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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 4757613, member: 549"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.uconnhockeyhub.com/p/10-predictions-for-uconn-men-s-hockey-s-2023-24-season?utm_source=www.uconnhockeyhub.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=10-predictions-for-uconn-men-s-hockey-s-2023-24-season[/URL] Among others: -> [B]UConn makes first NCAA Tournament appearance[/B] Over the past three seasons, UConn has finished either 20th or 21st in Pairwise, the metric that determines the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies have been knocking on the door of the program’s first-ever appearance but have come up just short — last year, they likely needed to win just a few more games to get in. This season, UConn has most of its major contributors back, a balanced roster and the experienced it lacked a year ago. The Huskies have steadily been on the rise since they first joined Hockey East 10 seasons ago but are still looking for the major breakthrough. They have all the pieces to be among the final 16 in March. Now, it’s about execution. [B]UConn wins games in both Hockey East and NCAA Tournaments[/B] In 2022, UConn came within a goal of winning the Hockey East Tournament but couldn’t replicate that major one year later and flamed out in the quarterfinals. The Huskies will get back to the TD Garden this year — that should be the baseline expectation for any season that includes a bye into the quarterfinals — and will advance in the NCAA Tournament before the season ends in the regional finals. UConn should have a team good enough to make some noise in Hockey East and win a tournament game, but it’s a cut below being an elite, Frozen Four contender like BU or Quinnipiac. <- [/QUOTE]

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