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Frozen Four Knockin’ On The Door

The Ferris State team, pictured in this traditional celebration on the ice after beating Cornell 2-1, to advance to the Frozen Four.

Tomorrow one of the greatest sporting events kicks off when #3 Union College faces #9 Ferris State at 1:30pm Pacific Time, on ESPNU.  In the second game of the day, #1 Boston College faces #6 Minnesota at 5pm Pacific Time on ESPN2.

So if you are able to get near a TV at those times, I think you will see some great hockey.

The nature of these Frozen Four pairs echoes those of last year:  One pair of teams with long histories of being there, a lot, with a lot of NCAA championships, in Boston College and Minnesota; and one pair of teams, neither of which has won an NCAA championship, and without long, colorful NCAA championship histories, in Union College and Ferris State.  In fact, Union College is 2-1 in NCAA playoffs, with both wins having come this year in the first two rounds of the tournament, and its loss having come last year in the first round against Minnesota-Duluth.

The Boston College team celebrated its win over Minnesota-Duluth, which advanced them to the Frozen Four, in this interesting formation.

What’ll it be?

Will Boston College continue its powerful late season surge?

Will Minnesota continue its dominant playoff play?

Can Ferris State University continue to reverse its late season slump and return to mid-season form when they were ranked #1?

Will Union College continue with its powerful attack?

Union College Junior Forward Jeremy Welsh scoed this goal in his team's 4-2 win over UMass-Lowell, which advanced them to the Frozen Four.

We’ll know the answers to all of these questions very, very soon.

Minnesota senior goalie Kent Patterson had a hot game, including 24 saves, in his team's 5-2 win over North Dakota, advancing them to the Frozen Four.

And then it’s the championship game, Saturday, 4:00pm Pacific Time on ESPN2.

Do you have your championship game party lined up?

If you need a Kielbasa, sauerkraut, and onion recipe (hint — that’s pretty much the recipe), speak up, ok?

And don’t forget to chill a can or two or Olympia or Pabst.

Who is going to be our latest inductee to the College Hockey Update Hall of Fame? Will it be new blood? I know we can’t wait to find out!

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2 responses to “Frozen Four Knockin’ On The Door”

  1. Sparty Dave Avatar
    Sparty Dave

    Hey, If Ferris State Wins, do I win the gentleman’s Bracket??

  2. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    Oh wouldn’t the vast majority of the world like to know the answer to this question, and many others that define the important parts of the universe?! The only way to know the answer is to stay tuned here at collegehockeyupdate.com and learn who wins this year’s NCAA Men’s DI Ice Hockey Tournament, and who, as a result, is this year’s pool winner, and inductee into the College Hockey Update Hall of Fame. So, as is said so often in this space: That’s all for now, stay tuned!

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