Frozen Four, Western Michigan and Denver
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Western Michigan defeated defending champion Denver in the first double-overtime game at the Frozen Four since 1996.
Cleveland.com |
The third-seeded Denver Pioneers (31-11-1) return to their 20th Frozen Four with 10 national championships on the program mantle, including last year’s title.
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But we can't discount the kind of goal-scoring ability he has just because of some uncertainty.
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Western Michigan and Boston University will battle for the 2025 NCAA men's ice hockey championship on Saturday.
But that’s the thing about champions — they make their own luck. The Pios saved their best for last, as forward Aidan Thompson squibbed a wrister at the WMU goal with 13:11 left, only to charge forward, line up his rebound and fire it past Hampton Slukynsky to get DU on the board.
Boston University (24-13-2) will face Western Michigan (33-7-1) for the national championship at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Western Michigan earned its first ever Frozen Four title game berth with a 3-2 2 OT win over defending champion Denver on Thursday in St. Louis.
Denver, which has won a tournament-leading 10 titles and two in the previous three years, failed in its bid to become the NCAA’s ninth team to repeat as champions, and first since Minnesota-Duluth in
The Nittany Lions just couldn't put together enough offensive chances to overcome a pair of costly defensive errors.
Hailing from Warroad, Minnesota, the brothers bring grit, focus and intellect to every faceoff, save and strategic decision. Both are studying at WMU’s Haworth College of Business, where they’ve found the same principles that drive championship teams to the Frozen Four —adaptability, leadership and trust—also empower their education.
Slukynsky, 19, will take the net against the reigning national champions from Denver at the Frozen Four on Thursday.
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