Minnesota coach Don Lucia and alternate captains Zach Budish and Jake Hansen take questions from the media after a 6-1 loss to Boston College in the NCAA National Semifinal on Thursday, April 5, 2012.
TAMPA, Fla. — Boston College forwards Steven Whitney, Barry Almeida and Chris Kreider talk after the Eagles’ 6-1 victory over Minnesota in the Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday: [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95WU6Uw2RR8 width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMx4QVLcR8 width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fNN0OqBtUk width=500]
TAMPA, Fla. — Minnesota forwards Nick Bjugstad and Erik Haula talk after a 6-1 loss to Boston College in the Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday: [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq1WBfdRap0 width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffPZ5xE6kHI width=500]
TAMPA, Fla. — The Frozen Four draws college hockey fans perennially from all over the country, and every one of them has an opinion on every aspect of the game. Thursday night, I walked the concourse of the Tampa Bay Times Forum to ask fans one question: What do you think about the college hockey … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Saturday will mark the sixth time that two teams with the same colors match up for the national title, and will be the second such sartorial situation pitting Hockey East against the CCHA. Past instances: • North Dakota beat Michigan State in 1959 • Cornell beat Boston University in 1967 • BU … Read more
Senior Aaron Schmit’s two goals Thursday bring his season total to eight. Paula C. Weston reports from the Frozen Four.
The Dutchmen took four minor penalties and gave up one big power-play goal in their loss. Brian Sullivan reports from the Frozen Four.
TAMPA, Fla. — Ferris State’s Taylor Nelson, Kyle Bonis, Brett Wysopal and Jordie Johnston talked after their 3-1 victory over Union in the Frozen Four semifinals: [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdKrRqzlCuk width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C2kEgBUnPU width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhLC3FvbVxU width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHdGzE9DGik width=500]
Union coach Rick Bennett, sophomore forward Daniel Carr, and junior forward Jeremy Welsh take questions from the media after a 3-1 loss to Ferris State in the NCAA National Semifinal on Thursday, April 5, 2012.
Ferris State coach Bob Daniels, forwards Chad Billins and Kyle Bonis, and goaltender Taylor Nelson take questions from the media after a 3-1 win over Union in the NCAA National Semifinal on Thursday, April 5, 2012.
TAMPA, Fla. — The three buses pulled out of Big Rapids, Mich., at nine in the morning on Wednesday. They arrived in Tampa on Thursday morning at 11. A mere 26-hour bus ride. Not exactly the stuff of travel brochures. “It really wasn’t that bad,” said John Roy, a Ferris State fan who rates his … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Union goaltender Troy Grosenick and Greg Coburn talked after their 3-1 loss to Ferris State in Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinals. [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a94kBeZxf1I width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LbFOH5S9PE width=500]
TAMPA, Fla. — Here are the line charts for the second Frozen Four semifinal between Boston College and Minnesota: BOSTON COLLEGE (31-10-1) 9 Barry Almeida-24 Bill Arnold-21 Steven Whitney 19 Chris Kreider-12 Kevin Hayes-17 Destry Straight 13 Johnny Gaudreau-11 Pat Mullane-22 Paul Carey 27 Quinn Smith-18 Michael Sit-10 Danny Linell 4 Tommy Cross-8 Edwin Shea … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth’s Jack Connolly has been named the 2012 winner of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, presented to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I men’s hockey. Connolly is one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, and he is a three-time WCHA All-Academic selection. “Winning the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award means a lot … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Here are photos from the first Frozen Four semifinal, Union vs. Ferris State. Check back for more photos throughout the day. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000158KgSlgNx4′ g_name=’20120405-FrozenFour-Gm1-FerrisSt-Union’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_bbar=’t’ fsvis=’f’ width=’500′ height=’375′ bgcolor=’#AAAAAA’ bgtrans=’t’ btype=’old’ bcolor=’#CCCCCC’ crop=’f’ trans=’xfade’ tbs=’4000′ f_ap=’t’ linkdest=’c’ f_fullscreen=’f’ f_constrain=’f’ twoup=’f’ f_topbar=’f’ f_bbarbig=” f_htmllinks=’f’ f_enable_embed_btn=’f’ f_show_watermark=’f’ f_send_to_friend_btn=’f’ f_smooth=’f’ … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — The location of Friday night’s festivities at the Frozen Four seem to be a little bit of a mystery to some fans, so here’s an effort to get everyone on the same page. Friday’s events take place at Channelside Bay Plaza, 615 Channelside Drive, in Tampa. Here’s the schedule of events (all … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — An email came through Thursday morning saying that Boston College players would be wearing a new kind of helmet in the national semifinal game against Minnesota, one that’s designed to “manage the multiple type of hits in the game.” Concerns about player safety in respect to concussions seems to be at an … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Here are the line charts for Thursday’s first national semifinal between Union and Ferris State: UNION (26-7-7) 15 Matt Hatch-19 Kelly Zajac-21 Wayne Simpson 9 Daniel Carr-27 Jeremy Welsh-7 Josh Jooris 16 Kevin Sullivan-12 Kyle Bodie-17 Daniel Ciampini 23 Cole Ikkala-18 Max Novak-11 Sam Coatta 22 Mat Bodie-28 Shawn Stuart 2 Nolan … Read more
Boston College’s Chris Kreider has the best potential for a long-term NHL career, but others in the Frozen Four field can make it, too, Dave Starman writes.
TAMPA, Fla. — Here’s how it looked Wednesday as Union, Ferris State, Minnesota and Boston College took the ice and the podium at Tampa Bay Times Forum on the eve of the national semifinals. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000iDYRSslacsA’ g_name=’20120404-FrozenFourPractices’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_bbar=’t’ fsvis=’f’ width=’500′ height=’375′ bgcolor=’#AAAAAA’ bgtrans=’t’ btype=’old’ bcolor=’#CCCCCC’ crop=’f’ trans=’xfade’ tbs=’4000′ f_ap=’t’ linkdest=’c’ … Read more