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DURHAM, N.H. — Boston College has advanced to the Frozen Four five of the past six years, but the Eagles have never made it past the semifinal round. Their detractors say that the Eagles don’t know how to handle adversity. Before Friday’s game, they’d never ended a period trailing. For the seniors, advancing to the … Read more
Five of Minnesota State’s seven game-winning goals in playoff games dating to March 13, 2015, were scored by McClure.
The Bobcats hadn’t advanced to the ECAC Hockey championship game since 2007 until they beat Dartmouth on Friday.
The Buckeyes lost four times to the Gophers in the regular season, three of them in overtime.
The Badgers fell behind early and then forced their hand too many times in a 5-2 loss Thursday to the Nittany Lions before a sparse crowd at Xcel Energy Center in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament.
Candace and Arlan look at the results from the NCAA quarterfinals, preview the Frozen Four semifinal matchups and what each team needs to do to win, and give their best guess on who might be the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player, depending on which team wins.
The Huskies were 2-12-3 in late November but have won 18 of 21 to get into contention for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
The senior goaltender, one of five finalists for the 2016 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management, fits in community service around a demanding Academy schedule.
Candace and Arlan discuss the NCAA Selection Committee’s puzzling pairings in the NCAA tournament, the results of the conference tournaments, the possibilities for upsets in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and the three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
The forward, one of five finalists for the 2016 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management, teaches hockey to children, works with the Special Olympics and does work at a local homeless shelter.
Two more leagues join the postseason this weekend, while the Big Ten plays its final weekend of the regular season.
Candace and Arlan look at where upset winners might come from in the conference tournament semifinals and finals, look at possible NCAA matchups,, and debate the 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award and who is likely to finish in the top three.
Three leagues played to a frantic finish last weekend; the NCHC and WCHA wrap up this weekend.
Candace and Arlan ponder Minnesota’s sweep of Wisconsin, whether Boston College can maintain its perfect record, the various playoff matchups in the first round, the retirement of Dartmouth coach Mark Hudak, and the players and rookies of the year in each conference.
Quinnipiac and Michigan haven’t necessarily done things the easy way, but they’re still among the nation’s top teams.
With one weekend left in the season, Candace and Arlan ponder Boston College winning the Beanpot and Hockey East, Wisconsin winning the WCHA, likely winners in the other two conferences, the likely first round playoff pairings in each conference tournament, and the probable Patty Kazmaier Award nominees.
Robert Morris, Minnesota State and Michigan could be kicking themselves later for not collecting all the points available last weekend.
Candace and Arlan discuss the return of Amanda Kessel, the outstanding play of Ann-Renée Desbiens, the playoff pictures in each conference, and the stretch runs.
Against all odds, 2013 Patty Kazmaier Award winner Amanda Kessel returned to play at Minnesota, and this past weekend in her first games with her old team in two years, she notched two assists. What does Kessel’s return mean for her team?
Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State, North Dakota, Boston College and Providence haven’t been perfect but they’ve emerged as the best in the country.