ESPN3 and ESPNU -- NCAA College hockey bonanza weekend!!

[Myrina]

It's that time again college hockey fans .... the Snowy 16 are scrappin' !!

in Grand Rapids & Manchester NH:

Yale vs. U Minnesota
Niagara vs. North Dakota
U Mass- Lowell vs. Wisconnnnnnsin (Go Badgers!!)
New Hampshire vs. Denver


and in Toledo & Providence RI:

Quinnipiac vs. Canisius
North Dakota vs. Niagara
Notre Dame vs. St. Cloud State
Miami (Go Mohio!!) vs. Union

[joeybee12]

1. Go Irish!

It's the only time of the year there's ANY coverage on college hockey.

[Myrina]

2. Thanks to the NHL lockout,

NBCSports showed college hockey every Friday night ... The BigTen Network showed a bit too.

Depending on your provider, a Sports package has alot of Fox College Sports channels with regional Hockey East/ECAC/ CCHA (which doesnt exist anymore) coverage.

Alot better than it used to be

I've been to the Compton Arena in South Bend - great facility for college hockey!!

[bluedigger]

4. I get quite a bit here in the 4C surprisingly.

Unfortunately it's all Denver and Colorado College and whatever conference they're in...

[bluedigger]

3. Maybe next year, Badgers!

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens-hockey/2013/03/29/umass-lowell-demolishes-wisconsin-ncaa-opener/F6TldBPPHxEKCSDRpDBAkI/story.html

Nice to see some college hockey enthusiasm. Go Maine.

[Myrina]

5. Yeah that was painful ...

I was streaming it at work. Looked like the JV team made the trip. The Yale-MN game was great!

Hoping Miami moves forward, they're stacked with about 5 guys who played their jr. Hockey here in Indy & Mc Kay can be one hell of an awesome goalie.

[bluedigger]

6. On the positive side, though, they didn't keep you in suspense.

[Myrina]

7. +100

[Myrina]

8. And we're down to the Frozen Four!!

http://www.uscho.com/wp-content/pdf/general/2013bracket.pdf

What a surprise!!!


Yale vs. U-Mass Lowell
and
Quinnipiac vs. St. Cloud State
winner of each bracket plays for the title on Saturday night.

Former Indiana Ice (USHL jr hockey) dudes on 3 of the 4 teams, and I knew the coach of St Cloud State when he played jr hockey with my older brothers 30-ahem years ago . I'll be glad for whoever wins, this is truly a group of sleepers.


Gonna be a great series!!!

[bluedigger]

9. If the slipper fits...

Four Cinderellas. One glass slipper.

Quinnipiac, UMass-Lowell, Yale, and St. Cloud State are the fresh faces in the 2013 Frozen Four in Pittsburgh, which begins Thursday at Consol Energy Center.

Three of the four teams have never made it this far, and Yale’s only other appearance was in 1952, when it lost in the semifinals.

Since the start of the NCAA Tournament in 1948, New England has failed to send a representative to the final four only eight times.

But 2013 marks just the second time that three squads from New England have made it to the final weekend. The last time was in 1999, when Maine, New Hampshire, and Boston College joined Michigan State, with the Black Bears bringing home the crown.
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens-hockey/2013/04/06/umass-lowell-yale-quinnipiac-lead-new-england-contingent-frozen-four/WbEDYyQDKerL1ZMTsK6rwJ/story.html