2023 NCAA Tournament: Regionals

[Jackal307]

If anybody needs a place to crash we have a queen bed in our toy room in north shore that's up for grabs, it's about 30-40 min to manchester

[Robb]

360 miles Ithaca to Manchester NH for the NCAA Regional to play the defending national champ. 300 miles for us coming out of Metro NY (NJ).

Allentown or Bridgeport would've been fine. Manchester is a reach for Cornell fans unless they're well into New England (Westport and Greenwich don't count).

Jeff Schulman, Vermont athletic director and chair of the NCAA hockey committee (the guy on video with dry-cleaning hanging on the wall in the corner of the screen), said in-person attendance played some role in team placement, in which case Cornell might've been in Allentown else Bridgeport.

But we also came a little too close to not being in the tournament at all. So any region is good.


PS 2024 regionals below. Maryland?

• Maryland Heights Regional: Centene Community Ice Center, Maryland Heights, Mo.
• Providence Regional: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.
• Sioux Falls Regional: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Springfield Regional: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass.

• Frozen Four: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.

Who do I have to bribe to get us placed in Sioux Falls?

forget that - who do I have to bribe to get us to St. Paul?

[jtwcornell91]

its the 2nd game at dinner time.. the loser of game 1 is leaving, the winner most are gonna go celebrate. how many is Denver bringing on a thursday. its at best 1/3 full.

I still remember the 2005 semifinal in Columbus, when DU and CC brought about 60 fans between them. ::uhoh::

[ice]

This is it.

[Trotsky]

Can't be.  St. Cloud wins a game

[Trotsky]

Fun Ian Shane stats:

Last 28 days:

GAA: 0.79
Sv%: .959

[617BigRed]

Who is going to be up in Manchester for the game on Thursday?
Would be nice to meet / sit with some forum regulars if any there...

[Todd R]

Also on ESPN+

Are you sure or should I upgrade my cable 4 days earlier than planned.

Edit:
I see it listed so I'll delay the "upgrade".

I watched the selection show late last night on demand on ESPN+, and I noticed that all the tournament games, including ours, is listed in the "live & upcoming" section on the ESPN+ app on my Apple TV (and on my app on iPhone).  So, it looks like you may not need to upgrade your cable at all.  Awesome for those of us on the other side of the country.  Those of you within a 6 hour drive of Manchester are still expected to be there live.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

This is it.

Sorry, I don't see Penn State getting by Michigan Tech.

[Beeeej]

CHN's Manchester Regional preview:

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2023/03/22_NCAA-Tournament-Manchester.php

[Weder]

There will be a watch party at Lynah on Thursday:
https://cornellbigredtickets.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=5554

[jtwcornell91]

This is it.

Sorry, I don't see Penn State getting by Michigan Tech.

Michigan Tech vs Penn State is basically a battle for the soul of college hockey.

[BearLover]

CHN's Manchester Regional preview:

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2023/03/22_NCAA-Tournament-Manchester.php

Based on what I've read about its defensive dominance, Denver sounds like what a Schafer team would look like if it had the talent level of Harvard but maintained the current Cornell systems.

[adamw]

CHN's Manchester Regional preview:

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2023/03/22_NCAA-Tournament-Manchester.php

Based on what I've read about its defensive dominance, Denver sounds like what a Schafer team would look like if it had the talent level of Harvard but maintained the current Cornell systems.

Since I see them plenty - this is fairly accurate. 99.7% accurate if you will.

But seriously folks ... Denver rarely has the 1st and 2nd round type of talent that Michigan, Minnesota and even Harvard has. At least not in their forward group. But they have a ton of next-tier talent, and are very solid up and down the lineup in every way. And their coaching staff is fantastic.

This is what makes it a very tough matchup for Cornell. In some ways, a team like Michigan would be easier, since you can play their opposite style and --- possibly --- on a good day, shut them down, while they leave you with chances. I don't expect Denver to make those kinds of mistakes and leave those kinds of openings. I actually give Harvard a ton of credit for what they did in the semis vs. Cornell, because they played in ways they haven't always proven they can do in the past. This is what Denver does regularly, however.

[Dafatone]

This is one of those "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills" moments.

We're 8th in college hockey in goals per game. We're a very, very, very good offense. We're 2nd in goals allowed per game, which is better than 8th, but we're still 8th in goals. Now, we are at the top of a pretty close pile in the rankings. We put up 3.41 per game, Harvard is 8th at 3.76. Another 0.35 below would put us at a tie with two other teams for 21st.

Regardless, we score a lot! I feel like we've struggled the most the last couple years with defensive-minded physical teams who outwork and outmuscle us in the creases. We skate well with the high-powered teams we've seen (Harvard two of the three games, Q all but one period, BU, UConn).

People keep saying that we're a low-offense all-defense team. The numbers and the eye test don't bear that out.