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


-> In a memo from the NCAA obtained by USCHO Tuesday, it has been learned that the NCAA intends to play the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh on April 8 and April 10 from the PPG Paints Arena.

All six conferences will receive one automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, even if that team plays fewer than 13 D-I games during the season.

As for choosing the tournament field, basically, the traditional PairWise formula will be used, but there will be significant flexibility and subjectivity used. The six criteria, outlined in the NCAA memo includes:
  • Win/Loss Record
  • Strength of Schedule
  • Head-to-Head Results
  • Results vs. Common Opponents
  • Quality Wins
  • Home/Away Weighting
There will be ability to move teams up and down based on the recommendations of a both the NCAA committee and a six-person advisory committee, combined of which comprised two regional advisory committees.

Ultimately, the tournament will be selected by the six-member NCAA committee, But the advisory committee, used in many other NCAA sports and events, will be comprised of six coaches, three from both eastern and western conferences. They include Notre Dame’s Jeff Jackson (Big Ten), Bentley’s Ryan Soderquist (Atlantic Hockey), Lake Superior State’s Damon Whitten (WCHA), New Hampshire’s Michael Souza (Hockey East), Rensselaer’s David Smith (ECAC Hockey), and St. Cloud State’s Brett Larson (NCHC). <-
 
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Clarkson was mentioned in both articles above as direct competition w/ UConn for an at-large spot:




It should go w/o saying that knocking off Providence in light of Clarkson’s decision would help immensely in tilting the scales.
 
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I contacted CW 20 (aka FoxCT) today. They have a prior commitment to televise a Mets game; hence no UConn hockey Sunday.

Just win, and we'll be on NESN thereafter.
 
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Clarkson was mentioned in both articles above as direct competition w/ UConn for an at-large spot:




It should go w/o saying that knocking off Providence in light of Clarkson’s decision would help immensely in tilting the scales.

It's huge. ECAC gets only one team in the NCAA tourney, unless QU blows the ECAC tourney.
 
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You figure the HE teams ahead of them are BC, BU, Providence? Would they really go 5 HE teams? Has that happened before?
 
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Welp... looks like Norte Dame and Bemidji State last two in...

Only remaining faint hope is that someone Covid positive out before Monday night (not wishing that on anyone - just pointing out the path).

Hockey East w/ 3 teams in...
 
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North Dakota #1 overall seed, followed by BC, Minnesota and Wisconsin:

Bridgeport Regional March 26-27
#1 Wisconsin vs. #4 Bemidji State
#2 UMass vs. #3 Lake Superior State

Fargo Regional March 26-27
#1 North Dakota vs. #4 American International
#2 Michigan vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth

Albany Regional March 27-28
#1 Boston College vs. #4 Notre Dame
#2 St. Cloud State vs. #3 Boston University

Loveland Regional March 27-28
#1 Minnesota vs. #4 Omaha
#2 Minnesota State vs. #3 Quinnipiac
 

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