2013 Frozen Four:

[Oilers Chick]

Here it is folks, the matchups are now set. FYI, Quinnipiac and UMass-Lowell are the "home" teams since they are the higher seeds. Quinnipiac is the "home" team throughout the Frozen Four since they are the overall #1 seed in the tournament.


Both semi-final games will be carried live on ESPN2 on Thursday, Apr. 11. The winners will play for the national championship on Saturday, Apr. 13 and the game will be carried live on ESPN. All times are EST.


Two notes here: None of this year's participants have won a national championship and only Yale has previously played in the Frozen Four.




Semi-final #1: Yale vs. UMass-Lowell @ 4:30pm


Semi-final #2: St. Cloud State vs. Quinnipiac @ 8:00pm


National Championship game: Semi-final #1 winner vs. Semi-final #2 winner @ 7pm

So who do you think will win it all? Chime in!

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[VOB]

UMass over Yale...by the slimmest of margins
St Cloud over Quinnipiac

UMass national champions!

Early departures and the like have played havoc with the traditionally strong college programs, giving us a final 4 such as this.....but this is a good thing!

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Not the 4 teams I had expected or 99% of the college hockey world but I'm going with the WCHA team and future NCHC team the SCSU Huskies. They have everything in place to get it done.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Pulling for Yale vs St. Cloud State, but expecting the exact opposite to happen.

 

[Cory Trevor]

A bit dissapointed that my two teams didn't make it this far, but I'm always ok with a frozen four like this one! I believe whoever wins it will have the first national title in their school's history. Pretty exciting stuff. Yale v. UML is going to be a hell of game and I think Quinnipac is coming out of the other side.

 

[Bacdahelup]

StCLSt

 

[Dakota Sioux]

I think it is dumb to wait 2 weeks to play this. Who gives a crap about the final four of basketball. It's not like it will take away from attendance or tv viewing. Hockey folks are going to watch hockey regardless of what else is on.

 

[Guy Flaming]

anyone got a link to an internet feed that will work for Canada?

 

[john g]

have to be pulling for St.Cloud, purely on flow alone

 

[No Fun Shogun]

meh, just disappointed that I'm missing the first game of the day due to work, a common theme during this tournament.

 

[nickp91]

Yale going for another upset today

 

[Guy Flaming]

No really... who has a live stream?

 

[Guy Flaming]

No really... who has a live stream?

found one but it sucks: http://www.stream2watch.me/live-tv/espn2-live-stream

 

[JimLahey]

anyone know of a good link?

 

[danishh]

this game is really interesting so far. 1-0 yale (PP). Yale's playing a very skillfull game and umass is all grind and pound - which has got them into a bit of penalty trouble.

edit: 2-0 yale, right after another umass penalty ended.

 

[Kane One]

Good game so far. Rooting for Yale. No specific reason why, but that's who I chose. Too bad they ****ed up my bracket.

 

[Clyde Donovan]

That hip check in the first period by the UMass Lowell player right by the benches was awesome. The Yale player did a flip.

 

[ghostface89]

That hip check in the first period by the UMass Lowell player right by the benches was awesome. The Yale player did a flip.

Jake Suter, Gary's son.

GO YALE!

 

[danishh]

2-2. two very quick goals. Time to start over.

 

[danishh]

still 2-2, going into OT. Yale really turned it up towards the end of the 3rd, but to no avail.

 

[danishh]

and yale won. Cinderella run going all the way to the final.

 

[Kane One]

What a game.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Good for Yale. Big upset.

 

[vwg*]

Great win for Yale.

Now hoping for a Quinnipiac win tonight so we can have a rivalry game for the national championship decider.

 

[vwg*]

Qunnipiac takes an early 1-0 lead on the PP.