Men’s Frozen Four

The BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient will be named Friday, and all five finalists will get a donation made to a charity that’s close to them.

Providence was the first team to practice Wednesday, the day before the Frozen Four semifinals at TD Garden. Here’s a few seconds of the Friars’ workout.

We’re on site from TD Garden for Wednesday’s Frozen Four practice day.

If you’re headed to Boston for the Frozen Four, drop by some of the USCHO events around town.

StubHub spokesperson Cameron Papp said that as of Friday, sales for the Frozen Four on the company’s website were up 73 percent from the 2014 tournament.

Union coach Rick Bennett and players Mat Bodie, Shayne Gostisbehere and Daniel Carr answered questions from the media after a 7-4 win over Minnesota, April 12, 2014, in the 2014 NCAA national championship game.

Minnesota coach Don Lucia and players Justin Kloos and Travis Boyd answered questions from the media after a 7-4 loss to Union, April 12, 2014, in the 2014 NCAA national championship game.

PHILADELPHIA — Union goaltender Colin Stevens and forward Max Novak talked to the media in the locker room after winning the 2014 national championship with a 7-4 win over Minnesota on Saturday. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/aPBTyezElWI] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/qbXWTb4ZDy0]

PHILADELPHIA — Minnesota defenseman Mike Reilly and forward Taylor Cammarata talked to the media after a 7-4 loss to Union in the national championship game. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/tgy59o391Sk] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/vhkep1eGcHk]

PHILADELPHIA — Union took turns cutting the net off one of the goals at the Wells Fargo Center after its 7-4 win over Minnesota in the national championship game. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/DwGR1VVzdns]

PHILADELPHIA — In this video from the Wells Fargo Center ice, Union coach Rick Bennett joins the team for pictures with the NCAA championship trophy. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/43chjRXtvW0]

Neither Minnesota nor Union has made any changes to its lines for Saturday’s national championship game.

Some of our staff writers give their thoughts and a pick on Saturday’s Frozen Four championship game between Minnesota and Union (7:30 p.m. EDT, ESPN).

Sometimes, the big stage creates big stars out of previously unknown players.

It was just over four years ago, but the Union Dutchmen still remember a 3-2 overtime win over Minnesota in the opening game of the Dodge Holiday Classic in Minneapolis.

Union’s practice on Friday seemed fairly benign, with the Dutchmen mostly running through several routine drills. But according to several players, that’s usually far from the case.

Before Minnesota took the ice for its Friday practice, Don Lucia was frank about what the Golden Gophers need to do in Saturday’s national title game.

Massachusetts-Lowell’s Connor Hellebuyck received the inaugural Mike Richter Award on Friday at the Frozen Four.