Pairwise Monday: Minnesota likely locked up an NCAA Tournament spot (#523)
Minnesota likely locked up an NCAA Tournament bid this past weekend after its sweep over Wisconsin at Mariucci Arena.
The Gophers have six regular-season games left and then the Big Ten playoffs. Even if they lose all of their remaining games, they have a better than 98 percent chance of making the NCAA Tournament (and the probability of losing all of their remaining games is extremely low).
Today’s issue (#523) also includes
College hockey’s latest commitments included a 4.25-star defenseman from the QMJHL to Bowling Green, and Clarkson added a 4-star forward from the “Q.”
Carter Randklev left Bemidji State.
The ECAC’s policy to not announce supplemental discipline caused a bunch of speculation this weekend.
Artem Shlaine appears to be ok after a scary hit on Saturday night resulted in him getting sent to the hospital.
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.
Pairwise takeaways on UConn and Quinnipiac, including what faces them the rest of the way in the ECAC.
NCAA Tournament locks and “virtual locks.”
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