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2022 CHMA PLAYOFFS - ACHA Nationals

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2022 CHMA PLAYOFFS

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Quarterfinal Game #1: Friday, February 18th
     #3 Robert Morris vs.  #6 West Virginia
          5:30 PM at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena


Quarterfinal Game #2: Friday, February 18th
     #4 - John Carroll  vs.  #5 - Kent State
          8:30 PM at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena


Semifinal Game #1: Saturday, February 19th
     #1 Pittsburgh vs.  lowest-remaining seed
          4:30 PM at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena


Semifinal Game #2: Saturday, February 19th
     #2 Indiana U of PA  vs.  highest-remaining seed
          7:30 PM at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena


Championship Game: Sunday, February 20th
     semifinal winner vs.  semifinal winner
          1:30 PM at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena

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On another note 5 out of top 20 scorers in the ACHA Stats are from the CHMA........Congrats to the League and Players 

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Yes .........# 14 Pitt is a favorite and will likely get an Auto Bid 

Should be a great tournament 

I'm just starting to understand all the AAA, AA, A divisions in USA Hockey.  Next I'm going to have to understand the ACHA and how it relates to NCAA Hockey.   Is ACHA Hockey better quality than Division 3 Hockey?  Both are non scholarship right?  I guess I have a few more years for that if mine wants to still play by then.

Be careful with the A, AA, and AAA.  They mean different things in different geographies and in different leagues.  If you are trying to compare apples to apples, it's better to think of teams in terms of their declared classes: Tier I, Tier II, and House/Rec.

36 minutes ago, Jack Handey said:

Be careful with the A, AA, and AAA.  They mean different things in different geographies and in different leagues.  If you are trying to compare apples to apples, it's better to think of teams in terms of their declared classes: Tier I, Tier II, and House/Rec.

I thought all AAA was Tier 1?  Tier 2 is AA, A?  How can it be different if all roads lead to USA Hockey National tournaments?

1 hour ago, hockeyisgreat said:

I'm just starting to understand all the AAA, AA, A divisions in USA Hockey.  Next I'm going to have to understand the ACHA and how it relates to NCAA Hockey.   Is ACHA Hockey better quality than Division 3 Hockey?  Both are non scholarship right?  I guess I have a few more years for that if mine wants to still play by then.

It's a mess to understand. NCAA Div I is the only one who can grant scholarships for sport only. Everything else, you can get academic scholarships. Which means you have to have good grades and be a good student.

There are some good articles floating around that explain the alphabet. But yes, depending on the school/program, an ACHA division 1 club team can be better hockey than division III 

The disappointing thing that I have found is that a lot of those high level club teams will want your kid to play juniors, particularly if you didn't play AAA. That's expensive. Not sure that is worth it. Go get the degree IMHO. No other college sport makes such ridiculous demands of it's players. There are states that allow you to send your kid to prep school for an extra year just to boost grades and let the kid get bigger. Five years of high school!

To get a sense if your kid can play somewhere, take a look at the rosters. A lot of them will put the player's last team on the roster, or you can look them up on Elite Prospects. It's enlightening. Even on a club team, you may find that the roster is littered with kids with AAA teams and juniors.

4 minutes ago, hockeyisgreat said:

I thought all AAA was Tier 1?  Tier 2 is AA, A?  How can it be different if all roads lead to USA Hockey National tournaments?

AA is a different level in some states than around here, is what he was referring to. 

Certain leagues will put a meaning behind AA and A but that meaning will change from league to league.  Pittsburgh AA is different from Detroit AA is different from Buffalo AA.  And independent teams can put as many As into their name as customers will pay for.  None of it matters as you can only declare for either Tier I or Tier II playoffs.  

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West Virginia 6 RMU 5 OT

John Carroll 5 Kent State 3 

 

Semifinal Game #1: Saturday, February 19th
     #1 Pittsburgh vs.  # 6 West Virginia 
          4:30 PM at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena


Semifinal Game #2: Saturday, February 19th
     #2 Indiana U of PA  vs.  # 4 John Carroll 
          7:30 PM at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena


Championship Game: Sunday, February 20th
     semifinal winner vs.  semifinal winner
          1:30 PM at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena

Didn’t rush in here last night to update scores or tell us all - the championship game is today PITT vs JCU ?

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1 hour ago, Murray Chadwick said:

JCU beats Pitt 3-1

Wow JCU must have gotten on a big roll. Beat the 1 and 2 seeds.

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Great Tournament and congrats to John Carroll and Good Luck at Nationals 

Hopefully # 12 Pitt will also receive a Bid 

Semifinal Games Saturday, February 19th
     Pittsburgh 9 West Virginia 1

    Indiana U of PA  2 John Carroll 3
Championship Game: Sunday, February 20th
      John Carroll 3 Pitt 1 

Edited by Pa Hockey

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The IUP - JCU and Pitt - JCU Games were Great with packed stands and lots of views Online!

52 minutes ago, hockeyisgreat said:

Nice to hear something good about Hockey for a change.  I hope there were no problems with fans in the stands!

Oh any minute now the video is going to get posted of the usphl kid punching a ref Saturday night. 

2 hours ago, Danner27 said:

Oh any minute now the video is going to get posted of the usphl kid punching a ref Saturday night. 

I hope you are kidding!!!

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