Men’s Frozen Four

USCHO’s coverage from the Men’s Frozen Four.

Video: Minnesota-Duluth players talk about the Frozen Four

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Minnesota-Duluth players Kenny Reiter, Mike Montgomery and Justin Fontaine and coach Scott Sandelin met with the media Wednesday. Here are some video clips. Reiter, Montgomery, Fontaine and Sandelin on playing in the Frozen Four: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJX2RmDRHk8 Reiter on his confidence despite the layoff: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hlx7-wplCs Montgomery on the Bulldogs playing in their home state: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TyPwgdTXRs

Team players

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At today’s press conference the Notre Dame players were asked if they watched the school’s women’s basketball team playing for a national championship last night.  Not only was the answer in the affirmative, but ND coach Jeff Jackson quipped that because of the game it was “the first time they were late for a snack.”

RIT Fans: Not Ready to Go Home Yet

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Despite a lopsided loss to Wisconsin on Thursday, the RIT student section remains about two-thirds full of orange-clad fans this evening at Ford Field. Known as the “Corner Crew” back home in the raucously loud Frank Ritter Memorial Arena, the Tiger faithful have very quickly distinguished themselves on the national college hockey scene as rabid … Read more

RIT vs. Wisconsin: The Lines

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Here are the lines for the first national semifinal between RIT and Wisconsin: RIT 11 Taylor McReynolds-10 Mark Cornacchia-23 Mike Janda 12 Stevan Matic-18 Cameron Burt-17 Sean Murphy 3 Scott Knowles-22 Adam Hartley-14 Brent Alexin 19 Tyler Mazzei-28 Andrew Favot-16 Tyler Brenner 6 Dan Ringwald-8 Chris Tanev 27 Chris Saracino-24 Chris Haltigin 15 Alan Mazur-25 … Read more

Carpe Diem and Heavy Favorites

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Arguably, Wisconsin comes in as a heavy favorite against RIT (a.k.a. “The Little Engine That Could”).   Nonetheless, the Badgers are fully aware of what their opponents accomplished in knocking off Denver and New Hampshire to get here.  They have no intention of becoming the next victim. Thus, the mantra of “we’re 0-0” has become predictably … Read more

Reminiscing

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RIT coach Wayne Wilson captained the 1984 Bowling Green national championship team, coached by current Boston College coach Jerry York. “To be in my first Frozen Four as a coach with Jerry York, who was my coach (at Bowling Green) is pretty unique,” he said. Asked if he had drawn on any memories from his … Read more

All in the Family

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RIT coach Wayne Wilson’s daughter is one of the interns working for the NCAA at the Frozen Four. Stephanie is a junior at Wilson’s alma mater, Bowling Green. “She got to the Frozen Four before I did,” he said. “She already volunteered to get the job and she said she was going to the Frozen … Read more

Quite a Trip

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The RIT Tigers were timed a minute and 55 seconds to get from their locker room door to the ice surface, a lot of that downhill. The goaltenders are going to be transported via golf carts. “I’m not worried about it,” joked RIT goalie Jared DeMichiel. “I have the biggest nose of all the goalies … Read more

Tigers Keeping It Loose

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RIT has had a playful demeanor throughout the NCAA tournament, and it was on display again today in the Tigers’ press conference. From talk about goaltender Jared DeMichiel’s striped protective cup (“I’m a Tiger through and through”) to his reponse to a question about being the underdog (“Underdog, overdog, Snoop Dog, they can call us … Read more

Who Is In, Who Is Out? Early Possibilities, or What I Believe May Be The Case.

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It’s onto the tournament championship rounds. So with the help of our Pairwise Predictor, we can look at a couple of things and take some early looks at what some possibilities are. This is more commonly known as “What I Believe May Be The Case”. Because the Pairwise is a moving target with numbers, there … Read more