Parker Mackay had a goal and an assist, Hunter Shepard stopped 18 shots and Minnesota Duluth won its second straight college hockey title.
Frozen Four
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College hockey: Colby's rally falls short in Frozen Four
Zack Hale of Colby College and Erik Cooper of St. Norbert College chase the puck during the NCAA Division III men’s hockey championship semifinal at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday. (Dustin Satloff photos) LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — It took 95 years and a stretch of five straight weekends on the […]
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Coach Blaise MacDonald finds the right fit at Colby College
Colby College hockey head coach Blaise MaDonald instructs players during practice on Tuesday. Goalie Sean Lawrence is beside MacDonald. (David Leaming/Waterville Morning Sentinel) WATERVILLE — Chris Hall had heard the stories about Blaise MacDonald, the ones that painted a picture of a young, fiery hockey coach who could be hard on his players and his […]
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Frozen Four: Providence College Friars win first national title, 4-3 over Boston University
BOSTON — Providence’s Cinderella run through the NCAA tournament is complete, and it had some time to spare. At 10:20, exactly 100 minutes before the stroke of midnight, the Friars captured their first title in program history with a 4-3 victory over Boston University in an all-Hockey East championship game at TD Garden on Saturday. […]
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In the Crease: Providence persevered, against all odds
BOSTON — They weren’t supposed to be here, these plucky and persistent Providence Friars. And yet, on college hockey’s biggest stage, led by stalwart goalie Jon Gillies of South Portland, they not only proved they belonged — they stole the show. Behind a superhuman, 49-save effort from Gillies that included a Superman leap across the […]
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Frozen Four: Boston University handles North Dakota
BOSTON — Boston University still has Zane McIntyre’s number, but needed solid defense down the stretch to make its offensive production hold up. BU freshman star Jack Eichel scored two goals and added an assist, Brien Diffley added a pair of assists and Matt O’Connor out-dueled McIntyre — barely — with 36 saves as the […]
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Frozen Four: Gillies helps steer Providence past Omaha in national semis
BOSTON — Billed as a goaltending showdown between Providence’s Jon Gillies and Nebraska-Omaha’s Ryan Massa, it was the Friar netminder that came out on top. He may not have been as tested as much as his Maverick counterpart, but Gillies stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced and the Friars will play for their first […]
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College Hockey: From South Portland to Providence, Gillies a force between the pipes
This week, the city is donning Friar black, white and silver after Gillies helped guide Providence, the fourth seed in the East Region, to its first NCAA Frozen Four in 30 years. The Friars will play the University of Nebraska-Omaha, a team making its first ever Frozen Four appearance, on Thursday. “Growing up in South […]
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Frozen Four: Storylines plentiful as tournament returns to Boston
Eleven years removed from its last Frozen Four, the men’s hockey championship returns to TD Garden on Thursday with four teams vying for the ultimate prize. Boston University, North Dakota, Providence and Nebraska-Omaha are all 120 minutes from hoisting the championship trophy. “The biggest thing we’ve told the guys is every time someone pats you […]
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Dutchmen capture NCAA title
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Union College won its first NCAA hockey title Saturday night, scoring three times in a 1:54 span in the first period in a 7-4 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night. Mike Vecchione tied it at 2 with 4:01 left in the first, Eli Lichtenwald gave the Dutchman the lead 57 seconds later, […]