So, did your NCAA Men’s Basketball bracket take a worse beating over the weekend than Chris Pronger endures when he forgets date night? Have no fear, fellow losers - no need to weep angrily while discovering that the intern chick at your office with Down Syndrome that shreds paper and eats her boogers has more teams in the Sweet Sixteen than you.

Unlike your co-worker who had awkward drunken sex with said intern, you now have a chance to redeem yourself simply by joining MYFO’s First Ever Inaugural Annual Original NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey P(h)uck-Off Memorial Presented by Bellsouth*.

* not actually presented by Bellsouth

Since no major website is having a Men’s Hockey Tournament challenge of any kind, we will be forced to go completely old school with this year’s P(h)uck-Off and tally results by hand. All you have to do is make your picks and e-mail them either to myself, Weed Against Speed, or you can e-mail them to our general e-mail address - both are conveniently located in the upper left-hand corner of our home page. In what manner you elect to send your picks is up to you: you can fill out a bracket (here is one in pdf format), scan it and e-mail it as an attachment or, if you want, you can type out the whole goddamn thing; any way you choose is fine with us.

 Below is the tournament breakdown (all times Eastern):

EAST REGIONAL ALBANY, NEW YORK 

  

Friday’s Semifinals

• No. 3 seed Clarkson (21-12-4) vs. No. 2 St. Cloud State (19-15-5), 4:00 p.m.

• No. 4 Niagara (22-10-4) vs. No. 1 Michigan (31-5-4), 7:30 p.m.

  

Saturday’s final

• Semifinal winners, 7:00 p.m.

WEST REGIONAL COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 

  

Friday’s Semifinals

• No. 4 Notre Dame (24-15-4) vs. No. 1 New Hampshire (25-9-3), 6:30 p.m.

• No. 3 Michigan State (24-11-5) vs. No. 2 Colorado College (28-11-1), 10:00 p.m.

  

Saturday’s final

• Semifinal winners, 10:00 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL MADISON, WISCONSIN

  

Saturday’s Semifinals

• No. 4 Princeton (21-13) vs. No. 1 North Dakota (26-10-4), 3:00 p.m.

• No. 3 Wisconsin (15-16-7) vs. No. 2 Denver (26-13-1), 6:30 p.m.

  

Sunday’s final

• Semifinal winners, 7:00 p.m.

NORTHEAST REGIONAL WORCESTER, MASSACHUSSETTS

  

Saturday’s semifinals

• No. 4 Air Force (21-11-6) vs. No. 1 Miami of Ohio (32-7-1), 4:00 p.m.

• No. 3 Minnesota (19-16-9) vs. No. 2 Boston College (21-11-8), 7:30 p.m.

  

Sunday’s final

• Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m.

THE FROZEN FOUR - DENVER, COLORADO 

  

Semifinals • April 10

• Northeast champion vs. Midwest champion, 6:00 or 9:00 p.m.

• East champion vs. West champion, 6:00 or 9:00 p.m.

  

Final • April 12

• Semifinal winners, 7:00 p.m.

Points will be awarded by utilizing the below scoring method:

First Round: 5 points for each correct pick

Second Round: 10 points for each correct pick

Semifinal Round: 25 points for each correct pick

Championship Round: 40 points for correct pick

Tiebreakers will be determined by total goals scored in the championship game. Please include with your bracket submission. 

Prizes are as follows:

First Place: The chance to write your own post for MYFO (think of the dozens of people who may skim it!)  

Second Place: A stein with the Melt Your Face-Off logo!

Third Place: A coffee cup with the Melt Your Face-Off logo! 

Fourth Place: A MYFO t-shirt!

Fifth Place: The satisfaction of job less-than-adequately done. Just like in your real life! 

First round games begin Friday, March 28th, so bracket submissions will have to be received by no later than 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. on that day.

Good luck!