Bracketology Starts

[Jim Hyla]

Here we go............

The first article.

And his results:

This week's brackets

Midwest Regional (Allentown):
16 Canisius vs. 1 Notre Dame
12 Penn State vs. 6 Denver

East Regional (Bridgeport):
14 Minnesota Duluth vs. 2 Clarkson
9 Providence vs. 7 Western Michigan

West Regional (Sioux Falls):
15 Minnesota vs. 3 St. Cloud State
10 North Dakota vs. 8 Minnesota State

Northeast Regional (Worcester):
13 Northeastern vs. 4 Cornell
11 Omaha vs. 5 Ohio State

Conference breakdowns

NCHC — 6
Big Ten — 4
ECAC Hockey — 2
Hockey East — 2
WCHA — 1
Atlantic Hockey – 1

And in the article he shows last year's final bracket vs. his first one. Basically, whatever happens in the beginning has little relevance to the final. Although, from the beginning, he did predict we'd be in Manchester.

[Give My Regards]

All right, before we go much farther with this, I have to say -- and I suspect it's already been said, but it bears repeating -- Allentown cannot host the "Midwest" Regional because Allentown is not "Midwest".  Allentown is farther east than Ithaca is.  It needs to be called the "Mideast" Regional.

[upprdeck]

i think it was a typo.  it was changed in the story a couple times.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Allentown is the Midwest Regional.  The typo was that Cornell is being put in the Northeast Regional, not the Midwest.

FWIW, my bracketology came out slightly different, because I assumed that because Notre Dame was flying no matter where they went, they did not have to be in the closest regional

Worcester:
1  Notre Dame vs 16 Canisius
7  WMU vs 9 Providence

Bridgeport
2  Clarkson vs 15 Duluth
8  Minn. State vs 11 Omaha  

Sioux Falls
3  St. Cloud vs 14 Minnesota
5  Ohio State vs 10 NoDak

Allentown
4  Cornell vs 13 Northeaastern
6  Denver vs 12 Penn State

Mind you, this is wishful thinking on my part, because I REALLY want us to be in Allentown, but so be it.  However as long as we can stay in the top 4 and so can St. Cloud, I'd be happy since we'd never end up in Sioux Falls in that case.

[Trotsky]

I can drive to Allentown.  I'm cool with that.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I can drive to Allentown.  I'm cool with that.

I can walk to Allentown.  Mind you, the arena is about 2.5 miles from me, and it's mostly uphill.

[Dafatone]

There's a part of me hoping that we wind up in Sioux Falls because I live nearby.

I mean, we won't, unless the landscape really changes. And I'd rather see us somewhere where our fans could attend. But if it happened, I'd be there.

[ugarte]

I can drive to Allentown.  I'm cool with that.

I can walk to Allentown.  Mind you, the arena is about 2.5 miles from me, and it's mostly uphill.

both ways

[Trotsky]

I can drive to Allentown.  I'm cool with that.

I can walk to Allentown.  Mind you, the arena is about 2.5 miles from me, and it's mostly uphill.

I used to have a 12 minute walk to the Gahden.  And then we moved the ECACs to LP.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I can drive to Allentown.  I'm cool with that.

I can walk to Allentown.  Mind you, the arena is about 2.5 miles from me, and it's mostly uphill.

both ways

Actually, you go uphill on 7th St. to Tilghman St., it's level for about 2 blocks to about Liberty St., and then 7th goes downhill to Linden where the arena is.

So...uh, yeah.

[drs48]

.....with you Jeff. That would be great....not just Baker.

[Jim Hyla]

This week's brackets

Midwest Regional (Allentown):
16 Canisius vs. 1 Notre Dame
9 Minnesota vs. 8 Western Michigan

East Regional (Bridgeport):
15 Boston College vs. 2 Cornell
11 Minnesota Duluth vs. 7 Ohio State

West Regional (Sioux Falls):
13 Northeastern vs. 3 St. Cloud State
12 North Dakota vs. 6 Minnesota State

Northeast Regional (Worcester):
14 Omaha vs. 4 Clarkson
10 Providence vs. 5 Denver
Conference breakdowns

NCHC — 6
Big Ten — 3
Hockey East — 3
ECAC Hockey — 2
WCHA — 1
Atlantic Hockey – 1

This week's movement:

Out: Penn State

In: Boston College

[Beeeej]

This week's brackets

Midwest Regional (Allentown):
16 Canisius vs. 1 Notre Dame
9 Minnesota vs. 8 Western Michigan

East Regional (Bridgeport):
15 Boston College vs. 2 Cornell
11 Minnesota Duluth vs. 7 Ohio State

West Regional (Sioux Falls):
13 Northeastern vs. 3 St. Cloud State
12 North Dakota vs. 6 Minnesota State

Northeast Regional (Worcester):
14 Omaha vs. 4 Clarkson
10 Providence vs. 5 Denver
Conference breakdowns

NCHC — 6
Big Ten — 3
Hockey East — 3
ECAC Hockey — 2
WCHA — 1
Atlantic Hockey – 1

This week's movement:

Out: Penn State

In: Boston College

I would be just fine with this.

[Trotsky]

Cornell needs to start "hosting" Albany regionals, whatever that bullsh-t entails.  Ideally hosting would be banned, but while we still have this stupid system we might as well use it.

[CU2007]

Cornell needs to start "hosting" Albany regionals, whatever that bullsh-t entails.  Ideally hosting would be banned, but while we still have this stupid system we might as well use it.

What are the criteria for a host city? There's an AHL rink and lots of hotels in Syracuse, Rochester, etc.

Elmira? Binghamton?