Dan Rubin

Goaltender Zane McIntyre spoke in a quiet North Dakota locker room after a 5-3 loss to Boston University on Thursday.

Omaha forward Tyler Vesel and defenseman Brian Cooper react to Thursday’s 4-1 loss to Providence in the Frozen Four semifinal.

Providence forward Shane Luke and defenseman Mark Adams react to Thursday’s 4-1 win over Omaha in the Frozen Four semifinal.

BOSTON — Back in July, well before anyone ever thought about the Frozen Four, the TD Garden or the national championship, Boston University was hard at work. The Terriers were in the process of a refocus, their summer spent in the weight room readying for a new day. Coming off a 10-21-4 season, they accepted … Read more

With both Boston University and Providence advancing to the Frozen Four, there was the potential for some obvious local connection between residents of the area and the competitors on the ice.

It’s a gray, rainy, chilly day outside TD Garden, where Frozen Fest is taking place before the Frozen Four semifinals.

Boston University captain Matt Grzelcyk, a Charlestown, Mass., native, talked after Wednesday’s practice about playing in the Frozen Four close to home.

Providence senior defenseman Mark Adams, a Boxford, Mass., native, took a minute after the Friars’ practice Wednesday to talk about playing in the Frozen Four close to home.

A look back at the weekend that was as the road to Rochester reaches its end: Sports Giveth, Sports Taketh Away We start with the most obvious talking point – the wild three game series between Bentley and Mercyhurst and its unpredictable ending. After a scoreless regulation in Game One, and after being outshot 40-28, … Read more