The puck has to drop on the ice at Tampa’s Amalie Arena for the 2023 Frozen Four tournament.
But the Bruins’ dressing room has already commenced the annual ribbing and lofty boasts that come whenever collegiate bragging rights are up for grabs.
“Cliff’s already sky high, chest out,” Charlie Coyle said of his teammate, Connor Clifton. “He’s walking around like they already won the whole thing. Typical Cliff.”
Clifton, donning a Quinnipiac cap following Thursday’s morning skate at Warrior Ice Arena, is one of two factions in Boston’s room that will be rooting for their alma mater later this evening.