Back home, North Dakota celebrates eighth title with thousands of fans
The Fighting Hawks defeated Quinnipiac on Saturday to win the school’s first title since 2000.
The Fighting Hawks defeated Quinnipiac on Saturday to win the school’s first title since 2000.
After 7,929 completed brackets and 15 NCAA tournament games, there was one perfect entry in College Hockey Pickem 2016.
When Drake Caggiula scored twice in the Frozen Four semifinal contest and then added another two in the championship game to earn Most Outstanding Player honors, it should have come as no surprise to anyone. The North Dakota senior has been doing it all season long.
North Dakota celebrated its eighth national championship after a 5-1 victory over Quinnipiac on Saturday.
Drake Caggiula broke the national championship game open with two third-period goals.
The North Dakota freshman blocked a clearing attempt and had an empty net to shoot at.
Bobcats coach Rand Pecknold credited North Dakota: “That’s the best team in college hockey.”
Entering Saturday’s game, Quinnipiac was undefeated when it ended the first period trailing, going 6-0-2 on the season.
North Dakota celebrated winning the 2016 national championship on the ice at Amalie Arena on Saturday after defeating Quinnipiac 5-1.
TAMPA, Fla. — North Dakota coach Brad Berry, captain Gage Ausmus, assistant captain Drake Caggiula and goalie Cam Johnson answered questions from the media after Saturday’s 5-1 national championship win over Quinnipiac. (Video: NCAA On Demand)
TAMPA, Fla. — Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold, captain Soren Jonzzon, assistant captain Travis St. Denis and goalie Michael Garteig answered questions from the media after Saturday’s national championship loss to North Dakota. (Video: NCAA On Demand)
TAMPA, Fla. — Drake Caggiula scored his 24th and 25th goals of the season and Cam Johnson made 32 saves as North Dakota captured its first NCAA men’s ice hockey national championship since 2000 and its eighth overall. North Dakota’s Brock Boeser made it 2-0 on a shorthanded goal when he was able to block … Read more
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TAMPA, Fla. — A scoreless second period kept North Dakota in the lead, 2-1, in the NCAA men’s ice hockey national championship. Both teams had power plays in the period. Quinnipiac is 1-for-4, while the Fighting Hawks failed to score on their only opportunity. North Dakota leads in shots on goal, 25-22. Both teams had … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — A late power-play goal by Quinnipiac cut the North Dakota lead to 2-1 at the end of one period. Tim Clifton roofed a one-timer on a 5-on-3 man advantage with 1:07 left in the first period to put Quinnipiac on the board. He took the pass from defenseman Connor Clifton, who swept … Read more
Four hundred people took part in an open skate Saturday on the Amalie Arena ice before things got started in preparing for Frozen Four championship game between Quinnipiac and North Dakota.
North Dakota has two changes to its lineup for Saturday’s national championship game, while Quinnipiac has one.
Photos from Friday’s events in Tampa.
Join us on Saturday, April 9, from 4-6 p.m. EDT at Champions Sports Bar inside the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina, 700 S. Florida Ave., a short walk from Amalie Arena, for USCHO Live!
Scheduled guests include the winner of the 2016 Hockey Humanitarian Award; Bill Robertson, WCHA commissioner; Bob DeGregorio, Atlantic Hockey commissioner; and a final look at the championship matchup with USCHO.com staffers. Join us live at http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2016/04/09/uscho-live-saturday-at-the-2016-ncaa-frozen-four/
He’s the third recipient of the award honoring the top goaltender in Division I men’s college hockey.