Gallery: St. Norbert wins its fifth national title with double-overtime victory over Salve Regina
Photos from St. Norbert’s 3-2, double-overtime victory over Salve Regina in the NCAA Division III men’s championship game Saturday in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Photos from St. Norbert’s 3-2, double-overtime victory over Salve Regina in the NCAA Division III men’s championship game Saturday in Lake Placid, N.Y.
The semifinal games had interesting coaching matchups. The first game had two first-year coaches and one with the “interim” label in front of his title, while the second game had coaches with many years of experience. Zech Klann took the job at Salve Regina before the season started. Though Salve Regina did make the NCAA … Read more
Coach Tim Coghlin was highly confident and comfortable in his young St. Norbert squad during the season and into the Frozen Four because he knew his 10 freshmen would be going into battle with a true warrior and leader in captain Tanner Froese.
Well, it all comes down to just one game for everything! The NCAA D-III national championship is on the line, and so too are bragging rights between writers from East and West with just a single game remaining in the 2017-18 season. Brian {Lester] nailed both semifinal games to even up the score between he … Read more
Photos from Salve Regina’s 3-0 victory over Wisconsin-Stevens Point and St. Norbert’s 4-3 victory over Colby in Division III men’s semifinals Friday in Lake Placid, N.Y.
LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK — No team may ever match the Division III hockey dynasty of Middlebury. The Panthers won five national championships in a row. Then, after a four-year break, took another three in a row (and lost in the final for a possible four in a row). In recent times, St. Norbert has … Read more
While today’s semifinal battle between first-time Frozen Four participant Salve Regina and the Frozen Four experienced Wisconsin–Stevens Point would seem to favor the team from the West, Salve Regina counted on their fiercest competitor to help level the game on the ice. Goaltender Blake Wojtala has been the guardian of the crease since he arrived … Read more
Wisconsin-Stevens Point vs. Salve Regina Brian: The fourth-ranked Pointers are in the Frozen Four for the fourth time in the last five seasons. They are in the hunt for their first national title since 2016. They come in with a lot of confidence, having defeated second-ranked Adrian, 5-2, on the road last weekend. This is … Read more
Colby head coach Blaise MacDonald has been named winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year (photo: Colby College Athletics).
Wisconsin-Stevens Point looks to return to the top Wisconsin-Stevens Point is one of the powerhouses of NCAA Division III hockey, and this tournament is their 14th in program history. Though the Pointers are in familiar territory, getting to this point in the postseason is something they know doesn’t come easy. They come in sporting a … Read more
While Colby and Salve Regina don’t have the Frozen Four experience of their opponents, they do have plenty to draw from as they prepare for the final weekend of the men’s D-III season.