Sharks draftees in NCAA 2015 ice hockey championship – preliminaries

Here‘s the NCAA (printable) bracket break down for the 2015 tourney.

THN with top four players to watch on each team (only Watson noted of Sharks prospects.

Sharks prospects in the tourney include (times PT):

  • MSU-Mankato: Max Gaede
    First game: 3/28 1pm on ESPNU (channel 788 on my cable system) – eliminated
  • Harvard: Colin Blackwell
    First game 3/28 4:30pm on ESPN3 – eliminated
  • Boston University: Dan O’Reagan
    First game 3/27 11am ESPNU – O’Reagan with OT GWG | recaps: NBC/PHTNHLHEWCHTHN (with video)
    Game 2: 3/28 2:30 ESPN2 – won | recaps: NHLSportsnet.ca
  • Minnesota: Michael Brodzinski
    First game 3/27 2:30pm ESPNU (delayed start about 30 minutes) – eliminated
  • Miami (Ohio): Sean Kuraly
    First game 3/28 3:30pm ESPNU – eliminated
  • North Dakota: Gage Ausmus
    First game 3/27 5pm ESPNU |recaps: NHLNBC/PHT
    Game 2: 3/28 6pm ESPU – won | recaps: NHL
  • Michigan Tech: Cliff Watson
    First game 3/27 1:30p ESPN3 – eliminated (2-3 OT loss)

Second game in the tourney (regional final) is usually the day after the opening game.

Boston University and North Dakota will meet each other in the Frozen Four semi-final.  All other Shark-draftee teams have been eliminated from the tourney.

Frozen Four semi-finals are April 9, and final is April 11 (with the Hobey Baker award, etc., announced April 10).  These three games will be on ESPN2 and ESPN.

150321- postgame Sharks @ Canadiens

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Sigh.  The Sharks desperation was not able to overcome a Vezina candidate, with the home town crowd encouraging him.  (And his dad in town for back-to-back shutouts.)

But Niemi only gave up one.

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150321 – pregame Sharks @ Canadiens 4pm PT

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Sharks are coming off their win in Toronto, Canadiens a win in Carolina.

Habs would like to have a different outcome from the shutout they suffered in California at the Sharks’ hands.

Sharks had an optional skate on Friday.

My guess is it’ll be Niemi vs Price in nets.

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150319 – postgame Sharks @ Maple Leafs

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Joe Thornton notched his 900th career assist.

And the Sharks played with enough desperation to make the Maple Leafs look like a junior team playing against them.

Hope continues.

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150319 – pregame Sharks @ Maple Leafs 4:30pm PT

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Epic trip continues.  Now in Toronto. Sharks became the first NHL team to practice in the old Maple Leaf Gardens since the Leafs moved to ACC.

AHL Worcester signs Daniel Ciampini from Union College to an ATO. (This could be a feeling out on both sides in advance of NHL deal, or a NHL deal is in the works for next season, and this is a chance for him to play this spring in a “pro” environment.)

On Tuesday, the Maple Leafs were officially eliminated from playoff contention. The Sharks still have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs, but 7% is not a big chance.

Toronto has not beat the Sharks on home ice since 2002.

Bernier vs (Niemi by default)

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150317 – postgame Sharks @ Jets

Tonight it was the Sharks unable to sustain the pressure of the first ten minutes of the game. (Actually, 13:01, the amount of time Niemi was in net, giving up three goals on eight shots.)

Sigh.

The loss pushes the Sharks further down an even larger mountain they have to conquer to make the playoffs.  (Stats someone on twitter quoted is that the probability of the Sharks making the playoffs is down to ~6%)

Regardless of their playoff status, the team should have the pride to play hard for 60+ minutes every night.

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150317 – pregame Sharks @ Jets 5pm

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Sharks hit the road, with injured forward Mike Brown on the plane (and hoping to return to play before the end of the road trip).  First up, Winnipeg.

BobblePatty plans trip

BobblePatty timelapse from SJC to Winnipeg

Niemi vs Pavlec in nets.

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150314 – postgame Blackhawks @ Sharks

The first forty minutes weren’t too bad, with the Sharks matching the offensive output of the Hawks, but a few bad penalties and the Sharks ended up down multiple goals (in regulation).

One young fan was inconsolable as her father carried her to the car, in tears over the loss. Sometimes you can wish the players would see that to know how much (some) fans really care.

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150314 – pregame Blackhawks @ Sharks 1pm

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Hawks are coming off a win in Arizona (and Brad Richards notched 900th point), but they have lost Nordstrom for two games as a result of an incident in the game.  Chicago’s players fathers are traveling with the team on this trip.

Sharks are coming off a shutout win Thursday over the Predators. But the news/attention is instead focused on a war of words between GM Doug Wilson and forward Joe Thornton.

This will be an opportunity for Ben Smith to play against his former team (and Andrew Desjardins against the Sharks).

No morning skate because of the early afternoon start. Crawford has been announced as the starter for the Blackhawks.

With Nieto nursing sore calf after blocking Weber shot, Daniil Tarasov seems to have been recalled (scratched from AHL Friday game). No official transaction listed (yet).

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  • Video: Blackhawks’ Nordstrom suspended two games for boarding Ekman-Larsson

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150312 – postgame Predators @ Sharks

That was fun.  Winning is nice.  Shut outs are great.  Hope Nieto’s OK.

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  • Niemi Stays Hot, Picks Up Second Shutout Vs. Predators

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