heard he was out vs CC last weekend?)
I think NCHC gets 4 in the dance. Will be very curious to see what happens in the SD regional if Omaha ends up a 4 seed.