TAMPA, Fla. — Here are the lines for Thursday’s first Frozen Four semifinal between Quinnipiac and Boston College (5 p.m. EDT, ESPN2): Quinnipiac (31-3-7) 7 Sam Anas-26 Travis St. Denis-16 Landon Smith 24 Bo Pieper-19 Tanner MacMaster-20 Craig Martin 39 Andrew Taverner-23 Tommy Schutt-17 K.J. Tiefenwerth 18 Soren Jonzzon-11 Tim Clifton-22 Scott Davidson 6 Devon … Read more
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Tampa has been lauded for its hospitality at the Frozen Four, but one of the questions about staging college hockey’s finale at such a southerly location is whether fans would make the trip.
A senior Finance major from Marina del Ray, Calif., he has a 3.961 GPA, the highest among players from Frozen Four teams.
Boston College, Quinnipiac, North Dakota and Denver took the Amalie Arena ice for practice on Wednesday, the day before the Frozen Four semifinals.
Boston College, Quinnipiac, Denver and North Dakota are set for the national semifinals on Thursday.
Luke Johnson was at the bottom of a celebratory dog pile after winning the shootout in Wednesday’s practice.
The Pioneers rotated through all of their lines and defensive combos in five minutes of back-and-forth simulated game play in Wednesday’s practice.
Coach Brad Berry said that the coaching staff calls this team “a special group.”
The Pioneers’ Pacific Rim Line matches up with the Fighting Hawks’ CBS Line.
The Pioneers were 0-for-19 with the man advantage in five games against the Fighting Hawks.
The Bobcats have been talking all postseason about the need for focus.
The Fighting Hawks have lost in the national semifinals two years in a row.
Coach Rand Pecknold said of a 2009 decision point: “So I stepped back and asked myself a lot of questions: How can we change? What do we need to do to be better?”
TAMPA, Fla. — Denver coach Jim Armstrong and players Danton Heinen, Trevor Moore and Grant Arnold, took questions from the media after their Wednesday practice at Amalie Arena in preparation for Thursday’s national semifinal against North Dakota. (Video: NCAA On Demand)
But the Fighting Hawks say they have to play their game in the national semifinals.
A team has to go through struggles to develop mental strength, the Eagles coach says.
The coach had a rough start at the school but now has the program among the country’s best.
The teams split the season series 2-2 with one tie.
The Eagles led the regional final 3-0 before Minnesota-Duluth clawed back into the game.