NCAA regionals 2011

[billhoward]

Since Cornell can't be in the NCAAs, good luck to RPI, Union, and Yale. It's about time the ECAC had another team in the title game [edit: final four] (Colgate 1990) or won it all (Harvard 1989). Personally I root for an Ivy League team against anyone else (exception: Harvard vs. Mississipi Reformed Sex Offenders A&M, you'd have to ponder) but you've got to love Colorado College East: little Union with a smart young coach and some players we wish we'd gotten to Ithaca. Then there's the Cornell/Harkness tie to RPI going back a bit (1950s-1960s) and to Union after the unsuccessful NHL stint. And I'm partial to New York State teams. As in 2009 in lacrosse, when four of the six finalist teams (D1 D2 D3) were upstate NY, the fifth was NY State, and the sixth was from Pennsylvania. Southern dominance in lacrosse?

Stacking Yale and Union in the East Regional means there's a good chance of one ECAC team in the Frozen Four. I would've rather seen them meet for the title.

Does anyone think RPI has a chance?

[Trotsky]

Mississipi Reformed Sex Offenders A&M only plays cupcakes.

[Jim Hyla]

As USCHO says "A video worth your eight minutes".

[Scersk '97]

You forget Clarkson, Harvard, and SLU in the final four in 1991, 1994, and 2000, respectively; indeed, you probably meant "in the championship game" in referencing Colgate in 1990.

I am rooting for Union too.  And I'm rooting for RPI to stir up at least some chaos in the WZHA bracket.  (I.e., I don't think they really have a chance.)

Yale?  Eanhhh...  I'm beginning to develop the same sort of dislike for Allain that I had for Mazzolini.  He's comes across as a bit of a dick in post-game commentary, seeming to blame every loss on poor execution by his team—as if the other team had nothing to do with it.  So, I have a hard time rooting for Yale.

[Scersk '97]

Union up 10-1 on shots over UMD in the 1st.  Guess it wasn't just us...  boy, do they remind me of some other team I've seen at some point...  some time ago...

[Trotsky]

Union up 10-1 on shots over UMD in the 1st.  Guess it wasn't just us...  boy, do they remind me of some other team I've seen at some point...  some time ago...

That was on the strength of being up a man for 6 of the first 10 mins.

[Rosey]

Except UMD is now leading 1-0. The only shots that count are the ones that go in.

[Scersk '97]

That was on the strength of being up a man for 6 of the first 10 mins.

True, but they've had better possession 5-on-5 as well.  Now if they can just work on that supposedly fantastic powerplay...  since they're going to need it, as Kyle noted.

[Chris '03]

Union up 10-1 on shots over UMD in the 1st.  Guess it wasn't just us...  boy, do they remind me of some other team I've seen at some point...  some time ago...

That was on the strength of being up a man for 6 of the first 10 mins.

And is Duluth keeps taking cheap shots like that, Union will be up a man all day.

[Jacob '06]

Union has looked awful the last few minutes. Can't seem to get a handle on the puck or put passes together, and went offsides a few times on the power play.

[Scersk '97]

It may be that the power play is where "rust" shows the worst.  It's all about timing; after all, power plays are known for being streaky.

[Scersk '97]

Seems Barry doesn't know his penalty signs.  Slash, Barry, slash.

[Beeeej]

Seems Barry doesn't know his penalty signs.  Slash, Barry, slash.

I caught that, too - but I think if you can forgive mistaking a slash sign for anything, it would certainly be an interference sign.

[Scersk '97]

It's at the point where the Dutchmen are more likely to score a shorty than a power-play goal.

[scoop85]

Union is going to rue missing out on all the PP opportunities.