Gallery: Union celebrates its first national championship
Union cut the net from one of the goals and paraded around the ice with the national championship trophy after beating Minnesota on Saturday. Here’s our photo gallery of the celebration.
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Gallery: Union beats Minnesota for the 2014 NCAA championship
Here’s our photo gallery from the 2014 national championship game, in which Union claimed its first national championship with a 7-4 victory over Minnesota.
Notebook: Future’s bright for Union, Minnesota
Crunching the numbers, finding the tidbits and looking at bright futures after the title game at the 2014 Frozen Four in Philadelphia.
When it comes to plus-minus, Union’s Gostisbehere proves to be a big plus
Analysts debate the value of plus-minus as a yardstick for player performance. But there was no debating the performance of plus-7 Shayne Gostisbehere in the national championship game.
Union completes two-decade journey in a two-minute explosion
It took nearly two decades for Union to transition from an afterthought to a national contender. But it took fewer than two minutes to propel the Dutchmen to their first national championship.
His teammates pick up Stevens, then the Union goalie returns the favor
Union goalie Colin Stevens needed his teammates to pick him up after two goals. He then returned the favor. David H. Hendrickson reports from the Frozen Four in Philadelphia.
Minnesota rues stretch where ‘we hung our goalie out to dry’
The Gophers allowed three goals in 1:54, turning a one-goal lead into a two-goal deficit against Union.
Postgame news conference: Union after 7-4 championship win over Minnesota
Union coach Rick Bennett and players Mat Bodie, Shayne Gostisbehere and Daniel Carr answered questions from the media after a 7-4 win over Minnesota, April 12, 2014, in the 2014 NCAA national championship game.
Postgame news conference: Minnesota after 7-4 loss to Union in national championship game
Minnesota coach Don Lucia and players Justin Kloos and Travis Boyd answered questions from the media after a 7-4 loss to Union, April 12, 2014, in the 2014 NCAA national championship game.
Video: Union’s Stevens, Novak after winning national championship
PHILADELPHIA — Union goaltender Colin Stevens and forward Max Novak talked to the media in the locker room after winning the 2014 national championship with a 7-4 win over Minnesota on Saturday. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/aPBTyezElWI] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/qbXWTb4ZDy0]
Video: Minnesota’s Mike Reilly, Cammarata after championship-game loss
PHILADELPHIA — Minnesota defenseman Mike Reilly and forward Taylor Cammarata talked to the media after a 7-4 loss to Union in the national championship game. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/tgy59o391Sk] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/vhkep1eGcHk]
Video: Union cuts the net after winning the title
PHILADELPHIA — Union took turns cutting the net off one of the goals at the Wells Fargo Center after its 7-4 win over Minnesota in the national championship game. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/DwGR1VVzdns]
Video: Union poses with the championship trophy
PHILADELPHIA — In this video from the Wells Fargo Center ice, Union coach Rick Bennett joins the team for pictures with the NCAA championship trophy. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/43chjRXtvW0]
Line combinations for Minnesota vs. Union
Neither Minnesota nor Union has made any changes to its lines for Saturday’s national championship game.
Our writers give a quick thought and pick for the championship game
Some of our staff writers give their thoughts and a pick on Saturday’s Frozen Four championship game between Minnesota and Union (7:30 p.m. EDT, ESPN).
Live from Philadelphia: USCHO Live! Championship Saturday at the 2014 NCAA Frozen Four
Join hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger, writers for USCHO.com, for USCHO Live! at the 2014 NCAA Frozen Four, live from Field House Philadelphia. Our guests will include coaches, journalists, commissioners and players, as we discuss this year’s tournament. Listen Live: blogtalkradio.com/uscholive Our Saturday championship pregame show runs from 3-5 p.m. EDT on April 12. … Read more
Gaudreau beat the odds on his way to the Hobey Baker Award
Though he eventually became known as Johnny Hockey, leading the nation in scoring the last two years and being named the 2014 winner of the Hobey Baker Award, Johnny Gaudreau has had to endure times that tested his belief in himself.
Gallery: Union, Minnesota practice on Frozen Four Friday
Here are photos of Frozen Four finalists Union and Minnesota at their Friday practice sessions at the Wells Fargo Center.
36-goal, 80-point season yields Hobey Baker Award for Boston College’s Gaudreau
Boston College junior forward Johnny Gaudreau is the recipient of the 2014 Hobey Baker Award, announced Friday at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
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.