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St. Norbert College to host NCAA Hockey Quarterfinal

March 7, 2011 By

St. Norbert College earned the top seeding in the West Region of the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament for the 9th time in 10-years and will host a quarterfinal-round game Saturday at the Cornerstone Community Center.

St. Norbert will face the winner of a first-round game between Hamline University (16-6-5) and UW-Superior (16-12-1) at 7pm Saturday.  The game between the Pipers and Yellowjackets will be played at 7pm Wednesday at Wessman Arena in Superior.  The winner of Saturday’s quarterfinal will advance to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four on March 25-26 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

The Green Knights (22-4-1) won the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) regular-season and Peters Cup championships.  The Green Knights are an unblemished 13-0 at the Cornerstone this season.

This is St. Norbert’s 12th NCAA tournament appearance.  They won the 2008 National Championship.

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Badgers advance to Frozen Four final

April 9, 2010 By

John MitchellThe Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team is one win away from their 7th NCAA Frozen Four Championship after yesterday’s convincing 8-1 win over Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) at Ford Field in Detroit.

The Badgers will meet Boston College in Saturday night’s (6pm /ESPN) championship game.  Boston College rolled to a 7-1 win over Miami of Ohio in the other semi-final.

Junior defenseman Brendan Smith tallied five assists and sophomore Derek Stepan had 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Badgers (28-10-4) in the win. [Read more...]

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Hockey Badgers face RIT in Frozen Four semifinals today

April 8, 2010 By

The Wisconsin Badgers have a rich history when it comes to the NCAA Frozen Four.  They’re playing later today in their 11th Frozen Four and the Badgers will be chasing their 7th Frozen Four Championship.

Wisconsin last won it in 2006, a year when the teams upperclassmen dominated play.  This years 6-seniors are trying to create their own legacy as well, hoping to win the schools 7th National title. [Read more...]

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More honors for Wisconsin’s Blake Geoffrion

April 7, 2010 By

Blake GeoffrionWith the Badgers getting ready for the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals tomorrow against R.I.T., Inside College Hockey has selected Badger forward Blake Geoffrion as its College Hockey Player of the Year.

As a member of the Hobey Baker Hat Trick, Geoffrion leads the WCHA in goals with 27 and is second nationally in the same category.   His 14 power-play goals top any other player in the country, and his 48  total points lands him at third on one of the nation’s top-scoring teams.

Inside College Hockey has already named Geoffrion’s teammate Brendan Smith the Defenseman of theYear.  The two represent the Cardinal and White on Inside College Hockey’s All-American First Team.

Geoffrion looks to lead the Badgers to the team’s seventh national title this week in Detroit.  Wisconsin (27-10-4) battles the RIT Tigers (28-11-1) in the national semifinal game, set for 4pm on Thursday.

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Eaves up for coach of the year

April 2, 2010 By

Mike EavesWisconsin Badger men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves is one of 10 finalists for college hockey’s Coach of the Year.

The winner of the 2010 Spencer Penrose award will be announced at the Frozen Four next week.

Wisconsin is set to face Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) in the Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday afternoon at Ford Field in Detroit.  It’s the Badgers 11th trip to the Frozen Four.  They’ve won 6-times, including 2 in Detroit.

R.I.T. is just in its 5th season as a Division 1 program will be making its first ever trip to the Frozen Four.

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