March 31, 2004

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MADISON, Wisc. ­ The University of Minnesota Duluth and the University of Denver, respective champions of the Midwest and West Regionals over the March 26-28 weekend, will carry the collective hopes of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association into the upcoming 2004 NCAA Men's Frozen Four, to be contested in a sold-out (17,565) Fleetcenter in Boston, Mass., April 8-10. The 57th annual national championship is being held in Boston for the sixth time overall (also in 1960, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1998) and first time since 1998.

Head Coach Scott Sandelin's Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (28-12-4) have earned that program's first trip to the championship round since 1985 and third overall (1984, 1985) following a 3-1 victory over fellow WCHA-member University of Minnesota last Sunday (March 28) afternoon in the Midwest Regional championship game at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. UMD had a first period goal from center Evan Schwabe at 18:10, third period tallies from wingers Luke Stauffacher at 1:37 (game-winner) and Jesse Unklesbay at 10:19, and 22 saves from goaltender and regional MVP Isaac Reichmuth to down the two-time defending national champion Golden Gophers. The Bulldogs, who blanked Michigan State, 5-0, in the first game on Saturday, are seeking the school's first-ever national championship.

"It's a great time for this program and our players," said UMD head coach Scott Sandelin after the win over Minnesota. "It was a very good hockey game today, but it was a very tough game. Both teams were a little tired and I think that showed. But we got it out... we got some big goals and some big saves. Our players have competed and worked so hard all season long and they really deserve this."

"I'd like to congratulate Minnesota-Duluth," said Minnesota head coach Don Lucia, who guided his Golden Gophers to the past two NCAA championships in 2002 and 2003. "They beat us five of six games this season and they deserve to go to the Frozen Four. I think they will represent the WCHA tremendously.

Named to the Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team from the WCHA were UMD forwards Evan Schwabe and Junior Lessard, UM defenseman Chris Harrington, and UMD goaltender Isaac Reichmuth (MVP).

Head Coach George Gwozdecky's Denver Pioneers (25-12-5), meanwhile, have earned that program's 13th trip (1958-2004) to the NCAA Frozen Four overall, but first since 1986. Denver captured the West Regional championship at the Colorado Springs World Arena last weekend with a 1-0 triumph over conference foe and top-seeded University of North Dakota on Saturday (March 27) and a 3-2 victory over Miami University on Friday (March 26). In the regional championship game against MacNaughton Cup-champion UND, Denver left winger Luke Fulghum scored the game-winner at 17:31 of the third period ­ with assists from linemates Max Bull (C) and Lukas Dora (RW) while goaltender and regional MVP Adam Berkhoel stopped all 33 Fighting Sioux shots on goal.

"This was just a terrific hockey game," coach Gwozdecky said. "When time started ticking down in the third period I think everyone in the building knew that one goal was going to decide it and luckily for us, Luke Fulghum got the goal we needed. We defeated an awesome WCHA champion tonight." Named to the NCAA West Regional All-Tournament team from the WCHA were Denver forward Max Bull, North Dakota forwards Zach Parise and Brandon Bochenski, Denver defensemen Matt Laatsch and Ryan Caldwell, and Denver goaltender Adam Berkhoel (MVP).

Denver has won five NCAA championships overall ­ in 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968 and 1969. The Pioneers' national title in 1960 was a 5-3 win over Michigan Tech in Boston.

At the NCAA Frozen Four in Boston in two weeks, WCHA members Denver (25-12-5) and Minnesota Duluth (28-12-4) will face-off on Thursday, April 8 in the first national semi-final at 12:07 pm ET at Fleetcenter. The second national semi-final will feature a pair of Hockey East Association teams when the University of Maine (32-7-3) takes on Boston College (29-8-4) at 6:07 pm ET.

The winners of the two semi-final matchups on Thursday will then meet for the 2004 national championship on Saturday, April 10 at 7:00 pm ET.

