College Hockey Update: Let’s run through the top fifteen teams that played last weekend, all in tournaments (not going to list all games played in all tournaments).
#1 Minnesota hosted, and beat, #19 Michigan State in a Big Ten semifinal; #2 Quinnipiac hosted and swept Yale two games in an ECAC quarterfinal series; and #3 Denver hosted and swept Miami of Ohio two games in an NCHC quarterfinal series. #4 Michigan hosted and beat #8 Ohio State in a Big Ten semifinal; #5 Boston University hosted and beat Vermont in a Hockey East quarterfinal; and #6 Harvard swept Princeton two games in an ECAC quarterfinal series.
#7 St. Cloud State hosted, and took two of three over Minnesota-Duluth in an NCHC quarterfinal series; #9 Western Michigan hosted, and was swept in two games by, Colorado College in an NCHC quarterfinal series; and #10 Cornell hosted and swept Clarkson two games in an ECAC quarterfinal series. #12 Mankato State beat Ferris State in a CCHA semifinal; #13 Michigan Tech hosted, and lost to, #23 Northern Michigan in a CCHA semifinal; and #14 Merrimack hosted, and beat, #25 Boston College in a Hockey East quarterfinal. #11 Pennsylvania State and #15 University of Alaska at Fairbanks, were both idle.
COLLEGE HOCKEY UPDATE FEATURED PLAYER
Last weekend Minnesota had huge help from freshman forward Logan Cooley, of Pittsburgh, PA., who scored twice in the third period Saturday night as Minnesota hosted, and buried, #19 Michigan State 5-1 in a Big Ten semifinal game. Cooley is third in goals scored on his team, with eighteen, and is first in assists, with thirty-two. Minnesota, 26-8-1, and ranked #1, will host #4 Michigan tomorrow night, Saturday, March 18, for the Big Ten Championship at 5pm Pacific Time, on the Big Ten network.
WHAT’S LEFT OF COLLEGE HOCKEY BEFORE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
This provides every game that is left to be played, all this weekend.
Friday
ECAC SEMIFINALS IN LAKE PLACID, N.Y., ON ESPN+
#1 Quinnipiac vs. Colgate at 1:00pm Pacific Time (game underway)
#7 Harvard vs. #10 Cornell at 4:30pm Pacific Time
HOCKEY EAST SEMIFINALS IN BOSTON, MA., ON NESN AND ESPN+
#5 Boston University vs. #24 Providence at 1:00pm Pacific Time (game underway)
#14 Merrimack College vs. #20 UMASS-Lowell at 4:30pm Pacific Time
NCHC SEMIFINALS IN ST. PAUL, MN., ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK
#3 Denver vs. Colorado College at 2:00pm Pacific Time (game underway)
#7 St. Cloud State vs. #17 North Dakota at 4:30pm Pacific Time
Saturday
ATLANTIC HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
#29 Holy Cross at #27 Canisius College at 3:05pm Pacific Time
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, ON BIG TEN NETWORK
#4 Michigan at #1 Minnesota at 5:00pm Pacific Time
CCHA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
#23 Northern Michigan at #12 Mankato State at 4:07pm Pacific Time
ECAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN LAKE PLACID, N.Y., ON ESPN+
Saturday’s winners face off at 4:30pm Pacific Time
HOCKEY EAST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN BOSTON, MA., ON NESN
Saturday’s winners face off at 4:00pm Pacific Time
NCHC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN ST. PAUL, MN., ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK
Saturday’s winners face off at 5:30pm Pacific Time
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT — THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Brackets for our pool will be emailed out, hopefully by Monday night, March 20th, and will be due back to me by Wednesday night, March 22nd, with the tournament starting the next day, Thursday, March 23rd.
Thanks for hanging in there with us as I learn how to use the new system, which I haven’t really learned yet, and I’m not even sure if I’ll be able to post this. Example: Imagine a great picture of Logan Cooley on the home page, and at the top of this post. I don’t seem to be able to arrange for that just yet. I have the picture picked out . . . .
THE LATEST RANKINGS/POLL
This provides the latest rankings of the top 15 teams from the latest poll (hopefully).
| Rnk | Team | (First Place Votes) | Record | Points | Last Poll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | (38) | 26-8-1 | 988 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinnipiac | (12) | 30-3-3 | 956 | 2 |
| 3 | Denver | 30-8-0 | 903 | 3 | |
| 4 | Michigan | 23-11-3 | 834 | 4 | |
| 5 | Boston University | 25-10-0 | 797 | 5 | |
| 6 | Harvard | 23-6-2 | 752 | 6 | |
| 7 | St. Cloud | 22-12-3 | 686 | 8 | |
| 8 | Ohio State | 20-15-3 | 587 | 9 | |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 23-14-1 | 560 | 7 | |
| 10 | Cornell | 20-9-2 | 532 | 12 | |
| 11 | Penn State | 21-15-1 | 500 | 11 | |
| 12 | Minnesota State | 24-12-1 | 469 | 13 | |
| 13 | Michigan Tech | 24-10-4 | 455 | 10 | |
| 14 | Merrimack | 22-12-1 | 367 | 14 | |
| 15 | Alaska | 22-10-2 | 267 | 16 |
That’s all for now.
Stay tuned, and go Terriers!
Tom
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