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UNH At The Starting Gate....
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I like to think of myself as a gentleman and an a-hole
I like to think of myself as a gentleman and an a-hole
UNHhockey29
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Does that mean the riverstone is worth something? You can get trophies made for anything you know.
Does that mean the riverstone is worth something? You can get trophies made for anything you know.
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Ballsy. I don't think UNH takes four points, but if they do and become HE RS champs...what exactly has changed?
Ballsy. I don't think UNH takes four points, but if they do and become HE RS champs...what exactly has changed?
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Hey, at 10 dollars a pop, UNH is just taking the tortoise approach to the race
Hey, at 10 dollars a pop, UNH is just taking the tortoise approach to the race
They would overtake BC in power rankings if they ran the table.would end up 1 seed. They would be picking up Tuc points from BC and then in semi and finals of hockey east
Hey, at 10 dollars a pop, UNH is just taking the tortoise approach to the race
Put it a 11. Any thoughts on how far unh could go in power with a bunch of wins down the stretch, like to here other viewpoints
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It was kinda a joke, but ya, see WildShawn's response.
It was kinda a joke, but ya, see WildShawn's response.
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Without looking at any actual dataD), I would guess no better than a high (7 or 8) 2-seed. Their out of conference showing makes for a lot of poor "common opponent" comparisons, and it's too late to bring their RPI up dramatically.
Without looking at any actual data
D), I would guess no better than a high (7 or 8) 2-seed. Their out of conference showing makes for a lot of poor "common opponent" comparisons, and it's too late to bring their RPI up dramatically.nhhockeyguy15
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In the end, it really doesn't matter if you are the regular season champion or not. Because the #1 seed means nothing other then home ice in the first round and getting to play the #8 seed. And since seeding only matters for home ice, the seeds mean nothing too. A hot goalie, a few bounces, and you can upset anyone. And the only other thing the #1 seed means, it that you will always be the home team, which means nothing when you get to the garden. Because if you have to go through any of the Boston based team, (BU, BC, NU) then you will never have a home ice advantage. And if you have to play BU on the first night, and win, and then have to play BC in the finals (or vice versa), then that is asking a lot of any team. So being the #1 seed means nothing if you make it to the garden. And there should be more of a reward then just one guaranteed round of hockey where you get a true home ice advantage.
In the end, it really doesn't matter if you are the regular season champion or not. Because the #1 seed means nothing other then home ice in the first round and getting to play the #8 seed. And since seeding only matters for home ice, the seeds mean nothing too. A hot goalie, a few bounces, and you can upset anyone. And the only other thing the #1 seed means, it that you will always be the home team, which means nothing when you get to the garden. Because if you have to go through any of the Boston based team, (BU, BC, NU) then you will never have a home ice advantage. And if you have to play BU on the first night, and win, and then have to play BC in the finals (or vice versa), then that is asking a lot of any team. So being the #1 seed means nothing if you make it to the garden. And there should be more of a reward then just one guaranteed round of hockey where you get a true home ice advantage.
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Just came across this tonight,
Umile will be chatting with the hockey on campus guys
http://hockeyoncampus.com/wordpress/2011/03/college-hockey-unh-wisconsin-ccha-ecac/
Just came across this tonight,
Umile will be chatting with the hockey on campus guys
http://hockeyoncampus.com/wordpress/2011/03/college-hockey-unh-wisconsin-ccha-ecac/
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if you want to hear anything, check out the PWR thread, Priceless seems to have a good grip on how things could shake down.
if you want to hear anything, check out the PWR thread, Priceless seems to have a good grip on how things could shake down.
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Being the #1 or #2 seed is a HUGE advantage over #3 or #4 this year
Being the #1 or #2 seed is a HUGE advantage over #3 or #4 this year
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I'm not saying the seedings don't matter in the matchups. All I'm saying is they don't matter beyond the first round. What's the point of being the highest seed if you aren't actually playing home games on your own home ice. Playing BC or BU at the garden and being the de facto home team because you're the higher seed, doesn't really shake out when you're actually playing in the back yard of those teams. And granted the games aren't at the home rink of one of those teams either, but they might as well be.
I'm not saying the seedings don't matter in the matchups. All I'm saying is they don't matter beyond the first round. What's the point of being the highest seed if you aren't actually playing home games on your own home ice. Playing BC or BU at the garden and being the de facto home team because you're the higher seed, doesn't really shake out when you're actually playing in the back yard of those teams. And granted the games aren't at the home rink of one of those teams either, but they might as well be.
I was referring to running the table or close to it, and sneaking in with a 1 seed( 4th in power) that would be a big difference on apponent as opposed to a 3 seed.
You still get a best of three home series and once you get to the garden, as the top seed you choose when you play on the semifinal night and there are little advantages to being the home team (last change on faceoffs)... when unh actually had a formidable fan base, they would routinely out-draw bu and bc at the Garden....
Unh plays one and sometimes 2 games at the verizon each year, it hasn't exactly been much of a home ice advantage for the ncaas.... not too worried about bc, bu or nu having a home ice advantage, if they win its because they're good teams
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That's adorable! UNH gets more fans to the Garden than NU... and, as a BU fan, BU-UNH games at the Garden don't exactly feel like home games.
That's adorable! UNH gets more fans to the Garden than NU... and, as a BU fan, BU-UNH games at the Garden don't exactly feel like home games.
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I am not sure what games you might have gone to, or when these games were. I've been a season ticket holder since 1992, and every year since 1997 I have gone to the Garden to see the semi's and finals (if unh were playing). And not once did I look around and feel that the UNH fans out numbered the fans from BU or BC. I don't recall ever playing NU during that time, but I will say there would be more UNH fans then Umass, Umaine, Providence, and Lowell fans. And out of the none boston based teams fans, I would say the only one of those other schools that would be close to matching the UNH fans, were the Umaine fans, they are a team that has fans willing to travel.
But I totally agree that being the "home" team, you do get the advantage of last change and so on. But I just don't feel a home ice advantage when facing either BU or BC in games played at the garden, at least not like you get as the whitt.
I am not sure what games you might have gone to, or when these games were. I've been a season ticket holder since 1992, and every year since 1997 I have gone to the Garden to see the semi's and finals (if unh were playing). And not once did I look around and feel that the UNH fans out numbered the fans from BU or BC. I don't recall ever playing NU during that time, but I will say there would be more UNH fans then Umass, Umaine, Providence, and Lowell fans. And out of the none boston based teams fans, I would say the only one of those other schools that would be close to matching the UNH fans, were the Umaine fans, they are a team that has fans willing to travel.
But I totally agree that being the "home" team, you do get the advantage of last change and so on. But I just don't feel a home ice advantage when facing either BU or BC in games played at the garden, at least not like you get as the whitt.
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