Tonight marks the official start of the 2017 - 2018 college hockey season for the UMD Bulldogs. The Bulldogs come in with a lot of holes and unknowns after losing nearly half of the team to graduation or early departures from last year. As the NCAA runner-up the expectations are high, but it could be an up and down season.
Picks
#3 Minnesota Twin Cities @ #6 Minnesota Duluth (Ice-breaker tournament Friday game): How will the Bulldogs' goalie and defensive group play this season is the questions that needs to be answered. Too many unknowns for me to pick them to win. The Gophers look to be strong and will get the win at AMSOIL.
Colorado College @ #RV Vermont: The Tigers are hoping this is the season that they find something, which I think they might. The Catamonts are also coming off a poor season as well. I will pick a split.
#RV Ferris State vs. #20 Western Michigan (home/home): I think the Broncos may be overrated in the preseason polls and with this being a home and home series for these two in-state rivals I am picking a split.
#11 Providence @ #RV Miami: The Friars should be a good team again this year. Miami is still looking to improve with a young team. The home cooking will help the Redhawks earn a split.
#9 St. Cloud State @ #18 Minnesota State Mankato (1 game): Both teams are projected to strong teams. Not much to go on here other than a hunch so, I am pick the Huskies with the win.
#7 North Dakota @ Alaska Anchorage: The Fighting Hawks have much more talents than the Seawolves so unless their body clocks get thrown off they should not have a problem coming out on top. Fighting Hawks sweep.
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Friday, October 6, 2017
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Frozen Four: Quick Preview and Pick
BC, Minneosta - Twin Cities, Ferris State and Union Take it to the Wire
Tonight starts the last chapter to the college hockey season, the Frozen Four. Debate still lingers as to why it is being held in Tampa and what the benefit is to college hockey. But that is not for this article.
Tonight’s games have been maligned and heralded both for being a game of new comers to the Frozen Four (Union vs. Ferris State) and the old timers (BC vs. Minnesota – Twin Cities). The bottom line for me is Boston College is a force to behold. If the Eagles play the same type and level of hockey they did in the regional round, they are hands down your national champion.
One doesn’t have to far into history to find a dominant team on a winning streak that enters the Frozen Four as the favorite and doesn’t perform to expectation.
Take North Dakota last season who entered the Frozen four on a 15 game unbeaten streak, 14-0-1, but lost in the semis to Shawn Hunwick and the Michigan Wolverines. It has been overstated everywhere that this is a one game playoff and anything can happen.
All that being said, I fully expect BC to roll through the tournament and be the national champion. If they don’t, I only see the Gophers being able to beat the Eagles. And if the Gophers do beat BC, I see them losing to Ferris State in the Championship. A game against BC will take too much out of the Gophers to have them finish the deal.
That is my take. All we can do now is sit back and watch it all play out.
Tonight starts the last chapter to the college hockey season, the Frozen Four. Debate still lingers as to why it is being held in Tampa and what the benefit is to college hockey. But that is not for this article.
Tonight’s games have been maligned and heralded both for being a game of new comers to the Frozen Four (Union vs. Ferris State) and the old timers (BC vs. Minnesota – Twin Cities). The bottom line for me is Boston College is a force to behold. If the Eagles play the same type and level of hockey they did in the regional round, they are hands down your national champion.
One doesn’t have to far into history to find a dominant team on a winning streak that enters the Frozen Four as the favorite and doesn’t perform to expectation.
Take North Dakota last season who entered the Frozen four on a 15 game unbeaten streak, 14-0-1, but lost in the semis to Shawn Hunwick and the Michigan Wolverines. It has been overstated everywhere that this is a one game playoff and anything can happen.
All that being said, I fully expect BC to roll through the tournament and be the national champion. If they don’t, I only see the Gophers being able to beat the Eagles. And if the Gophers do beat BC, I see them losing to Ferris State in the Championship. A game against BC will take too much out of the Gophers to have them finish the deal.
That is my take. All we can do now is sit back and watch it all play out.
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