2011 Frozen Four Thread - Minnesota Duluth - Notre Dame - North Dakota - Michigan

[Fighting Sioux 23]

This should be an excellent Frozen Four. All four teams have strong fanbases that should be able to travel, so I expect an electric atmosphere. North Dakota and Duluth were just here last weekend for the Final Five, so they are familiar with the arena and area. It is an all-West Frozen Four or the WCHA-CCHA showcase if you will.

Thoughts?

Expectations?

Discuss...

[J.D.]

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Western bias!

First time without a Hockey East team since the all WCHA FF in Columbus (I think).

My thoughts are I will be very surprised if UND doesn't win this and that I hope I can jinx them by saying it

[state of hockey]

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I am hoping Duluth pulls this off.

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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I'm really looking forward to it! My brother (who has never been to a FF) and I will be there. I was at the FF that you mentioned before - the one we would both like to forget. This is a Sioux team that has been focused all year on this goal, and I would be very surprised with anything less than their best effort. As long as they play the game they are capable of playing, they have a great chance of winning. Go Sioux!

[Zudnic]

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Worst FF field ever. Worse than 2005, even.

Just hand the trophy to Genoway and be done with it.

[UMDBulldogHockeyIsKing]

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It's going to take a Herculean effort to get past both Notre Dame and then North Dakota. For this reason, I'm really hoping Michigan can pull off the upset.

[Jason A]

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I'm pretty sure the ESPNU guy just callled it St. Pete, Minnesota.

[mngopherguy]

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Rooting for the Dogs to pull it out.

[Biddco]

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I'm pretty sure the ESPNU guy just callled it St. Pete, Minnesota.

Maybe the announcer guy is super old. St. Peter could have been the capital of Minnesota back in the 1850's.

Worst FF field ever. Worse than 2005, even.

Just hand the trophy to Genoway and be done with it.

Is someone bitter BC didn't make it? Or that a Boston team isn't winning this year?



I like UMD's chances to make the final. I think UMD's speed matches well against ND.

UND, UMAA will be an interesting contest.

Also it is interesting after a team from Boston won it all three years in a row, we now have an all "western bias" Frozen Four.

[bik4u62]

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This is a Sioux team that has been focused all year on this goal, and I would be very surprised with anything less than their best effort. As long as they play the game they are capable of playing, they have a great chance of winning. Go Sioux!

Fitting reward for the UND kids that took the risk and stuck around this year - just for this purpose. Great story, and rare in college hockey these days.

[cg_siouxfan]

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Worst FF field ever. Worse than 2005, even.

Just hand the trophy to Genoway and be done with it.

You can't make this stuff up.

It's like some of you Easterners think there's only 13 colonies and the Articles of Confederation were just ratified.

[J.D.]

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You can't make this stuff up.

It's like some of you Easterners think there's only 13 colonies and the Articles of Confederation were just ratified.

Come on now. WCHA fans are just as guilty.

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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Worst FF field ever. Worse than 2005, even.

Just hand the trophy to Genoway and be done with it.

Good plan.

[UMICH]

Re: 2011 Frozen Four Thread - Minnesota Duluth - Notre Dame - North Dakota - Michigan

Worst FF field ever. Worse than 2005, even.

Just hand the trophy to Genoway and be done with it.

Well, if the other #1 seeds would have done their job...

[UMICH]

Re: 2011 Frozen Four Thread - Minnesota Duluth - Notre Dame - North Dakota - Michigan

It's going to take a Herculean effort to get past both Notre Dame and then North Dakota. For this reason, I'm really hoping Michigan can pull off the upset.

Thank you, I think...