{"id":93042,"date":"2019-03-31T20:01:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T01:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=93042"},"modified":"2019-03-31T21:22:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T02:22:05","slug":"a-quick-look-at-the-2019-mens-frozen-four-featuring-minnesota-duluth-umass-denver-and-providence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2019\/03\/31\/a-quick-look-at-the-2019-mens-frozen-four-featuring-minnesota-duluth-umass-denver-and-providence\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick look at the 2019 men&#8217;s Frozen Four, featuring Minnesota Duluth, UMass, Denver and Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/img-get\/I0000q88jr_ln09s\/s\/700\/497\/190330-20031893.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"497\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Massachusetts is the only first-time Frozen Four participant in the 2019 national semifinals (photo: Melissa Wade).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three teams enter the 2019 NCAA men&#8217;s Frozen Four on a winning streak at college hockey&#8217;s marquee event. The other is making its first appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts is the only newcomer in the field that will play in the national semifinals on Thursday, April 11 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. The Minutemen play eight-time NCAA champion Denver in the second semifinal, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>Providence plays Minnesota Duluth in the other semifinal, which faces off at 5 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>Providence (2015), Denver (2017) and Minnesota Duluth (2018) each won the championship in its most recent Frozen Four appearance.<\/p>\n<p>All four teams headed to Buffalo got there with some impressive defense. UMass, Denver and Providence won regional semifinals by shutout; neither the Minutemen nor the Pioneers allowed a goal in two regional games.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs allowed two goals in two regional games.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first time in 39 years of an NCAA tournament with at least eight teams that more than two teams earned their Frozen Four spot via shutout.<\/p>\n<p>UMass (30-9) earned its first Frozen Four spot by defeating Harvard and Notre Dame, both 4-0, in the Northeast Regional in Manchester, N.H.<\/p>\n<p>Denver (24-11-5), with first-year coach David Carle, is in its 17th Frozen Four. The Pioneers downed Ohio State 2-0 and American International 3-0 in the West Regional in Fargo, N.D.<\/p>\n<p>The Pioneers have won all three meetings against the Minutemen, in the 2004-05, 2006-07 and 2013-14 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Providence (24-11-6) trailed Minnesota State 3-0 on Saturday but then scored 10 unanswered goals, defeating the Mavericks 6-3 and Cornell 4-0 on Sunday. The Friars are making their fifth Frozen Four appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Duluth (27-11-2) rallied for a 2-1 overtime victory over Bowling Green on Saturday in the Midwest Regional semifinals in Allentown, Pa. The Bulldogs defeated Quinnipiac 3-1 on Sunday for their seventh Frozen Four trip and third straight.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent meeting between the Bulldogs and the Friars also came in the NCAA tournament. Minnesota Duluth won 2-1 in double overtime in the 2016 Northeast Regional semifinal in Worcester, Mass.<\/p>\n<p>Providence swept UMD in the 1983 NCAA quarterfinals. Overall, the Bulldogs have a 16-7-2 record against the Friars.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Duluth and UMass were regional No. 1 seeds. Denver was a No. 2 seed and Providence was a No. 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three teams enter the 2019 NCAA men&#8217;s Frozen Four on a winning streak at college hockey&#8217;s marquee event. 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