National championship foes Minnesota, Union take time to regroup
The emotions in one-goal victories for each side required some time to settle back in before Saturday’s Frozen Four title game.
The emotions in one-goal victories for each side required some time to settle back in before Saturday’s Frozen Four title game.
While the pattern in the postseason for Union has been to stymie opponents with quick bursts of goals, it was a timely penalty kill that helped the Dutchmen advance to Saturday’s national championship game.
Boston College, Minnesota and Union played in the Frozen Four in 2012, while North Dakota did in 2011.
Union coach Rick Bennett has been named the Division I men’s coach of the year by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
After scoring three goals in the East Regional, Dutchmen junior center Max Novak will be just two hours from home in Philadelphia.
In three years leading the Dutchmen, Rick Bennett has been to two Frozen Fours, won five ECAC Hockey titles and is in the midst of a 30-win season.
The first Frozen Four semifinal matches teams that have experience in the situation.
The Dutchmen first appeared in the Frozen Four two seasons ago and want to use that experience as a guide.
North Dakota, Union and Boston College are able to pinpoint key moments in the season, but Minnesota doesn’t identify a crossroads.
The Dutchmen defensemen have been lauded for their ability to jump-start the transition game, but they showed in the East Regional they can hold their own in a physical game.
The Dutchmen answered a Providence goal after just 78 seconds in the East Regional final to clinch their second trip to the Frozen Four in three years.
The Dutchmen used a decisive counterpunch to beat Vermont in the East Regional semifinals.
USCHO’s conference writers analyze the games in which the teams they cover are involved.
Union plays Vermont and Quinnipiac plays Providence in the first round Friday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.
In the March 17 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, Union was ranked No. 2 for the first time in school history. The Dutchmen outdid themselves even further with getting 31 first-place votes in the March 24 poll to finish atop the rankings after winning the ECAC Hockey playoffs. Last week’s top-ranked team, Minnesota, bowed out … Read more
The Dutchmen went 2-for-3 on the power play this weekend and held Cornell and Colgate scoreless through seven penalty kills.
The Dutchmen scored two goals around a Big Red score to maintain control of the ECAC Hockey semifinal.
ECAC Hockey on Friday night announced five more awards for the 2013-14 season. Union’s Shayne Gostisbehere and Greg Carey of St. Lawrence have been named co-players of the year. Topping all players in fan balloting, Gostisbehere was recently named a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and led the conference in goals scored … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Thursday announced three All-League Teams and an All-Rookie Team for the 2013-14 season. 2014 First Team All-League 2014 Second Team All-League 2014 Third Team All-League 2014 All-Rookie Team
National scoring leader and returning Hobey Hat Trick finalist Johnny Gaudreau, a Boston College junior, headlines the list, which also includes his teammate, senior Kevin Hayes.