Men’s Frozen Four

Here are the lines for the national championship game between Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth: MICHIGAN (29-10-4) 12 Carl Hagelin-29 Louie Caporusso-10 Chris Brown 3 Scooter Vaughan-11 Kevin Lynch-21 A.J. Treais 16 Ben Winnett-19 Matt Rust-23 Luke Glendening 9 Luke Moffatt-22 Jeff Rohrkemper-18 Derek DeBlois 24 Jon Merrill-7 Chad Langlais 4 Kevin Clare-2 Greg Pateryn 13 Lee … Read more

Matt Frattin admitted the sting of North Dakota’s 2-0 semifinal loss to Michigan still lingered as he faced the media for the last time as a college hockey player. “Obviously, I’m disappointed about the loss last night where a few bounces didn’t go our way,” Frattin said at the press conference following the Hobey Baker … Read more

• Michigan has played three straight games against WCHA teams to earn the chance to face another WCHA team for the national championship Saturday. “I think that’s a little bit of luck,” said senior forward Louie Caporusso. “It’s just the way the chips have fallen. We have a pretty good record against the WCHA teams … Read more

Men who have a certain amount of college hockey coaching experience develop a perspective on the game as their careers progress. Red Berenson, who’s seen — and made — a lot of college hockey history himself, has perspective to spare. At 71, Berenson is in his 27th season behind the bench in Ann Arbor, and … Read more

With the Wolverines facing a WCHA foe for the national championship, many people are drawing parallels between this year and 1996, when Michigan beat Colorado College, 3-2, in overtime to earn its first championship since 1964. 20110408_Michigan_practice – Images by Candace Horgan I am reminded more, though, of Michigan’s 1998 title run. In Boston, the … Read more

It’s hard to think of a Frozen Four team — especially one in the championship game — as one that’s been “under the radar,” but in many respects, that’s exactly what the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs have been. Blame some of that on the general media’s supposed “Eastern bias,” and you can maybe even blame some of … Read more

The Frozen Four (and, really, any big sporting event) always lends itself to comparisons and obscure records. USA Hockey’s Dave Fischer, the official press conference mediator, is always mentioning such stats, including some you’ve probably never considered before. 2011 0408 Duluth practice – Images by Candace Horgan Take, for example, today’s gem: If the Bulldogs … Read more

Scott Sandelin said at Thursday night’s press conference, “If you don’t have nerves, you’re probably not human.” If you go by that qualification, Travis Oleksuk and Kyle Schmidt definitely are, as their jitters have made sleeping a bit difficult coming into the tournament. With the most important game of their careers coming up tomorrow night, both … Read more

You often see players with a strong hockey bloodline around college hockey. Sometimes, they play at the same school their fathers (or uncles or what have you) did. Sometimes, they don’t. Minnesota-Duluth’s Travis Oleksuk is one such player, special in the fact that he’s the first son of a Bulldogs alum to skate for the … Read more

Michigan goalie Shawn Hunwick talks to reporters in the Michigan locker room after a 2-0 shutout over North Dakota: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnAFyV5MGPw North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway talks about his team’s disappointing loss: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQ-hmigyZo

North Dakota’s Brock Nelson was taken from the ice on a stretcher in the first period of Thursday’s national semifinal game against Michigan and was being transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Nelson slid into the boards back-first after being checked following the release of a shot. The freshman forward was wiping sweat out … Read more

Minnesota-Duluth junior forward Mike Connolly talks about his team’s play in a 4-3 win over Notre Dame in the 2011 Frozen Four: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug1J2cU7nd0 Notre Dame senior forward Ben Ryan comments on his team’s power play performance and second period play: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgK6oaauKC4

Lines have been posted in the press box for the Michigan-North Dakota game. MICHIGAN 12-Carl Hagelin, 29-Louie Caporusso, 10-Chris Brown 3-Scooter Vaughan, 11-Kevin Lynch, 21-A.J. Treais 16-Ben Winnett, 19-Matt Rust, 23-Luke Glendening 9-Luke Moffat, 22-Jeff Rohrkemper, 18-Derek DeBlois 24-Jon Merrill, 7-Chad Langlais 4-Kevin Clare, 2-Greg Pateryn 13-Lee Moffie, 37-Mac Bennett 31-Shawn Hunwick 35-Bryan Hogan NORTH … Read more

One of the new items at this year’s Frozen Four is a red carpet arrival for the teams. Here’s how it looked when Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth arrived Thursday afternoon: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIv3rnA4fDw httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3OYXxNnYno

Here are the lines for today’s first semifinal between Minnesota-Duluth and Notre Dame MINNESOTA-DULUTH 22 Mike Connolly-12 Jack Connolly-37 Justin Fontaine 7 Kyle Schmidt-11 Travis Oleksuk-23 J.T. Brown 17 Mike Seidel-15 Jake Hendrickson-18 Joe Basaraba 14 Keegan Flaherty-19 Max Tardy-27 David Grun 25 Justin Faulk-24 Mike Montgomery 28 Wade Bergman-2 Brady Lamb 8 Drew Olson-5 … Read more

Dave Hakstol is back in the Frozen Four after a two-year hiatus, making his fifth appearance since he took over North Dakota’s hockey program. He reflected on his coaching career at Wednesday’s press conference. “I got into coaching, not knowing if I had any ability in that area or not or what it was all … Read more

This is Michigan’s second trip to the Frozen Four in four seasons, but this year’s Wolverines are very different from the guys who lost their 2008 semifinal game to Notre Dame in overtime in Denver. That UM squad – including this year’s seniors, who were freshmen in 2007-08 – boasted two superstar players with 30 … Read more

The Wolverines want you to know something, Sioux fans. They aren’t afraid of you. There’s a lot being made in this Frozen Four of Michigan’s underdog status, something a bit unusual for the Wolverines. Not only is North Dakota the No. 1 seed in the tournament and heavily favored, but St. Paul is practically the … Read more

Playing the Frozen Four in the Xcel Energy Center is a bit of a homecoming for the seniors on this Michigan team. Louie Caporusso, Carl Hagelin, Chad Langlais, Tristin Llewellyn, Matt Rust, Scooter Vaughan and Ben Winnett were freshmen when UM played in the 2007 Ice Breaker Invitational. “It is interesting that this senior class … Read more

Following Michigan’s first Frozen Four practice Wednesday afternoon, the Wolverines were loose enough to provide a few laughs for the press, some of them unintentional. When coach Red Berenson was asked about the status of defenseman Brandon Burlon, who has been out of the lineup with esophagitis since mid-March, Berenson’s answer had his own players … Read more