"We're very excited about going to Boston," said UMD coach Sandelin. "We played well defensively in the Regional and we had to. We were opportunistic, found a way to score some goals, and got great goaltending. Hopefully, that will continue next week."

Said Denver coach Gwozecky, "We, too, are very excited about participating in the 2004 Frozen Four. And we look forward to playing a terrific conference opponent in UMD.

"We played in an extremely competitive regional last weekend and we had two very difficult, very challenging games."

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, with a collegiate conference record 33 national championship titles won by member teams since the league's founding in 1951, has now qualified at least one team into the final round of four in 49 of it's 52 seasons overall. The WCHA has also now placed one of its teams into the national championship game the past five seasons in a row and has had at least two teams in the Frozen Four a total of 35 times overall now. Most recently, WCHA members North Dakota in 2000, Minnesota in 2002 and Minnesota in 2003 have claimed college hockey's ultimate prize.

At the East Regional at Pepsi Arena in Albany, N.Y., on March 26-27, No. 3 seed and WCHA-member University of Wisconsin (22-12-8) shutout No. 2 seed Ohio State, 1-0 in overtime, on Friday as defenseman Dan Boeser netted the game-winner and goaltender and regional MVP Bernd Bruckler stopped all 28 shots on goal. In the other Friday semi-final, top-seed University of Maine downed Harvard University, 5-4. In the championship game on Saturday, Maine edged Wisconsin, 2-1 in overtime, on a goal by winger Mike Hamilton at 3:27.

Named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team from the WCHA were Wisconsin defenseman Dan Boeser and UW goaltender Bernd Bruckler (MVP).

And at the Northeast Regional at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H., on March 27-28, top-seeded Boston College earned a trip to the Frozen Four with a 3-2 overtime win over University of Michigan in the title game on Sunday. In the semi-finals on Saturday, Boston College defeated Niagara, 5-2, while Michigan knocked off New Hampshire, 4-1.

2004 NCAA Men's Frozen Four
@ FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts

Thursday, April 8: Denver (25-12-5) vs Minnesota Duluth (28-12-4), 12:07 pm ET (TV: ESPN 2)

Maine (32-7-3) vs Boston College (29-8-4), 6:07 pm ET (TV: ESPN 2)

Saturday, April 10: National Championship Game, 7:03 pm ET (TV: ESPN; Radio: Westwood One)

Schedule of Events - 2004 NCAA Men's Frozen Four

Team Practices @ Fleetcenter
Wednesday, April 7
Denver Pioneers: 12:00-1:00 pm ET
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs: 1:15-2:15 pm ET
Maine Black Bears: 2:30-3:30 pm ET
Boston College Eagles: 3:45-4:45 pm ET

Team Press Conferences @ Fleetcenter
Wednesday, April 7
Denver Pioneers: 1:15-1:45 pm ET
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs: 2:30-3:00 pm ET
Maine Black Bears: 3:45-4:15 pm ET
Boston College Eagles: 5:00-5:30 pm ET

Game Schedule @ Fleetcenter
Thursday, April 8 - National Semi-Finals
Denver vs Minnesota Duluth, 12:07 pm ET (TV:n ESPN 2)
Maine vs Boston College, 6:07 pm ET (TV: ESPN 2)

Saturday, April 10 - National Championship Game
Thursday's Winners, 7:03 pm ET (TV: ESPN; Radio: Westwood One)

U.S. College Hockey Online Town Hall Meeting
1:00-1:45 pm ET @ Faneuil Hall, Boston

Hockey Humanitarian Award Announcement
2:00-2:25 pm ET @ Faneuil Hall, Boston

Hobey Baker Memorial Award Announcement
2:30-3:00 pm ET @ Faneuil Hall, Boston

WCHA Officiating Crew Selected to Work at 2004 NCAA Men's Frozen Four

WCHA Supervisor of Officials Greg Shepherd has had one of his on-ice crews selected to work the upcoming 2004 NCAA Men's Frozen Four in Boston, Mass., April 8-10.

