Harvard’s Vesey on Hobey: ‘I’m lucky enough that they chose me’
The senior forward and two-time Hobey Hat Trick finalist is the fourth Harvard player to win the award.
The senior forward and two-time Hobey Hat Trick finalist is the fourth Harvard player to win the award.
Boston College’s Thatcher Demko was named Friday the 2016 winner of the Mike Richter Award as Division I men’s college hockey’s top goaltender.
Jimmy Vesey made his return for his senior season pay off with the Hobey Baker Award.
The Air Force goaltender is the 2016 recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management.
Quinnipiac and North Dakota got in a final day of practice before Saturday night’s national championship game.
This week, Bobcats coach Rand Pecknold and his players have talked about the importance of focusing on the style of play that’s resulted in a 32-3-7 record and a place in the national title game.
The Bobcats are looking for their first national title, while the Fighting Hawks are going for their eighth and first since 2000.
The Bobcats lost to Yale in the championship game in their first Frozen Four appearance.
The Fighting Hawks coach was asked to join the North Dakota staff by Dean Blais in 2000.
The Fighting Hawks had lost in the semifinals in each of the last two seasons before Thursday’s victory over Denver.
This season, rather than being issued a single ticket, fans had a separate one for each semifinal game and were required to leave after the early game and reenter.
The associate head coach was the Bobcats’ first player to earn national recognition.
The forward was injured in Thursday’s game against Denver.
In the days leading up to the Frozen Four, most of the buzz surrounding this year’s goaltenders centered on Boston College’s Thatcher Demko and Quinnipiac’s Michael Garteig.
TAMPA, Fla. — Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold and players Devon Toews and Soren Johnzzon answered questions from the media after their Friday practice in preparation for Saturday’s national championship game against North Dakota. (Video: NCAA On Demand)
TAMPA, Fla. — North Dakota coach Brad Berry and players Austin Poganski and Troy Stecher answered questions from the media after their Friday practice in preparation for Saturday’s national championship game against Quinnipiac. (Video: NCAA On Demand)
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Quinnipiac practiced at Amalie Arena on Friday, the day after beating Boston College and the day before playing North Dakota for the national championship.
Judging from our Twitter mentions, many of you were confused to see Wisconsin’s logo on the ice and the boards during Thursday night’s Frozen Four semifinals.
The Pioneers were 0-for-4 in Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinal loss.