So the BU men's ice hockey season ended last night with a whimper rather than a bang (well, it was more like a whimper and a thud) by way of a 4-0 loss to North Dakota. If you saw the game on TV, take my word that it was worse in person. If you didn't watch the game, consider yourself lucky. Nothing worked for BU at any end of the ice, though their 0 for 10 on the power play especially stands out.
Last night was also the second - and hopefully last - appearance of the third jersey. They need to be encased in cement and sunk in the Charles.
The DCU Center (former the Centrum) is an OK place to see a game, though the NCAA component was odd. We got a lot of random clips of "exciting" moments from past championships - just not from hockey very much. We saw Notre Dame stay in the 2002 College World Series, Wake Forest win their second field hockey title in a row, and several basketball moments. We did see clips from 2001 (which we shall not speak of again) and 1996. I don't mind this, though they could have cut the number of clips in half and shown more hockey content.
I also know now the dates and locations of several NCAA championship events. Were I to be in Annapolis, College Station, Sacramento, or Houston over the next couple of months I'd make the trip. Note to Cooch: the NCAA team bowling final will be on ESPN2 in mid-April. Set your TiVo.
The BC-Mercyhurst game was much more fun, as a 5-4 final for BC would suggest. We knew something would be up when Mercyhurst scored on their first shot. Both teams looked like they were playing at three-quarters speed, while Mercyhurst's approach to defense was, shall we say, nonchalant? Still, they put forth a better performance than BU did. Erie should be proud.
In any event, if you're looking for 2 tickets to tonight's BC-North Dakota game, drop me a line.
As for the Frozen Four pool, only one person got all of yesterday's games right. He is, I think, also the most objective entrant of everyone given that UVa doesn't have hockey:
Hight - 8 points
Barker, Coen, Harper-Nixon, Sorenson - 6 points
Boggie, Bruce - 4 points
Only one person with a real bracket-busting loss; going with BU all the way was a bold choice for someone (not me!).
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If by bold you mean stupid, then yes, it was.
Hyph (blinded by the third jerseys)
UVa does have a team, albiet at the Division 2 club level. Yesterday's luck was probably more the inevitable balancing that occurs when my basketball pool heads south.
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