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(03-17-2023 06:55 PM)Broncos83 Wrote:  Colgate over Quinnipiac in 2 OTs! Lots of underdogs winning. I assume that’s not good for us if either Cornell or Colgate wins the ECAC? Are we still in decent shape tourney wise given some of these upsets???

Cornell winning wouldn't really matter. Colgate winning would be bad.

I think every underdog had to win this weekend to knock Western out of the tournament. So, in just the games played so far, BU beating Providence probably mathematically clinched our Tourney bid.

For seeding purposes, Cornell losing & Northern winning the CCHA would move us in front of Tech.

CHN's You Are the Committee tool allows you to run every scenario.

I don't think there is one left where Western misses the Tourney.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/yatc.php

(03-17-2023 06:31 PM)Broncodan Wrote:  Winning the penrose regular season continues to be a bad omen for the NCHC tourney.

10 years and no team has ever won both.

Starman said DU accomplished it once (2021). Then mentioned they won the tourney on their home ice.....

(03-17-2023 07:02 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  CHN's You Are the Committee tool allows you to run every scenario.

I don't think there is one left where Western misses the Tourney.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/yatc.php

The scenario mentioned by chn last week is still in play.

(03-17-2023 07:00 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  

(03-17-2023 06:55 PM)Broncos83 Wrote:  Colgate over Quinnipiac in 2 OTs! Lots of underdogs winning. I assume that’s not good for us if either Cornell or Colgate wins the ECAC? Are we still in decent shape tourney wise given some of these upsets???

Cornell winning wouldn't really matter. Colgate winning would be bad.

Cornell losing is the most important result. They lose tonight and we can't miss the tournament no matter how many other upsets there are. If they win their game tonight it opens up the possibility of us missing out with a ton of other things happening.

(03-17-2023 07:33 PM)Bronc33 Wrote:  

(03-17-2023 07:02 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  CHN's You Are the Committee tool allows you to run every scenario.

I don't think there is one left where Western misses the Tourney.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/yatc.php

The scenario mentioned by chn last week is still in play.

You sure BU winning didn't change that? I just tried to replicate those results & we still got in over Cornell.

(03-17-2023 07:47 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  

(03-17-2023 07:33 PM)Bronc33 Wrote:  

(03-17-2023 07:02 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  CHN's You Are the Committee tool allows you to run every scenario.

I don't think there is one left where Western misses the Tourney.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/yatc.php

The scenario mentioned by chn last week is still in play.

You sure BU winning didn't change that? I just tried to replicate those results & we still got in over Cornell.

I just figured it out. I flipped North Dakota & St. Cloud. Then we miss out.

And North Dakota just went up 1-0. Oh great.

Chn probability matrix now has us as 99.4 %. My heart won't make it if we don't get in.

2-1 Nodak.

They’re gonna win the frozen face off.

(03-17-2023 08:53 PM)Broncodan Wrote:  2-1 Nodak.

They’re gonna win the frozen face off.

If they can beat cc

St. Cloud wins in OT.

(03-17-2023 10:29 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  St. Cloud wins in OT.

Thank god

We moved up in the PairWise! #10

The Cornell win causes us to pass Tech.

Still stuff can change but a

7. st Cloud
8. PSU
9. OSU
10. WMU

Will almost certainly have a PSU/SCSU swap putting us against PSU in Allentown.

(03-17-2023 10:42 PM)Doo Wrote:  Still stuff can change but a

7. st Cloud
8. PSU
9. OSU
10. WMU

Will almost certainly have a PSU/SCSU swap putting us against PSU in Allentown.

Minnesota St vs Northern is going to decide if we stay at #10.

If Minnesota St wins, both Minnesota St & Tech move ahead of us in the PairWise. If Northern wins, we stay at #10.

Northern is red hot right now. They can win that game.

The loss against CC doesn't seem to sting nearly as much now that they defeated Denver in the NCHC playoffs. Honestly, I don't care if we are the last team into the NCAA tournament as long as we get in. This is a huge accomplishment for this team since this was supposed to be a rebuilding year.

This team is capable of making a run...let's see how far we can take it.

Honestly, I think WMU having to play a "tougher" first round game and getting a win would do a lot for this teams moral going forward...........