Until last week, the Miami RedHawks were one of the hottest teams in college hockey. They'd won seven of their previous eight games, and that came after a similar stretch to start the season.
So we had a team in a highly competitive conference with two stretches that added up to them going 14-2-0 over 16 of their 28 games. The problem? In between those stretches, they went 3-5-2.
And so now Miami is in a difficult position. Last weekend, they took only two out of six points on home ice against a great Western Michigan team (currently No. 4 in the country) and have a hell of an uphill climb to get back even on to the NCAA bubble, let alone the right side of it.
The RedHawks are ranked 20th in the NPI, with a handful of regular-season games remaining that would be hugely beneficial — if they ca