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A Subdued Celebration
It wasn’t quite like last year’s thriller for the Gophers.
‘Minn’ Dynasty?
With back-to-back championships secured, the Gophers already have their eyes on No. 3.
Championship Notebook
After Minnesota scored its fourth goal with 6:46 remaining in the game, UNH called a timeout to try and take its championship hopes off life support. Over to the bench skated goaltender Mike Ayers, who took over his goalie mask and started to exhort his teammates. “There were six-and-a-half minutes to go in the national … Read more
Not That It Really Matters
From TV commercials to jerseys in the crowd, the Frozen Four had plenty of minutiae.
Coach Knows Best
Midseason, Don Lucia helped right the ship for the Gophers.
The Lone Senior
The Gophers’ lone senior went out with a bang … two titles and a goal in the final game.
Bigger (And Better?)
The NCAA tournament’s expansion to 16 teams has gotten positive reviews.
First Time For Everything
Minnesota may have consecutive national titles, but tourney MOP Thomas Vanek has just one.
Wait Till Next Year
After a second straight Hockey East championship for UNH, the national title proved elusive again.
The Road Less Traveled
Peter Sejna made history, becoming the first European to win the Hobey Baker Award.
Moy Named King of the Frozen Four
A whirlwind weekend for USCHO.com general manager Jayson Moy came to an end on Saturday evening as he was crowned the very first “King of the Frozen Four.” The eccentric beat out fellow nominees Noah Smith of Hockey East, Tim Danehy of collegehockeystats.com, Mike Kobylanski of Quinnipiac and Peter Sejna of Colorado College. “I couldn’t … Read more
Town Hall Meeting Sparks Lively Debate
On the eve of the final game of the season, college hockey fans received an opportunity to discuss championship issues, including the controversial seedings for this year’s tournament, at the third annual USCHO.com Town Hall Meeting. In the Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, fans queued up to ask selection committee members Ian McCaw … Read more
Paolini Honored With Humanitarian Award
Humanitarian Award winner Sam Paolini learned about helping people at a young age. When Sam’s parents, Sam and Diane, got married, his father wanted his children to be involved in athletics. Growing up in Rochester, N.Y., Sam and his older brother Tom played youth hockey, a sport their father played, coached, and loved. “The hockey … Read more
Peters Passes Torch to LeNeveu
The old record holder meets the new one.
2003 Championship Game Preview
A look at the teams that will compete for the 2003 national championship at 7 p.m. EDT Saturday at HSBC Arena: Minnesota Golden Gophers Record: 27-8-9 How they got here: West Regional semifinal — [nl]Minnesota 9, [nl]Mercyhurst 2 West Regional final — [nl]Minnesota 7, [nl]Ferris State 4 National semifinal — [nl]Minnesota 3, Michigan 2, OT … Read more
Less-Than-Instant Replay
It was fun in the sun for Frozen Four fans who watched the replay of the first semifinal at Dunn Tire Park.
Youth Serves Up Victory for Minnesota
So that’s where Thomas Vanek was hiding. Minnesota’s freshman phenom was noticeably absent from the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ attack for most of their national semifinal game. He had an assist on their first goal, but didn’t have the room to make the kind of impact he did in the West Regional. Then No. 26 got … Read more
Michigan-Minnesota Notebook
In each of his first 17 seasons behind the bench at Michigan, head coach Red Berenson has allowed the players to select which teammate will wear the “C” that signifies the captain of the Wolverines. Jed Ortmeyer has been the two-time captain of the Wolverines (Photo: Talya Arbisser) Last year, however, for the first time, … Read more
360,000 And Counting
Grab your pencils — it’s a 50-question quiz with a bad attitude.