● Boston Hockey Blog: Kaufman returns to Burlington as men’s hockey takes on UVM
►Hockey East has announced its plans for its men’s and women’s tournaments, which will be single-elimination format. The men’s tournament begins on Wednesday, March 10 with opening round games between the 6th thru 11th seeds. Quarterfinals are set for Sunday, March 14 followed by semifinals on March 17 and the championship game on March 20. As a result, there are only four more weeks left to the regular season.
The conference also announced a seeding plan that replaces the usual total points method:
The Hockey East Power Index (HEPI) is a customized objective mathematical formula never before used in college sports, created specifically to more accurately rank Hockey East teams based on the 2020-21 league schedule format. The ranking system is similar to the formula used to determine NCAA Tournament field based on in-season results.
While a points-based seeding formula relies on an equitable and predetermined distribution of opponents, the Hockey East Power Index applies a number of objective factors to accurately rank each team after accounting for the nuances of the 2020-21 season. By utilizing the HEPI, Hockey East mitigates the effects of an imbalanced schedule, both in terms of number of games played and strength of opponent.
The HEPI takes into consideration the number of games played, wins and losses in regulation, overtime, and shootouts, and a team’s home and away split. It then values wins and losses based on each team’s strength of schedule and their opponents’ strength of schedule, objectively, to rank the programs accordingly. It does not factor in points traditionally earned in the standings table that has been used to seed teams in past seasons.
(See below for women’s schedule).
● HockeyEastOnline report
►Luke Tuch’s game-winner Saturday night earned a spot on Hockey East’s Plays of the Week
Looking ahead
tw-align-centerCarrabes! Power play goal!! Eight different Musketeers with a point and we still have two periods left!!! 🚨⚜️ pic.twitter.com/yj6Wptbr6f
— Sioux City Musketeers (@Musketeerhockey) February 10, 2021
2021 recruit Brian Carrabes’ ninth goal was the game-winner in Sioux City’s 4-2 win against Omaha. The former St. John’s Prep and Kimball Union standout also picked up his 11th assist. With 20 points, he’s the scoring co-leader of the Musketeers.
Looking back
It was déjà vu in the worst way for Jake Oettinger as Dallas fell in overtime by a 2-1 score to Chicago for the second time in three days, despite his making 27 saves.
● NHL.com recap
● DallasNews.com Oettinger takes the blame
Charlie McAvoy and Colin Wilson are the guests on Episode 318 of the Spittin’ Chicklets podcast hosted by Ryan Whitney and Paul Bissonnette.
On Episode 318 of Spittin’ Chiclets, the guys are joined by Charlie McAvoy and Colin Wilson. Charlie joined (41:55) to tell some funny stories about the Bruins, to talk about the loss of Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara, some iguana wrestling stories and more. The guys also talk about all the big NHL news, including Tony DeAngelo getting put on Waivers and Jim Rutherford leaving the Penguins. Colin then joined (1:59:24) to talk about his recent retirement, his OCD, post career and a bunch more.
Women’s Team
Following their back-to-back blankings of Merrimack, #12 BU hosts Vermont for a pair of games this weekend. Game times at Walter Brown Arena are 6 p.m. on Friday and 5 p.m. on Saturday. Both games will be live-streamed on Sports Live.
The Hockey East Women’s championships will begin on Feb. 24 with #7 facing #10 and #8 facing #9. The remaining teams receive a bye into the quarter finals on Feb. 28. Semifinals are March 3 followed by the title game on March 6.
● HockeyEastOnline report
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