After several incidents at the last three Frozen Fours, North Dakota fans are the targets of an educational campaign. The campaign advises families that beer coozies should not be used as water wings for children in Tampa area pools.
The advertising campaign was developed by the Grand Forks Chamber and hangs in the Grand Forks International Airport entrance.
Following North Dakota’s 5-2 win over Michigan to advance to the Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida, the Grand Forks Herald interviewed local Fighting Hawks hockey fans who intended to travel to Tampa for the Frozen Four. Respondents were asked, “Which had they seen last – a tree, the sun, or ‘can’t remember'”. Continue reading North Dakota Survey Says…Trees!
Photo Credit: Ann Heisenfelt, AP
For the first time in eleven years, the University of Denver Pioneers are going to the Frozen Four. Thanks to an impressive performance from the vaunted Pacific Rim Line and a gritty finish to the game by the entire team, the Pioneers have punched their ticket to Tampa and will play bitter rival North Dakota in the national semifinal. Continue reading Denver Clinches Frozen Four Berth with 6-3 Victory over Ferris State
The ultimate Frozen Four semifinal battle is set for Thursday, April 7th in Tampa, Florida. This game paves the way for a potential tiebreaker between the storied hockey programs – tied with 7 national championships each.
It doesn’t get any better than this!
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Thanks to their victory over the No. 12 Boston University Terriers, the No. 7 University of Denver Pioneers will play the No. 18 Ferris State Bulldogs in the West Regional Final with a Frozen Four berth on the line. The Bulldogs upset the No. 2 St. Cloud State Huskies in the first game at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota by a 5-4 score in overtime. Continue reading Ferris State Bulldogs at a Glance
After much of the conversation surrounding the matchup between the No. 7 University of Denver Pioneers and No. 13 Boston University Terriers was about how closely matched the two programs were, Denver defied all expectations to win by a shocking 7-2 score. Continue reading Pioneers Dominate Terriers Wire to Wire, Advance to Regional Final
Photo Credit: Brendan Mahoney
With the No. 7 University of Denver’s NCAA Tournament first-round game with No. 12 Boston University later today, we thought that doing a Q&A with a BU blogger would be a great way to gain insight into BU’s program and how they might match up with DU.
Thanks to the willingness of Matt Pereira with BayState (Road) Sports to do this feature, we were able to get some key questions answered. They did the same with us and here is their Q&A with me. Here’s the conversation: Continue reading Denver-BU Q&A Preview with BayState (Road) Sports
Ain’t playoff hockey great? We’ve had two weeks of it already and there is more coming this weekend in Albany, NY; Worcester, MA; Cincinnati, OH; and St. Paul, MN. Of course, the regional the matters most to us here at LetsGoDU is the West region in St. Paul where the No. 7 University of Denver Pioneers will face the No. 12 Boston University Terriers on Saturday. The winner of that game will play the winner of the St. Cloud vs Ferris State matchup. Continue reading DU Hockey Mailbag: The Real March Madness
Notre Dame is departing Hockey East for the Big 10. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have submitted paperwork to Hockey East advising them of their intention to leave the conference. The only thorny outstanding issue was the Notre Dame TV network but that has likely been resolved. College Hockey News’ article further speculates that this move opens the door for Arizona State to move to the Big 10 as well. The only issue to be resolved is the split of PAC 12 – Big 10 TV money. Continue reading Notre Dame Moves Again – What does it mean for DU?
Photo Credit: Melissa Wade, USCHO
Coming into the NCHC Frozen Faceoff weekend, it was already determined that the No. 7 University of Denver Pioneers had clinched a spot in the NCAA Tournament. At #6 in the PairWise, it was impossible for DU to drop out of the top 16 even if they lost twice. Continue reading Early Look: Boston University Terriers
