College Hockey Pickem

[Dylan33]

Good start to the tourney--UMD 2, Union 0

We have a wide range of champions picked, it'd pretty cool....19 guys inthe group...7 different champions.

UND- 9

Miami-3

Denver- 2

UMD- 2

Michigan-1

BC- 1

Yale-1

My only hope is that you guys that picked UND will be out after round 1...nothing worse than a UND fan!

[cbrooks]

O come on Dylan. Got to be loyal to the WCHA.

[solbes]

It's 50% UND picks and 50% everyone else. Nice!

[cbrooks]

Only one person picked BC. Rich has got to be happy about that.

[solbes]

Wow, 3 guys picked CC to beat BC. I would have guessed 0 or 1. Bear55, TSteich10, and archerystud. Clairvoyant!

My St Louis bracket is completely dead. Still seeing BC fly home so early is a treat.

[archerystud]

Yeah but that game killed my tiebreaker, wasn't expecting CC to net 8!

And it's never bad to see a Hockey Least team heading home.

[scsavre]

Tie breakers are for children, I am the only one who picked Michigan.

[solbes]

Michigan might have their hands full tonight. I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!

[brmuskie]

May the Schwartz be with you!

[Bear55]

Yeah but that game killed my tiebreaker

At least you put in a tiebreaker, I swear I put in 93 but it didn't take and by the time I figured it out I was stuck with a big fat zero.

I am also pretty surprised there were a couple others that picked CC over BC, looks like a few more bracket busting upsets today with UNH over Miami and WM up on Denver.

[archerystud]

Only missed one pick so far........ too bad it's the team I had winning it all. OUCH!!

[scsavre]

Im still alive.

[cbrooks]

Bear, how did you ever see CC beating BC?

[Bear55]

Lucky I guess, you kind of knew there were going to be some upsets. I like the way CC played against the Sioux and they are the same kind of small speedy team that could throw BC's game back in their face. I don't think anyone expected a blowout.

I almost picked New Hampshire for an upset too but chickened out.

Should be a good one today, anyone else see another OT game between the Sioux and Denver?

[cbrooks]

Not to take anything away from Denver but I'm very confident in UND today. The last time they played UND didn't bring there average game that day. They didn't have a few players in that line up either.

[End of the Line]

I hope your right brooks. The Sioux came out very flat against RPI and their first power play was pathetic. I thought much of the game they just didn't look sharp. I love the Sioux, but an effort like that against Denver isn't going to cut it. This is also the most neutral ice that Denver has seen all year against the Sioux too. I liked to see the Dogs and the Sioux at the end.

[TSteich]

I was pretty confident in my pick of CC upsetting BC for a few reasons. the biggest one was that they played tough against what may possibly be the best team in the nation, ND. that proved to me they could be a legit contender in the tournament. although their record wasn't the best looking of teams in the tournament, if you look at their matchups in their last 10 games or so you can see they started to click and figure everything out.

this was similar to Western Michigan, all season long the beat or competed with their best competition, and struggled with some of the worse teams which hurt their record. I really wasn't all that surprised to see them keep it close with Denver. Had they matched up against a majority of the teams in the tournament other than DU, I strongly had them under consideration to be an upset team as well.

Merrimack is my only disappointment so far, I expected far more from them. I also considered, and should have, picked New Hampshire over Miami but wasn't quite sure which NH team would show up to play.

[End of the Line]

Well I'd like to see the Bulldog and Sioux match-up one more time!!!!

[Jarrod32]

]Tie breakers are for children, I am the only one who picked Michigan.

I had Michigan in the Frozen Four. Of course, that is the only team that I have correct in the FF. I overestmated Miami. Thought Denver would win the rematch with the Sioux. When I picked Yale over UMD, I really wanted UMD to win...so I was wrong, but happy. I'm sitting not too bad in the standings right now, but I have nothing left...

[cbrooks]

Lets Go Sioux and Bulldogs.

[archerystud]

Lets Go Sioux and Bulldogs.

Agreed, let's go for an all WCHA final.

[Bear55]

Agreed, let's go for an all WCHA final.

Hmmmm I am at a philosophical crossroads, do I cheer for my current conference or my new Big10 conference? One must also take their Pickem bracket into account. I also hate both the Sioux and Michigan, it's a different kind of hate but something one must take into account during these difficult decisions. It's really too bad they both can't lose.

I guess I could hope for a 5OT thriller so the winner is a little physically and mentally worn out for UMD. Go Dogs!

[Shorelunch]

Same here. Not a Notre Dame fan . . . and am not a Bulldog fan. Do I cheer for UMD because they are of WCHA brethren or maybe just a 5OT thriller with the worn down winning team to face North Dakota on Saturday?

[solbes]

Let's not let Michigan-UND go to 5 OT. A man has to eventually go home and get some sleep to attend work on Friday. 4 Overtimes ought to be just about perfect for a win by the Fighting Flicker Tails.

[scsavre]

Let's go wolverines and dogs