ECRHA Regionals

[InlineMBA]

If my calculations and assumptions are correct, here are the pools for the upcoming weekend's ECRHA DI Regionals:

#1 - Rutgers
#4 - Rhode Island
#5 - Penn State
#8 - West Point

#2 - Buffalo
#3 - Towson
#6 - Stony Brook
#7 - UCONN

Predictions? I have a couple "unbiased" ones:

1-Dark Horse? UCONN, I think they'll make it to the Semi-Finals, then let the chips fall where they may.

2-Penn State could go all the way. Its a no brainer to predict a Rutgers vs Buffalo final, two very talented and well deserving teams. But, I'll go out on a limb and I'll pick Penn State to win it all.

Steve Inge - ROXBURY 8

[pdemon7261]

ECRHA Regionals should be an absolute blast to watch, I can't see any bad games or any big blowouts, all 8 teams there deserve to be in the mix for the title of ECRHA champion.

That being said-

I think Buffalo will take it, they have a lot of experience, and seem to be getting better each and every tournament. Rhode Island also has a legitimate shot at going far too, if they can stay out of the box and play their game.

I like Stony Brook and UCONN as dark horse picks to perhaps upset one or two teams and sneak into the semifinals. Tom Cartwright for Stony Brook is going to be their key player in order for them to advance. He is one of the most underrated players in ECRHA, look for him to take over close games for SBU. If UCONN is going anywhere, they need Jesse Creek to play out of his mind. He has shown that he can anchor an upset, and has been playing pretty well for UCONN. It is very possible that a more deserving team than UCONN can get knocked out if he plays his game.

Good luck to all next weekend at regionals.

[hockey56]

Ill call a RUtgers Buffalo final with Rutgers winning. Two teams that have been great all season and have enough composure to play well when it matters.

[William Bourque]

If my calculations and assumptions are correct, here are the pools for the upcoming weekend's ECRHA DI Regionals:

#1 - Rutgers
#4 - Rhode Island
#5 - Penn State
#8 - West Point

#2 - Buffalo
#3 - Towson
#6 - Stony Brook
#7 - UCONN

That is correct, everything worked itself out pretty easily, with Towson gaining the 3 seed over Rhode Island by virtue of 11 wins to 10.

Division I: (Round Robin - 8 Team Single Elimination)
http://www.ecrha.net/schedule.php?event_id=870

Division II: (Round Robin - 8 Team Single Elimination)
http://www.ecrha.net/schedule.php?pl...3&event_id=870

Division III: (Double Elimination Bracket - Single Elimination Championship)
http://www.ecrha.net/schedule.php?pl...0&event_id=870

Junior College: (Best of Three Series)
http://www.ecrha.net/schedule.php?pl...5&event_id=870

B Division: (Round Robin - 8 Team Single Elimination)
http://www.ecrha.net/schedule.php?pl...4&event_id=870

[AJ Barnett]

Predictions:

Towson vs. Stony Brook
Buffalo vs. Connecticut
Rutgers vs. West Point
Rhode Island vs. Penn State
Buffalo vs. Stony Brook
Rutgers vs. Penn State
Towson vs. Connecticut
Rhode Island vs. West Point
Rutgers vs. Rhode Island
Stony Brook vs. Connecticut
Buffalo vs. Towson
Penn State vs. West Point

The schedule is pretty stacked, which is the point of pool play. It was easy to pick winners in most match ups, but I'm seeing a couple upsets during the weekend.

I am anticipating the Buffalo vs. Towson game the most of all the games in the event. True, the two games the teams have played this season weren't very close, but a lot has happened since last fall.

[ScrantonHockey]

can you explain the DIII schedule a bit more? how exactly is this going to play out?

thanks

[William Bourque]

can you explain the DIII schedule a bit more? how exactly is this going to play out?

thanks

Its a double elimination.

The 4th/5th place teams are playing into the Championship Bracket. One team will become the 4th place team, the other will go into the play back bracket.

Play In Game
Cortland vs Syracuse
6 AM Saturday

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET:

Quarterfinals:
1- Loyola
4- Winner of Play In
11 AM Saturday

2- Delaware
3- Scranton
7 AM Saturday


Semifinals:
Winner of Loyola v Play In
Winner of Delaware v Scranton
6 PM Saturday
The winner of the semifinal will have 1 of the two spots in the single elimination championship game


Play Back Bracket:
Round 1
Loser of Play In Game
Loser of Scranton v Delaware
12 PM Saturday

Round 2
Winner of Round 1
Loser Loyola v Play In
6PM Saturday

Round 3
Winner of Round 2
Loser of Semifinal
7 AM Sunday
Winner of Round 3 will advance to the Championship game for a single elimination Championship game against the Semifinal Winner

Championship Game
Championship Bracket Winner
Play Back Bracket Winner
12:30 PM Sunday

[danglsauce]

Is there a round robin for the B division?

[William Bourque]

Is there a round robin for the B division?

Yes, B playoffs are identical to DI

[ScrantonHockey]

thanks for the help

[hogan]

why can't i see the b division round robin?

[William Bourque]

why can't i see the b division round robin?

Because it wasn't posted until just now. We had to sort through some issues before the B Division was decided.

[kleinberg13]

What will tie breakers be when it comes to reseeding?

[MBurke]

What will tie breakers be when it comes to reseeding?

1. Points in pool play
2. Wins in pool play
3. Incoming seed for regionals

[Edit] Head-to-head isn't a tiebreaker for regionals. The chance of it ever coming up is incredibly small anyways.

[hogan]

thank you mr bourque