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Finishing Strong — Again

Chris VandeVelde and North Dakota go into the WCHA playoffs ranked fifth in the nation.
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Chris VandeVelde and North Dakota go into the WCHA playoffs ranked fifth in the nation.

This shouldn't be a surprise: North Dakota is putting together a strong finish to the season. Doesn't it seem to happen that way every year? The Fighting Sioux, winners of seven straight games entering the WCHA playoffs, are back up to fifth in the nation in this week's USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll. They take that top-five ranking into a best-of-three first-round WCHA playoff series against rival Minnesota starting Friday. Denver maintained its hold on the top spot, with Miami close behind.



Bears in Three

Brown's Aaron Volpatti scored the opening goal in a 3-2 victory over Rensselaer on Sunday.
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Brown's Aaron Volpatti scored the opening goal in a 3-2 victory over Rensselaer on Sunday.

Brown delivered the biggest upset of the first weekend of the 2010 conference playoffs, knocking sixth-seeded Rensselaer out in three games. The 11th-seeded Bears draw league champion Yale in the quarterfinals next weekend.



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USCHO.com Polls: Current No. 1s — 3/8

Men's D-I: Denver • Women's D-I: Mercyhurst
Men's D-III: Norwich • Women's D-III: Amherst

Question of the Week

In a new USCHO column, Dave Starman argues that college hockey would be better off staging nationally interesting indoor matches (e.g., Ohio State-Michigan in Pittsburgh's new arena) rather than more local outdoor matchups between archivals. Do you agree?
Yes, college hockey would gain more exposure by playing in NHL rinks in non-traditional college hockey markets, such as Chicago, Philadelphia, and even Montreal or Toronto.
Yes, but I see no reason why you couldn't experiment with national matchups in new indoor venues while still staging more regional outdoor matchups, as those have gone over well.
No, not really. BU-Cornell in Madison Square Garden has worked, but generally I much prefer a focus on more outdoor games.
No, not at all: Playing a US college hockey game in Canada is just a bad idea, and why force a team's fans to travel to places like Pittsburgh or Philadelphia?
I don't know / No opinion
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