There have been rumors swirling for a little while now that the NCAA might be moving away from its sometimes-appreciated, sometimes-loathed, always-misunderstood hockey tournament selection criteria, the Pairwise Rankings. Those rumors came to a head on Tuesday afternoon as one of college hockey’s most respected reporters put the scuttlebutt to print (or at least to screen):
Today's column: David Carle pitched the case for home regionals to NCAA prez Charlie Baker + the Pairwise Rankings are likely on their way out + NCHC discusses TV option, including punting on reg season + portal window shrinking? Read that and more here: https://t.