Perhaps in response to the news that Yale star forward Sean Backman is out for the season with some sort of foot injury (Update: He broke his heel while horsing around in a pool), Inside College Hockey now predicts that Cornell will receive the automatic bid.
The hypothetical run through the ECAC tournament will bump Cornell to a #2 seed; INCH projects them to play #3 New Hampshire in the first round in the Albany regional. All things considered, a pretty good draw for Cornell.
Yale, meanwhile, drops to a #3 seed and plays North Dakota in the first round of the Worcester regional.
Even without Backman, Yale is a very strong team and I think INCH overreacted by making these predictions. By dropping Yale all the way to a #3 seed, they seem to think Yale will lose before the final.
Lest we lose sight of things, Cornell still needs to win this weekend's series against Harvard to get into position to make the NCAA tournament.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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