Upperclassmen proud of work in bringing along young Minnesota Duluth roster
Things got off to a rocky start for the Bulldogs, but the seniors provided a steady hand.
Things got off to a rocky start for the Bulldogs, but the seniors provided a steady hand.
Senior Jordan Gross has transformed himself from an offensive defenseman to a legitimate two-way defender.
The Fighting Irish and the Wolverines play for a spot in the national championship game.
Even though they were the two players who spurred the comeback, Andrew Oglevie and Jake Evans both said that they didn’t need to calm the team down when they were two goals in the hole.
There are, of course, no pleasant ways to lose. It’s never easy. But this was truly brutal (photo: Melissa Wade).
The nation’s third-best defense experienced a complete and total breakdown within the first 3:04 of the Frozen Four semifinal against Minnesota Duluth on Thursday (photo: Melissa Wade).
Three weeks ago, the Bulldogs lost twice in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff to their NCAA tournament hopes in jeopardy.
Cornell junior forward Anthony Angello signed an entry-level contract with the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, giving up his senior season with the Big Red (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
Ohio State junior goalie Sean Romeo is the recipient of this year’s Elite 90 Award for men’s hockey (photo: Omar Phillips).
Minnesota Duluth, Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State all are backstopped, essentially, by first-year starters.
Coach Mel Pearson views the prominence of the Wolverines in the two “big money sports” as an advantage rather than cause for jealousy (photo: Melissa Wade).
Ohio State has the third-best defense in the nation, allowing 2.08 goals per game on average — a significant improvement over last year’s 30th-best blue line that allowed close to three goals per game.
Andrew Oglevie moved to center right before the Irish went on their well-documented, 16-game winning streak (photo: Melissa Wade).
It might be a stretch to consider a sophomore a grizzled veteran, but Minnesota Duluth defenseman Nick Wolff fits the bill.
The school announced the move Wednesday but didn’t disclose terms of the contract.
The award recognizes the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I men’s hockey (photo: Rachel Lewis).
For the Wolverines to make it to college hockey’s bonus round, they needed to improve every aspect of their game after midseason (photo: Melissa Wade).
It’s the second national coaching award for Jackson, who also was honored in 2007 (photo: Matt Dewkett).
For the second time in a five-season stretch, Jeff Jackson and Notre Dame found themselves being the new kids on the block in a conference (photo: Matt Dewkett).