NCAA Tourney Time!

[Bear55]

You mean like they have the last 15 years?

They have to be getting near the end of this run, ok maybe 5 more years then it is over for sure. Someone has to step up and put them in their place.

The Mattson spaz was kind of funny, he just kind of lost it. Glad no one got hurt.

[yakfisher]

Oh sure, Mattson does it and it's funny, Blood does and he is a murderous felon in need of anger management

[quackersmacker]

For a second I thought mattson looked like he belonged on the No Dak squad, but then I realized he only had one outburst. To be on the No Dak squad it has to be every game! Yes Blood is a hack, no other way to put it! It's never funny when anyone does it, but comparing anyone on the gophers to that slug Blood is just plain wrong!

[Eric Wettschreck]

Does anyone else find it a bit odd the frozen four is played in Florida???

I understand they need neutral ice, but Florida? I don't know, is there much of a hockey fan base in Florida? When I was stationed in Pensacola (quite a long time ago), if I mentioned hockey to a local they looked at me like I grew a second head.

[cbrooks]

Alot of the fans travel for the frozen four. I don't know what the attendance was for the games Thursday. I know the regions(the games held last weekend)didn't have the best attendance with the exception of St Paul West region. I think NCAA need to address where to host those games. I mean some of those games didn't even break a 1000 in attendance.

[MUSKY18]

The tournament is always "hosted" by a college, or so they say. This years host college was the program in Alabama, so why they played it in Florida is beyond me. Stupid if you ask me. Even the commentators during the BC/Gophers game were commenting on how bad and sticky the ice was. I think it is just a way for the NCAA to get more money from cities willing to host and bring more exposure to college hockey. If I remember correctly, the next two Frozen Fours are being held in the college hockey mecca of Pennsylvania??? I would like to see them just hold it in one designated city like they do for the College Baseball World Series. Preferrably in a hockey state that will really cater to the tournament.

[cbrooks]

Preferrably in a hockey state that will really cater to the tournament.

Host it at the Xcel every year. i know it will never happen but think about how many college hockey players around the nation that are from Minnesota. The Twin Cities area is the college hockey mecca.

[PierBridge]

Quote:

I don't know, is there much of a hockey fan base in Florida?

You would be surprised how much hockey is being played in Florida these days... quite a lot actually. Particularly the youth levels.

They are trying to expand the sport to other markets so they don't have to listen to us P'n moan about Lacrosse preempting our NCAA hockey play-off games.

You can't have it at the X every year that's just not going to happen and is totally unfair.

Do we have paid attendance numbers yet for this years Frozen Four yet? I'm guessing 16,000 plus?

[solbes]

According to this site, 2011 total F4 attendance at the X was 38,361

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Tournament

According to this article, the total 2012 attendance in Tampa was 37,423.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/h...itle/54108702/1

Attendance numbers aside, I think they should host the F4 on a 4 year revolving basis. X for the West, Joe Louis or something similar in MI, and TD Garden or something similar in Boston area. The fourth year should allow for new sites to host like Tampa, Denver, Ohio, etc.

[Bear55]

Almost forgot about the pickem game. Congrats to Bran for edging out Dylan for the win. Bran also tied for 116th place out of 8K brackets so nice work Bran.

The person who won got 31 out of a possible 32 points, only missing the Cornell over Michigan game.

Bran 25

Dylan 24

mission 21

10K 18

Bear 12

Savre 11

Peir 11

tjbass 10

yak 8

cbrooks 7

matt 6

solbes 6

[solbes]

Rockin' the 6. Nice

[Bran32]

The only reason I picked BC was because my favorite teams always lose if I pick them!! First I was hoping for Air Force to beat them, and then UMD to beat them and if all else fails the Goph's for sure would get them because I didn't pick any of them!! Boy did that blow up in my face!! I pick to lose and I win, I am no longer a Wild fan now Lord Stanley's Cup will now be here next year!!!!

[PierBridge]

I finished 3721 out of 8230 in the NCAA hockey pool... howd you all do?

[cbrooks]

I don't even dare look. Good thing i don't live in Vegas.

[Bear55]

I finished 3721 out of 8230 in the NCAA hockey pool... howd you all do?

3186 out of 8230 this year, wish I remember what I did last year. I think I was in the top 30 but it could have been top 300.

[Bear55]

I don't even dare look. Good thing i don't live in Vegas.

Brooks you got a 5895 out of 8230, you can thank me later.

[PierBridge]

I think there was a guy who only missed one game ..... probably did 20 boards to do it but still impressive!

[Bear55]

Someone will get a perfect board one of these years, I don't think it will be too hard when its spread out over 8000 college hockey fanatics on the pickem site. I'm kind of surprised there isn't more people signing up for that thing. Free and fun, how could you go wrong.