North Dakota’s Grand Forks natives savor regional crown but know there’s more to do
Paul LaDue, Tucker Poolman, Luke Johnson, Johnny Simonson and Gage Ausmus grew up playing hockey together. They also grew up watching North Dakota hockey.
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Paul LaDue, Tucker Poolman, Luke Johnson, Johnny Simonson and Gage Ausmus grew up playing hockey together. They also grew up watching North Dakota hockey.
Six Pioneers players scored in a 7-2 victory over Boston University.
The Bobcats needed three third-period goals to pull away from RIT.
The Huskies scored twice on four chances in an overtime loss to Ferris State.
Fighting back tears, and with quivering yet poised responses, the duo — joined by coach Ted Donato and junior forward Luke Esposito — reflected on not only the game at hand, but their entire tenure with the program.
The Beacons fell short in the semifinals in their first NCAA tournament appearance.
JT Compher’s no-look pass found Tyler Motte for the overtime goal that sent the Wolverines past Notre Dame.
They weren’t just the Friars. They were the defending national champion Providence Friars. And with that came the bull’s-eye.
It’s been a long and trying season for the hockey team, college, and local community ever since the deaths of captain Jeff Hutchinson and basketball senior Kelsey Annese.
It’s nearly impossible for a team to win a national title with just one line, and North Dakota showed it’s much more than that in a 6-2 NCAA tournament-opening win over Northeastern on Friday.
Plattsburgh and Adrian led the All-USCHO D-III Women’s teams with six and four selections. A total of 13 schools were represented on the four teams.
She led her team to a better record in every category this year, and fell short in the last game of the season. For becoming only the second coach to lead her team to a 40-win season, and for improving her team in every measurable category, Boston College’s Katie Crowley is the USCHO coach of the year.
Some of USCHO’s conference writers pick the teams they think will advance to the Frozen Four in this weekend’s regionals.
Quinnipiac plays Rochester Institute of Technology, while UMass-Lowell plays Yale.
The group graduating at schools this spring includes three Patty Kazmaier Award winners, Olympic stars, and players who elevated their programs to national prominence and helped them set records. Gabbi Riggi reports.
He guided to the Cardinals to an almost perfect season, with only one loss, capped by a fourth consecutive ECAC West Conference Tournament title and a third straight NCAA championship. Plattsburgh coach Kevin Houle is USCHO’s Women’s D-III coach of the year.
St. Cloud State plays Ferris State, while Denver plays Boston University.
Providence plays Minnesota-Duluth, while Boston College plays Harvard.
She scored the goal in overtime that lifted Minnesota over arch-rival Wisconsin in the first game of the Frozen Four, and then struck against Boston College in the championship. game. Those were two of many goals USCHO rookie of the year Sarah Potomak scored this season.
North Dakota plays Northeastern, while Michigan plays Notre Dame.