NCAA to proceed with 2021 national men’s college hockey tournament April 8-10 in Pittsburgh (USCHO)

[huskymedic]

 

[navery12]

 

[The Viking]

I'll bet we'd have sneaked in if we beat Providence in the playoffs

 

[kingdobbs]

I'll bet we'd have sneaked in if we beat Providence in the playoffs

It’s certainly possible.

However, the temporary return of the “smoke filled room” means less certainty and more potential for name and pedigree to matter more.

Exhibit A: Notre Dame

 

[huskymedic]

Looks like BC gets the walkover to the winner of St Cloud/BU.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[freescooter]

Looks like BC gets the walkover to the winner of St Cloud/BU.

Of course they do. And they’ll probably announce that AIC has to play best of 3 if they win...

 

[huskymedic]

 

[JeannoCT]

Wow this is crazy. I wish they had backup teams waiting to sub.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

They should have gone to one location for the NCAA tournament, like they did for Basketball. Then you could even have had 20 teams in the "bubble", with the 16 tournament teams, and 4 "alternates" ready just for this scenario of positive COVID tests.

 

[huskymedic]

B1G having a bad day. First Michigan, now...

 

[kingdobbs]

Wow this is crazy. I wish they had backup teams waiting to sub.

My understanding is that they did, but the period for which those subs could be made was by necessity just a few days. With games starting today, you needed to give at least Thursday as a practice day, and Wednesday as a travel day. So dropping out after Tuesday or so kinda had to mean it wasn’t feasible to replace you.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

My understanding is that they did, but the period for which those subs could be made was by necessity just a few days. With games starting today, you needed to give at least Thursday as a practice day, and Wednesday as a travel day. So dropping out after Tuesday or so kinda had to mean it wasn’t feasible to replace you.

Monday was the cut off day. Dumb, too early.

 

[zls44]

The cutoff day was Monday. The testing was after Monday. Thats categorically stupid!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[freescooter]

I guess we have to root for BC. Hard as that may be

 

[JeannoCT]

I guess we have to root for BC. Hard as that may be

I can’t.

 

[JeannoCT]

Sorry, not sorry.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Woops...

 

[Bomber]

Woops...

Very bad news for UMass. Should not have had such a long wait in between games, with the threat of Covid in the picture.

 

[huskymedic]

Kinda cool byproduct of UMass Covid issues...

 

[Butch]

How could UMass screw up so badly? UConn will probably be the top New England public school for quite a while.

Hockey draws affluence. ADs know this. That's why SHU is building a new rink.

 

[huskymedic]