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Gallery: Friday’s Quinnipiac practice

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PITTSBURGH — Here are images from Quinnipiac’s time at Consol Energy Center on Friday: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000Nw_hJ5FmAC8″ g_name=”20130412-Quinnipiac-practice” 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” f_mtrx=”f” f_up=”f” target=”_self” wmds=”llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y5Oq4KW.rSjHOreUG9CC1ibCPQrxjQEclQOi1KzV7IBS7HBtk1Q–” ]

Gallery: Friday’s Yale practice

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PITTSBURGH — Here are images from Yale’s time on the ice Friday at the Frozen Four: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000RwV3GhPZQA0″ g_name=”20130412-Yale-practice” 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” f_mtrx=”f” f_up=”f” target=”_self” wmds=”llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y5Oq4KW.rSjHOreUG9CCpYRhSvqwfDXjEVXUQIwrNVbMUgQq4DQ–” ]

Video: Hobey winner Drew LeBlanc; finalists Johnny Gaudreau, Eric Hartzell

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PITTSBURGH — Hobey Baker Award winner Drew LeBlanc of St. Cloud State and Hobey Hat Trick finalists Johnny Gaudreau of Boston College and Eric Hartzell of Quinnipiac met the media after the ceremony Friday night. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/xjjjZDvrQDE width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/F0rOs-Q4s_k width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/onOnjuNlLLM width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/UXsg9CyWsCI width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/vz_Sy7AiQDs width=500]

Providence’s Gillies gets Hockey Commissioners’ Association nod as top rookie

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Providence freshman goaltender Jon Gillies was named the 2013 Hockey Commissioners’ Association national Division I rookie of the year on Friday. Gilles was also named to the American Hockey Coaches Association All-America East Region second team. [scg_html_ff2013]Gillies is the first national rookie of the year from Providence and the program’s 17th All-American. Gillies went 17-12-6 … Read more

Drew LeBlanc wins 2013 Hobey Baker Award, is first honoree from St. Cloud State

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Drew LeBlanc didn’t reach the national championship game with St. Cloud State, but he picked up one piece of hardware from his trip. LeBlanc was named the 2013 Hobey Baker Award winner on Friday at Consol Energy Center, one day after the Huskies lost to Quinnipiac in the Frozen Four semifinals. [scg_html_ff2013]Tenth nationally in points … Read more

ECAC Hockey commissioner sees title game as confirmation more than validation

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PITTSBURGH — ECAC Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell isn’t out to change anyone’s perception of the league. He’ll let Saturday’s national title game between Yale and Quinnipiac do that. “I think that speaks volumes to where our programs are currently. For me, it isn’t validation,” Hagwell said. “It’s a testament to what people in this league … Read more

A Frozen Four refereeing hat trick for the Shepherd family

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PITTSBURGH — It isn’t an official designation, but the Shepherds may have become the first family of Frozen Four officiating. Brad Shepherd was one of the referees for Thursday’s national semifinal game between Yale and Massachusetts-Lowell, making him the third member of his family to wear the orange stripes for a Frozen Four game. Derek … Read more

Final thoughts from Quinnipiac before the title game

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PITTSBURGH — Quinnipiac met with the media Friday morning for the final time heading into Saturday’s national title game against Yale. The Bobcats are 3-0 against their closest rivals this season. Here’s some of what they were saying: “I think some of them read the stories and were a little shocked. They didn’t know how … Read more

For Yale, the importance of being in the moment

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PITTSBURGH — To fans watching the game, the Frozen Four is a championship tournament that punctuates the end of the college hockey season. For the players, though, it’s more complex than that. They’re trying to win a national championship. They’re dealing with being on a media stage. They’re keenly aware that these are the last … Read more

Video: Quinnipiac’s Loren Barron, Clay Harvey on Frozen Four Friday

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PITTSBURGH — We caught up with Quinnipiac defenseman Loren Barron and forward Clay Harvey before their team’s practice Friday to talk about recovering from the win over St. Cloud State and getting ready for Saturday’s Frozen Four championship game against Yale. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/OhZMwK-0Zaw width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/YqtV_633ego width=500]