A reminder that entries for Part 2 of the Pick the Tournaments contest are
due Friday, March 15th at 6:00 PM EDT.

My Part 2 picks are below, so I guess any plausible deniability I might have

had is now pretty much gone:

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Hockey East

Quarterfinals:

                                                                  # Games

                                              Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)

#8 New Hampshire     at #1 Massachusetts      Massachusetts          2

#7 Boston College    at #2 Providence         Providence             2

#6 Maine             at #3 Northeastern       Northeastern           3

#5 Boston University at #4 UMass Lowell       Boston University      3

RESEED

Semifinals:

                                              Winner (8 pts)

Boston University    vs Massachusetts         Massachusetts

Northeastern         vs Providence            Providence

Championship:

                                              Winner (16 pts)

Providence           vs Massachusetts         Providence

Tiebreakers:

1.  Championship game score:  3-2

2.  Total goals scored in tournament:  72

NCHC

Quarterfinals:

                                                                  # Games

                                              Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)

#8 Miami             at #1 St. Cloud State    St. Cloud State        2

#7 Omaha             at #2 Minnesota Duluth   Minnesota Duluth       2

#6 Colorado College  at #3 Western Michigan   Western Michigan       2

#5 North Dakota      at #4 Denver             Denver                 2

RESEED

Semifinals:

                                              Winner (8 pts)

Denver               vs St. Cloud State       Denver

Western Michigan     vs Minnesota Duluth      Minnesota Duluth

Consolation:

                                              Winner (4 pts)

Western Michigan     vs St. Cloud State       St. Cloud State

Championship:

                                              Winner (16 pts)

Denver               vs Minnesota Duluth      Minnesota Duluth

Tiebreakers:

1.  Championship game score:  4-3

2.  Total goals scored in entire tournament:  77

Bill Fenwick

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