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College Hockey Update:  Well it’s here.  The big one we’ve been waiting for.  Minnesota-Duluth against Massachusetts.  Two teams that have both allowed exactly three goals in their first three NCAA Tournament games — but in very different ways — will meet today, Saturday, April 13th, in Buffalo, N.Y., at 5:00pm Pacific Time, scheduled for ESPN2…

College Hockey Update:  Well it’s here; the second semifinal between #6 Denver and #4 Massachusetts will start now, at 5:30PM Pacific Time (about ten minutes after the time of this posting) on ESPN2. Now, Denver was the 2017 NCAA Champion, they are the #6 ranked team in the country, and they are an eight-time NCAA…

College Hockey Update:  Well it’s here; one of the best, best events in sports kicks off right now, at 2:00pm Pacific Time, in Buffalo, N.Y., with #11 Providence facing #2 Minnesota-Duluth in the first Frozen Four semifinal game, followed at 5:30pm Pacific Time by #6 Denver facing #4 Massachusetts in the second semifinal game.  Both…

College Hockey Update:  Thanks for being in the pool.  Wow — 58 — this is the most we’ve ever had, eight more than our high-water mark last year.  With a couple of upsets, half of the bracket was just bombed over the weekend, but I’m sure that the folks who’ve lost their teams will still…

MASSACHUSETTS BLOWS NOTRE DAME OUT TO ADVANCE TO FROZEN FOUR College Hockey Update:  In the first Regional Final, played Saturday in Manchester, N.H., in the Northeastern Regional Final, Massachusetts controlled the offensive tempo in the first period, out-shooting Notre Dame 12-6, and seeming to baffle Notre Dame a bit with their speed, but came out…

College Hockey Update:  In the last opening round game of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, in Allentown, PA., at the Midwest Regional, Joe O’Connor put Quinnipiac on the board for the 1-0 lead over Arizona State only four minutes into the first period.  Quinnpiac had a slight first period shots advantage, 11-8, taking the 1-0…

College Hockey Update:  In opening round action of the NCAA Tournament in the Midwest Regional in Allentown, PA., Bowling Green came out and gave Minnesota-Duluth fits pretty much from start to finish.  In another display of a team playing a careful, measured, defensively-focused game, Bowling Green was out-shot in every period, but held Duluth off…

College Hockey Update:  In opening round action of the NCAA Tournament in Eastern Regional in Providence, R.I., Mankato State jumped out to an early lead that initially seemed it might be insurmountable, scoring three goals in the first period at the eight, eight, and eleven minute marks.  Josh Wilkins converted a power play opportunity a…

College Hockey Update:  Yesterday the early game of the Western Regional in Fargo, N.D., was another example of a team playing smart, opportunistic hockey that bent without yielding.  Ohio State had more offensive momentum in the game, badly out-shooting Denver in the first and third periods, and matching Denver in the second.  After nearly forty…

College Hockey Update:  Yesterday in opening round action of the NCAA Tournament in the Western Regional in Fargo, N.D., American International played a tough and opportunistic game against the #1 team in the nation, St. Cloud State, and their persistent dogging of St. Cloud paid off as they denied St. Cloud of any more hockey…