NCAA Tournament Game Thread 3/28

Today's schedule (all times eastern):

2:00 Union v Vermont
4:00 Colgate v Ferris
5:30 Quinnipiac v Providence
8:00 Wisconsin v North Dakota

I have no idea how to stream this stuff while pretending to work.

Update:

ESPNU has the games, and the broadcasting crew includes our own Darren Eliot:

Friday, March 28, 2014


2:00 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Semifinal
(#1) Union vs. (#4) Vermont
Location: Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich

4:30 p.m. on ESPN3: Midwest Region Semifinal
(#2) Ferris State vs. (#3) Colgate
Location: US Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot

5:30 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Semifinal
(#2) Quinnipiac vs. (#3) Providence
Location: Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich

8:00 p.m. on ESPNU: Midwest Region Semifinal
(#1) Wisconsin vs. (#4) North Dakota
Location: US Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot

I'm surprised Milbury isn't making an appearance for his alma mater Colgate.

Hmm... the Union game does not appear on the ESPN stream schedule.

Edit: [espn.go.com])

Hatch shorty 4 mins in, Union 1-0.

UVM ppg, 1-1.

Nice control in front by Novak, 2-1 Union.

Ouch: Ghost gets destroyed with a knee against the boards

Trotsky
Nice control in front by Novak, 2-1 Union.

I want that powerplay next season, alternating Hilbrich and Kubiak for the screen.

Trotsky
Update:

ESPNU has the games, and the broadcasting crew includes our own Darren Eliot:

Friday, March 28, 2014


2:00 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Semifinal
(#1) Union vs. (#4) Vermont
Location: Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich

4:30 p.m. on ESPN3: Midwest Region Semifinal
(#2) Ferris State vs. (#3) Colgate
Location: US Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot

5:30 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Semifinal
(#2) Quinnipiac vs. (#3) Providence
Location: Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich

8:00 p.m. on ESPNU: Midwest Region Semifinal
(#1) Wisconsin vs. (#4) North Dakota
Location: US Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot

I'm surprised Milbury isn't making an appearance for his alma mater Colgate.

Isn't Milbury under contract with NBC at this point?

I'm more surprised by the inclusion of Kessenich. He probably met some Canadians at some point in his life, but is he at all knowledgeable about hoey?

Josh '99
I'm more surprised by the inclusion of Kessenich. He probably met some Canadians at some point in his life, but is he at all knowledgeable about hoey?

I'd say he's very knowledgeable about "ho[o]ey."

Scersk '97

Josh '99
I'm more surprised by the inclusion of Kessenich. He probably met some Canadians at some point in his life, but is he at all knowledgeable about hoey?

I'd say he's very knowledgeable about "ho[o]ey."

What an odd typo I made.

Josh '99

Scersk '97

Josh '99
I'm more surprised by the inclusion of Kessenich. He probably met some Canadians at some point in his life, but is he at all knowledgeable about hoey?

I'd say he's very knowledgeable about "ho[o]ey."

What an odd typo I made.

I blame fatigue from having to deal with "cosuers" all the time.

Scersk '97

Josh '99

Scersk '97

Josh '99
I'm more surprised by the inclusion of Kessenich. He probably met some Canadians at some point in his life, but is he at all knowledgeable about hoey?

I'd say he's very knowledgeable about "ho[o]ey."

What an odd typo I made.

I blame fatigue from having to deal with "cosuers" all the time.

Union's 3rd goal was very pretty. Though scored on the PP, not a typical PPG in that the goal was scored on the rush in, rather than after being set up in the zone.

Rita
Union's 3rd goal was very pretty. Though scored on the PP, not a typical PPG in that the goal was scored on the rush in, rather than after being set up in the zone.

Also not typical in that it was actually deflected in by a Vermont player.

andyw2100

Rita
Union's 3rd goal was very pretty. Though scored on the PP, not a typical PPG in that the goal was scored on the rush in, rather than after being set up in the zone.

Also not typical in that it was actually deflected in by a Vermont player.

From my low def/low res tv and eyeballs, it looked like Union got the deflection. Sorry about that.

Union's favorite score is 5-2.

