Opponents News 2: Hockey's the Reason for the Season

[Beeeej]

Q didn't look very good on Tuesday but they were good enough to wallop Clarkson tonight apparently.

And provided a cautionary tale on what happens when a weaker team gets the better of a team near the top of the PWR in even a single game. Clarkson's down from #4 to #7 (while Quinnipiac's rise from #37 to #34 certainly doesn't help as much as Clarkson's slip hurts).

and now there's another example

We're only down to #3, though. So far.

Down to #4 with Denver's win.

[ugarte]

Q didn't look very good on Tuesday but they were good enough to wallop Clarkson tonight apparently.

And provided a cautionary tale on what happens when a weaker team gets the better of a team near the top of the PWR in even a single game. Clarkson's down from #4 to #7 (while Quinnipiac's rise from #37 to #34 certainly doesn't help as much as Clarkson's slip hurts).

and now there's another example

We're only down to #3, though. So far.

Down to #4 with Denver's win.

USCHO is showing us tied in comparisons with Denver but ahead on RPI; CHN has us in 4th.

[French Rage]

I like #4.  Gets us a top seed and avoids the target of #1 overall.  The perfect sleeper ranking!!1!

[Iceberg]

The Beanpot starts today at 5 PM with BC/Northeastern and then BU/Harvard later. The best case scenario would probably be BU or Harvard winning against Northeastern in the final.

[Beeeej]

The Beanpot starts today at 5 PM with BU/Harvard. That game probably won't do much for the pairwise, but I imagine if either team wins the championship that would provide a boost. Best scenario I would imagine is either one of them facing Northeastern in the final and winning.

From my tweaking, it looks like a Harvard victory over either Northeastern or BC in the final puts us back up to #3 in the PWR - and as far as I can tell, no other result lifts us out of #4, but I'm not 100% sure I tried all the combos.

[TimV]

Hilarious Beanpot moment:  halfway through the 2nd period announcers are reading a commercial deploring baldness and promoting a hair replacement product while the camera pans over to Ted Donato's gleaming pate.::banana::

[abmarks]

The Bu Harvard beanpot game is a super entertaining up and down track meet heading into the second overtime right now.  If you are up and have access to 5he game, definitely time in. NESN 851 IN  boston.

Also, currently back to 3 in the pwr after northeastern beat bc in the flat game.

[Swampy]

BU beats Harvard.

If I understand PWR correctly, it would have been more helpful to us had Harvard won because we beat them twice but BU only once.

Still, it feels good whenever Harvard loses. It also feels good when BU loses, but this is based on a rivalry that peaked about 50 years ago.

Since we often don't care who wins BU/Harvard matchup, it's one in which we often can't lose.

[Beeeej]

BU beats Harvard.

If I understand PWR correctly, it would have been more helpful to us had Harvard won because we beat them twice but BU only once.

Still, it feels good whenever Harvard loses. It also feels good when BU loses, but this is based on a rivalry that peaked about 50 years ago.

Since we often don't care who wins BU/Harvard matchup, it's one in which we often can't lose.

I wasn't watching the numbers live, but if Northeastern's win put us in #3, BU's win dropped us back down to #4. And what should be the best result for us next Monday, Harvard and BU wins, doesn't do enough to put us back up to #3 on its own.

Plenty of other games between now and then, though, including a couple of important ones for us. So just win.

[Jim Hyla]

This will probably need its own thread soon, but the bottom just fell out of an opponent's season. Anyone who thought SLU's struggles couldn't get any worse was mistaken.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2017/12/06_St-Lawrence-Hires-Firm-to.php

According to Adam's story, it's more allegations about Mark Morris again.

And the answer is, It's no big deal at SLU.

[Trotsky]

This will probably need its own thread soon, but the bottom just fell out of an opponent's season. Anyone who thought SLU's struggles couldn't get any worse was mistaken.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2017/12/06_St-Lawrence-Hires-Firm-to.php

According to Adam's story, it's more allegations about Mark Morris again.

And the answer is, It's no big deal at SLU.

"Investigation Finds St. Lawrence Winning Again"

[BigRedHockeyFan]

"And the answer is, It's no big deal at SLU."

It's sad that their program kind of fell apart this year.

That said, I hope Cornell wins tonight.

[BigRedHockeyFan]

Alabama Huntsville almost took down Minn-State last night.  Could have been a pairwise plus.  They get another chance tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhFN7KZi2s

[ugarte]

It's sad that their program kind of fell apart this year.

That said, I hope Cornell wins tonight.

SLU has had a good couple of weeks, sweeping the Y/B weekend and pasting Colgate last night 5-2. I hope last week's RPI game was instructive.

[scoop85]

It's sad that their program kind of fell apart this year.

That said, I hope Cornell wins tonight.

SLU has had a good couple of weeks, sweeping the Y/B weekend and pasting Colgate last night 5-2. I hope last week's RPI game was instructive.

"Pasting" Colgate indeed :-}