Tournament Games over the Holidays

[ajec1]

[quote marty][quote ajec1] The idea that penalties should be "balanced" is ridiculous, especially in a game such as this (this idea was talked about recently by the NHL director of officiating as well).[/quote]

But the idea that a tourny could have some balance with regard to the four teams is legitimate.  It's too bad that Minnestota's 3 visitors are all having such poor years.[/quote]

I agree completely, a lack of planning on Don Lucia's part

[Dafatone]

Princeton takes on Denver today.  We can always hope, can't we?

[Chris \'03]

Not a tournament game, but #14 UNH is getting humiliated by Niagara. It's 6-2 in the third at the Whit.

[ajec1]

Union beat Cansius in a snoozefest earlier today 2-0 (one was an empty netter), and the Gophers just won the Mariucci Holiday Classic for the 7th year in a row by beating UMass-Lowell 5-4 (Lowell capitalized on almost every scoring chance, but its hard to win when you get outshot by at least 25). On a side note, Princeton is going to Minneapolis this time next year (Yale follows with BC in 2007).

[ithacat]

[quote Dafatone]Princeton takes on Denver today.  We can always hope, can't we?[/quote]

PU up 3-1 with less than 3:00 to go in the 3rd. PU is on a pp.

[ben03]

it's a final PU over DU 4-1

[Al DeFlorio]

So the ECAC's last-place team knocks off Denver in their own tournament tonight, 4-1 with an ENG.

[bigred06]

Princeton upsets Denver 4-1.Biggest upset this year in my mind. ::screwy::

[ugarte]

[quote bigred06]Princeton upsets Denver 4-1.Biggest upset this year in my mind. ::screwy::[/quote]This year? Sounds a bit modest.

[scoop85]

I watched a good portion of the game.  The result was not a fluke.  Princeton more than held their own throughout the game, got solid goaltending from Leroux and capitalized on their opportunities.

[Ken\'70]

[quote ugarte][quote bigred06]Princeton upsets Denver 4-1.Biggest upset this year in my mind. ::screwy::[/quote]This year? Sounds a bit modest.[/quote]

Not that much of an upset.  The unofficial RPI and PWR standings put Denver at 26th in RPI (top 29 are TUC).  So it was a case of a non-TUC beating a barely-TUC; an upset yes, but mild.

Speaking of which...near term rooting interests as far as PWR and the NCAA tournament:

- UMD is 28th in RPI.  Having failed to take care of business against them, this is really hurting us in TUC and COP.  Root against UMD (to drop them from TUC)except for their later season games against UND and MN (for COP purposes).

- Niagara is currently a precarious 27th in RPI.  Root for them the rest of the way, particularly their next two against MN, which is probably the last chance we have to swing that individual comparison to Cornell. A Niagara split would do it, pending MN's season finale against UMD.

- Nebraska-Omaha is currently beating Cornell based on COP.  A Yale win tonight would go a long way to fixing that (along with Cornell beating Yale again on 1/28 and Mich State helping out in their weekend at UNO on 1/20,21)

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote scoop85]I watched a good portion of the game.  The result was not a fluke.  Princeton more than held their own throughout the game, got solid goaltending from Leroux and capitalized on their opportunities.[/quote]
Right.  I didn't see much of the game but Princeton stayed right with Denver during the segments I watched.  They looked good, too, in periods two and three of their win over QU, when they scored six straight to come back from being a couple of goals down.

[jtwcornell91]

And Denver loses to Ferris State in the consy for good measure.

[DeltaOne81]

[quote Ken'70]Not that much of an upset.  The unofficial RPI and PWR standings put Denver at 26th in RPI (top 29 are TUC).  So it was a case of a non-TUC beating a barely-TUC; an upset yes, but mild.[/quote]

Denver may not be a top 10 or 15 or maybe not even 20 team this year, but it was still quite an upset. Even after the game, DU's KRACH was 167 and Princeton's is 51 (this may be back from before the game: source: RPIhockey.net). That gives Denver a better than 75% chance at the win based on previous results this season. Not a miracle on ice, but not mild either.

And Denver taking 4th in the Denver cup is just beautiful

[Al DeFlorio]

UNO ties Yale with 33 seconds to play and then wins in OT, 3-2.:-(