Gallery: St. Cloud State takes down Minnesota State in the Men’s Frozen Four semifinals
Photos from St. Cloud State’s 5-4 victory against Minnesota State in the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.
Photos from St. Cloud State’s 5-4 victory against Minnesota State in the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.
Nolan Walker’s last-minute goal put St. Cloud State into the NCAA championship game for the first time with a 5-4 victory against Minnesota State on Thursday.
St. Cloud State jumped to a 3-1 lead early in the second period, but Minnesota State responded with two goals in a 2:16 span to draw even, 3-3, through two periods of play in the opening game of the 2021 Men’s Frozen Four.
Each team struck on the power play but Kyler Kupka’s goal late in the first is the difference after one period as St. Cloud State leads Minnesota State, 2-1, in the opening game of the 2021 Men’s Frozen Four.
This is the third of four team previews for the teams that have reached the Frozen Four this week in Pittsburgh. MINNESOTA STATE Season record: 22-4-1 How they got to Pittsburgh: Beat Quinnipiac 4-3 in overtime in the West Regional semifinal, beat Minnesota 4-0 in West Regional final Top players: junior forward Julian Napravnik (10-17-27), … Read more
The WCHA announced Monday that conference supervisor of officials Greg Shepherd has been voted unanimously by the league’s 10 teams as the 2021 recipient of the Otto Breitenbach Distinguished Service Award. “The WCHA was and always will be the best league in college hockey and I am truly honored and humbled to receive this award,” … Read more
Minnesota has called itself the state of hockey for years now, but even someone who rolls their eyes at the saying would have to admit that it rang true in college hockey this season.
What else would you call a state that put all five Division I programs into the 16-team postseason tournament and will make up 75 percent of the Frozen Four?
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee announced Thursday the three Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalists for the 2021 award, honoring college hockey’s top player.
Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena hosts the Frozen Four on April 8 and 10.
Minnesota State will be in the Frozen Four for the first time after defeating Minnesota to win the Loveland Regional (photo: Ashley Potts, Minnesota State).
LOVELAND, Colo. — A goal by Ryan Sandelin 11:13 into overtime capped a dramatic comeback as Minnesota State defeated Quinnipiac 4-3 to advance to the West Regional final against the winner of Minnesota versus Omaha.
The Hockey Commissioners Association announced Friday the final three candidates for this year’s Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014.
Check out our preview of the Loveland Regional, which will be played March 27-28 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo.
Minnesota State junior goaltender Dryden McKay has been named the 2020-21 WCHA player of the year.
The WCHA on Thursday announced its 2020-21 individual award winners, honoring the league’s offensive player, defensive player, goaltender, rookie, student-athlete and coach of the year.
The WCHA men’s conference will hold its 2021 postseason tournament beginning with its quarterfinal weekend March 12-14, followed by a four-team, one-site championship weekend March 19-20.
Several WCHA league series have been rescheduled from their previous dates.
The Hockey Commissioners Association announced Thursday its men’s national players of the month for January.
The WCHA announced Monday that this weekend’s conference series between Lake Superior State and Bemidji State, scheduled for Jan. 29-30, in Bemidji, Minn., and the WCHA nonconference series between Alabama Huntsville and Minnesota State, scheduled for Jan. 28-29, in Mankato, Minn., have been postponed.
The WCHA announced Tuesday that a pair of January series have been rescheduled for later in the season.