East Regional (Bridgeport, CT) - March 27
#1 Michigan vs. #4 Air Force (ESPNU, 3 p.m. ET)
#2 Yale vs. #3 Vermont (ESPNU)

West Regional (Minneapolis, MN) - March 27
#1 Denver vs. #4 Miami (ESPN2)
#2 Minnesota-Duluth vs. #3 Princeton (ESPNU)

Midwest Regional (Grand Rapids, MI) - March 28
#1 Notre Dame vs. #4 Bemidji State (ESPN Classic)
#2 Northeastern vs. #3 Cornell (ESPNU)

Northeast Regional (Manchester, NH) - March 28
#1 Boston University vs. #4 Ohio State (ESPN2)
#2 North Dakota vs. #3 New Hampshire (ESPN2)

Quick thoughts... Boston University, the top overall seed, got a tough
draw. In theory they should be facing Bemidji State, the lowest seed,
but instead get Ohio State, who has struggled but is a tougher
opponent. This is mainly because there were two CCHA teams as #4
seeds and #1 seeds and in order to avoid first round interconference
match ups between, they had to swap.

As for Michigan's draw, well, this thing is wide open. Do NOT
underestimate Air Force. They finished with a 27-10-2 record, won the
AHA regular season and tournament titles, are ranked #14 in the
PairWise Rankings (whereas teams from the AHA almost never rank in the
top 25), and feature the nation's top goal scorer in Jacques
Lamoureux, who posted 32-20-52 in 39 games (second in the nation in
points).

Last year in the NCAA tournament the Falcons nearly upset #1 seed
Miami, losing 3-2 in overtime. And in 2007 they pushed top seed
Minnesota to the limit in the opening round of the NCAA tournament
before the Gophers scored three unanswered goals to win 4-3.

More as the week goes along. Red's got a lot of work to do after last
night's showing.

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That's all for now...

Go Blue!

Jason
Michigan Hockey Net
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