USCHO’s coverage from the Men’s Frozen Four.
TAMPA, Fla. – Boston College and Quinnipiac each scored in the second period of today’s national semifinal, giving the Bobcats a two-goal lead after two. Alex Tuch tucked a rebound behind Quinnipiac goalie Michael Garteig to get Boston College on the scoreboard just 23 seconds into the second period. Casey Fitzgerald kept the puck in play … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Here are the line combinations for Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinal between North Dakota and Denver (8:30 p.m. EDT, ESPN2): North Dakota (32-6-4) 9 Drake Caggiula-8 Nick Schmaltz-16 Brock Boeser 22 Rhett Gardner-27 Luke Johnson-14 Austin Poganski 29 Bryn Chyzyk-26 Coltyn Sanderson-25 Joel Janatuinen 19 Shane Gersich-10 Johnny Simonson-11 Trevor Olson 3 Tucker … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — A pair of first-period goals and an insistent forecheck have given Quinnipiac a 2-0 lead over Boston College after one period. Andrew Taverner’s sixth goal of the season at 7:20 of the first period gave the Bobcats the two-goal lead. Taverner snuck down the slot and steered in a pass fed from … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Here are the lines for Thursday’s first Frozen Four semifinal between Quinnipiac and Boston College (5 p.m. EDT, ESPN2): Quinnipiac (31-3-7) 7 Sam Anas-26 Travis St. Denis-16 Landon Smith 24 Bo Pieper-19 Tanner MacMaster-20 Craig Martin 39 Andrew Taverner-23 Tommy Schutt-17 K.J. Tiefenwerth 18 Soren Jonzzon-11 Tim Clifton-22 Scott Davidson 6 Devon … Read more
Tampa has been lauded for its hospitality at the Frozen Four, but one of the questions about staging college hockey’s finale at such a southerly location is whether fans would make the trip.
A senior Finance major from Marina del Ray, Calif., he has a 3.961 GPA, the highest among players from Frozen Four teams.
Luke Johnson was at the bottom of a celebratory dog pile after winning the shootout in Wednesday’s practice.
The Pioneers rotated through all of their lines and defensive combos in five minutes of back-and-forth simulated game play in Wednesday’s practice.
Coach Brad Berry said that the coaching staff calls this team “a special group.”
The Pioneers’ Pacific Rim Line matches up with the Fighting Hawks’ CBS Line.
The Pioneers were 0-for-19 with the man advantage in five games against the Fighting Hawks.
The Bobcats have been talking all postseason about the need for focus.
The Fighting Hawks have lost in the national semifinals two years in a row.
Coach Rand Pecknold said of a 2009 decision point: “So I stepped back and asked myself a lot of questions: How can we change? What do we need to do to be better?”
TAMPA, Fla. — Denver coach Jim Armstrong and players Danton Heinen, Trevor Moore and Grant Arnold, took questions from the media after their Wednesday practice at Amalie Arena in preparation for Thursday’s national semifinal against North Dakota. (Video: NCAA On Demand)
But the Fighting Hawks say they have to play their game in the national semifinals.
A team has to go through struggles to develop mental strength, the Eagles coach says.
The coach had a rough start at the school but now has the program among the country’s best.
The teams split the season series 2-2 with one tie.
The Eagles led the regional final 3-0 before Minnesota-Duluth clawed back into the game.