NCAA 2009 National Championship

[VegasVic]

Hilton lines

Michigan 11/2
North Dakota 15/1
Notre Dame 7/2
Boston U. 11/4
Denver 12/1
Miami-OH 20/1
New Hampshire 20/1
Northeastern 15/1
Vermont 30/1
Princeton 30/1
Cornell 30/1
Minnesota-Duluth 15/1
Ohio St 50/1
Yale 25/1
Air Force 100/1
Bemidji St 200/1

Any opinions?

Forever trying to turn a toothpick into a lumber yard I'm already down on our fighting Falcons at 100/1.

 

[megold]

Any ideas who might make the Frozen Four. They are going to be at the phone booth here in D>C> this year and I'm thingking of going.

 

[FairWarning]

Nice to see lots of TV coverage for this. Heart bet on the Irish at +350. Really shocking to see MSU at the bottom of the CCHA this year.


Boston University was the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, included the University of Notre Dame, the University of Denver and the University of Michigan.

The dates, sites, times and pairings of this year’s championship are as follows:

East Regional, March 27-28
Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Friday, March 27, 3 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU HD
No. 1 Michigan (29-11-0) vs. No. 4 Air Force (27-10-2)

Friday, March 27, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU HD
No. 2 Yale (24-7-2) vs. No. 3 Vermont (20-11-5)


Saturday, March 28, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU HD
East Regional Championship

West Regional, March 27-28
Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Friday, March 27, 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2 HD/ESPN360.com
No. 1 Denver (23-11-5) vs. No. 4 Miami (Ohio) (20-12-5)

Friday, March 27, 9 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU HD
No. 2 Minnesota Duluth (21-12-8) vs. No. 3 Princeton (22-11-1)

Saturday, March 28, 9 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU HD
West Regional Championship

Midwest Regional, March 28-29
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Saturday, March 28, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 2 Northeastern (25-11-4) vs. No. 3 Cornell (21-9-4)

Saturday, March 28, 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN Classic (TBD)/ESPN360.com (Live)
No. 1 Notre Dame (31-5-3) vs. No. 4 Bemidji State (18-15-1)

Sunday, March 29, 8 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
Midwest Regional Championship

Northeast Regional, March 28-29
Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire

Saturday, March 28, 2 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/ESPN360.com
No. 2 North Dakota (24-14-4) vs. No. 3 New Hampshire (19-12-5)

Saturday, March 28, 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/ESPN360.com
No. 1 Boston University (31-6-4) vs. No. 4 Ohio State (23-14-4)

Sunday, March 29, 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
Northeast Regional Championship

Men’s Frozen Four, April 9 and 11
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.

Thursday, April 9, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2 HD/ESPN360.com (order of games TBD)
Northeast Regional Champion vs. East Regional Champion
West Regional Champion vs. Midwest Regional Champion

Saturday, April 11, 7 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN HD/ESPN360.com
National Championship

The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification:

Atlantic Hockey Association – Air Force
Central Collegiate Hockey Association – Notre Dame
College Hockey America – Bemidji State
ECAC Hockey – Yale
Hockey East Association – Boston University
Western Collegiate Hockey Association – Minnesota Duluth

 

[VegasVic]

I hear BU and Notre Dame are the class of the field. Minnesota has a goaltender that is red hot. Denver has been very inconsistant, fails to win the big games, and could be the first of the #1 seeds to exit. Yale could be a good longshot to back.

But with a single elimination format in hockey, I don't need to tell you, almost anything can happen.

 

[wannabewhale]

Saw AF last weekend here in Roch--not all that impressed-of course I was just mad RIT didn't make the championship game

 

[slapshot]

Miami 20/1


forwards lots of playmakers

defenseman <><> with 4 freshman D you get a few mistakes

Goalies hno: 2 freshman D has hung them out a few times and a few softies here and there as the get bored with no action sometimes

GAA 2.08 and 2.16 SV% .904 and .912

power play and penalty kill


final four

Miami vs ND

Michigan vs BU


BU over Miami

 

[CrazyCanuck]

Thanks for the insight guys! I'm in an office bracket pool and had no idea who to take

Picking between Boston U or Notre Dame to win it


Any other things I should know before filling in my bracket?:lol:

so far it looks like this:

Boston over Ohio
North Dakota over New Hampshire
Michigan over Air Force
Not sure on Vermont or Yale as of yet

