If UND had won the WCHA tournament and received the #1 spot in the west,
Michigan would have been bumped to 4th place.  Any way you slice it, if
the Sioux win it all, NO ONE can say that they were given an easy bracket!
 
-charles
 
www.und.edu/cbell
 
 
 
> It just amazes me to see the hand that the North Dakota Fighting Sioux have
> been dealt in the tournament.  A little history...
>
> Last year the WCHA Final Five was played in St. Paul and UND had to play, for
> all intents and purposes, a road game against Minnesota in the championship.
> This year, the Final Five is in Milwaukee and, of course, Wisconsin makes the
> championship game.  So, this time UND loses the road game and with it the #1
> seed in the west, which deservedly goes to MSU.  Now, the Sioux will most
> likely AGAIN play a road game against Michigan in Ann Arbor in the second
> round of the tournament.  Should they make the national semifinals, there is a
> strong possibility that they will play ANOTHER road game against BU or BC in
> the Fleet Center.  I understand that the best team should be able to beat
> anybody, but does any other squad have that added burden?
>
> My point?  I am a WCHA fan, and I don't think we have much of a chance this
> year.
>
> Jeff Weyhmiller
>
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