#mnwild's Marcus Foligno has won the King Clancy Trophy. Third in Wild history (Matt Dumba in 2020 and Jason Zucker in 2019). Goes to the NHL player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution to the community.
The 3-seed Wild should not have to play the 2-seed Stars in Round 1… and then the 1-seed Avalanche in Round 2.
82 games should matter.
A 104-point season should matter.
The Regular Season should matter.
NHL Western Conference Standings:
1. Avalanche (121 points)
2. Stars (112 pts)
3. Wild (104 pts)
In the 1st Round… the 2-seed was eliminated by the 3-seed.
In the 2nd Round… the 3-seed was eliminated by the 1-seed.
4-7 seeds battled it out on the other side.
Just ridiculous.
Jonathan Quick is gone.
Ryan Miller is gone.
Carey Price is gone.
Pekka Rinne is gone.
Tim Thomas is gone.
Tuukka Rask is gone.
Martin Brodeur is gone.
Corey Crawford is gone.
Roberto Luongo is gone.
Henrik Lundqvist is gone.
Marc-Andre Fleury is gone.
Your childhood is over.
The NCHC is by far and wide in a class of its own. The Big 10 will continue to get high end individuals to come in and play for a year or two due to these schools being able to offer the most $$ but if you’re a kid looking to play a pro style game there is no better conference than @TheNCHC and frankly top to bottom you’d be a fool to decide elsewhere if you have that luxury. 8 out of 10 last champions belong to this conference. College hockey is coming along. There are more eyes on it than ever. People you normally wouldn’t see tweeting about it. That’s a good thing. Let’s keep this buzz going. David Carle is a beast. Nodak is back. Duluth ain’t going anywhere. ASU is going to shine thru and be good for a long time. Western is a wagon. St. Cloud just got a great young coach and all he does is win despite that school looking like state prison. CC and Omaha ya’ll gotta take the next step. Miami. Get your shit together. Proof is in the pudding money don’t buy chips. St. Thomas welcome to big boy hockey get your shit together fast.
-People’s
NCHC was essentially formed due to the B1G being created...little did the B1G know that their vision of their own hockey conference, which many felt would dominate college hockey, created the powerhouse @TheNCHC has become. Be careful what you wish for.