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College Hockey Insider by Mike McMahon

Pairwise Monday: Hockey East has seven teams in a qualifying position (#513)

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Mike McMahon
Jan 13, 2025
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This week’s Pairwise picture is one of the craziest we’ve seen in a while. Hockey East currently has seven teams in qualifying positions, which could make the committee's decisions interesting.

Even more impressive, only one of those seven teams is currently a No. 4 seed.

I have more Pairwise notes, including a deeper look at Hockey East, why I’m still not sleeping on Wisconsin, and St. Cloud State’s recent fall.

Also in this issue (#513):

  • Our weekly look at the inter-conference records of each conference.

  • We have some fun and put together a meaningless bracketology for people to get excited (or upset) about.

  • AIC coach Eric Lang has announced a first-of-its-kind showcase for transfer students.

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