2004 frozen four

[rhovorka]

Robb Newman wrote:

(say, the Red Wings joined the ECAC), even they would only have a (.99)^22 = 80% chance of going undefeated in a 22 game season.  

Try telling this to certain WCHA fans over on USCHO.

[Al DeFlorio]

Rich Hovorka '96 wrote:

Robb Newman wrote:

(say, the Red Wings joined the ECAC), even they would only have a (.99)^22 = 80% chance of going undefeated in a 22 game season.  

Try telling this to certain WCHA fans over on USCHO.

I suspect Mankato fans understand, and perhaps a few of the more intelligent and open-minded others.  

As much as we [rightfully] expressed upset at that first-round match-up, in hindsight it was a good thing for Cornell's hockey reputation.  Handling the [tied for] #2 WCHA team with relative ease may have been one of the more important statements made by this year's team.  Another win over a MAAC team--or CHA--would have proved nothing.



Post Edited (05-06-03 07:33)

[Robb]

Rich Hovorka '96 wrote:

Try telling this to certain WCHA fans over on USCHO.

I try to avoid trying to tell them ANYTHING.  Sometime I'm going to try proclaiming that the WCHA is the only hockey that matters, just to see if their knee-jerk reaction is still to disagree with me because I cheer for an ECAC team....   ::screwy::

[Greg Berge]

[q] in hindsight it was a good thing for Cornell's hockey reputation. Handling the [tied for] #2 WCHA team with relative ease may have been one of the more important statements made by this year's team. Another win over a MAAC team--or CHA--would have proved nothing[/q]

You'd think so, and yet I still read on USCHO how the Big Red "played nobody" and "beat BU a couple times before Christmas but that was about it."  ::screwy::

I guess it is no surprise that there are and will always be fans who continue to run Cornell and the ECAC down no matter what.  Al Davis said it best: just win, Baby.

[Jim Hyla]

On the other hand, I'd give the Red Wings a better than 99% chance of winning every game. ::help::

[ugarte]

Jim Hyla '67 wrote:

On the other hand, I'd give the Red Wings a better than 99% chance of winning every game. ::help::

Right on, Jim.  I decided not to post this when I read Robb's post, but I thought it.  I would give the Red Wings a better than 99% chance of going undefeated in the ECAC. Someone else can figure out what that means I think the chances of Detroit winning any individual game are.



Post Edited (05-07-03 00:13)

[DeltaOne81]

99% chance of sweeping a 22 game season = 99.9543271% (approx :-) ) chance in each game

Come on, gimme a hard one ;-).



Post Edited (05-07-03 00:48)

[Robb]

Well, okay, say the ISLANDERS joined the ECAC....  (Sorry, Greg - couldn't resist!)  :-D