‘Keeping the foot on the gas’ propels North Dakota to a championship
Drake Caggiula broke the national championship game open with two third-period goals.
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Drake Caggiula broke the national championship game open with two third-period goals.
Bobcats coach Rand Pecknold credited North Dakota: “That’s the best team in college hockey.”
He’s the third recipient of the award honoring the top goaltender in Division I men’s college hockey.
The senior forward and two-time Hobey Hat Trick finalist is the fourth Harvard player to win the award.
The Air Force goaltender is the 2016 recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management.
The Bobcats are looking for their first national title, while the Fighting Hawks are going for their eighth and first since 2000.
The Pioneers were 0-for-4 in Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinal loss.
In Thursday’s 4-2 semifinal win over Denver, North Dakota relied on the big players who have been go-to guys all season long.
The Eagles were flat at the start and fell into a two-goal deficit from which they couldn’t fully recover in the Frozen Four semifinal against Quinnipiac.
The Bobcats goaltender made two big saves in the closing moments of a Frozen Four victory over Boston College.
Boston College, Quinnipiac, Denver and North Dakota are set for the national semifinals on Thursday.
Coaches break down the Frozen Four semifinal matchup.
Coaches break down the Frozen Four semifinal matchup.
The Pioneers had to rebound in the second half, and their comfort level with that helped them rebound from a mediocre NCHC tournament finish.
The Fighting Hawks rebounded from a poor weekend in the NCHC tournament to roll through the Midwest Regional.
The Eagles won the 2012 national championship in Tampa but this year they have to play top overall seed Quinnipiac in the semifinals.
It’s only the second time the Bobcats have been in the Frozen Four, quite a contrast the three other teams in Tampa.
The new Badgers coach is headed back to Madison nearly three decades after a college playing career that launched him into NHL playing and coaching days.
The tournament returns just four years after first hosting college hockey’s final weekend.
The Bobcats lost in the 2013 championship game, their only other appearance in the Frozen Four.