The end

The season was put to an end Sunday with a OT goal (weak at best) by a very determined Sue team. Play was carried most of the game by them. Talk about flat. Did they have nothing left in the tank for these guys? Humm.....NO. They got beat by a better team. Not all around better, just playing their best hockey when it counts.

The off season looks to be a little iffy. Johnson and Goli are more then likely gone. Vannelli and Briggs(ave) graduate. There is talk of Man beast and Barriball leaving. Not to mention Wheeler. I wish the NC$$ would step in and stop this BS by the NHL. They should not be eligible for the DRAFT until the end of their junior year at any given school. Not going to happen!
Greed rules ALL!

So let's look forward to the semi's. Maine got lucky again. How does this team even get to the show? Eastern bias. Michigan St. proved they can play. ND was taken out by them. Look for a close game but State making the trip to the championship.

Next is BC and Suzie. Both teams are on fire. Lammy will need to stand on his head and have the BEST GAME OF HIS LIFE to beat BC. They are a awesome team to watch. This is a rematch from last year. That game was not even close. BC carried the play and coasted to the F4.

GO BC!

Folks we are going to have a NON WCHA team as champion this year.

2 out of 3 ain't bad! LOL! Is it October yet?

Grounded

The flyboys are done! Minny comes ROARING back.

That was not the team I watched last Saturday night. They showed they are ready to play when they need.

SCARY!

At least we don't have to watch the pukes to the West wearing AirForce jerseys.

GO BLUE, Dump the SUE!

Hey...

Drop the puck! Game day baby! Boy was it fun rooting for Maine last night! JBSU lives up to their other name, One and done U. I must point this out, HolyCross has more wins in the NC$$'s then the mullet nation! Should I run out and get my Maine jersey? Nope! CLASS!

Don't know what I was doing picking Clarkson to go past the first round. Oh well 3 pick out of four on the poll at GPL.

Today the Goof's face the flyboy's. They have two very dynamic players. 11 Minnesota boys and 4 goalies. Yes, 4 goalies. As posted earlier the mainly played a weak schedule. They gave a few WCHA teams a scare. Speed will be the key. Dump and grind! RJ is in the lineup, at forward. Let's see if he can get his first.

Today I shed my hatred for Michigan. GO BLUE!

DROP THE PUCK ALREADY!

Photo Credit Jup at GPL

The field is set. The POI head West to face The Air Force team. The selection commitee switched the 15 and 16 seeds around. So overall No. 1, Minnesota get's the 15 seed. The only reason I can see for this is fan draw. The regional is devoid of CC and UD/DU. So Air Force is the draw.
By far the hardest region. Michigan should give Suzie ALL they can handle. Air Force has played CC, UD/DU, ND and Alaska twice. They lost each game, but not by much.

Classic

This was a classic battle between two perennial powers. The Goof's matched Suzie blow for blow. Both teams missed a few scoring opportunities. Both teams took stupid penalties. Both teams were called for the fair share of questionable penalties. I'm sure they were going NUTS over at itsalltherefsfault.com! This is the team we watched during the first half. Got it done with D! Speaking of D, they finally put together a FULL game with no major give aways. Frazzee again looked solid. Does anybody else get nervous with his handling the puck? Every time he venture out to get the biscuit, I cringe.

Kyle deserves the game MVP. He dug and ground the DOT line all night. What can be said about Wheeler? Big time players come up big! Remind you of anybody? Somebody from Suzie's side of the river? Didn't that goal resemble Broten's goal just a tad?

Bracketology. The current selection prognostication is here. It is a shame that they are in the same region. These two teams need to meet in the Frozen Four.

DENVER
1. Minnesota vs. 16. Alabama-Huntsville
8. Michigan vs. 10. North Dakota (to avoid MSU)

GRAND RAPIDS
2. Notre Dame vs. 15. Air Force
7. Boston University vs. 9. Michigan State

ROCHESTER
3. Clarkson vs. 13. Massachusetts (to avoid UNH)
6. St. Cloud State vs. 12. Maine (to avoid BC)

MANCHESTER
4. New Hampshire vs. 14. Miami
5. Boston College vs. 11. St. Lawrence

The Suzie match up with Wolverines looks to be an interesting one. Michigan is 2-1 against WCHA squads. Their only loss was a drubbing by the Goof's 8-2!

Denver is by far the toughest regional. Maybe the selection committee will move them all to Grand Rapids but the field is pretty much set. Have a nice off season Becky!