If we win tonight, will we make the NCAAs?

[Storrs86]

Apologies if this has been discussed already. I believe UConn finished 18th in the final Pairwise regular season rankings. So is the 16-team field basically set already or is there a chance we sneak into the tourney?

 

[huskymedic]

If UConn wins the Hockey East Championship Game they get the auto-bid into the NCAA Tournament.

If we lose the game the odds of sneaking is not likely @ all.

 

[Viet Vet]

Apologies if this has been discussed already. I believe UConn finished 18th in the final Pairwise regular season rankings. So is the 16-team field basically set already or is there a chance we sneak into the tourney?

Winning the HE Tournament grants an automatic NCAA tourney spot, Pairwise notwithstanding.

 

[Storrs86]

Winning the HE Tournament grants an automatic NCAA tourney spot, Pairwise notwithstanding.

Thanks. Seems like the only "locks" are UMass, UMass-Lowell & Northeastern. So if we win tonight - Hockey East will have 4 of the 16.

 

[huskymedic]

Thanks. Seems like the only "locks" are UMass, UMass-Lowell & Northeastern. So if we win tonight - Hockey East will have 4 of the 16.

 

[BugsyCT]

Shame it's only a 16-team field.

 

[CL82]

So I guess our optimal result is for us to win and for Bemidji and Harvard to lose. Of course, the first half of that is most important to me.

 

[Skiblets]

We’re in if we win. No other result gets us in

 

[CL82]

Yeah, I’m just saying it’s perfect world I wouldn’t mind seeing more hockey east teams in.

 

[dbmill]

Shame it's only a 16-team field.

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Of course, there are only 59 schools that play Division 1 hockey. So a higher percentage NCAA hockey teams make the tournament then say NCAA basketball or baseball.

 

[BugsyCT]

An adjustment on offense helped UConn advance to the Hockey East championship game

The Huskies weren’t going to let Northeastern goaltender Devon Levi beat them again.

www.theuconnblog.com

 

[ScottVib]

So Hockey East should be helping UConn to add an extra league team into the field at OSU's expense. Right?!? UConn has to be due for some favorable officiating at some-point this season......

 

[housekeys]

So Hockey East should be helping UConn to add an extra league team into the field at OSU's expense. Right?!? UConn has to be due for some favorable officiating at some-point this season......

I like the way you're thinking, lol.

 

[ScottVib]

Looking around elsewhere Harvard is up late (8 minutes to go in the 3rd) and Bemidji State into OT

 

[ScottVib]

Minnesota State eliminates Bemidji State in OT clinching things for UMass Lowell; also QU has tied it with 6 minutes to go.

 

[ScottVib]

and with our loss.. Northeastern clinches. Harvard / QU will also go to OT to determine if Harvard or Ohio State claims the final bid.

 

[huskymedic]

Minnesota State eliminates Bemidji State in OT clinching things for UMass Lowell;

 

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[huskymedic]

This is crazy…

 

[huskymedic]

 

[ScottVib]

wow.. that's amazing. I've never seen a game finished, reviewed, finished... and then again reviewed to be restarted. That's crazy

 

[huskymedic]

wow.. that's amazing. I've never seen a game finished, reviewed, finished... and then again reviewed to be restarted. That's crazy

 

[huskymedic]