Midway through the first period of the first semifinal game Thursday night in Denver, Boston College held a one-goal lead over North Dakota, but the Sioux were going on a power play. For an offensively-explosive team like North Dakota, it presented a perfect opportunity to get back into the game. Boston College’s Nathan Gerbe had … Read more
One Last Time This is the third straight Frozen Four appearance for Boston College, and the fourth for North Dakota. Every senior on the ice tonight has had his season ended, at some point in his career, by the seniors on the other side of the puck. This is the third year in a row … Read more
When reporters were allowed to enter the North Dakota locker room after Thursday’s national semifinal, many headed straight to Jean-Philippe Lamoureux. The senior goaltender, still in his uniform and pads, stood up from his chair and faced over six minutes of direct questioning about what had to be one of the more painful nights of … Read more
Ryan Duncan’s numbers may be down when compared with his Hobey Baker-winning campaign a year ago, but the forward is more concerned with team success. Patrick C. Miller conducts a Q&A with the Fighting Sioux junior.
It’s extremely difficult to predict much in the game of college hockey, but as we head into Thursday’s opening semifinal game between Boston College and North Dakota, you almost get the feeling that people saw this game coming. Ignore the fact that this is the third time the two teams have faced one another in … Read more
The usual perception may be otherwise, but local talent has been a big part of the success this year — and in past seasons — at North Dakota, Patrick C. Miller finds.
St. Cloud State sophomore forward Andreas Nodl has decided to give up the final two years of his collegiate eligibity to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers Nodl is expected to be assigned to the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. A 6-1, 196-pound forward, Nodl recently completed his sophomore season with the St. … Read more
Heavy favorite North Dakota could have overlooked Princeton in the opening game of the Midwest Regional. Didn’t happen, says Scott Brown.
For North Dakota seniors Rylan Kaip and Robbie Bina, potentially career-ending injuries became transformative experiences. Patrick C. Miller reports.
The Denver Pioneers are steeped in tradition, but this title-winning edition has built its own legacy. Scott Brown reports.
There is one women’s hockey award that year after year goes to the most outstanding player in the clutch. Its honorees have included Olympians, schools’ all-time leader scorers, and all-star goaltenders who have delighted fans one March after another. Does this description refer to the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award? Actually, this is the Women’s Frozen … Read more
Banged up or not, T.J. Oshie is providing a needed spark to North Dakota as the Sioux head for the NCAA tournament. Theresa Spisak checks in on the Sioux star.
The Denver Pioneers are still, so far, unbeatable at the Xcel Energy Center. Unfortunately for them, they’re not around enough for that to really become a feared fact. As successful as the Pioneers have been since the tournament moved back to St. Paul in 2001 — seven consecutive 20-win seasons, three national tournament appearances and … Read more
Minnesota has seen more than its share of overtime games this season, and until recently they hadn’t gone the Gophers’ way. That’s changed, says Tom Reale.
They say opposites attract, and it’s hard to find a defensive pairing more opposite than North Dakota’s Chay Genoway and Joe Finley. Patrick C. Miller reports.
Erika Lawler has experienced a lot of things in NCAA play in her three seasons at Wisconsin. Until this season, heading to the locker room with her team behind on the scoreboard in the national tourney wasn’t one of them. Now she has found herself in that situation in consecutive games in this season’s tournament, … Read more
Chris Butler can score — of that there’s no doubt. But the Denver blueliner is equally at home on defense, where he leads by example. Theresa Spisak reports.
Heading into Minnesota Duluth’s NCAA semifinal versus New Hampshire, Saara Touminen’s chances of playing with a knee injury were listed as fifty-fifty. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, the wrong half of that probability came up on game day. “We just asked everyone to step up and do the best you could,†coach Shannon Miller said. To … Read more
When the season began, Colorado College head coach Scott Owens may not have known what he had in Richard Bachman. Now, Bachman has left no doubt he was ready all along. Candace Horgan reports.
Ending a period of rampant speculation about his status with the Denver Pioneers, sophomore forward Brock Trotter has signed a three-year free-agent entry-level NHL contract with the Montreal Canadiens, head coach George Gwozdecky announced Thursday. Terms of Trotter’s three-year deal were not disclosed. Trotter will report to Hamilton of the American Hockey League. He could … Read more