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Grand Rapids vs Virginia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:31 pm
by SuperStar
Did I read that correctly 3-1 Virginia?. Seems to be a bit of a upset...
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:36 pm
by PuckRanger
That is correct. Mild upset to say the least. A lot closer game than the first time they played over in Grand Rapids, although that game was 3-1 with a minute left before Rapids popped in an empty netter and two more in the last 28 seconds making it look a little more lopsided with a 6-1 final. Virginia usually plays well at home.
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:47 am
by TennJed
Wheels falling off??? Bad loss.
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:14 pm
by north_bear
Virginia is playing good hockey, hats off to them. I wonder if this loss was finally the one to wake Rapids up? Good grief.
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:24 pm
by PuckRanger
My question is what does that do to the IRC standings now? Grand Rapids does not play Eveleth or Greenway, so I believe they have been using winning percentage, not points.
If that is still the case, Virginia will win the IRC with a win over Hibbing.
Virginia is 7-1-1, .833WP
Eveleth is 4-1-1, .750WP
Grand Rapids is 3-1, .750WP
Hibbing is 2-3, .400WP
I Falls is 2-6-1, .278WP
Greenway is 0-6-1, .071WP
If Virginia beats Hibbing again, they will finish at .850 and if Grand Rapids beats Hibbing and I Falls, the best they can get is .833. Eveleth can finish at .783 with a win over Hibbing, so they are technically still alive as well.
If it actually does go by points, Virginia already has it locked up with a 6 point lead over Eveleth and a 9 point lead over Grand Rapids.
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:19 pm
by Bigcat99
PuckRanger wrote:My question is what does that do to the IRC standings now? Grand Rapids does not play Eveleth or Greenway, so I believe they have been using winning percentage, not points.
If that is still the case, Virginia will win the IRC with a win over Hibbing.
Virginia is 7-1-1, .833WP
Eveleth is 4-1-1, .750WP
Grand Rapids is 3-1, .750WP
Hibbing is 2-3, .400WP
I Falls is 2-6-1, .278WP
Greenway is 0-6-1, .071WP
If Virginia beats Hibbing again, they will finish at .850 and if Grand Rapids beats Hibbing and I Falls, the best they can get is .833. Eveleth can finish at .783 with a win over Hibbing, so they are technically still alive as well.
If it actually does go by points, Virginia already has it locked up with a 6 point lead over Eveleth and a 9 point lead over Grand Rapids.
Congrats to Virginia on the win last night and the probable IRC "title". I'm confident it means more to an A team than it does to a AA team that needs to schedule better competition to be ready for when the games really count - sections. Now, will GR be ready for sections....I'm not so sure.