4 p.m. EST:
No. 2 Boston University vs. No. 3 Harvard
7:30 p.m.
EST: No. 1 New Hampshire vs. No. 4 St. Cloud State
Saturday,
March 29
8 p.m. EST:
Regional Final
NO.
1 SEED NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Left
Wing
Center
Right
Wing
L.
Gare
J.
Prudden
C.
Hemingway
S.
Collins
N.
Martz
S.
Saviano
P.
Callander
J.
Aikens
J.
Abbott
P.
Foley
T.
Horst
T.
Scott
Defense
Defense
Goalies
K.
Truelson
M.
Lubesnick
M.
Ayers
G.
Stafford
M.
Mounsey
J.
Pietrasiak
T.
Teplitsky
B.
Yandle
Location:
Durham, N.H. Record: 25-7-6 (15-5-4 Hockey East, tied for
first) Qualified: Hockey East automatic bid NCAA Championships: None NCAA Appearance: 13th (most recent, 2002) Head Coach: Dick Umile Key Players: Lanny Gare, F, Sr. (22-28—50);
Colin Hemingway, F, Sr. (20-24—44); Mike Ayers, G, Jr. (24-7-6,
2.20 GAA, .925 sv%) What You Need to Know: Hockey East's most complete
team, the Wildcats won the league's regular-season and tournament
titles. Their top two lines are as good as any in the nation,
and they're led by seniors with plenty of tournament experience. How They'll Advance: The top two lines have taken
turns leading this team of late, and as long as both don't come
up empty, they should have enough offense. Ayers needs to be strong
in goal, and the Wildcats need to skate hard and draw penalties,
so they can show off their potent power play (23.2 percent, but
even better of late). What Might Trip Them Up: He's been fantastic
all year, but it's hard to forget Mike Ayers' performance in the
NCAA semifinals last spring. And history is against UNH: they've
never won an NCAA title.
NO.
2 SEED BOSTON UNIVERSITY
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Left
Wing
Center
Right
Wing
D.
VanderGulik
B.
Collins
J.
Sabo
B.
McConnell
M.
Mullen
J.
Maiser
K.
Magowan
B.
Zancanaro
F.
Skladany
J.
Laliberte
M.
Radoslovich
R.
Priem
Defense
Defense
Goalies
M.
Bussoli
R.
Whitney
S.
Fields
D.
Spang
B.
Miller
S.
Siwiec
J.
Redlihs
J.
Cronin
A.
Warren
Location:
Boston, Mass. Record: 24-13-3 (13-10-1 Hockey East, fifth) Qualified: At-large bid NCAA Championships: Four (1971, 1972, 1978, 1995) NCAA Appearance: 27th (most recent, 2002) Head Coach: Jack Parker Key Players: Sean Fields, G, Jr. (23-12-3, 2.46
GAA, .911 sv%); Frantisek Skladany, F, Jr. (13-20—33); Mark
Mullen, F, Jr. (12-14—26) What You Need to Know: Wondering how a team can
be fifth in its conference but earna second seed? Play a tough
schedule, and win those games. The Terriers were very good in
big games, as evidenced by their titles in the Beanpot, Great
Lakes Invitational and IceBreaker tournaments, and their run to
the finals of the Hockey East Tournament. How They'll Advance: Continue to get great efforts
from Sean Fields, and pick up offense from a variety of sources.
Eight Terriers have at least 10 goals, but none has more than
13. Getting captain Freddy Meyer back from a shoulder injury would
be a big boost as well (he missed the Hockey East semifinals and
championships). What Might Trip Them Up: The Terriers have shown
that they can score goals, posting six against BC in the Hockey
East semifinals, for example. But Parker admits that a shootout
doesn't play into his team's hands – especially in a bracket
that includes Harvard and New Hampshire, who can both run and
gun.
NO.
3 SEED HARVARD
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Left
Wing
Center
Right
Wing
D.
Packard
B.
Nowak
T.
Kolarik
B.
Bernakevitch
T.
Cavanagh
T.
Pettit
C.
Johnson
D.
Moore
K.
Turano
D.
Murphy
A.
Kim
R.
Fried
Defense
Defense
Goalies
N.
Welch
P.
Hafner
D.
Grumet-Morris
D.
McCulloch
K.
Smith
J.
Daigneau
R.
Lannon
T.
Walsh
B.
Weiss
Location:
Cambridge, Mass. Record: 22-9-2 (17-4-1 ECAC, second) Qualified: At-large bid NCAA Championships: One (1989) NCAA Appearance: 18th (most recent, 2002) Head Coach: Mark Mazzoleni Key Players: Dominic Moore, F, Sr. (23-27—50);
Tim Pettit, F, Jr. (17-27—44); Dov Grumet-Morris, G, Jr.
(18-8-2, 2.25 GAA, .929 sv%) What You Need to Know: A year after making a
trip to the tournament as the surprise ECAC Tournament champion,
the Crimson are back. They earned the bid over the course of the
season behind a talented group of forwards and strong goaltending
from Dov Grumet-Morris. How They'll Advance: Dominic Moore had a slow
start to the season in terms of offensive numbers, with only three
multiple-point games in the first 21 outings. He's had 10 multiple-point
games in the last 12, with a point in every game during that time
(11-17—28) and will be the key to the Crimson's hopes, at
least offensively. What Might Trip Them Up: Harvard hasn't proven
that it can beat the best teams, posting a 1-4-1 record against
teams outside the ECAC and an 0-3-0 mark against ECAC champion
Cornell.
NO.
4 SEED ST. CLOUD STATE
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Left
Wing
Center
Right
Wing
J.
Jensen
J.
Cullen
J.
Motzko
M.
Hendricks
P.
Szabo
J.
Lehun
M.
Doyle
R.
Malone
D.
Iannazzo
G.
Larson
Defense
A.
Lundbohm
Defense
D.
Eastman
Goalies
R.
LaMere
M.
Gens
J.
Moreland
T.J.
McElroy
N.
Wright
J.
Montgomery
T.
Conboy
C.
Peters
Location:
St. Cloud, Minn. Record: 17-15-5 (12-11-5 WCHA, sixth) Qualified: At-large bid NCAA Championships: None NCAA Appearance: Fifth (most recent, 2002) Head Coach: Craig Dahl Key Players: Ryan Malone, F, Sr. (15-20—35);
Joe Motzko, F, Sr. (17-24—41); Jon Cullen, F, Sr. (16-21—37) What You Need to Know: Dahl figured his team
was out of NCAA Tournament contention after its first-round WCHA
Tournament loss to Minnesota-Duluth, but after taking a close
look at the possibility for an at-large bid, the Huskies returned
to practice last Thursday. How They'll Advance: Turn their status as the
team nobody wants here into a positive. The Huskies should also
benefit from their tough schedule – it is, after all, the
reason that they're here. What Might Trip Them Up: Maybe an upset is possible,
but for a team that posted only two weekend sweeps all year, a
Frozen Four trip seems out of the question. Even one win would
be monumental for a team that gave up a touchdown in its last
outing and is 0-3 all-time in the NCAAs.
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