~~2017-18 Big Ten Hockey Thread~~

[Anonymous Coward]

That ND-MT game was beautiful hockey. I didn't really have a rooting interest, just commenting on the quality of the contest. You have to really feel for Tech, though.
Elsewhere, the #1 overall seed loses to Air Force. By straight seeding, that should have been Michigan's regional, but the M-Northeastern game was moved to Massachusetts given attendance concerns.

[ELA]

#1 seed in UMs regional, Cornell, just lost to Boston U as well

[ELA]

OSU through to the Elite 8 with ND.

[847badgerfan]

I was sad to Mrs. 847's alma mater (SCSU) lose yesterday. It seems like that is their thing though.

[ELA]

UM wins too.  If PSU can win tonight, Big Ten will have half of the Elite 8.  Hell of a turnaround from being a one bid league a couple years ago.

[Anonymous Coward]

#1 seed in UMs regional, Cornell, just lost to Boston U as well
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I was actually hoping for Cornell to top BU. BU isn't just the hottest team in the country, they also have *by far* the most draft picks. They seem poorly coached, I'll admit that (why else did they squeak into the NCAAs?), but they've clearly found good teamwork in the last 2 months. Perfectly rated by resume, they are severely underrated by talent. If I did hockey brackets and knew SCSU wouldn't make it, I'd have BU winning it all.

[Anonymous Coward]

UM wins too.  If PSU can win tonight, Big Ten will have half of the Elite 8.  Hell of a turnaround from being a one bid league a couple years ago.

So true. But as first impressions go, that one will take longer than 2017-2018 to shake from the national dialogue. The vitriol is real and probably deserved. We are close to the only big universities in the country in college hockey. Which always made us outsiders. But at least we used to integrate and play nice. No one needs me to recount the story but by consolidating as a Big Ten conference (which I supported) we kind of showed the middle finger to the rest of the country by forcing their realignment. 
And then to start out with such comprehensive sucking(?)...it's going to take several years like this (likely in quick succession) to overcome that first impression.

[Brutus Buckeye]

The Irish knocked off Providence, putting back to back Frozen Four appearances on the board. 

[Anonymous Coward]

Michigan matches up against ND better than almost anyone. If we last long enough to play a #1 seed, that's a good one to get.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Penn St was the only Big Ten team that didn't survive the first round. 

[Anonymous Coward]

Slightly uncomfortable but I'm pulling hard for OSU over Denver today. I'd like to say it's because I'm not petty and think they may be the nation's most fun offense (which is true), but instead it's because I am petty and always root against Denver and NoDak, because I want Michigan to have the all-time championship record to itself.

[Anonymous Coward]

Michigan with a really soft goal to go up 3-1. The kick plates on these Warchester (I keep forgetting that that's pronounced "Wooster") boards are so inconsistent. That one bounced right off Oettinger's skate into the crease, unopposed.

[Anonymous Coward]

At 6-3 now with 1:43 remaining, it appears Michigan is bound to take back a share of the all-time lead in Frozen Fours (25). That ties BC, which had recently taken back the record.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Ohio State beat Denver 5-1. 

The Buckeyes get Duluth in the Frozen Four, Notre Dame and Michigan in the other semifinal. 

So three of the four teams are from the Big Ten's CCHA Division.