There's a saying that if you were to lay a two-by-four piece of lumber from the roof of one skyscraper to another, and tried to walk across it, you'd fall as soon as you looked down and saw the distance to the ground below you. But if you kept your eyes forward and looked straight … Continue reading Striving for perfection: Kristen Campbell’s winding road to a national championship
Frozen Four
“We weren’t afraid to lose”: Wisconsin brings home its first national championship in eight years
There's been a lot of heartbreak for Wisconsin over the last eight seasons. A lot of missed opportunities and seasons ended just short of the finish line. They'd won regular season championships, WCHA postseason championships, held the top spot in the national rankings, but hadn't brought a national championship home since 2011. They lost to … Continue reading “We weren’t afraid to lose”: Wisconsin brings home its first national championship in eight years
Frozen Four Notebook: Wisconsin and Minnesota head to the national title game
Wisconsin will take on Minnesota for the national championship game this afternoon, and these teams aren't strangers to playing each other. This will be their sixth meeting of the 2018-19 season; Wisconsin took the last one, a 3-1 win in the WCHA championship game. This is the first Border Battle for the national championship game … Continue reading Frozen Four Notebook: Wisconsin and Minnesota head to the national title game
Frozen Four Notebook: Cornell and Clarkson fall in the semifinals
Both ECAC teams battled hard in the Frozen Four semifinals, but couldn't come away with a win. Cornell fell in the first semifinal to Minnesota, 2-0, and Clarkson lost to Wisconsin in the second game, 5-0. Both games were closer than the shutout score lines would indicate, particularly for Cornell. Here are some quick thoughts … Continue reading Frozen Four Notebook: Cornell and Clarkson fall in the semifinals
Game Day Skate: 2019 Frozen Four Edition
We've got two great matchups on the docket this Friday for the Frozen Four semifinals: No. 1 Wisconsin vs. No. 4 Clarkson, and No. 2 Minnesota vs. Cornell. Here's a look at both games, keys for each team, and players to watch. Wisconsin vs. Clarkson This is a rematch of the 2017 NCAA title game, … Continue reading Game Day Skate: 2019 Frozen Four Edition
Different Outcome, Same Story for National Champion Minnesota
It was just last year that Minnesota head coach Brad Frost sat beside two red-eyed seniors following the NCAA Championship game and discussed the culture of a program that, unlike the two seasons prior, could not be embodied in a title-winning performance. To understand the culture that Frost has created here, it's certainly important to … Continue reading Different Outcome, Same Story for National Champion Minnesota
2015 National Championship Game: Minnesota vs. Harvard
The NCAA Division I women's ice hockey national championship game will feature the top teams from the WCHA and the ECAC, as No. 1 seed Minnesota takes on No. 3 seed Harvard this afternoon. Minnesota (33-3-4) will be playing in its fourth-straight national title game, while the Crimson (27-5-3) are playing for the national championship … Continue reading 2015 National Championship Game: Minnesota vs. Harvard
