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**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-10-2019, 08:06 AM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

The WCHA is down to 4 teams; the WCHA Pick 'Em is down to 8. Once again, all the home teams won. There were 7 goals scored by the away teams, 17 by the home teams, and zero games decided in overtime.

Three of the four top regional seeds are still in the fight. Bronco Hockey Fan dispatched BGFan while beaverhockeyfan by way of being the higher seed tied their way to a victory over MTUHuskyGold. In the East, SweeneyHawksHockey cross checked crossjcek out of the running while Wi.HuskiesFan also tied his way to a win over mikeeddy19. This quarterfinal matchup pits the 2018 McNaughton/Mason Cup winner against the 2018 Jeff Sauer winner. Two men enter, one man leaves! Out West, TUPD sent fellow Falcon Critical Thinker to the showers while Laker Dude sent SectionP home for the season. This quarterfinal pairing is a rematch of last year's first round which was not won by TUPD. In the Marquette bracket, mbenecke seems to have recaptured his ROY form from last year and hatcheted Hatch_man while Hockey John continued his Cinderella run by edging out potternmu.

Here are the total points scored in each regional:
Midwest - Mankato: 142
West - Sault Ste. Marie: 141
North - Marquette: 133
East - Bowling Green: 124

Links to response details will be posted after everyone's picks are in. Bonus is the same for these two rounds as the previous rounds. Win or go home.

Quarterfinals and Semifinals
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Playoffs – Round 2

**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-12-2019, 09:24 AM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

Bump. We have one quarterfinal match-up in. TUPD going with the homer pick.

Code:

Player	        TalonsUpPuckDown   Laker Dude
LSSU@MSU	Minnesota State	   Minnesota State
BGSU@NMU	Bowling Green	   Northern Michigan
Away Goals	     5	               5
Home Goals	     5	               7
Shutouts	     0	               0

**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-14-2019, 07:47 AM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

Bump. Two more match-ups are in.

Code:

Player	        mbenecke           Hockey John
LSSU@MSU	Minnesota State	   Minnesota State
BGSU@NMU	Bowling Green	   Bowling Green
Away Goals	     5	               5
Home Goals	     7	               5
Shutouts	     0	               0

Code:

Player	        Bronco Hockey Fan  beaverhockeyfan
LSSU@MSU	Minnesota State	   Minnesota State
BGSU@NMU	Bowling Green	   Northern Michigan
Away Goals	     5	               4
Home Goals	     6	               8
Shutouts	     0	               0

**beaverhockeyfan** · 03-14-2019, 12:55 PM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

Alright Bronco Hockey Fan, looks like bonus points could decide one's fate. My gut was telling me Minnesota State big and NMU over BG in a one goal game.

**Wi.Huskies Fan** · 03-14-2019, 03:02 PM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

Looks like the field is set. Got my picks in. Good luck to all....should be a fun weekend of games. I think there will be Sunday games. I think goal tending will be the difference for Northern on Friday...it took all of me to say it ( I could be wrong). Northern is really on a role.

**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-14-2019, 07:05 PM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

All quarterfinal matches are in. Good luck everyone!

Code:

Player	        SweeneyHawksHockey  Wi.HuskiesFan
LSSU@MSU	Minnesota State	    Minnesota State
BGSU@NMU	Bowling Green	    Northern Michigan
Away Goals	     5	                5
Home Goals	     6	                7
Shutouts	     0	                0

Edit: I updated Wi.HuskiesFan's away goals pick (I entered it incorrectly). Hopefully this doesn't impact the wagering too severely.

**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-15-2019, 08:01 AM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

If you're scoreboard watching this evening here are the scenarios:

If BG wins: SweeneyHawksHockey, Bronco Hockey Fan, and TUPD advance.

If NMU wins: Wi.HuskiesFan, and Laker Dude advance.

If the home team total goals is 4 or 5, Hockey John advances otherwise mbenecke advances.

Bronco Hockey Fan also advances if NMU wins AND away goals =5 AND home goals =6. beaverhockey fan advances in all other scenarios where NMU wins.