(Holding nose) Let's go 'gate.

7 consecutive ECAC wins vs non-ECAC teams in the last two tournaments.

Trotsky
7 consecutive ECAC wins vs non-ECAC teams in the last two tournaments.

This is really good for Cornell.

Jordan 04

Trotsky
7 consecutive ECAC wins vs non-ECAC teams in the last two tournaments.

This is really good for Cornell [says Bearlover].

Jordan 04

Trotsky
7 consecutive ECAC wins vs non-ECAC teams in the last two tournaments.

This is really good for Cornell.

The non-Cornell ECAC has now won 9 games between 2013 and the opening game of 2014.

If you exclude Cornell, the league accounted for 9* wins between 1992 and 2012. Cornell won 8 between 1992 and 2012.

* Includes win by UVm in '96.

Chris '03

Jordan 04

Trotsky
7 consecutive ECAC wins vs non-ECAC teams in the last two tournaments.

This is really good for Cornell.

The non-Cornell ECAC has now won 9 games between 2013 and the opening game of 2014.

If you exclude Cornell, the league accounted for 9* wins between 1992 and 2012. Cornell won 8 between 1992 and 2012.

* Includes win by UVm in '96.

And all of that means way less now that the other ECAC schools have surpassed us. Also it's interesting to note that during the "glory days" of Mike Schafer that we on these boards hold in such high regard, Cornell was actually less successful than multiple ECAC teams have been in the past few years.

Thank you Providence/Ferris State, though!

Union will defend the conference honor alone. Colgate loses 1-0 to Ferris State in a game very reminiscent of our loss 2 years ago, and Q is getting destroyed by Providence 4-zip late in the 2nd.

did not expect this from Q. Not that I expected an easy battle or anything, but I didn't expect a complete domination from Providence over Q.

Trotsky
Union will defend the conference honor alone. Colgate loses 1-0 to Ferris State in a game very reminiscent of our loss 2 years ago, and Q is getting destroyed by Providence 4-zip late in the 2nd.

Sorry "Union" and "Honor" do not go together, at least until someone else hires B*nnett.

ursusminor

Trotsky
Union will defend the conference honor alone. Colgate loses 1-0 to Ferris State in a game very reminiscent of our loss 2 years ago, and Q is getting destroyed by Providence 4-zip late in the 2nd.

Sorry "Union" and "Honor" do not go together, at least until someone else hires B*nnett.

Just remember, RPI, Cornell and Union together make up Ned-a-tron.

Wisco-NoDak tied at 1 after 1 in a very entertaining game.

Trotsky

ursusminor

Trotsky
Union will defend the conference honor alone. Colgate loses 1-0 to Ferris State in a game very reminiscent of our loss 2 years ago, and Q is getting destroyed by Providence 4-zip late in the 2nd.

Sorry "Union" and "Honor" do not go together, at least until someone else hires B*nnett.

Just remember, RPI, Cornell and Union together make up Ned-a-tron.

But Union was the only one that ditched him.

ursusminor

Trotsky

ursusminor

Trotsky
Union will defend the conference honor alone. Colgate loses 1-0 to Ferris State in a game very reminiscent of our loss 2 years ago, and Q is getting destroyed by Providence 4-zip late in the 2nd.

Sorry "Union" and "Honor" do not go together, at least until someone else hires B*nnett.

Just remember, RPI, Cornell and Union together make up Ned-a-tron.

But Union was the only one that ditched him.

Ned actually resigned at Union, after he, the university president who hired him and the hockey team were the focal point of a large and nasty controversy over the importance of athletics at Union. The straw that broke the camel's back was when someone in the administration leaked the grades of certain hockey players to the school newspaper which published them. If I remember correctly, four players who were going to be put on academic probation and not play for a semester found out about it from the newspaper before they or Ned were informed. Ned felt that if he removed himself it might take the heat off his players.

Trotsky
Wisco-NoDak tied at 1 after 1 in a very entertaining game.

NDak scores 2 ENGs and beats Wisconsin 5-2. Ironically, it was Wisconsin winning the Big 6/10/12/14 title (rather than Ohio State) that gave NDak the last at large bid.