NCAA Hockey Championship game. Yale vs Quinnipiac. Line and Lean

NCAA Hockey Championship game 4:00 pm pacific time @ CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Yale +200 5 +105 (+1 1/2 -145)
Quinnipiac -240 5 -125 (-1 1/2 +125)

how they got to the Championship...

#15 seed Yale beat #2 seed Minnesota 3-2 in OT, #8 seed North Dakota 4-1 nad #3 seed U Mass-Lowell 3-2 in OT

#1 seed Quinnipiac beat #16 Canisius 4-3, # 12 seed Union 5-1 and # 13 seed St Cloud State 4-1

overall "Frozen Four" team writups @ https://www.covers.com/postingforum/post01/showmessage.aspx?spt=23&sub=101601514

I am VERY suprised by this relatively LOW number on the Q. I expected something like Yale +300 Q -400 like the #15 seed MSU vs #1 seed BU line in 2007. the "eli" have proved to be a "dangerous dog" throughout the tourney with Kenny Agostino, Andrew Miller and Jesse Root  Jeff Malcolm in goal and viuctories over top seeds Minnesota and U Mass-Lowell. the U M-l win was VERY impressive as the completely shut down the Riverhawks out shooting them 47-18 and allowing only 3 U U-l shots in the 3rd period and 0 in OT

BUT, ex for some problems with Canisius in their 1st round game where they had to comeback from down 1-3, the Bobcats have been rolling behind the play of Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Matthew Peca and "the Jones Boys", Kellen and Conner with Hobey Baker finalist Eric Hartzell in goal. Hartzell was absolutely "Kayopectate"against both Union stopping 18 of 19 and SCS stopping 33 of 34 against one of the top offensive teams in college hockey this season.

I think that "Cinderella's Wild Ride" comes to an end tonight. the Q already beat Yale 6-2 and 4-1 in the regular ECAC season AND shut them out 3-0 in the ECAC tourney 3rd place game. the ONLY end of the season "stumble" for the Q was losing to unranked Brown 0-4 in the ECAC semi-finals. unless Hartzell has a "disappointment let down" losing the Hobey Baker to SCS's Drew LeBlance, I see this as a easy 2+ goal win for the Q

I bet the Q -1 1/2 +125

btw, Yale opened the tourney @ 60-1 while the Q were 6-1

Quote Originally Posted by jdr016:

I would say Quinnipac PL seems too easy. But, I don't think this game will have a lot of action on it! So your bet should be safe. That being said, one of my exs, who I hate, went to Quinnipac. So f*** them! Lol.

I'm kinda with you, jdr016. this whole Q "program" smells of yuppy-puppy hedge fund billionaire alumni money BUYING PLAYERS. Hartzell, a Minnesota boy, is ready to sign with North Dakota and suddenly switches to Q? Jordan Samuels-Thomas, leading scorer @ Bowling Green transfers even though he has to sit a year? something "fishy". "the Georgetown of College Hockey"

In DVRing Habs Leafs for Coach and Hot Stove. Yale PP coming 

 I watched the original 1966 movie the other day, and it is a classic

the late, great Burgess Meredith as The Penguin. STILL my favorite even over Danny DeVito

Q "shooting to fine". acting like they are intimidated by Malcome

STILL 0-0 4 1/2 minutes into the 2nd