Men’s Frozen Four

CINCINNATI — The Denver Pioneers protected their No. 1 overall seed and earned a second straight trip to the Frozen Four by downing the Penn State Nittany Lions 6-3 on Sunday. Here are three takeaways from the Pioneers’ impressive performance: 1. The Pioneers got off to another fast start Like Saturday’s four-goal first period against … Read more

MANCHESTER, N.H. — With the Frozen Four in Chicago, arguably the backyard of Notre Dame, the obvious goal from day one was to be playing and not just hosting the event. The only problem was that all along the way, there were significant bumps in the road. That, however, didn’t stop this team of destiny, … Read more

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Half of the NCAA Frozen Four field was finalized on Saturday night after Harvard defeated Air Force 3-2 in a roller coaster East Regional final. Here are three of the biggest things to note after the game: 1. Harvard finds the lanes Harvard found a number of scoring chances, but the Crimson … Read more

CINCINNATI — As the top-seeded team in the NCAA tournament as well as in the Midwest Regional, Denver let its experience speak for itself in a 5-2 victory over Michigan Tech. Three takeaways: 1. Denver’s powered play The Pioneers were awarded three power plays in the first period and they made good on two of … Read more

FARGO, N.D. — Here are three takeaways from Minnesota Duluth’s 3-2 overtime victory over Boston University in the NCAA West Regional final on Saturday: 1. Overtime finale For the first time since the NCAA went to four regionals and 16 teams in 2003, all three games of a region tournament went into overtime. Both Duluth … Read more

CINCINNATI — Three takeaways from Penn State’s 10-3 victory over Union in the Midwest Regional semifinals on Saturday. 1. Penn State’s offense is as advertised Penn State came into the game with the second-highest goals-per-game total and the most shots taken this year in Division I hockey, but no one was prepared for the Nittany … Read more

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Here are three takeaways from Notre Dame’s dramatic 3-2 comeback upset of Minnesota in the Northeast Regional semifinals on Saturday. 1. When the chips are down, you need your big guns to deliver Trailing top regional seed Minnesota 2-0 more than halfway through the game, Notre Dame looked to Andrew Oglevie and … Read more

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A 5-0 score did not appropriately represent how tight UMass Lowell’s victory was over Cornell in Saturday’s NCAA Northeast Regional semifinals. In fact, the shutout for goaltender Tyler Wall was nearly out in the opening minute when it appeared Cornell scored. But not so fast. That leads the three takeaways from Saturday’s … Read more

FARGO, N.D. — Here are three takeaways from Minnesota Duluth’s 3-2 overtime victory over Ohio State on Friday in the West Regional semifinals: 1. Miska steals the show Pardon the cliché, but it was clear that Ohio State ran into a hot goaltender Friday night. The Buckeyes came in with the second-highest scoring offense in … Read more

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The first upset of the NCAA tournament happened early this year when third-seeded Air Force took down Western Michigan 5-4 on Friday. Three takeaways: 1. Quick goals The game had so many flurries it could be confused for a blizzard. Air Force opened the scoring 56 seconds into the game from Jordan … Read more

FARGO, N.D. — Here are three takeaways from Boston University’s 4-3 double-overtime thriller over North Dakota: 1. Young Terriers growing up With a sold-out, UND-dominated crowd at Scheels Arena, there may have been some people wondering if Boston University’s young squad would fall short of its potential, as the Terriers had done in the Beanpot … Read more

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Here are three takeaways from Harvard’s 3-0 win over Providence on Friday in the first semifinal of the NCAA East Regional. 1. Adam Fox makes his presence felt While Harvard has made the national tournament for three consecutive seasons, Friday night was its first victory since 1994. A big reason for that, … Read more