WCHA Referee Derek Shepherd and Assisant Referees Kile Bergren and Dan Carey will work one of the two national semi-finals on Thursday, April 8 at Fleetcenter.

Officiating assignments for the national championship game on Saturday, April 10 will be made by the NCAA.

WCHA Leads all Division 1 Conferences with 33 National Titles Won

Since it's founding in 1951-52, national (NCAA) championships have been become a hallmark of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and its member teams.

Over the past 52 seasons, teams representing the WCHA (MCHL/WIHL/WCHA) have earned a collegiate record 33 NCAA championships through 2002-03, including the most recent back-to-back titles won by the University of Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn., in 2002 and in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2003.

WCHA-member teams have also finished as the national runner-up on 26 other occasions while the national championship game itself has featured more than 50 all-time appearances by conference-member teams.

Strength of WCHA Reflected in National Polls, Results

The overall strength of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in 2003-04 is evident in on-going national polls, pairwise rankings and on-ice results.

In non-conference play (vs teams from other Div. 1 conferences) through games of March 30, WCHA member teams owned a noteworthy 59-20-9 record and a .722 winning percentage. WCHA teams have been particularly strong outside league play the past three seasons, forging a 57-27-8 (.663) non-conference record in 2002-03 and a 56-24-2 (.695) non-league ledger in 2001-02.

Five WCHA teams are also ranked among the nation's top 15 teams in the most recent USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll for March 29. Minnesota-Duluth was No. 3, Denver was No. 4, North Dakota was No. 5, Minnesota was No. 7, and Wisconsin was No. 8. Also receiving votes was Colorado College.

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has had at least five teams ranked among the nation's top 15 in the national polls in 25 of 27 weeks this season, and has had seven of it's 10 teams among the top 15 five times overall.

Seven WCHA teams have overall winning percentages of .526 or better this season. North Dakota (30-8-3) finished at .768, Minnesota-Duluth (28-12-4) is at .682, Denver (25-12-5) is at .655, Minnesota (27-14-3) finished at .648, Wisconsin (22-13-8) finished at .605, Colorado College (20-16-3) finished at .551, and St. Cloud State (18-16-4) finished at .526.

Also of note, six WCHA teams reached the 20-victory plateau this season in North Dakota (30), Minnesota-Duluth (28), Minnesota (27), Denver (25), Wisconsin (22), and Colorado College (20). One season ago ­ in 2002-03 ­ six WCHA-member teams also finished the season with at least 20 victories in Colorado College (30), Minnesota (28), North Dakota (26), Minnesota-Duluth (22), Denver (21), and Minnesota State (20).

Denver's George Gwozdecky, UMD's Scott Sandelin Among Eight Finalists for AHCA Men's Div. 1 Coach of the Year

March 30, 2004 ­ Eight coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2003-04, including the University of Denver's George Gwozdecky and the University of Minnesota Duluth's Scott Sandelin, have been named finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, given annually to the top NCAA Division 1 Men's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. To be a finalist for this award, you must either be voted Coach of the Year in your conference or take your team to the NCAA Frozen Four.

Both Gwozdecky and Sandelin have their respective teams heading to the national championship in Boston next week. Denver is currently 25-12-5 after capturing the NCAA West Regional title in Colorado Springs, Colo., last weekend. Minnesota Duluth is 28-12-4 heading into the Frozen Four after winning the Midwest Regional championship in Grand Rapids, Mich., last weekend. Sandelin was named the 2004 WCHA Coach of the Year on March 18.

Noteworthy among this year's finalists... former Penrose Award winners include Jerry York of Boston College (1977 winner while at Clarkson), George Gwozdecky of Denver (1993 winner while at Miami), and Tim Whitehead of Maine (2002)... Stan Moore is Colgate's "Interim Head Coach" as Head Coach Don Vaughan is "Interim Athletic Director."

