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Chicago Blackhawks Prospect Hillman, Denver Contend For National Title

The NCAA hockey national championship game is set, and it should hold some interest for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Top-seeded Denver University faces second seed Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday night at the United Center in Chicago in a NCHC clash. After Minnesota-Duluth held on for a thrilling 2-1 victory over Harvard University in the first semifinal game, Blackhawks prospects Blake Hillman and Dennis Gilbert squared off when Denver faced Notre Dame.

In a less thrilling, one-sided game, Denver and Hillman topped Gilbert and Notre Dame 6-1.

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Denver will make its first national title appearance since winning back-to-back championships in 2004 and 2005, while Minnesota-Duluth reaches its third ever championship game, having won its only title in 2011.