Video: North Dakota’s Mattson on loss to Minnesota
PHILADELPHIA — North Dakota defenseman Nick Mattson talks after a 2-1 loss to Minnesota in the Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/diHXoBIWxRY]
Men’s Frozen Four
USCHO’s coverage from the Men’s Frozen Four.
Postgame news conference: Union after 5-4 semifinal win
Union coach Rick Bennett and players Mat Bodie, Shayne Gostisbehere and Daniel Ciampini answered questions from the media after a 5-4 win over Boston College, April 10, 2014, in the 2014 NCAA national semifinal game.
Postgame news conference: Boston College after 5-4 semifinal loss
Boston College coach Jerry York and players Bill Arnold, Patrick Brown and Johnny Gaudreau answered questions from the media after a 5-4 loss to Union, April 10, 2014, in the 2014 NCAA national semifinal game.
Video: Union’s Hatch, Stevens after beating Boston College
PHILADELPHIA — Union’s Matt Hatch talks about watching from the locker room after his game misconduct penalty, and goaltender Colin Stevens talks about the final seconds of a 5-4 victory over Boston College on Thursday at the Frozen Four. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/VJ7AVWsMNRY] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/Hi1Z5evBalQ]
Video: Boston College’s Fitzgerald on loss to Union
PHILADELPHIA — Boston College freshman Ryan Fitzgerald talks after a 5-4 loss to Union on Thursday in the Frozen Four semifinals. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/ujOvHHgn8zQ]
Line combinations for Minnesota vs. North Dakota
Here are the line combinations for the Frozen Four semifinal game between Minnesota and North Dakota.
Line combinations for Boston College vs. Union
Here are the line combinations for Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinal game between Boston College and Union.
Our staff thoughts and picks on national semifinal games
Members of the USCHO staff give their thoughts and picks on Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinal games.
Pennsylvania showing brotherly love for college hockey
There are now three Division I men’s ice hockey programs in Pennsylvania: Mercyhurst, Penn State and Robert Morris. The D-I team closest to Philadelphia is Penn State, roughly 200 miles away; Robert Morris, near Pittsburgh, is 300 miles to the west, and Mercyhurst (Erie, Pa.) is another 100 miles farther away than that.
Minnesota glad to have solid foundation in goaltender Wilcox
From the start of the 2013-14 season, Minnesota coach Don Lucia cautioned that this year’s Golden Gophers squad was different from what fans had seen previously.
Short-term focus a key component of North Dakota’s Frozen Four run
North Dakota has made quite the habit during coach Dave Hakstol’s tenure of starting seasons slowly before turning things around through the second half.
From freshmen to seniors, Minnesota’s a program moving in one direction
PHILADELPHIA — Four years separate Minnesota senior captain Nate Condon, born in 1990, and sophomore defenseman Brady Skjei, born in 1994, but that age difference may be a cultural gap that cannot be bridged. “I always give Brady Skjei a hard time,” said Condon. “He’s my roommate on the road and he listens to One … Read more
Defense means as much as top-ranked offense for Boston College
Boston College may boast the nation’s No. 1 offense, but the Eagles know their school’s recent national championships (2008, 2010, 2012) haven’t come by outrunning and outgunning the opposition. They’ve come from being an excellent defensive team. This year’s squad is prepared to follow suit.
Gaarder embodies North Dakota’s hard-working philosophy, Hakstol says
Following North Dakota’s 2-1 double-overtime Midwest Regional final victory over Ferris State two weeks ago, most of the praise was heaped upon one of UND’s leading lights and also upon one of the team’s more unsung heroes.
Video: Minnesota’s Mike Reilly on getting ready to play in the Frozen Four
PHILADELPHIA — Minnesota sophomore defenseman Mike Reilly talks about what it’ll take for the Gophers to get past North Dakota in the Frozen Four in this video: [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/pc9A9udyxc4]
North Dakota puts its last NCAA meeting with Minnesota in the past
The last time North Dakota met archrival Minnesota in a NCAA tournament game, things could’ve gone quite a lot better for UND than they did.
Union’s Gostisbehere finds himself the center of the Philly attention
Whether it’s being welcomed to the city by a band or facing the increased media scrutiny, there are plenty of potential non-hockey distractions during the Frozen Four.
Boston College knows it has to be more than just the big line
Boston College’s dominating first line of Johnny Gaudreau, Kevin Hayes and Bill Arnold has received the lion’s share of media attention, and deservedly so.
Stoic Union still has its lighter moments
With three straight ECAC Hockey tournament titles, four consecutive NCAA appearances and a national best 15-game unbeaten streak entering Thursday’s game against Boston College, it’s fair to say that Union is in a position of which most teams in the country would be envious.
Video: North Dakota’s Rocco Grimaldi on preparing for playing Minnesota
Here’s video of North Dakota forward Rocco Grimaldi talking Wednesday about how the team spent the time since the Midwest Regional and what it’ll take to beat Minnesota in the national semifinals.