Leaning Miami over Denver
Not sure on Princeton or Minnesota yet
Notre Dame over Bemidji
Not sure on the Cornell/Northeastern game as of yet

 

[WRXtypeRA]

Miami Denver has a lot at stake, Blasi and Bergeron (Miami coaches) played for Gwoz (Denver coach) in the early 90s when Gwoz was at Miami. Don't knock the Redskins in this one, they have one of the most talented groups of forwards in the country (Camper, Cannone, Miele, Wingels, Mercier, Palmer, Vaive). Team is very young, sometimes inconsistent, but if they show up (which they should after NMU showed them a quick exit in the conference tourney), then they're easily a team to see in DC in 2 weeks. Key wins? How about sweeps over #1 seed Notre Dame, and #1 seed Michigan. Princeton is by far the weakest team in that bracket.

Air Force? Hope you didn't put much scratch on that Vic because other than Jacques Lameroux I don't see the Falcons flying much, they'll be watching the game in the stands after Cappy and Palushaj torch the lamp.

Duluth got lucky to make the field and just rode a hot goalie all the way to the WCHA championship.

BU obviously the overall number 1 seed, but the puck bucks have a lot of talent on their roster too, Terriers should advance but OSU may give them a game.

Also Catamounts over Yale, easy.

F4:
Miami over Notre Dame
North Dakota over Michigan

Sioux over Redskins

 

[VegasVic]

Air Force? Hope you didn't put much scratch on that Vic because other than Jacques Lameroux I don't see the Falcons flying much, they'll be watching the game in the stands after Cappy and Palushaj torch the lamp.

lol....$5 to win a cool $500.

It's for shits and giggles. The way I look at it, all they need to do is get lucky in one game, (today versus Michigan). Then with only 3 games left to the championship I'm in the position to hedge away.

My war cry for today: Remember Appalachian State.

Thanks for your insights. it is appreciated.

 

[CrazyCanuck]

Should I go Cornell or Northeastern in the first round match?

 

[WRXtypeRA]

Should I go Cornell or Northeastern in the first round match?

Northeastern. Cornell has a great record, and Scrivens has good numbers, but they have only beat a couple good teams this year (NoDak in the first half of the season when they were pretty bad), and Princeton in a 1 goal game. They also haven't been playing well in the second half of the season. Northeasterns scoring might not be spread out as much, but Thiessen is a guy who has faced a lot of great scorers this year, they might not have beat too many tourney teams, but they've had a lot of games against them to get them ready for this weekend. THey should take the Big Red.

 

[slapshot]

Miami +160 over DU :toast:

 

[WRXtypeRA]

lol....$5 to win a cool $500.

It's for shits and giggles. The way I look at it, all they need to do is get lucky in one game, (today versus Michigan). Then with only 3 games left to the championship I'm in the position to hedge away.

My war cry for today: Remember Appalachian State.

Thanks for your insights. it is appreciated.

Didn't even need to remind me of App. Michigan and Miami fan here, I knew of Air Force from last year when they took #1 seed Miami to OT in last years regional. Wolverines looked awful, and Volkening looked amazing. Honestly I can easily see AF winning that regional now, they just knocked out the best offensive team right away.

And did someone mention the Redskins? Up 4-1 on the Pios @)

 

[VegasVic]

Didn't even need to remind me of App. Michigan and Miami fan here, I knew of Air Force from last year when they took #1 seed Miami to OT in last years regional. Wolverines looked awful, and Volkening looked amazing. Honestly I can easily see AF winning that regional now, they just knocked out the best offensive team right away.

And did someone mention the Redskins? Up 4-1 on the Pios @)

Ordering my bandwagon tee before they are sold out!

 

[WRXtypeRA]

Sorry Vic you just missed the auction for a sweet sweater like this one, but I told ya if you watched the game on the Deuce, Redskins can skate with anyone.

 

[VegasVic]

I did. Switched back and forth. Currently scouting Vermont

 

[slapshot]

Also Catamounts over Yale, easy.

:toast:

 

[slapshot]

Sorry Vic you just missed the auction for a sweet sweater like this one, but I told ya if you watched the game on the Deuce, Redskins can skate with anyone.

i got this home sweater :toast::toast:

 

[WRXtypeRA]

i got this home sweater :toast::toast:

how about this one?

 

[Ilovetobet]

Any good play for todays action?