Word: ecacs
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...those bids should go to Minnesota (11-2-3). The AWCHA is probably holding its second-annual national championship in Minneapolis to increase its fan base in the Midwest, which is likely to have a women's hockey conference to rival the ECAC in the form of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association next year. And Minnesotans will want to see their Golden Gophers in the national championship...
Minnesota is also the only team outside the ECAC with a legitimate claim to a championship invitation. Ranked No. 3 in U.S. College Hockey Online and No. 4 in USA Today/American Hockey Magazine, the Gophers have only lost to Harvard and No. 2 Brown. They tied No. 3 UNH twice and have victories over No. 5 Northeastern, No. 7 Providence and No. 8 Princeton...
Assuming Minnesota gets invited to the tournament it is hosting, that leaves two spots left for a host of ECAC contenders...
...those bids will automatically go to the victor of the eight-team ECAC Tournament. But the heavy favorite is Harvard, which is already invited. If the Crimson does make the ECAC championship game, as expected, its opponent in that contest should get a bid regardless of the outcome...
That means the ECAC Tournament will directly affect the championship hopes of powerhouses UNH, Brown and Northeastern. At the same time, recent upstarts Princeton and Dartmouth still have a chance to sneak into Minnesota with a few upsets in the ECACs...