Prospect Info: NCAA Frozen Fours - UMass vs UMD

[Adam Michaels]

i watched some of the Biondi game and it's been a decent game but it's tough to watch with that announcer as she just doesn't have a voice for calling the game, no offense. Starman is great but her voice I had to turn down the sound and then I just turned it off since Biondi wasn't playing much anyway.

Isn't it Leah Hextall, Ron Hextall's cousin?

 

[montreal]

Isn't it Leah Hextall, Ron Hextall's cousin?

didn't catch her name

 

[Adam Michaels]

didn't catch her name

I think it's her. And I realized it's her because the color commentator was an NHL scout (don't know who he is). He said he scouted in Toronto under Burke. And then he said his first job as a scout was under (and he made her guess who). She jokingly asked if it was under someone with a familiar sounding name to hers. He laughed and said, yes it was under Ron. To which she wondered how he could be an executive with all the pucks to the head he's gotten throughout his career.

I figured it was her. I then did a quick research and she has been a play-by-play announcer for the NCAA Tournament since 2019.

 

[montreal]

I think it's her. And I realized it's her because the color commentator was an NHL scout (don't know who he is). He said he scouted in Toronto under Burke. And then he said his first job as a scout was under (and he made her guess who). She jokingly asked if it was under someone with a familiar sounding name to hers. He laughed and said, yes it was under Ron. To which she wondered how he could be an executive with all the pucks to the head he's gotten.

I figured it was her. I then did a quick research and she has been a play-by-play announcer for the NCAA Tournament since 2019.

that's former Hab NCAA scout Dave Starman, the best in college hockey

 

[Adam Michaels]

UMD up 2-0 in the 3rd period.

 

[Adam Michaels]

North Dakota makes it 2-1 after they pull their goalie. 1:39 left in the game.

Smart goal by ND. Guy was behind the goal line and shoots the puck on the UMD goalie's back and the puck bounces in.

 

[Adam Michaels]

And they tie it with 55.5 seconds left.

The player that wanted to shoot, fanned on his shot. And the puck slid to the other side where a ND player was waiting there and shot it in the open net.

 

[canucklover123]

Wild game ND and UMD.

 

[Adam Michaels]

The two ND goals:

 

[Adam Michaels]

Minnesota makes it 1-0 several minutes into the game.

 

[Adam Michaels]

North Dakota all over UMD to start the OT.

 

[Whitesnake]

Jake Sanderson has the potential to be a Makar.

 

[Adam Michaels]

UMD wins it in OT! Now off to the Frozen Four.

Edit: Refs reviewing the play on a possible off-side.

Edit 2: No goal.

 

[Adam Michaels]

This is a crazy game.

 

[Whitesnake]

Strangely MD still has the advantage right now after that goal scenario....

 

[Adam Michaels]

What a rush by Bender there. That would have been a highlight reel goal if it creeped in there.

 

[Whitesnake]

Does Biondi see any icetime?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Does Biondi see any icetime?

I haven't seen him in the 3rd or OT.

 

[Cubebrick]

Does Biondi see any icetime?

Not much, if any, since the start of the 3rd.

Sandelin is mainly rolling the top 6 with the occasional 3rd line odd shift.

 

[Whitesnake]

That NCAA rule is great though. NHL should take note. If there's an offside, yet the defending team touches the puck in any kind, you can't revied the offside. You had the chance to take control, suck it.

 

[Adam Michaels]

It will go to Triple OT.

 

[robert ethan]

It will go to Triple OT.

Hey if it goes long enough they HAVE to use Biondi...

 

[Adam Michaels]

Hey if it goes long enough they HAVE to use Biondi...

Imagine they decide to give him a shift and he scores the OT winner.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Unless Omaha-Nebraska mounts an insane comeback with several minutes leslft in the game, Minnesota should be off to the West Regional Final where they'll play Minnesota State tomorrow.

Minnesota is now up 7-2.

 

[robert ethan]

Unless Omaha-Nebraska mounts an insane comeback with several minutes leslft in the game, Minnesota should be off to the West Regional Final where they'll play Minnesota State tomorrow.

Minnesota is now up 7-2.

Brock Faber with 5 assists