Another Natty for a Berkshire Bear - Aidan Thompson - Union, Providence and Denver have given former Bears championships going back 10 years.
BC, BU, UMass, and Cornell combined against DU in the tournament: 3 goals
Miami against Denver in one series: 4 goals
Who is really better?? 
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Congrats to Denver. Any team that eliminates the programs DU eliminated in back-to-back games deserves a round of applause.
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Congratz to Denver indeed. What a team.
Zeev Buium may go in the top five overall in this yearâs draft. Kid is unbelievable. I donât think he ends up at Makar/Quinn Hughes level, but I could see him regularly racking up 50-plus points in the NHL.
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I wonder what kind of conditioning advantage that Denver gets from living and training at high elevation when, other than Colorado College, the rest of college hockey takes place below a thousand feet.
I know the response is âthen why canât Colorado College do it,â and I get that. Certainly, there are other variables at play when comparing DU and CC though, and when one elite program trains and lives at high altitude and the other elite programs donât, I donât think it can be entirely discounted.
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One manâs opine, but if this advantage was real, the Broncos wouldnât stink and the Nuggets would have a case full of trophies.
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The advantage is real and well documented. Thereâs a reason that the USOC training facility is there. That doesnât mean that itâs some magic bullet that can overcome all the other factors. It, however, can very well be a determinant between two otherwise equal teams.
The altitude may be an advantage for the Home games they play vs. â flatlandâ teams,too.
The advantage of home court or field is only real if your fans are dangerous. Altitude is a distant second fiddle to Alcohol. Rampant, drunken and dangerous miscreant behavior is key to championship success.
Then how do you explain the Browns?
Are Browns fans really that dangerous?
Despondent perhaps. But dangerous?
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Itâs not a home ice advantage. Itâs the increased cardio capacity one gets from training at a high altitude and then competing at lower altitudes. Teams that go into Denver have to struggle with decreased cardio endurance while the Denver team on the road gets a significant boost. Itâs real, proven in multiple scientific studies and put into practice by the US Olympic Committee.
Altitude Training: Does It Work and How to Do.
High altitude training can potentially improve your endurance during intense exercise. It may increase your aerobic capacity, lactic acid tolerance, and oxygen flow to your muscles.
Is that at all related to lactic acidosis, Colonel Jessup?
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Youâre working yourself up into a rich lather over this. Iâm just messing with you. Stand down. Stand down.
Ps, why havenât those teams won more if itâs such an advantage? Honestly. Some of those squads had quality rosters across those three sports.
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Update: he has been assigned to 6U Fanta. Death to our archrivals 6U Sprite, 6U Dr. Pepper, and 6U Coca-Cola.
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These team divisions sound like paramilitary/swat teams. Like didnât 6U Fanta take out Hussein?
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The U10s are all supercar models. I feel like the little kids got hosed.
Iâm a sucker for a regional b to b brand that has a kindly owner who takes a shine to youth sports. Midwest Plumbing Supply. Federated Grain. Or, the company that cleans out grease traps such as Darling Industries. All of these are great team names.
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Gotta ask the obvious question⌠how do you feel about âChicoâs Bail Bondsâ?
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It makes too much sense.
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