**Wi.Huskies Fan** · 03-15-2019, 09:48 AM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

Originally posted by TalonsUpPuckDown View Post

All quarterfinal matches are in. Good luck everyone!

Code:

Player	        SweeneyHawksHockey  Wi.HuskiesFan
LSSU@MSU	Minnesota State	    Minnesota State
BGSU@NMU	Bowling Green	    Northern Michigan
Away Goals	     5	                5
Home Goals	     6	                7
Shutouts	     0	                0

Edit: I updated Wi.HuskiesFan's away goals pick (I entered it incorrectly). Hopefully this doesn't impact the wagering too severely.

I'm glad you caught that. I write my picks down before I enter them and thought I picked 5 away goals. Thanks for correcting it.

**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-15-2019, 09:50 PM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

Semifinal matches are set. Three of the top regional seeds have advanced. TUPD will take on McNaughton and Mason Cup winner Bronco Hockey Fan while mbenecke will tackle SweeneyHawksHockey. Three of the four matches were determined by identical 7-4 scores.

Here are the picks for the semi's:

Code:

Player           Bronco Hockey Fan    TalonsUpPuckDown
LSSU@MSU         Minnesota State      Minnesota State
BGSU@NMU         Bowling Green        Bowling Green
Away Goals            6                   5
Home Goals            7                   5
Shutouts              1                   0

Code:

Player           mbenecke             SweeneyHawksHockey
LSSU@MSU         Minnesota State      Minnesota State
BGSU@NMU         Bowling Green        Northern Michigan
Away Goals            6                   4
Home Goals            8                   7
Shutouts              1                   0

**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-17-2019, 06:49 AM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

After 8,219 games picked (I counted...) it comes down to this. The bonus was the deciding factor the first match which sees Bronco Hockey Fan in the championship round trying to become the first player to sweep the season awards. On the other side, Bleacher Creature mbenecke rode very timely homer picking to an upset and a seat at the final table. This is an all-star match-up! We've been at this for 23 weeks; the two of you should know how this works. I will post picks after both players complete their official submissions. Good luck!

Championship Round Picks

WCHA Pick Em Bracketology

**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-21-2019, 08:53 AM

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Picks for 2018-2019 WCHA Pick 'Em championship match are in. Will Bronco Hockey Fan be the first player ever to sweep the hardware for the year? Will redemption be in the offering for mbenecke after his sophomore slump? These questions, and many more, will be decided by the bonus. Only one thing left to do...play the game!

Here are the championship picks:

Code:

Player           Bronco Hockey Fan    mbenecke
BGSU@MSU         Bowling Green        Bowling Green
Away Goals            3                   4
Home Goals            2                   3
GWG Time             47                  43

**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-24-2019, 06:38 AM

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The final match of the 2018-2019 WCHA Pick 'Em season is one for the history books. In the closest championship match ever, Bronco Hockey Fan ties his way to a victory over mbenecke and hoists the Jeff Sauer trophy for the first time. But don't let the fact that a tie decided the match taint the victory as Bronco Hockey Fan held the lead through most of the match which was decided solely by the Away/Home bonus picks. Anyway, congratulations Bronco Hockey Fan on sweeping all the hardware this season and thanks everyone for a great year. See you in the fall.

WCHA Pick Em Bracketology

**Wi.Huskies Fan** · 03-24-2019, 01:18 PM

Re: WCHA Pick 'Em 2018-2019 <<<<< PLAYOFF EDITION >>>>>

Congratulations Bronco Hockey Fan from last year's Jeff Sauer champion. Great picks. It is difficult to sweep everything.

**Bronco Hockey Fan** · 03-29-2019, 05:24 AM

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Thanks, fellas! It was a lot of fun! Great job running it Talons!

**TalonsUpPuckDown** · 03-29-2019, 09:34 AM

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Originally posted by Bronco Hockey Fan View Post

Thanks, fellas! It was a lot of fun! Great job running it Talons!

Congrats and glad you enjoyed it. Some positive rep coming your was as the victor!

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