WCHA Pick 'Em 2017-2018

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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I don't know where you got the team names from but I am a purple cow fan!!!

This lists each contestant and the team they have picked most often through 10 weeks (their Pick 'Em go to "favorite"). Only Icd13 has picked MSU the most times. You will have to cut down on picking Tech in order to bump MSU to the top of your favorites list if you want to represent.

I'm delighted to see that SweenyHawksHockey's favorite team to pick is BG. Roll Along -- For Love and Honor! I was also surprised that Mich Tech 64's go to team is NMU.

[<3_Blizzard]

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This lists each contestant and the team they have picked most often through 10 weeks (their Pick 'Em go to "favorite"). Only Icd13 has picked MSU the most times. You will have to cut down on picking Tech in order to bump MSU to the top of your favorites list if you want to represent.

I'm delighted to see that SweenyHawksHockey's favorite team to pick is BG. Roll Along -- For Love and Honor! I was also surprised that Mich Tech 64's go to team is NMU.

That might seem odd, but once you factor in the number of games played it makes a little more sense.

Games Played:

20 - Ferris State, Alaska
19 - Bowling Green, Michigan Tech
18 - Northern Michigan, UAH, Lake State
16 - Minnesota State, Bemidji, Anchorage

Bowling Green and Tech have the most picks, but pickers have had the opportunity to pick them 3 more times than Minnesota State.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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Week 11 saw seven co-winners correctly pick the home team to sweep all 8 games. Shout out to mbenecke, SweeneyHawksHockey, TalonsUpPuckDown, Birds of a feather, potternmu, Laker Dude, and USCHO Sean for your 23 point week.

Week 12 is on tap with a couple of holiday tournaments after the Christmas break. With two WCHA teams in the GLI I've split the second round picks into the various games that could result after the first round. Select winners for all the combinations and I'll use only the game(s) that are actually played. Hopefully this isn't too confusing.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Make week 12 picks here: https://goo.gl/forms/L14KirMRwOGPR6Dz2
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[SweeneyHawksHockey]

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I'm delighted to see that SweenyHawksHockey's favorite team to pick is BG. Roll Along -- For Love and Honor!

I have no issue with BG and I just call'em as I see'em. I actually quite enjoyed getting to play BG every year in the old CCHA.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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Christmas break is over, let's get back to work. Tee time for WMU at BG is Thursday at 7:30. Here's who is in so far:

12/17/2017 8:14:03 TalonsUpPuckDown
12/17/2017 9:49:46 hawerchuk
12/17/2017 11:20:37 BGSURICK
12/17/2017 12:24:05 Icd13
12/17/2017 13:29:23 Laker Dude
12/17/2017 17:44:36 manurespreader
12/17/2017 19:37:14 <3_Blizzard
12/17/2017 19:53:33 mbenecke
12/18/2017 8:34:28 puckdude40
12/18/2017 8:40:14 BGFan
12/18/2017 8:58:39 KCKRIEG84
12/18/2017 9:50:50 MTUHuskies
12/18/2017 16:10:20 potternmu
12/19/2017 1:34:47 Hatch_man
12/19/2017 17:46:42 Birds of a feather
12/20/2017 12:09:46 SweeneyHawksHockey
12/20/2017 14:13:16 UAFIceAngel
12/20/2017 17:27:59 beaverhockeyfan
12/24/2017 21:12:52 Deejpuck

[manurespreader]

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Christmas break is over, let's get back to work. Tee time for WMU at BG is Thursday at 7:30. Here's who is in so far:

12/17/2017 8:14:03 TalonsUpPuckDown
12/17/2017 9:49:46 hawerchuk
12/17/2017 11:20:37 BGSURICK
12/17/2017 12:24:05 Icd13
12/17/2017 13:29:23 Laker Dude
12/17/2017 17:44:36 manurespreader
12/17/2017 19:37:14 <3_Blizzard
12/17/2017 19:53:33 mbenecke
12/18/2017 8:34:28 puckdude40
12/18/2017 8:40:14 BGFan
12/18/2017 8:58:39 KCKRIEG84
12/18/2017 9:50:50 MTUHuskies
12/18/2017 16:10:20 potternmu
12/19/2017 1:34:47 Hatch_man
12/19/2017 17:46:42 Birds of a feather
12/20/2017 12:09:46 SweeneyHawksHockey
12/20/2017 14:13:16 UAFIceAngel
12/20/2017 17:27:59 beaverhockeyfan
12/24/2017 21:12:52 Deejpuck

Let's go BG!

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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We still have the GLI games coming up to close out week 12 but since the schedule waits for no holiday tournament here are the links for week 13 (I'll post week 12 results after the GLI). Two WCHA teams are in the Vegas Invitational so once again I've split up the possible second round game combinations. Pick all the games, I'll only use the games that are played.


Make week 13 picks here: https://goo.gl/forms/wlcJhojDk2WuPH442
View response summaries here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iGVzdvYWWApuxUq-oSa7mThzMaapmlcNEvYpg91pHKM/viewanalytics
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[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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GLI results are now in, the Week 12 winners are SweenyHawksHockey, hawerchuk, beaverhockeyfan, and Laker Dude who each pocketed 24 points. Well done! In the battle for first place, Miami State's SweenyHawksHockey and that BG Bleacher Creature mbenecke were tied going into tonight's GLI final. You can guess how it turned out -- the Miami State guy picks BG to win, the BG guy picks Tech to win. So, for the first time since Week 3, mbenecke is no longer atop the leader board -- SweenyHawksHockey has taken over the lead in the standings!

"Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony." - Morpheus


Make week 13 picks here: https://goo.gl/forms/wlcJhojDk2WuPH442
View response summaries here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iGVzdvYWWApuxUq-oSa7mThzMaapmlcNEvYpg91pHKM/viewanalytics
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[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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Bump. Missing a few regulars. Here's who's in so far:

  Timestamp		Screen Name
12/31/2017  9:36:35	TalonsUpPuckDown
12/31/2017 10:00:45	MTUHuskies
12/31/2017 11:18:21	manurespreader
12/31/2017 11:34:00	hawerchuk
12/31/2017 11:39:40	Laker Dude
12/31/2017 11:41:18	Icd13
12/31/2017 11:41:37	Icd13
12/31/2017 12:18:08	klbaum1077
 1/01/2018 21:59:15	mbenecke
 1/02/2018  8:49:52	BGFan
 1/02/2018 23:19:18	UAFIceAngel
 1/02/2018 23:37:18	Potternmu 
 1/03/2018  1:32:12	Icd13
 1/03/2018  8:29:16	BGSURICK
 1/03/2018  8:38:48	John J. MacInnes
 1/03/2018  9:05:04	puckdude40
 1/03/2018  9:34:22	beaverhockeyfan
 1/03/2018 13:18:41	Alaska Hockey
 1/03/2018 20:14:08	soulbeaver
 1/03/2018 20:49:51	Birds of a feather
 1/04/2018 12:47:26	crossjcek
 1/04/2018 15:09:28	SweeneyHawksHockey
 1/04/2018 15:31:22	GoNanooks
 1/04/2018 17:47:33	Wi.HuskiesFan
 1/05/2018  0:10:33	Hockey John
 1/05/2018  7:17:33	Mich Tech 64
 1/05/2018 10:46:00	<3_Blizzard

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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Week 13 winners are TalonsUpPuckDown, puckdude40, Mich Tech 64, potternum, and manurespreader who each posted 26 points to close out the holiday tournaments. mbenecke had a good week and powered his way back into first place with a 25 point showing while Soulbeaver has quietly moved into striking distance of the lead.

Bonus is back this week and is here to stay through the rest of the season.

Make week 14 picks here: https://goo.gl/forms/279JWzzsxkWUIInP2
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[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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First things first:

Make week 14 picks here: https://goo.gl/forms/279JWzzsxkWUIInP2
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Now that we’re into the second half of the season it’s time to talk playoffs. Thanks go to potternmu for starting the playoff concept last year. As mentioned previously, we'll have 3 awards:
o McNaughton Cup - Goes to the regular season champion as determined by total points - currently mbenecke
o Mason Cup - Goes to the player with the highest points percentage (based solely on picks) during the regular season - currently SweeneyHawksHockey
o Broadmoor Trophy - Goes to the playoff champion

Playoff Seeding
Top 16 make the playoffs. Snake seeding for bracket pairings (1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, etc.) with seeding determined in the following manner based on regular season results:
1) Total Points (including bonus)
2) Points (excluding bonus)
3) Total Points earned during the final 2 (or 3, or 4, or…) weeks of the WCHA regular season including bonuses until the tie is broken. Basically the “hotter” player down the stretch is favored.

Playoff Rounds
o First round will consist of the Friday and Saturday WCHA Quarterfinal playoff games (March 2-3) with bonuses (no Sunday games, 8 games total).
o Quarterfinals will consist of the Friday, March 9 WCHA Semifinal playoff games with bonuses (2 games total).
o Semifinals will consist of the Saturday, March 10 WCHA Semifinal playoff games with bonuses (2 games total).
o The championship will be based on the outcome of the WCHA Championship game on March 17 plus bonuses.

Scoring
o Same as the regular season, other than games won’t end in a tie so 3 pts for a win, 0 pts for a loss.
o 2-3 bonus questions for each round worth 2-5 points.
o In all cases, ties go to the higher seed.


Good luck and bring home the hardware!

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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Another big week for points! potternmu won the week with 29 points while SweeneyHawksHockey's 23 point performance catapulted him past mbenecke and into the lead in the hunt for the McNaughton Cup. BGSURICK correctly guessed 54 SOGs for the weekend and pocketed an additional 10 bonus points. Roll Along, Rick!! beaverhockeyfan currently clings to a 4 point lead over Laker Dude and Birds of a Feather for the last playoff spot. Six weeks left -- plenty of points out there for the taking. Anybody's ball game.

Slight change in the bonus this week. If it's confusing, post your question and I'll respond.

Note: The Saturday Bemidji/North Dakota ended in a tie and the score sheet showed no 3-on-3 or shootout. If this is correct, no points are awarded for that game. If I have the results wrong, let me know an I'll update for next week.


Make week 15 picks here: https://goo.gl/forms/Pix0XLOJAasRnC7C2
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[Wi.Huskies Fan]

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1 point for a shootout loss (or tie in a non conference game that does not utilize a shootout)

I found this (above) on the rules at the beginning of the thread. Wouldn't a tie give everyone 1 point? I don't think it would change anything in the standings anyway. Just thought I would mention it.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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1 point for a shootout loss (or tie in a non conference game that does not utilize a shootout)

I found this (above) on the rules at the beginning of the thread. Wouldn't a tie give everyone 1 point? I don't think it would change anything in the standings anyway. Just thought I would mention it.

You are correct, I'll give 1 pt to everyone next week. I need to clean that up for next year. Thanks.

[Wi.Huskies Fan]

You are correct, I'll give 1 pt to everyone next week. I need to clean that up for next year. Thanks.

Glad to hear you're running it next year. You do a great job with it. It's fun to look at standings every week. Should be fun down the stretch and into the playoffs.