NCAA Regionals

[RichH]

6-5 Providence now with 1:33 to go. The Friars just haven't been able to hit the empty net.

Yes, and when I saw that PC player heading toward an ENG, I couldn't help but flash back to Randy Wilson & wonder why the current PC player didn't skate the puck right to the net (instead of shooting from a ways out).   Apparently, he's not read the PC hockey history books....

If I were a PC hockey fan, I'd make sure that all copies of the PC history book had that page ripped out and burned.

[jkahn]

6-5 Providence now with 1:33 to go. The Friars just haven't been able to hit the empty net.

Yes, and when I saw that PC player heading toward an ENG, I couldn't help but flash back to Randy Wilson & wonder why the current PC player didn't skate the puck right to the net (instead of shooting from a ways out).   Apparently, he's not read the PC hockey history books....

If I were a PC hockey fan, I'd make sure that all copies of the PC history book had that page ripped out and burned.

and a year later, they took a 5-2 lead against us early in the 3rd period of the ECAC semi-final, and we came back with 4 3rd period goals to win 6-5.

[RichH]

RIT, reminiscent of 2010 over Denver in Albany!

I was about to jump all over their press release in my Facebook feed claiming it's the first time #16 has beaten #1, but apparently it's true since Holy Cross in 2006 and RIT in 2010 were #15s. (I assume Bemidji State in 2009 as well but I didn't check that one since it has bad associations.)

And I had it in my head that Yale was a #16 in 2013, because Niagara had been highly ranked that year. Looking it up, I see Canisius won the AHA tournament and was the #16, giving that league 2 teams in the NCAAs.

[Jim Hyla]

Harvard takes 2 penalties in the final 6:30 to ensure their loss.  21 years since their last tourny win.

"One-and-Done U."  (Quite pleased I haven't had to use that in a while, but I haven't forgotten)

There was a possibility of having 3 of the 4 teams in Boston be Boston teams (Beanpot II). I was cheering for them all to get shut-out, because that would have been rich. In the end, we're left with the least distasteful (to me) one.

Except for anyone who wants to sell their tickets, it's a good deal. The NCAA exchange doesn't have any in our section, but even those on the ends are $350-$500, and ours at StubHub are $450. These are for All-Session tickets. Not a bad markup.

[Trotsky]

Harvard takes 2 penalties in the final 6:30 to ensure their loss.  21 years since their last tourny win.

"One-and-Done U."  (Quite pleased I haven't had to use that in a while, but I haven't forgotten)

There was a possibility of having 3 of the 4 teams in Boston be Boston teams (Beanpot II). I was cheering for them all to get shut-out, because that would have been rich. In the end, we're left with the least distasteful (to me) one.

Providence counts as an honorary Boston team going by the sheer loathsomeness of the locals.  

I'll be rooting for the Sioux on the principle of "least recruiting overlap."

[Dafatone]

Harvard takes 2 penalties in the final 6:30 to ensure their loss.  21 years since their last tourny win.

"One-and-Done U."  (Quite pleased I haven't had to use that in a while, but I haven't forgotten)

There was a possibility of having 3 of the 4 teams in Boston be Boston teams (Beanpot II). I was cheering for them all to get shut-out, because that would have been rich. In the end, we're left with the least distasteful (to me) one.

Providence counts as an honorary Boston team going by the sheer loathsomeness of the locals.  

I'll be rooting for the Sioux on the principle of "least recruiting overlap."

Ugh.  Screw Ralph Engelstad and screw Worst Dakota.  I'd root for most diseases over ND.

[Swampy]

Harvard takes 2 penalties in the final 6:30 to ensure their loss.  21 years since their last tourny win.

"One-and-Done U."  (Quite pleased I haven't had to use that in a while, but I haven't forgotten)

There was a possibility of having 3 of the 4 teams in Boston be Boston teams (Beanpot II). I was cheering for them all to get shut-out, because that would have been rich. In the end, we're left with the least distasteful (to me) one.

Providence counts as an honorary Boston team going by the sheer loathsomeness of the locals.  

I'll be rooting for the Sioux on the principle of "least recruiting overlap."

Ugh.  Screw Ralph Engelstad and screw Worst Dakota.  I'd root for most diseases over ND.

I'm going for UNO on the grounds of it being the least obnoxious. It's a lesser of evils thing.

[Trotsky]

If BU or Providence can win it all, the East will have 4 straight champions for the first time ever.  The West's record streak is 12, ended by Cornell in 1967.

[Jim Hyla]

Looks like the format for 2017 stays the same.

[jtwcornell91]

RIT, reminiscent of 2010 over Denver in Albany!

I was about to jump all over their press release in my Facebook feed claiming it's the first time #16 has beaten #1, but apparently it's true since Holy Cross in 2006 and RIT in 2010 were #15s. (I assume Bemidji State in 2009 as well but I didn't check that one since it has bad associations.)

Things I did not know (but should have guessed): someone combined the Holy Cross Homer Call audio with the ESPN video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnRfpcc3LZA