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Ohio State Men's Ice Hockey (2019 B1G Champions)

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Need a sweep in Madison this weekend to store up some points. Next weekend we sit home on a bye before a four week grind of #6 pedsters, #20 Notre Dame, #8 tsun and #2 Minnesota to finish the season. Minnesota is going to be real tough to catch, up 10 points with one of their bye weeks out of the way already. We just need to not shit the bed like last year and hopefully get the 2 seed.

Minnesota 14 11-2-1-0-0-0 0.810 34 60-29 17-6-1 0.729 93-56 10-2-0
Ohio State 14 8-6-0-0-0-0 0.571 24 48-35 15-8-1 0.646 89-57 9-2-0
Michigan State 16 7-7-2-2-1-0 0.500 24 43-48 13-11-2 0.538 76-73 9-4-1
Penn State 14 7-6-1-0-0-2 0.571 24 43-39 17-6-1 0.729 88-59 11-3-0
Notre Dame 14 5-7-2-1-1-0 0.405 17 29-39 10-11-3 0.479 57-68 7-4-2
Michigan 12 5-7-0-0-1-1 0.417 15 32-41 13-8-1 0.614 82-68 7-4-1
Wisconsin 12 2-10-0-0-0-0 0.167 6 25-49 9-13-0 0.409 56-70 7-7-0
 
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So Fredo's AD has apparently decided to lecture the rest of the NCHC and tell them that Fredo has decided that inviting Arizona State is unacceptable. Keep in mind that this is the program that the rest of the conference has passed around like a toothless Bangkok ladyboy, yet they have the balls to dictate to the rest of the league.
 
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We didn't get hammered too hard for the crapo weekend. Dropped only one spot in both the poll (7 to 8) and the pairwise (6 to 7).

B1G is a fucking powerhouse right now. Based on the pairwise, if the tournament were selected today, the conference would have 6 bids: 2 1-seeds, 2-2-seeds, 1 3-seed and 1 4-seed. Now, that will certainly pan out a bit down the stretch and in the tourney, but it's pretty clear that we're a stronger top-to-bottom conference than the NCHC this year. Still need a conference school (not tsun obviously) to bring home the big trophy at the end though. Until then, we're still second.
 
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Here's an old article (Jun 16, 2021); but still relevant:

thehockeynews.com

The Top 10 NCAA Schools That Need Hockey

The college landscape continues to find new programs, but who's on our prospect expert's future wish list?
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THE TOP 10 NCAA SCHOOLS THAT NEED HOCKEY​

The college landscape continues to find new programs, but who's on our prospect expert's future wish list?

UCLA: California has become a huge hockey market with tons of talent developed in-state. But imagine if you could keep some of those kids around for college. UCLA or their blood rivals from Southern Cal seem like obvious choices for a future program in the Los Angeles area and setting up both would make for instant must-see games. Hollywood has plenty of deep-pocketed hockey fans to help on the financial side, though Jerry Bruckheimer is kinda busy with the Seattle Kraken right now.

University of Maryland: As you can tell, I'm filling in the Eastern Seaboard here. But the Terrapins hold intrigue because of their Big Ten membership and their close proximity to the Washington Capitals. If not Maryland, you could also go with Georgetown, Navy or any number of Virginia schools nearby.

Rutgers University: New Jersey only has one program right now (Princeton) and based on how much talent comes out of the state, another one is needed. Rutgers has flirted with going D1 for years now but the plan just hasn't come together yet. The Scarlet Knights are in the Big Ten, so they've got a conference all set for them, plus the NHL's Devils have been great on the grassroots front.

University of Illinois: I've been saying this for years, but it's a crime that Illinois doesn't have any D1 hockey, given how many players hail from the state. Both Illinois and Northwestern are Big Ten schools, so either would work and the Illini have talked a lot about going D1 in the past (particularly when Chicago hosted the draft). Make it happen, people!

Anyone think that the new B1G Commissioner should (or could) do something (i.e. maybe like some financial incentives) to entice more B1G schools to start a Division I hockey program?
 
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