>>>>> RIT TIGERS - Roaring into the postseason <<<<<

[lmg6841]

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So you're telling me we're playing Army!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCFB2akLh4s

You joke, but the idea of Air Force being knocked out by AIC brings a a huge grin to my face.

[blazer777]

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So you're telling me we're playing Army!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCFB2akLh4s

If that's the case, my AHC Play-off pick'em will be just as bad as the season one, yikes!

[mar7967]

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Let's stir up some discussion. RIT was picked as CHN's team of the week (and the article clearly shows why USCHO is superior - CHN says RIT is the 4th seed, and will host Mercyhurst in the quarterfinals, which we know isn't true).

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/new...e_week_rit.php

The part this is interesting (noting that by Lakers, they mean TBD)...

According to Wilson, he's unsure which will play against the Lakers.

"They've actually both played really well," he said. "We got into a little bit of rotating. Then, it was them playing if the other guy lost a game. It's a little bit gut, a little how they're playing the practice. Different nights, different guys are playing well. Sometimes, it's who you're playing well against in the past.

"We;ll wait until next week to make that decision, which is not me trying to hide anything. We really don't know. ... Ruby's stats are outstanding, and Mike is finding ways to win."

[komey1]

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At this stage of the game, you have to go with the goalie who finds a way to win. To me, Rotolo has earned the nod with his play in the last 3 games - especially the Mercyhurst games. To only allow 1 goal in playoff type games is important.

[blazer777]

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At this stage of the game, you have to go with the goalie who finds a way to win. To me, Rotolo has earned the nod with his play in the last 3 games - especially the Mercyhurst games. To only allow 1 goal in playoff type games is important.

Rotolo was that guy last year too and we all know how the trip to Holy Cross worked out for the team. I agree that he's the goalie to start against team 'X' but hope he can keep it together for the entire series to move the Tigers along to the BCA.

[lmg6841]

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rotolo was that guy last year too and we all know how the trip to holy cross worked out for the team. I agree that he's the goalie to start against team 'x' but hope he can keep it together for the entire series to move the tigers along to the east regional.

ftfy

[mar7967]

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ftfy

Probably the west regional, at least for now. RMU is in bracketology this week because they won the regular season, and were placed in the West regional (hosted by North Dakota, the #1 seed for now.).

[Chris Lerch]

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Rotolo was that guy last year too and we all know how the trip to Holy Cross worked out for the team. I agree that he's the goalie to start against team 'X' but hope he can keep it together for the entire series to move the Tigers along to the BCA.

Joe Venniro pointed out that Rotolo is 8-1-1 in his last ten starts.

[LtPowers]

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At this stage of the game, you have to go with the goalie who finds a way to win. To me, Rotolo has earned the nod with his play in the last 3 games - especially the Mercyhurst games. To only allow 1 goal in playoff type games is important.

Agreed. The only stat that counts in playoffs is W-L.


Powers &8^]

[lmg6841]

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Probably the west regional, at least for now. RMU is in bracketology this week because they won the regular season, and were placed in the West regional (hosted by North Dakota, the #1 seed for now.).

Yeah, I was assuming the thought that RIT travel wells would factor in like last time (though maybe we were ranked higher than Huntsville.. IDK).

[komey1]

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Yeah, I was assuming the thought that RIT travel wells would factor in like last time (though maybe we were ranked higher than Huntsville.. IDK).

RIT was the #15 seed. Huntsville was #16. I think it was a bonus that RIT was placed in a regional that was close enough for fans to attend - I think the committee factored more Cornell and UNH attendance over RIT. The only other thing that would factor is if a team has to fly (400 miles is the limit where it would be a flight). I think they would protect the #1 seed over adding a flight. Another factor to note is that the committee will avoid intra conference matchups in the tournament where possible.

[komey1]

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Rotolo was that guy last year too and we all know how the trip to Holy Cross worked out for the team. I agree that he's the goalie to start against team 'X' but hope he can keep it together for the entire series to move the Tigers along to the BCA.

Last year, the team got sick after game 1. It's hard to win when only half your team or so is healthy.

[TigerFan86-87]

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Yeah, I was assuming the thought that RIT travel wells would factor in like last time (though maybe we were ranked higher than Huntsville.. IDK).

RIT was ranked higher than UAH that season. UAH came from "nowhere" to win the CHA auto-bid that season and take the # 16 seed, upsetting the apple cart and allowing the committee to place a well traveling mid-major closer to home to play the # 2 seed. That was supposedly more of a coincidence than anything. The bottom seeds (# 4 and somewhat # 3) generally don't get any consideration as far as accommodating their fans' travel plans. It was more of a perfect storm that allowed the Tigers to spend the entire 2010 tournament within 6 hours of Rochester. Only the # 1 seeds are placed in the closest regional to their home (in order of overall seeding 1 - 4) by design. DU got screwed a bit that season because the #1 Miami had to play in Fort Wayne while the committee chose to send # 3 Wisconsin to St. Paul instead of DU. That may well have been done for attendance purposes as Madison is so much closer to St. Paul than Denver, but normally they go in order and DU should have been sent to Minnesota instead of Albany.

[RIT Winters]

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CollegeHockeyNews has advanced stats for the NCAA, interesting to see where RIT ranks in some of these...

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/stats/#adv

[komey1]

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RIT was ranked higher than UAH that season. UAH came from "nowhere" to win the CHA auto-bid that season and take the # 16 seed, upsetting the apple cart and allowing the committee to place a well traveling mid-major closer to home to play the # 2 seed. That was supposedly more of a coincidence than anything. The bottom seeds (# 4 and somewhat # 3) generally don't get any consideration as far as accommodating their fans' travel plans. It was more of a perfect storm that allowed the Tigers to spend the entire 2010 tournament within 6 hours of Rochester. Only the # 1 seeds are placed in the closest regional to their home (in order of overall seeding 1 - 4) by design. DU got screwed a bit that season because the #1 Miami had to play in Fort Wayne while the committee chose to send # 3 Wisconsin to St. Paul instead of DU. That may well have been done for attendance purposes as Madison is so much closer to St. Paul than Denver, but normally they go in order and DU should have been sent to Minnesota instead of Albany.

Also, once the NCAA determines you have a flight, you can be sent anywhere if they think other teams will not if you are a #1 seed. DU would have had a flight to any regional.