Clarkson 2 v. SCSU 1 (F) and other 3/28 games

jkahn · March 28, 2008, 10:02:46 PM

Michigan wins 5-1.
Niagara got its goal with about 4 minutes left to make it 4-1, and Michigan finished with an empty net goal.

Al DeFlorio · March 28, 2008, 10:06:03 PM

Shots on goal 40-25 for Clarkson.

Rita · March 28, 2008, 10:16:41 PM

[quote Jacob '06]The announcers for this regional are pretty bad. Clarkson took an early penalty on an odd man rush but looked really good on the kill. If they continue to play physical to counter the speed of SCSU they should do well in this game.[/quote]

The third man stationed by the benches in the Albany Regional is Cap Raeder, former New England Whaler (and UNH) goalie and my favorite Whaler when I was about 8 years old. In fact, my first hockey jersey ever was a #35 Cap Raedar jersey. He may not be the best color guy, but I do appreciate the trip down memory lane. ::innocent::

jkahn · March 28, 2008, 10:33:08 PM

[quote Rita]

The third man stationed by the benches in the Albany Regional is Cap Raeder, former New England Whaler (and UNH) goalie and my favorite Whaler when I was about 8 years old. In fact, my first hockey jersey ever was a #35 Cap Raedar jersey. He may not be the best color guy, but I do appreciate the trip down memory lane. ::innocent::[/quote]
and to throw in a little trivia: in 1974 Cap's UNH team was the first #1 seed to lose in the ECAC quarter-finals, to RPI 7-6 in overtime. This result actually hurt #4 Cornell, as we had to then play #3 BU in the semis, a team most thought to be better than #1 UNH. The top four were within about 1 1/2 games that year.

Rita · March 28, 2008, 10:41:47 PM

MSU 0 v. CC 0 at the end of the 1st period.

Rita · March 28, 2008, 11:39:37 PM

Break up the CCHA! MSU scores 3 times in the second to take a 3-0 lead at the end of 2 periods.

Jim Hyla · March 28, 2008, 11:41:25 PM

MSU 3- CC 0 end of 2. That ice seems huge; so much room behind the net.

Trotsky · March 29, 2008, 12:25:19 AM

4 mins to go, 3-1 MSU. Great night for the CCHA; terrible night for the WCHA.

Rita · March 29, 2008, 12:30:19 AM

[quote Trotsky]4 mins to go, 3-1 MSU. Great night for the CCHA; terrible night for the WCHA.[/quote]

Not that there is anything wrong with that!

Under 90 seconds left and MSU just hit the post on an ENG attempt.

Rita · March 29, 2008, 12:37:06 AM

Wow, I guess the west region was indeed the "bracket of death"; both the #1 and #2 seeds went down.

Colorado College lost at home to Michigan State 3-1. The MSU D blocked quite a few shots in the final period.

At least it will not be an "all-WCHA" Frozen Four! :-)

RichH · March 29, 2008, 01:43:20 AM

[quote Rita]At least it will not be an "all-WCHA" Frozen Four! :-)[/quote]

The only proper response is:

::banana:: ::banana:: ::banana:: ::banana:: ::banana:: ::banana::

Al DeFlorio · March 29, 2008, 08:31:59 AM

[quote Rita]Wow, I guess the west region was indeed the "bracket of death"; both the #1 and #2 seeds went down.

Colorado College lost at home to Michigan State 3-1. The MSU D blocked quite a few shots in the final period.

At least it will not be an "all-WCHA" Frozen Four! :-)[/quote]
Game sounded like a replay of the Cornell-CC game in the regionals: CC dominated the first period and then went into the tank.

billhoward · March 29, 2008, 08:40:56 AM

[Thread drift] Tough times for Colorado Collage: 5-3 to start the decade in NCAA play, now 5-6 with a seminfinal loss in 2005, then first round exits to Cornell (3-2) in 2006 and 3-1 this year to Michigan State. No NCAA title since 1957. At least somebody's having worse luck than us in the titles department. http://www.coloradocollege.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/Hockey/history/ncaa/

As long as we're not playing against them, you want to root for a small school like CC with good academics if for no other reason than the NCAA doesn't like small schools being so good in D1 sports. Eg Clarkson, RPI (sort of small), Johns Hopkins, Hobart. Davidson may fall into that category, too. (The website is still a bit unsettled by their hoops success: four home page tabs are Athletics | Academics | USA Today | Bookstore ... the third link being to some basketball stories.)

I believe the NCAA has clamped down on other schools being allowed in the future to go D1 in just a single sport.

Will · March 29, 2008, 09:01:12 AM

[quote billhoward]I believe the NCAA has clamped down on other schools being allowed in the future to go D1 in just a single sport.[/quote]

I think it's more that D-III schools won't be allowed to go D-I in a single sport and award scholarships in that sport, save for the few that have been grandfathered in. In hockey, this includes RPI, St. Lawrence, Clarkson, and Colorado College.

mnagowski · March 29, 2008, 11:04:07 AM

[quote billhoward]Davidson may fall into that category, too. (The website is still a bit unsettled by their hoops success: four home page tabs are Athletics | Academics | USA Today | Bookstore ... the third link being to some basketball stories.)[/quote]

I was interested in that very same question last night, and it turns out that Davidson is Division I in 21 sports, not just men's basketball. So that means over 25% of each class is a varsity athlete in the Southern Conference, which admittedly isn't known for its athletic prowess, save for Davidson basketball and the fact that Appalachian State beat Michigan this year in football.

Yep. That's a mouthful.