This Week in College Hockey

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Michigan may only play one game this weekend but there is a ton of other great games for college hockey fans to keep their eyes on. I am on afternoons this week so I won't be able to have the board posts I had last week. I will however be watching tonights Michigan game via Slingbox on my tablet (Technology and stuff)

Week 19:

Friday January 30

7:00 #54 Sacred Heart @ #58 American International

7:00 #40 Rensselaer @ #33 Dartmouth

7:00 #15 UMass-Lowell @ #17 Merrimack

7:00 #45 Alabama-Huntsville @ #10 Michigan Tech

7:00 #19 Quinnipiac @ #53 Brown

7:00 #31 Cornell @ #17 Colgate

7:00 #29 Union @ #3 Harvard

7:00 #56 Princeton @ #16 Yale

7:30 #12 Michigan vs #36 Michigan State (FYS)

7:30 #9 Providence @ #13 Boston College

7:30 #48 Massachusetts @ #3 Boston University

7:30 #41 New Hampshire @ #34 Notre Dame

8:30 #39 Ferris State @ #1 Minnesota State

8:30 #2 NOrth Dakota @ #3 Nebraska-Omaha

9:00 #20 Minnesota @ #55 Wisconsin

9:30 #7 Minnesota-Duluth @ #11 Denver

Key Games:

- UMass-Lowell has another chance this weekend to help themselves and help Michigan. THey start off the weekend on the road against a team sitting just outside of the PWR top 16.

- There is a top 15 matchup in Chestnut Hill as Boston College is hosting Providence. A Boston College win would improve the RPI of Michigan it should cause Michigan to get passed by BC as thye currently sit only one spot below Michigan.

- The Duel in the D is previewed on the front page (Thanks Brian MOAR Hockey Content please...

- North Dakota takes their #2 ranking on the road to face #3 Nebraska-Omaha. Both teams should remain highly ranked but if North Dakota were to win both games on the road this weekend you could see Neb-Omaha fall down into a range that Michigan could be fighting with them for seed and region ccome NCAA tournament time.

- Ferris State could help Michigan's RPI with a road win in Mancato but C.J. Motte will need to stand on his head to knock off the #1 team in the country on the road.

- Minnesota NEEDS to beat lowly Wisconsin as they are currently sitting 4 spots out of top 16.

Saturday January 31

1:00 #14 Vermont vs #22 Penn State

6:30 #41 New Hampshire @ #34 Notre Dame

7:00 #54 Sacred Heart @ #58 American International

7:00 #45 Alabama Huntsville @ #10 Michigan Tech

7:00 #17 Merrimack @ #15 UMass-Lowell

7:00 #7 Minnesota-Duluth @ #11 Denver

7:00 #8 Miami @ #21 Western Michigan

8:00 #39 Ferris State @ #1 Minnesota State

8:00 #20 Minnesota @ #55 Wisconsin

8:00 #2 North Dakota @ #3 Nebraska-Omaha

8:00 #6 Bowling Green @ #28 Bemidji State

Key Games:

- Penn State hosts a team ranked a couple spots below Michigan in Vermont in their only game of the weekend. A non-conference win would be nice for PSU and the B1G.

- New Hampshire winning two games at a higher ranked Notre Dame would be a nice little bump in Michigan's RPI.

- the only conference matchup is the second game of the Minnesota Wisconsin series at Kohl. it is very important for Minnesota to sweep both of these games.

Monday February 2

5:00 #3 Harvard vs #3 Boston University

8:00 #13 Boston College vs #24 Northeastern

Wednesday February 4

7:00 #9 Providence @ #36 Connecticut

Key Games:

- The best tournament in the country get started Monday night. The first round of the Beanpot matches the two top teams, Harvard and Boston University, in the early game and a BU win helps Michigan''s RPI slightly.

 

3 Things Michigan "needs"

- all 3 points against Michigan State

- Minnesota to take all 6 points from Wisconsin

- UMass-Lowell winning the home and home series.

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