Road to the Frozen Four

[micropolitan guy]

Defending NCAA champion Denver blew a 3-0, third-period lead in the WCHC finals and lost 4-3 in 2OT to Western Michigan on Saturday night.

Pios will make the NCAA tournament; regional pairings announced at 3 p.m. EDT today. North Dakota and Michigan are the most prominent teams missing.

The field:

• Boston College
• Michigan State
• Maine
• Western Michigan
• Minnesota
• UConn
• Boston University
• Providence
• Denver
• Ohio State
• UMass
• Penn State
• Quinnipiac
• Minnesota State
• Bentley
• Cornell

 

[dixiehack]

I thought I had heard of all the obscure D-I hockey schools but I had to look up Bentley. (Suburban Boston in case you were curious.)

 

[micropolitan guy]

I thought I had heard of all the obscure D-I hockey schools but I had to look up Bentley. (Suburban Boston in case you were curious.)

Atlantic Hockey Association, with Holy Cross, Sacred Heart, Niagara, Canisius, Army, Air Force, RIT, American International, Robert Morris and Mercyhurst. Sort of the WAC of college hockey.

Bentley will be the 16th seed, as it won the conference tournament after finishing third in the regular season behind Holy Cross and Sacred Heart.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Three former Pioneers were playing for the Red Wings top farm club, Grand Rapids of the AHL, this season. D Shai Buium, Zeev's older brother, D Antti Tuomisto and F Carter Mazur, who was called up to Detroit and sustained a dislocated elbow on his second shift

 

[Liut]

Have tickets to the national championship game. No vested interest in the teams. Just looking forward to it.

 

[MileHigh]

Pios have to go east and play Providence, then likely No. 1 BC.

 

[Gutter]

On the women's side, Wisconsin wins another title in a dramatic way.

Down 3-2 in the closing seconds, Ohio State player covers the puck with her glove in the crease … penalty shot awarded.

 

[I Should Coco]

Couldn't tell for sure on my phone, but did the same player who scored on the penalty shot get the game-winner in OT?

Good for the Badgers!

 

[Gutter]

Couldn't tell for sure on my phone, but did the same player who scored on the penalty shot get the game-winner in OT?

Good for the Badgers!

Yes. Kirsten Simms.

 

[Gutter]

The sequence that led to the penalty shot being called.

Gordon Bombay is jealous of that deke.