The award is named in honor of the former Colorado Springs benefactor who built the Broadmoor Hotel Complex, site of the first 10 NCAA Hockey Championships. It will be presented at the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Coach of the Year Banquet on Saturday, April 24, in Naples, FL.

2003-04 AHCA Men's Ice Hockey Division One Coach of the Year Finalists: Enrico Blasi, Miami University*; Scott Sandelin, Minnesota-Duluth*#; George Gwozdecky, Denver#@; Tom Serratore, Bemidji State*; Stan Moore, Colgate*; Tim Whitehead, Maine#@; Paul Pearl, Holy Cross*; Jerry York, Boston College*#@

* conference coach of the year; # Frozen Four participant; @ previous winner of the Spencer Penrose Award

UMD's Junior Lessard, UND's Zach Parise Named OEHat Trick' Finalists for 2004 Hobey Baker Memorial Award

Two Western Collegiate Hockey Association standouts ­ University of Minnesota Duluth senior forward Junior Lessard and University of North Dakota sophomore forward Zach Parise ­ are among the OEhat trick' three finalists for the 2004 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, as announced on Wednesday, March 31 by the Hobey Baker Foundation. The third member of the group is Brown University senior goaltender Yann Denis. Lessard, the 2004 WCHA Player of the Year and an All-WCHA First Team selection, is the top scorer in the nation as he leads his Bulldogs into the NCAA Men's Frozen Four next week. A senior from St. Joseph deBeauce, Quebec, he has 30 goals, 31 assists and 61 points in 44 games played through April 1. Parise, a All-WCHA First Team selection who finished the 2003-04 season with 23 goals, 32 assists and 55 points in 37 games played for the WCHA regular season champion Fighting Sioux, recently signed a professional contract with the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils. The top scorer and tournament MVP for the Gold Medal-winning 2004 U.S. National Junior Team at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Finland this past January, Parise hails from Faribault, Minn. The winner of the 2004 Hobey Baker Memorial Award will be announced in Boston, Mass., at 2:30 pm ET on April 9th. The Hobey Baker Award is presented annually to the top hockey player in college hockey. Criteria that is considered is strength of character on and off the ice, along with scholastic achievements and sportsmanship.

Pair of WCHA Underclassmen Sign with NHL Teams as UAA's Curtis Glencross, UND's Zach Parise Forego Final Two Years

A pair of talented sophomores who made their presence felt in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in 2003-04 ­ Alaska Anchorage's Curtis Glencross and North Dakota's Zach Parise ­ have opted to forego their final two years of collegiate eligibility for the professional ranks. Glencross, a 6-1, 190-pounder from Red Deer, Alberta, signed a free agent, three-year deal with the National Hockey League's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He led the Seawolves in scoring this past winter with 34 points and in goals scored with 21 and helped them to the program's first-ever berth in the WCHA Final Five. Glencross is expected to join the Ducks at training camp next season. Parise, a 5-11, 180-pounder from Faribault, Minn., signed with the NHL's New Jersey Devils. With 23 goals, 32 assists and 55 points in 37 games played this season, Parise ranked second among his UND teammates in scoring, is one of three OEHat Trick' finalists for the 2004 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, was a 2003-04 All-WCHA First Team honoree, and was the leading scorer and tournament MVP for the Gold Medal-winning U.S. National Junior Team at the IIHF World Championships in Finland this past January.

2004 NCAA Division1 Men's Ice Hockey Championship Results

NCAA East Regional - March 26-27 @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY

