Showing posts with label Frozen Four. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frozen Four. Show all posts

Friday, March 26, 2010

When you see "team makes history" in the headline, your bracket is screwed

Only one game into the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championships and a #1 seed is already out. University of Denver was the top ranked team in their conference and ranked #2 overall. They have won seven hockey championships (only one school has won more championships than Denver but I'm not going to tell you who it is; as a Hawkeye I am obligated to hate them.) Denver's hockey program has a long history of excellence. A number of Denver alumni have gone on to play in the NHL, including Paul Stastny, who plays for the Colorado Avalanche and helped Team USA win a silver medal at the Olympic Games this year. Matt Carle, another Denver alum, won the Hobey Baker award in 2006 and currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Rochester Institute of Technology is a Division III school in every sport except for Men's Ice Hockey. They became Division I for hockey in 2006.

Redeem yourself with a whole new tournament!


Were you certain that Georgetown would make it to to the Final Four? Did you pick Kansas to go all the way? Do you wish you never heard the words "Northern Iowa"? Now is the time to redeem yourself! The NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship starts this afternoon. The first and second rounds are this weekend. The Frozen Four is April 8-10 at Ford Field in Detroit.

A more legible version of the bracket can be found here. Anyone brave enough to go in on a bracket contest?