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No way would she enter the portal. Why portal to another college if you have your degree and paid hockey is looming? I also think the fact that its an Olympic year adds to the calculus. (Same with Eden for us.) You can go pro, play against top talent night in and night out, and have a league that takes a break so you can go to the Olympics, or you can hang in college and have to miss three weeks of February. I don't think it will entice any people to jump early (PWHL doesn't draw that yet) but for the players who are more than done, I don't see them sticking around.
exactly, that's what I didn't understanding if Ditra was asking if Abbey was getting in the portal or if we had identified another perfect angel who, let me be clear DID NOTHING WRONG (;)), to take her place.
 
allow me to offer a few predictions for the weekend since I'm waiting for my neighbor to get their act together so I can jumpstart their car....

#5 St. Cloud State at #4 Minnesota Duluth (Friday 2PM CT)​

I have no earthly idea what happens here. Gascon could play her heart out like she did last Saturday (only to lose to the laws of physics and a mistake) but SCSU also has outstanding goalkeeping. Could be Duluth in 3, could be SCSU in 2. Duluth's line chart last week was getting a little short. If anything, I'd lean towards the Bigger Dogs here...Huskies in 3. If they keep their poise, don't be shocked if they make it into the finals. One thing is sure: don't count the dogs out.

#7 St. Thomas at #2 Ohio State (Friday 5 PM CT)​

The Doubting Thomases should doubt no more. They have an excellent coach and are moving in the right direction, they'll have a beautiful new arena sooner rather than later. And if they weren't aware of that already, they get to visit a campus rec center to play D1 hockey. Maybe they'll avenge the game that was stolen from them by a linesman not paying attention. OSU wins in two games, but one is a lot closer than the other.

#6 Minnesota State at #3 Minnesota (Friday 6 PM CT)​

Will the Fightin' John McCains ruin my quiet [hungover] Sunday...FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW? It's more than possible. Yes, they got woodsdheded a month ago in Ridder and in Mankato, but they have shown moments of brilliance.

#8 Bemidji State at #1 Wisconsin BADgers (Friday 7 PM CT)​

Beavers, you've had a relatively decent year. You've won a few games. Your new coach has you trending in an upward direction. Work like beavers do and build build build a dam, specifically around the Sanford Center before the transfer portal opens. Wisconsin's 1st line rides the pine all weekend.

I did some calculating with Grant's fine Pairwise calculator and gave the conference tournaments to the 1st place teams. This chart assumes the higher ranked team in every tournament wins, this is what the NCAA would look like. If nothing else, as much as I very strongly dislike Wisconsin and OSU, we can all be proud to be in the toughest and most distinguished collegiate level women's hockey conference, arguably in the world. We (and i include us fans and boosters) all play a role in making it that way. We are the conference of leaders and champions. Even the Green and White can strike fear into our opponents out East. Let's keep it that way.

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Unless they swap teams and locations for "geography", #8 plays #9 at #1's rink, #7 plays #10 at #2, and #6 plays #11 at #3.

Plus, if Cornell wins the ECAC, they would be #3, and Colgate #5.
 
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I did some calculating with Grant's fine Pairwise calculator and gave the conference tournaments to the 1st place teams. This chart assumes the higher ranked team in every tournament wins, this is what the NCAA would look like. If nothing else, as much as I very strongly dislike Wisconsin and OSU, we can all be proud to be in the toughest and most distinguished collegiate level women's hockey conference, arguably in the world. We (and i include us fans and boosters) all play a role in making it that way. We are the conference of leaders and champions. Even the Green and White can strike fear into our opponents out East. Let's keep it that way.

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I like your chart, as well as the predictions for the WCHA tournament! I think that if the conference tournaments go according to chalk, the results I'm getting have Cornell 3rd overall (3 Cornell, 4 Minnesota, 5 Colgate, and the rest the way you have it). Things also may change a bit if the results are according to current Pairwise, rather than conference standings; for example, BU is ranked just ahead of UConn in Pairwise, and Quinnipiac just ahead of Clarkson.

Often the conference standings are a better predictor, though.
 
"They are kind of changing things up this year and naming a single 25 player All-Minnesota team as opposed to the three All-Metro teams in previous years."
What I don't know is a lot, but a player that stood out to me when watching the two championship games on Saturday was Kasey Senden of Hill-Murray. I liked how she kept ramping up her game from the blue line as the situation was getting more tense, in much the same way as E. Pohl was doing up front. Senden is going to BSU, so obviously the other WCHA coaches and the All-Minnesota voters are much smarter than me about these things.
 
Not probable, but possible. Most likely whoever acts as her agent will guide her to the decision.
if she decides to play another year in college, she's staying in Dinkytown. But I doubt she does.

I like your chart, as well as the predictions for the WCHA tournament! I think that if the conference tournaments go according to chalk, the results I'm getting have Cornell 3rd overall (3 Cornell, 4 Minnesota, 5 Colgate, and the rest the way you have it). Things also may change a bit if the results are according to current Pairwise, rather than conference standings; for example, BU is ranked just ahead of UConn in Pairwise, and Quinnipiac just ahead of Clarkson.

Often the conference standings are a better predictor, though.

It sounds like I swapped Cornell and Colgate...again.
 
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