March 26
No. 4 Harvard 4 vs No. 1 Maine 5 1st: G1 HU - Dylan Reese 1 (Charlie Johnson, Kevin Du), PPG, 17:01; G2 HU - Brendan Bernakevitch 11 (unassisted), 19:43. 2nd: G3 HU - Dennis Packard 11 (Tim Pettit), PPG, 1:09; G4 UM = Todd Jackson 21 (Derek Damon), 2:56; G5 HU - Ryan Maki 4 (unassisted), 16:47. 3rd: G6 UM - Mike Hamilton 6 (Jon Jankus, Jeff Mushaluk), 3:55; G7 UM - Prestin Ryan 4 (Colin Shield), PPG, 6:14; G8 UM - Michel Leveille 6 (unassisted), 12:47; G9 UM - Greg Moore 15 (Leveille), 15:50. Score by Periods: HU 2-2-0 = 4; UM 0-1-4 = 5. Pen: HU 7-14; UM 6-12. PPs: HU 3-5; UM 1-6. Saves: Dov Grumet-Morris (HU), 15-16-10 = 41 (59:46); Jim Howard (UM), 15-14-x = 29 (40:00); Frank Doyle (UM), x-x-7 = 7 (20:00). Att: NA. Time: 2:24.

No. 3 Wisconsin 1 vs No. 2 Ohio State 0 (ot)
1st: No scoring. 2nd: No scoring. 3rd: No scoring. OT: G1 UW - Dan Boeser 8 (Robbie Earl, Ross Carlson), 12:03. Score by Periods: UW 0-0-0-1 = 1; OSU 0-0-0-0 = 0. Pen: UW 4-8; OSU 6-12. PPs: UW 0-6; OSU 0-4. Saves: Bernd Bruckler (UW), 6-8-6-8 = 28 (72:03); Dave Caruso (OSU), 13-7-3-5 = 28 (72:03). Att: NA. Time: 3:10.

March 27

East Regional Championship: Wisconsin 1 vs Maine 2 (ot)
1st: G1 UM - Colins Shields 18 (unassisted), 1:32. 2nd: No scoring. 3rd: G2 UW - Rene Bourque 16 (Tom Gilbert, Ryan MacMurchy), 17:38. OT: G3 UM - Mike Hamilton 7 (unassisted), 3:27. Score by Periods: UW 0-0-1-0 = 1; UM 1-0-0-1 = 2. Pen: UW 9-18; UM 7-14. PPs: UW 0-5; UM 0-7. Saves: Bernd Bruckler (UW), 6-7-12-1 = 26 (63:25); Jim Howard (UM), 9-13-12-2 = 36 (63:27). Att: 5,480. Time: 2:50.

East Regional All-Tournament Team: F - Michel Leveille, Maine; F - Colin Shields, Maine; F - Mike Hamilton, Maine; D - Dan Boeser, UW; D - Prestin Ryan, Maine; G - Bernd Bruckler, UW. East Regional MVP: Bernd Bruckler, G, UW.

NCAA West Regional - March 26-27 @ World Arena, Colorado Springs, Co

March 26
No. 4 Holy Cross 0 vs No. 1 North Dakota 3 1st: G1 UND - Zach Parise 23 (Brady Murray, Brandon Bochenski), 0:47. 2nd: G2 UND - Bochenski 27 (Zach Parise, Murray), PPG, 18:23. 3rd: G3 UND - Mike Prpich 9 (Ryan Hale), 5:09. Score by Periods: HC 0-0-0 = 0; UND 1-1-1 = 3. Pen: HC 4-8; UND 5-10. PPs: HC 0-5; UND 1-4. Saves: Tony Quesada (HC), 8-7-15 = 30 (56:18); Ben Conway (HC), x-x-4 = 4 (3:42); Jordan Parise (UND), 6-3-12 = 21 (60:00). Att: 5,128. Time: 2:20.

No. 3 Miami 2 vs No. 2 Denver 3
1st: G1 Denver - Ryan Caldwell 14 (Lukas Dora), SHG, 7:01. 2nd: G2 Denver - Matt Laatsch 5 (Ted O'Leary, Adrian Veideman), 2:25; G3 MU - Marty Guerin 14 (Brian Sipotz, Andy Nelson), 7:04. 3rd: G4 Denver - Brett Skinner 7 (Matt Carle, Gabe Gauthier), PPG, 6:35; G5 MU - Matt Davis 6 (unassisted), PPG, 17:37. Score by Periods: MU 0-1-1 = 2; Denver 1-1-1 = 3. Pen: MU 6-23; Denver 9-26. PPs: MU 1-7; Denver 1-4. Saves: Brandon Crawford-West (MU), 8-18-4 = 30 (59:00); Adam Berkhoel (Denver), 9-5-7 = 21 (60:00). Att: 5,352. Time: 2:25.

