COLLEGE HOCKEY UPDATE:  The first two rounds were finished 11 days ago, and you received no updates at all . . . . UGH !  This provides the broadcast schedule for today’s two Frozen Four semifinal games, provides the pool standings, and provides a listing of which teams were picked in the pool to win it all.

Very Quick Important Note: Are you attending the Frozen Four in Las Vegas right now ? If so, please contact me immediately ! Thanks.

BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR TODAY’S SEMIFINAL GAMES IN LAS VEGAS

2:00pm Pacific Time, on ESPN2: #12 Wisconsin vs. #2 North Dakota

5:30pm Pacific Time, on ESPN2:   #4 Denver vs. #1 Michigan

COLLEGE HOCKEY UPDATE POOL STANDINGS

Well . . . . how you doing so far ?  Have any of you noticed . . . . not many upsets in this tournament ?  We have a total of forty entrants in the pool this year, one more than last year, but a far cry from our 2019 high of 58.

The Tournament

What a tournament !  Top-ranked teams have powered on !  And as far as the impact on the pool, remember that most people pick the highest ranked teams to go deep and to win!

So, let’s get to it:  I am pretty confident I have each of your totals reported accurately, but, should you disagree with your total, please advise me right away. I have saved all the entries and I can go back and double check.

Now — read on now to the list of the number of correct picks for all 40 entrants, with the maximum number possible at this juncture being 12:

11 Allen, EOlson, MOlson, Ryan, JSchreader, Sell

10 Bettendorf, Cattermole, DMattson, KRamsey, WRoth, GnSchreader, Smith, Speare

9   Erdman, Meier, Pastor, Peterson, MReichel, GgSchreader, Shepard, DShymanski

8  Bricknell, Fairbrother, Kramer, KMattson, Miller, Rigas, Rugani, TShymanski, Sweeney

7  Esposito, Krajan, Nistor, ORoth, DRamsey

6  PMattson, Shimshock, Slaughter

5 Gallus

LASTLY — WHICH TEAMS WERE PICKED TO WIN IT ALL

In case you are wondering which teams were picked to win it all by our pool entrants this year, this quickly provides the number for each team, as picked by our forty entrants. This year our forty participants picked eight different teams to win it all:

U of Michigan . . . . . 12

Michigan State . . . . . 8

North Dakota . . . . . . 8

U of Denver . . . . . . .  4

Minnesota-Duluth . . 4

U of Wisconsin . . . . . 2

Mankato State . . . . .  1

Providence College .  1

Hopefully you’ll receive some recaps soon . . . .

We’ll soon know who won the 2026 NCAA Hockey Championship, AND who won the 2026 College Hockey Update Pool!

That’s all for now.

Stay tuned, and go Terriers (???????)

— Tom