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The current seniors at Geneseo played in the Frozen Four as freshmen. They are looking to flip the script, playing with a defense-first mindset led by goaltender Devin McDonald.
Wisconsin is in its sixth straight Frozen Four, but each one has brought heartbreak. The last time Wisconsin faced Clarkson in the NCAA tournament was in the 2017 national championship game, which they lost. They are looking for redemption as they face Clarkson in the semifinals Friday.
Four teams will play at the TD Garden in Boston this weekend for the Hockey East championship, but the reality is you can break the final four into two packs of two (photo: Melissa Wade).
Until the last two years, it was a given that Colorado College was the perennial cellar dweller in the NCHC (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Two B1G teams on the PairWise Rankings bubble will be vying for the conference playoff championship Saturday night and the guaranteed ticket to the NCAA tournament that goes with it (photo: Mike Miller/Fighting Irish Media).
Hockey playoff overtime encapsulates the best and worst pieces of the sport (photo: Omar Phillips).
Clarkson, Cornell, Minnesota, and Wisconsin won their games to advance to the Frozen Four. Clarkson and Cornell did so in OT.
Norwich rallied to defeat the University of New England in overtime, Hobart upended Oswego, and Geneseo rolled over Manhattanville.
Wisconsin-Stevens Point defeated defending national champion St. Norbert, 3-0. The Pointers are unbeaten on the year at 27-0-2 and will host the Frozen Four next weekend.
Plattsburgh is in familiar territory, playing for the national championship, this time against Hamline, while St. Thomas takes on Adrian in the third-place game. Olivia Spellmire previews the contests.
As WIAC Player of the Year, Connor Ryckman leads a potent Wisconsin-Stevens Point team that has to go through defending national champion St. Norbert to make the Frozen Four.
Now that we’ve entered playoff season, let’s dispense with focusing on only one team and instead let’s look at all of them (that are still alive) (photo: Melissa Wade).
Bowling Green coach Chris Bergeron knows his team is on the bubble (photo: BGSU Athletics).
Syracuse has earned its first CHA tournament title and first-ever berth in the NCAA tournament. While the Orange know it is a daunting task to face Wisconsin in Madison, they feel they have learned lessons they can bring into this game to potentially have success.
After a week off, Oswego has been getting back to the fundamentals in preparation for a tough quarterfinal matchup with Hobart, whom the Lakers faced earlier in the year and beat, 4-2.
It’s down to four teams and one weekend in the season. Olivia Spellmire previews the two semifinal matchups. Watch for her coverage all weekend from St. Thomas.
Western Michigan’s hockey facility for the last 45 years has become known as a difficult place to play thanks in part to the Lawson Lunatics student section (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Notre Dame split its last three weekend series of the regular season, so not needing a third game in the first round of the Big Ten tournament was a welcome sight for coach Jeff Jackson (photo: Fighting Irish Media).
The opening round of the 2019 Atlantic Hockey tournament saw one series go the distance, three overtime games, and the only upset in the 14 Division I series taking place last weekend (photo: Omar Phillips).
For Dartmouth, this year’s playoff run is like having a case of déjà vu (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).