March 27

West Regional Championship: Denver 1 vs North Dakota 0
1st: No scoring. 2nd: No scoring. 3rd: G1 Denver - Luke Fulghum 13 (Max Bull, Lukas Dora), 17:31. Score by Periods: Denver 0-0-1 = 1; UND 0-0-0 = 0. Pen: Denver 3-6; UND 3-6. PPs: Denver 0-3; UND 0-3. Saves: Adam Berkhoel (Denver), 13-10-10 = 33 (60:00); Jordan Parise (UND), 6-7-3 = 16 (58:54). Att: 6,047. Time: 2:25.

West Regional All-Tournament Team: F - Max Bull, Denver; F - Zach Parise, UND; F - Brandon Bochenski, UND; D - Matt Laatsch, Denver; D - Ryan Caldwell, Denver; G - Adam Berkhoel, Denver. West Regional MVP: Adam Berkhoel, G, Denver.

Northeast Regional - March 27-28 @ Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH

March 27

No. 4 Niagara 2 vs No. 1 Boston College 5
1st: G1 NU - Joe Tallari 16 (Barret Ehgoetz, Justin Cross), 3:35; G2 BC - Patrick Eaves 16 (J.D. Forrest, Ben Eaves), PPG, 14:23; G3 BC - Ryan Shannon 13 (John Adams), 17:03. 2nd: G4 BC - Peter Harrold 2 (unassisted), 13:06; G5 NU - Sean Bentivoglio 2 (Aaron Clarke, Andrew Lackner), PPG, 18:11. 3rd: G6 BC - Patrick Eaves 17 (Tony Voce, Shannon), PPG, 2:15; G7 BC - Shannon 4 (David Spina), 7:13. Score by Periods: NU 1-1-0 = 2; BC 2-1-2 = 5. Pen: NU 6-12; BC 7-14. PPs: NU 1-5; BC 2-5. Saves: Jeff VanNynatten (NU), 10-14-10 = 34 (60:00); Matti Kaltiainen (BC), 6-13-7 = 26 (60:00). Att: 10,104. Time: 2:31.

No. 3 New Hampshire 1 vs No. 2 Michigan 4
1st: G1 UM - Brandon Kaleniecki 19 (unassisted), 1:05. 2nd: G2 UM - Andrew Ebbett 9 (Milan Gajic), 9:45; G3 UM - Eric Werner 9 (Gajic, T.J. Hensick), PPG, 12:06. 3rd: G4 UM - Kaleniecki 20 (Ebbett), 1:11; G5 UNH - Nathan Martz 5 (Sean Collins, Steve Saviano), 13:46. Score by Periods: UNH 0-0-1 = 1; UM 1-2-1 = 4. Pen: UNH 6-12; UM 5-10. PPs: UNH 0-3; UM 1-4. Saves: Mike Ayers (UNH), 13-12-9 = 34 (60:00); Alvaro Montoya (UM), 2-10-15 = 27 (60:00). Att: 10,104. Time: 2:22.

March 28

Northeast Regional Championship: Michigan 2 vs Boston College 3 ot
1st: G1 UM - Mike Brown 8 (Andy Burnes), 12:09. 2nd: G2 BC - Tony Voce 29 (Ben Eaves, Patrick Eaes), PPG, 9:02; G3 UM - Burnes 1 (unassisted), 17:01. 3rd: G4 BC - Patrick Eaves 18 (Peter Harrold, Voce), 15:16. OT: G5 BC - Ben Eaves 9 (Patrick Eaves, Harrold), 10:08. Score by Periods: UM 1-1-0-0 = 2; BC 0-1-1-1 = 3. Pen: UM 4-8; BC 3-6. PPs: UM 0-2; BC 1-3. Saves: Alvaro Montoya (UM), 9-14-12-7 = 42 (70:08); Matti Kaltiainen (BC), 3-2-5-5 = 15 (70:08). Att: 8,439. Time: 2:58.

Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team: F - Patrick Eaves, BC; Ryan Shannon, BC; Brandon Kaleniecki, UM; D - Andrew Alberts, BC; D - Andy Burnes, UM; G - Al Montoya, UM. Northeast Regional MVP: Patrick Eaves, F, BC.

Midwest Regional - March 27-28 @ Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI

March 27 No. 4 Notre Dame 2 vs No. 1 Minnesota 5 1st: G1 ND - Cory McLean 10 (Aaron Gill, Mike Walsh), 0:54; G2 ND - Gill 17 (Walsh, Rob Globke), PPG, 19:18. 2nd: G3 UM - Matt Koalska 13 (Thomas Vanek, Chris Harrington), 0:26; G4 UM - Danny Irmen 14 (Harrington, Gino Guyer), PPG, 9:13; G5 UM - Vanek 25 (unassisted), 16:24. 3rd: G6 UM - Vanek 26 (Koalska, Keith Bllard), 11:52; G7 UM - Troy Riddle 24 (unassisted), ENG, 19:24. Score by Periods: ND 2-0-0 = 0; UM 0-3-2 = 5. Pen: ND 8-16; UM 8-16. PPs: ND 1-5; UM 1-5. Saves: Morgan Cey (ND), 13-18-9 = 40 (59:01); Kellen Briggs (UM), 6-7-7 = 20 (60:00). Att: 5,325. Time: NA.

No. 3 Michigan State 0 vs No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 5 1st: G1 UMD - Evan Schwabe 18 (Justin Williams, Tim Hambly), 12:16. 2nd: G2 UMD - Jesse Unklesbay 5 (Nick Anderson), 1:14; G3 UMD - Brett Hammond 7 (Marco Peluso, Jay Hardwick), 5:36; G4 UMD - Junior Lessard 29 (Schwabe, Hardwick), 8:13; G5 UMD - Lessard 30 (Schwabe, Tyler Brosz), PPG, 13:01. 3rd: No scoring. Score by Periods: MSU 0-0-0 = 0; UMD 1-4-0 = 5. Pen: MSU 5-10; UMD 4-8. PPs: MSU 0-4; UMD 1-5. Saves: Dominic Vicari (MSU), 7-4-x = 11 (28:13); Matt Migliaccio (MSU), x-7-5 = 12 (31:47); Isaac Reichmuth (UMD), 8-3-12 = 23 (60:00). Att: 5,325. Time: 2:24.

March 28 Minnesota-Duluth 3 vs Minnesota 1 1st: G1 UMD - Evan Schwabe 19 (unassisted), 18:10. 2nd: No scoring. 3rd: G2 UMD - Luke Stauffacher 17 (T.J. Caig, Marco Peluso), 1:37; G3 UM - Grant Potulny 16 (Gino Guyer, Barry Tallackson), PPG, 5:25; G4 UMD - Jesse Unklesbay 6 (unassisted), 10:19. Score by Periods: UMD 1-0-2 = 3; UM 0-0-1 = 1. Pen: UMD 4-8; UM 4-8. PPs: UMD 0-3; UM 1-3. Saves: Isaac Reichmuth (UMD), 7-5-10 = 22 (60:00); Kellen Briggs (UM), 5-5-7 = 17 (58:55). Att: 3,206. Time: 2:15.

Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team: F - Junior Lessard, UMD; F - Evan Schwabe, UMD; F - Aaron Gill, Notre Dame; D - Keith Ballard, UM; D - Chris Harrington, UM; G - Isaac Reichmuth, UMD. Midwest Regional MVP: Isaac Reichmuth, G, UMD.

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