NCAA Tournament of NHL Players: Vote now in the Final Four!

Graphic by Amber Matsumoto, Yahoo Sports

Puck Daddy’s NCAA Tournament of NHL Players had reached the FINAL FOUR!

Here’s how it works: We’ve taken 64 current NHL players who also played NCAA men’s ice hockey and through the pain-staking work of our Selection Committee (i.e. at least four emails) ranked them from 1-through-64, placing them in four regions.

The Elite 8 saw Joe Pavelski defeat Duncan Keith (oh, that bad suspension buzz); Jonathan Quick upset Cory Schneider, thus claiming the starting job for the US World Cup team (we assume); Jonathan Toews taking out Phil Kessel; and Johnny Gaudreau thumping Ryan Suter. 

Now ... it's the Final Four!

We need your votes! Cast yours in each matchup below through midnight on Monday night (PT). We're also taking your votes on Twitter via the Yahoo Sports NHL feed. We’ll announce the winners on the Puck Daddy Facebook page throughout the tournament.

The criteria? In theory, it should be who the better player is. But we know your votes will undoubtedly be influenced by popularity, ties to your favorite team and/or alma mater and other arbitrary things like "guys on the Blackhawks."

Whatever your criteria: Vote early. Vote often. And vote … now!

The Battle of California, but in NCAA player form!

Captain Serious vs. Johnny Hockey!

VOTE NOW

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Greg Wyshynski is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or find him on Twitter. His book, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PUCK, is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.

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